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by achompas 15y ago
Do you mean review your idea? Because this isn't a startup yet--the app hasn't even launched. How does this differ from Olark? [0] [0] http://www.olark.com/
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by achompas 15y ago
I think you were downvoted because parent made an additional, valid point. The whole single-word-as-sentence cliche ("It. Just. Works.") is equally annoying and stopped suggesting a quirky/unique author years ago.
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by achompas 15y ago
Was about to post price comparisons but YEESH Apple is selling 256GB SSDs [0] for $200 more than Crucial SSDs on NewEgg. [1] [0] http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MD318LL/A?select=select&... [1] http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as
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by achompas 15y ago
Try to stop by General Assembly. As the largest coworking space in Manhattan, you'll see a lot of early-stage work taking place. They also offer classes and workshops on different topics (for a fee).
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by achompas 15y ago
I think he's making a point about components and the laptop's manufacturing: even if you do find a Dell with components that compare to a MBP, that Dell is made of cheap plastic with a WiFi antenna that works intermittently, comes with bloa
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by achompas 15y ago
I agree with you about a lot of things, but this isn't one of them. That title implies a number of things. Personally, I read it and thought "RTM managed to jailbreak Siri and teach it how to interact with a third-party API!!" That was a ve
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by achompas 15y ago
I'm shocked that you inferred as much from his quote. He's notoriously vague (because he's not actually saying anything), and after re-reading the quote I'm not sure where you got the "growth" part from.
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by achompas 15y ago
If you're going to listen to a Friedman talk about economics, make it Milton. Quoting Thomas Friedman is an exercise in pop sociology and buzzword-dropping. Invention is not a necessary or sufficient condition for prosperity. You can arrive
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by achompas 15y ago
Cool app. Am I the only one that's overwhelmed by the home page, though? The "get TouchBase" button is clear enough, but after a minute my eyes have been redirected everywhere and I still don't know if TouchBase has a decent day/week/month
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by achompas 15y ago
Apple had lots of cash on hand when they agreed to a $4 billion component deal.[0] We don't know what the component is (Gruber speculates Apple bought screens), but cash on hand makes these bulk component purchases much easier. Operations-r
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by achompas 15y ago
This is exactly what I was asking for. Issues with B&A aside, I'll gladly pay $1/month for this.
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by achompas 15y ago
I've got a question for my fellow long-form-reading HNers. I check my phone for quick hits of information, but I hate reading long-form articles on it. Do you guys know of any "Send to Kindle" apps or bookmarklets for iPhone/iOS? I know, I
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by achompas 15y ago
Is the SE/SO podcast another example of unstructured dialogue? Or is it more structured?
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by achompas 15y ago
While you make your opinion harshly, I have to agree completely. Marco is an intelligent, driven guy who has been successful with Instapaper. It's a shame to hear him complain so much, and I've stopped listening to Build & Analyze as a
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by achompas 15y ago
I saw my first Unix prompt two years ago, nested inside of this editor called "Emacs." In my 23 years I had only programmed conditionals in Excel, and now I was responsible for using this system to maintain some of the most important econom
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by achompas 15y ago
You know what provides that atmosphere? New York. Or SF. Or Boston, Seattle, Austin--pretty much any city. Ignoring that many people don't live near large cities like these, how should a 17-year old support themselves? What would they do
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by achompas 15y ago
How does 20 Under 20 change education in any way? How will Thiel change the problems behind higher ed by teaching twenty of the brightest teenagers how to become entrepreneurs? What will that prove for the other 99%? You also completely ski
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by achompas 15y ago
AND a machine learning mechanism to decide what content to deliver to the visitor. This sounds like a pie-in-the-sky idea. How can you develop a startup around a ML algorithm when you can't code and have never studied ML? Do you have a te
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by achompas 15y ago
NYU is a great school to start a startup right now. This month alone we have: > Fred Wilson speaking on campus about biotech startups, > NYU Startup Week, with discussions on raising investment, working at a startup, etc, > and
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by achompas 15y ago
Congratulations to Cloudant for signing a big deal. Why work with a company as...ethically ambiguous as Monsanto? I would love to hear how your team decided to accept this deal, and I hope more than dollar signs crossed your minds. Personal
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by achompas 15y ago
OP, some portable, ready-to-eat advice for you: ditch the loser friends who don't want to take risks, explain your decision to your father and ask for support, and find a job again if money is an issue. You're 20. When I was 20 I hadn't wor
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by achompas 15y ago
Curious to hear how this was possible. You just put the RAM in? Did the Macbook recognize all 8GB?
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by achompas 15y ago
I'm wondering how anyone could strongly prefer author portraits over ads when the portraits look as creepy as they do. My point really should've been: between creepy pictures and bland ads, I'll take the ads--especially if I can effectively
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by achompas 15y ago
Did you switch from Instapaper to Readability? If so, why? Did you want to support authors directly?
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by achompas 15y ago
Not to get too nitpicky here, but bookmarking twitter.com/longreads and reading excellent long-form articles on the go is an excellent Kindle use case. This was another selling point for me over the NST.
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by achompas 15y ago
This was the dealbreaker for me. I hate plugging devices in and use Instapaper a lot, so I chose the Kindle even though the Simple Touch looked nicer.
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by achompas 15y ago
Sure, you're absolutely right. Regardless, both versions exist, and I don't care for creepy pictures of Jules Verne so I'm going for the ads!
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by achompas 15y ago
Agreed. No TV means no restaurant commercials, so I've been eating at home more often. On the other hand, I bought a reading light after seeing a Kindle ad for it. The Kindle has also saved $15 on Amazon purchases I would've made anyway, th
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by achompas 15y ago
The lock screen shows a giant ad whenever the Kindle is off. Previous Kindles show tasteful pictures of classic authors when they’re off. This comment says more about how Marco sees technology than anything else. I can understand complain
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by achompas 15y ago
Totally agree. This, along with Google's brief homepage tribute, have been the most respectful gestures I've seen.

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