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by abossy 17y ago
Peer influences will inevitably be problematic and dangerous throughout the course of one's lifetime. If a teenager doesn't learn how to handle these influences in high school, then the dangers will invariably be exacerbated in adulthood.
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by abossy 17y ago
I don't have a quick-and-dirty answer for you, but look into early tech companies that grew outside of Silicon Valley. The prime example here is Microsoft, which started in Albuquerque (a tech hub at the time) and moved to Seattle (not a te
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How to improve your emails(charliehoehn.com)
1 points by abossy 17y ago|0 comments
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by abossy 17y ago
Indeed. YMMV! :)
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by abossy 17y ago
markbao and DaniFong are two HN readers with stories you may be able to relate to. Look up Hans Reiser [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Reiser ] and Niniane Wang [ http://niniane.org/ ] - they are early dropouts in the tech industry. It'
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by abossy 17y ago
The problem that Google solves and the problem that Watson solves are completely different. Sure, there is some overlap, because you might be able to type a Jeopardy question (answer?) into Google, and, as a human , quickly and easily find
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by abossy 17y ago
I agree. As an example, if it is using traditional natural language parsing techniques, then it should know whether there are less than ten syntax trees or less than one thousand syntax trees by ring-in time. In this case, the former can be
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by abossy 17y ago
This is an interesting story that is all too common in the games industry. It does seem as though perseverance and 'blind' passion are the most important characteristics of game developers. I wonder if other roles on game development teams,
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by abossy 18y ago
Many square root methods have been devised, notable among them the Newton method, devised by the guy that invented calculus. . How does front-end design work significantly overlap with this? I would wager that one could quiz the best CSS/J
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by abossy 18y ago
The biggest lesson I drew from this experience is that listening to other interviews would ultimately be useless. Every conversation with YC will be unique, because every team and product will be unique. Mimicing somebody else would give yo
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by abossy 18y ago
4:15PM, Wednesday, April 15, 2008 <- Edit: I'll assume that's a typo, as tomorrow is the 15th and the correct date is listed here: http://www.stanford.edu/class/ee380/Abstracts/
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by abossy 18y ago
I believe the reference is to all administrations prior to the current one. Transparency has been a hallmark of the current administration since day one.
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by abossy 18y ago
I see. Thanks for the info. It sounds like you've got a great thing going there. Why not direct more energy towards growing it?
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by abossy 18y ago
> I know the conventional wisdom is "Quit Now!", but I like to eat. I assume then that Obsidian Portal hasn't provided enough income to sustain yourselves?
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by abossy 18y ago
I can't believe I hadn't heard about it, either. Just tried it on OS X, and it's fantastic. Have any other games been developed on top of this engine?
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by abossy 18y ago
2. Is this generally known in advance? I'm under the impression that exploding termsheets appear on a company-to-company basis.
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by abossy 18y ago
> But "young ultrasuccessful founder" is not a rare thing. Being a billionaire before 25 has happened again and again. What exactly do you consider 'rare?' According to Forbes, there were 691 billionaires in the world (of all ages) in 2
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by abossy 18y ago
The potential opportunities Facebook has are TREMENDOUS. I feel like the potential is there, but it's is barely touched, and I'm not sure why. Facebook's value is in moving toward mobile. They are ubiquitous enough where the chances of havi
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by abossy 18y ago
I agree. My personal anecdote is that I've been to three countries in the past year; Japan, Mexico and Colombia; and later connected with every single person I met that was in their teens or twenties. This includes some fairly rural parts o
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by abossy 18y ago
I second the Yerba Mate suggestion. It jolts the mind without giving you that over-caffeinated coffee feeling.
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by abossy 18y ago
The United States needs to adopt the siesta! With the proper implementation, the productivity gains could be tremendous !
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by abossy 18y ago
"Implementation pending" is a great way to put it. There is a lull between the time an idea can be conceived, it's feasibility proven, and it spreading into the modern zeitgeist. I feel that at this particular point, we know that there are
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Where is the innovation in software?(adambossy.com)
20 points by abossy 18y ago|15 comments
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by abossy 18y ago
> Yes, but if it's working, why let Sequoia in the deal? You are thinking of YC as a for-profit company; don't. Remember, it was conceived as the result of PG's guilt when he advised students to seek out rich hackers for seed money--jus
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by abossy 18y ago
This makes me really happy. It's a great example of showing how a recession can re-establish an innovative drive. With both large and small companies cutting back, this is a great time to start your own company. I've been thinking and writi
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by abossy 18y ago
$15K/month * 12 months/year= $180K/year. Not a bad paying job, either.
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by abossy 18y ago
Disclaimer: This comment post is bordering on a politic debate. Don't read below if you don't want to get involved. :) Sure, I'll agree that the percent of your net income that is spent on necessities is continually decreased as your income
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by abossy 18y ago
The point is that the work incentives are diminished at your high income. The value you are creating that is being compensated for at ~$250k hits a glass ceiling. You aren't exactly losing money, there's just no point in working more at you
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3 Day Startup 2009 at the University of Texas at Austin(3daystartup.com)
2 points by abossy 18y ago|0 comments
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by abossy 18y ago
Furthermore, the fact that Leonardo is a procastinator and so are we indicates that we are all merely human and somewhat equally capable, regardless of how human history has elevated the status of one being over another.

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