abstractwater

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by abstractwater 17y ago
I for one would be happy with that scenario :)
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by abstractwater 17y ago
If only said publishers understood how much we value succinctness...
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by abstractwater 17y ago
My pre-existing conditions are the #1 reason scaring me to start a business in the US. Starting a business in the US is overall a lot easier than in Europe, but the advantage would be even greater if entrepreneurs wouldn't have to worry abo
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by abstractwater 17y ago
Very interesting. Can you provide a quote/link of the legislation or some other authoritative sources about this?
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Functional Programming Archaeology(prog21.dadgum.com)
18 points by abstractwater 17y ago|2 comments
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by abstractwater 17y ago
With that many users, Facebook can also make tons of money if they choose to do so. They are simply focused on other priorities at the moment.
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by abstractwater 17y ago
I take it will be a one time charge, not a subscription model?
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by abstractwater 17y ago
once you determine your understanding is correct (there are a number of ways to make sure of it, like asking the author when he becomes available), I think you provide a service if you abridge your comments and check them in. Sometimes it's
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by abstractwater 17y ago
Should one take Dr. Covington's suggestions when writing a novel, an interesting anecdote, I really don't think that's what Covington meant.
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by abstractwater 17y ago
I wouldn't be so harsh. Yes, his choice of words could have been better. But it's obvious that to exert relevant subjective judgment you need careful reasoning. I think what he meant in this context is that you can't use deductive reasoning
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by abstractwater 17y ago
I don't see the value in Scoble's argument, if he has one. I don't see the point of comparing the amount of tweets/sec with the rate of Google queries. They are just very different things, in their essence, purpose, way of usage. It would b
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by abstractwater 17y ago
I really really doubt that "all they have to do is append" 140 chars" to a table.
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by abstractwater 18y ago
An amazing story, congrats to both of you. I do think your long time friendship (and 6 years in business together) gave you and will continue to give you an advantage. That's even apparent from your writing and I'm sure it emerged through t
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by abstractwater 18y ago
When things can go as bad as in the Slash7 story, statistics totally lose their importance in my opinion. I will never ever pay for a service knowing that it may turn on me like that.
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by abstractwater 18y ago
is there a video of the talk up somewhere?
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by abstractwater 18y ago
He is a blogger who obsessively writes about startups. He never promoted himself for anything else. People (used to) break into his home to pitch their startups and he actually listens to them. How is this arrogance? Would you listen to som
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by abstractwater 18y ago
150K uniques a month are literally nothing for a search engine. That's called failure.
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by abstractwater 18y ago
I hope you're giving a LOT of stock because for 45K you're gonna get high school kids or part-time college students.
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by abstractwater 18y ago
I highly recommend Gubbio in Umbria (Italy). Gubbio was very important between 1000-1300 when it was independent. After that its decline started, and that's probably what kept the town small and contained. I still remember walking inside Gu
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by abstractwater 18y ago
Can you guys run it through http://dromaeo.com/ ? Curious to see how it performs virtualized on a Mac.
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by abstractwater 18y ago
Wait... you're suggesting a planned collapse of your own site just to get more press?? It's not cynical, it's non-sensical. This kind of thinking is poison IMO. Just focus on your product and make it perfect and scalable.
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by abstractwater 18y ago
I don't think pg and 37s have different ideas about this. They are both very focused on the user. If 37s says no to many customer requests, it's because they think it's best for the user, nothing else. When DHH says "solve your own proble
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by abstractwater 18y ago
There's a planned salary increase up to market rate in 8 months from now (if things go well of course). That's also why I am considering more stocks now. If I start with a market rate salary now, I won't be getting any pay increase later.
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by abstractwater 18y ago
Thank you very much for your remarks. It looks like I am in a typical ballpark as far as the equity compensation goes, maybe slightly above average. And I am definitively planning to continue to work after this. :) But I also hope in "so
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by abstractwater 18y ago
I should have said this in my post. I'm going to join as a Sr. software engineer. I have around 8 years of experience and a MSEE. I wouldn't say my skill set is unique, honestly, especially here in Silicon Valley. The product is in steal
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Ask YC: What's a typical stock compensation for joining a series A, 6 months old startup?
23 points by abstractwater 18y ago|14 comments
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by abstractwater 18y ago
The most significant difference IMO is the distribution model. An iPhone user will have one place to look for new apps: the Apps Store. Whatever app s/he is looking for, it will be there or not be at all. That's a huge advantage for a so
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by abstractwater 18y ago
Right now the iPhone platform just looks a lot simpler than Android. One hardware, well known frameworks, centralized distribution. Development costs are lower. Android offers more freedom, but also more complexity. In any case, both pla
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by abstractwater 18y ago
Enough with these 0 content posts already!! They are ok on TC not here!
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by abstractwater 18y ago
When google came out, search was already hot. Google made it hotter.

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