alexyim

14 ms·

91.
by alexyim 16y ago
There's also something to be said about how the more effort you spend attaining something, the more valuable it becomes (e.g. the psychology behind hazing in fraternities). So Apple gets free marketing AND increased loyalty. Hurray.
92.
by alexyim 16y ago
I wonder if these listings ever come with "rockstar" salaries. I doubt that the people who use this term is even prepared to offer 2x market rate.
93.
by alexyim 16y ago
Original thread: http://apps.ycombinator.com/item?id=1320439 Raw data: http://www.forbes.com/lists/home.jhtml?passListId=54&pas... http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/54/rich-list-09_The-400-Ric...
94.
Thoughts on OnLive(blog.wolfire.com)
94 points by alexyim 16y ago|42 comments
95.
by alexyim 16y ago
Right. It depends on the framework too, jQuery is probably a good bet whereas a plugin built on top of them might not be. In any case, if you're concerned about performance, you should examine the source code of the framework anyways to see
96.
by alexyim 16y ago
Interesting... I got a lot out of that warning. I actually took a break from what I was doing to really think about it.
97.
by alexyim 16y ago
Why would they forget about such a thing?
98.
by alexyim 16y ago
Yup, I think this is the main reason why they implemented it. To elaborate a little further on this point from a guy's perspective (this might sound controversial).. 1. You risk scaring off attractive girls if they are bombarded by mail fro
99.
by alexyim 16y ago
"In other words, government policy would encourage a tax on websites like the Drudge Report, a must-read source for the news links of the day, so that the agency can redistribute the funds collected to various newspapers. Such a tax would h
100.
by alexyim 16y ago
Maybe the takeaway should be MBAs are better suited to startups that are post product-market fit.
101.
by alexyim 16y ago
Are you just making the blind assumption that he's a programmer?
102.
by alexyim 16y ago
It won't matter. For them to have constructed such a biased test shows how much in denial they are. It's pretty depressing actually.
103.
Why the traffic problem will never be solved(alexyim.org)
1 points by alexyim 16y ago|0 comments
104.
by alexyim 16y ago
That, and the fact that they don't want to dilute what they say by considering too many viewpoints. They expect you as readers to do that.
105.
by alexyim 16y ago
Unless you really have a passion for learning, I'd say it's not worth it. Are you really going to take a risk and go back to college so that you could take even more risk by doing a startup? Are you sure you can't/don't want to take on othe
106.
by alexyim 16y ago
It's interesting how hard it is to come up with http://windows.com even though I tried explicitly searching for it
107.
by alexyim 16y ago
I wouldn't call it limitless.. Having a few million in the bank just allows you to better utilize the 60-70 years you have on the planet.
108.
Microsoft to invest $150 million in Apple (1997)(news.cnet.com)
39 points by alexyim 16y ago|38 comments
109.
by alexyim 16y ago
"Policy change!"
110.
by alexyim 16y ago
That's what I thought too. Sounds like this guy doesn't really get web apps.
111.
by alexyim 16y ago
Guess I need to start brushing up on C/C++ now
112.
by alexyim 16y ago
Interesting idea. But it seems trivial compared with laundering your sheets in hot water regularly
113.
Dating.com Sells For $1.75M, Domain Sales Heat Up(techcrunch.com)
2 points by alexyim 16y ago|0 comments
114.
by alexyim 16y ago
I don't see why they can't continue to do what they're doing and track big notes. If anything, reducing the size of the note would make it blend in with notes used for legitimate purposes. Tracking 500 euro notes and finding criminal activi
115.
by alexyim 16y ago
> “Great, but we’re having a bit of a problem getting traction.” (Anytime I hear an entrepreneur talking in euphemisms, I get nervous.) Haha, I love that line. It's so true
116.
by alexyim 16y ago
What's his company called again? Why isn't it linked on his blog?
117.
by alexyim 16y ago
Thanks. I thought I was about to lose my geek cred for not seeing it
118.
by alexyim 16y ago
"IP addresses can be considered sensitive information. As such, Gmail may hide sender IP address information from outgoing mail headers in some circumstances." They only said they may hide it.
119.
The state of Mac and Linux gaming(blog.wolfire.com)
60 points by alexyim 16y ago|30 comments
120.
by alexyim 16y ago
Facebook is pretty evil.

More ›