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Why Perl Didn't Win(outspeaking.com)
178 points by aiurtourist 12y ago|183 comments
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by aiurtourist 12y ago
I highly recommend Sneakemail.com and have been using them for over a decade. They let you set up keywords, like "foo", and then you can mail anything-foo@sneakemail.com (or snkmail.com, since a few sites block the former domain)
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by aiurtourist 13y ago
Thanks! (and good luck on your next thing!)
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Ask HN: Service to remind me to ping people?
2 points by aiurtourist 13y ago|3 comments
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by aiurtourist 13y ago
> OpenFL is an implementation of the Flash API written in the Haxe programming language. Other than "Papers Please," who is using Haxe for production (i.e., making money on products built with it), and for what?
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by aiurtourist 13y ago
Pretty quiet in the mornings, but past 4pm or so we (10 of us) usually put on the speakers and start listening to Pandora.
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Running a Startup 2(runningastartup2.tumblr.com)
1 points by aiurtourist 13y ago|0 comments
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by aiurtourist 13y ago
Redbeacon's acquisition price was not announced, but there's speculation and discussion about the price here: http://www.quora.com/How-much-was-Redbeacon-acquired-for (requires Quora login)
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by aiurtourist 13y ago
Forgive me, but what's so exciting about this?
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
It's not gone: https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1
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Running a Startup 2(runningastartup2.tumblr.com)
1 points by aiurtourist 14y ago|0 comments
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
Despite opting in, I still cannot play most YouTube videos from Chrome without the Flash plugin.
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
Use 1Password. Life-changing.
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
> Being a CS student would open a lot more doors than not having a degree. Strong thumbs up here.
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
I like this. Emphasis on the "Without lying." Do not lie on your resume. And anything on it is fair game during an interview.
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
Good for you for reaching out. As a hiring manager, I'd suggest changes to your marketing. A better title might be "Tell HN: Django/Python engineer looking for internship in USA" (I would have clicked faster). Also, link to your GitHub and
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
Good for you for reaching out. You should provide links to your backgrounds and projects and maybe expand on your interests.
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
Brazil next, right?
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
Don't the people who would use a service like this already have the money to use a consierge or assistant who would do the booking for them?
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
Thank you all. Fascinating discussion.
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
That's not my question, exactly. Inevitably, as the company grows, the probability of someone not joining because we're "socialist assholes" goes up. I want to know what's wrong other than sentiment.
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Ask HN: Why not make everyone's salary public?
29 points by aiurtourist 14y ago|25 comments
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
Fascinating. Given that HN has so much content nowadays, aggregators/filters like this are proving useful. (I found this link through http://www.skimhn.com/ )
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
More information, please. Who are you? What do you do? Do you have a blog? Code? Prior projects? Are you an axe murderer?
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
This is cool, but I have no idea how to use it :)
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
On the other side, as a founder, it's much better to accept investment only from accredited investors, since non-accredited can sue you (or so I'm told).
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
Yes. Math. Hard.
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
As an employer, the only two places I've ever looked are odesk and elance. I've never heard of Freelancer.com. Just one data point though.
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
There are tons and tons of "web annoation" tools and services, but none have ever caught on. What makes yours different, and who is your audience?
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by aiurtourist 14y ago
I don't have specific recommendations, but here's where I'd start looking: Ganglia - http://ganglia.sourceforge.net/ Zabbix - http://www.zabbix.com/ Zenoss - http://www.zenoss.com/ collectd - http://collectd.org/

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