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by alex_c 17y ago
No one is talking about making you take an unpaid internship that you don't want. We're talking about whether Joe Q. Eagerbeaver should be prevented from taking an unpaid internship that he does want. Yes, I agree, this isn't about me. I
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by alex_c 17y ago
Unpaid internships are one of the biggest scams ever. You want me to work for you for free so I get "invaluable experience"? How much is my work worth to you, if you're not paying me? For that matter, how much is the experience I get, if I
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Nokia releases Ovi SDK beta for Symbian and Maemo(conversations.nokia.com)
2 points by alex_c 17y ago|0 comments
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by alex_c 17y ago
To some extent this will always be a problem with fields that require in-depth knowledge or expertise. "What do you do?" "I'm a mechanic / plumber / electrician / etc." "Oh." The problem is, that's not a useful answer, unless the pers
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by alex_c 17y ago
There IS explosive growth just around the corner in terms of Android device models. Of course, this doesn't necessarily translate into explosive growth in terms of users.
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by alex_c 17y ago
I got an HTC Magic recently for development, and the first thing I did was check the App Store (sorry, the Market) - I can't find ANY paid apps, even if I mess around with the buried menu setting mentioned by the article. Google checkout o
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by alex_c 17y ago
Of course. http://github.com/alexcurelea/HNScore/tree/master (btw - for me it works on inner pages even without the second wildcard. Odd.)
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HNScore - another look at post quality on Hacker News(alexc.me)
31 points by alex_c 17y ago|7 comments
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by alex_c 17y ago
To some extent, it's intuitive: if you want someone's cooperation, you want to signal that you're not a threat to them.
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by alex_c 17y ago
Sure, cause Yelp is the first app to include hidden features or use undocumented API calls. Please. Reminded me of this post: http://steveblank.com/2009/08/24/the-end-of-innocence/
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by alex_c 17y ago
This is neither news, nor current affairs. It is a political trend that has been going on for many years, and is unlikely to change any time soon. What's even less likely is that the discussion here will produce any new insights or solutio
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by alex_c 17y ago
I’ve received a few other applicants from newspaper people, all of whom swallowed their pride like every other job candidate. This comment by the prospective employer almost single-handedly redeemed the applicant in my eyes. These two de
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by alex_c 17y ago
Yeah, I cringed at that, and made me wonder how valid the rest of the article is. Still, overall it seemed like an interesting bird's eye view of what people are talking about, as someone who doesn't follow the hardware industry closely.
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The coolest and scariest things coming in the chip industry’s future(venturebeat.com)
23 points by alex_c 17y ago|19 comments
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Inventables, Material and Technology Marketplace(inventables.com)
1 points by alex_c 17y ago|0 comments
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by alex_c 17y ago
I love the design for http://omnominator.com/ . How do they get their inputs to be slanty? A quick peek at the CSS didn't reveal much.
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by alex_c 17y ago
No, and I don't aspire to be one. Nor a rockstar, ninja, pirate, robot, zombie, or anything similar. I HAVE been programming in one form or another for about 15 years. I both enjoy doing it, and do it for a living. As long as I'm making
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by alex_c 17y ago
Ah, the simulation is complete, then.
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by alex_c 17y ago
As far as I recall, the Eve team actually has a resident economist. I've always been fascinated by this aspect of Eve... too bad the game itself is such a large time sink.
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by alex_c 17y ago
It's definitely somewhat of a niche game. Still, with monthly fees ranging from $10/month to €15/month, they're probably bringing in over $4 million a month... not too bad!
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by alex_c 17y ago
I think "Dragon's Den" is a better name. (the Canadian version) I think it can be a great deal because you get to broadcast your pitch on primetime TV for free - I probably wouldn't go on it for the money, though.
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"Unholy Rage": Eve Online bans 2% of accounts, sees 30% drop in CPU use(eveonline.com)
92 points by alex_c 17y ago|31 comments
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by alex_c 17y ago
Tough audience, I guess HN really hates buggy code :p
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by alex_c 17y ago
There has to be a difference between "talking to everyone who will listen" and "broadcasting your idea to the world". You might want to talk about your idea to 99% of the people you meet, but specifically avoid 1% for one reason or another
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by alex_c 17y ago
What purpose do seasons have if they're a very rough and completely inaccurate approximation of weather trends? Take Canada - or at least Toronto - jokes aside about "winter season" and "construction season", or "cold weather" and "patio we
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by alex_c 17y ago
"Jump around up and get down"?
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by alex_c 17y ago
It's been great reading your comments - definitely valuable contributions. Hope to see more in the future.
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by alex_c 17y ago
The company said that 95 percent of iPhone applications are approved within 14 days of being submitted. This sounds like fun with statistics/semantics. It could just as easily be read to mean that only 5% of apps are approved after a wai
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by alex_c 17y ago
Congrats guys! I've enjoyed using it during the beta, it's a great service.
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by alex_c 17y ago
Yes, but I didn't read much about HOW it should be changed - just that life's unfair and the first step should be to admit that.

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