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by alphast0rm 14y ago
Google is not really censoring results, they are "now filtering – or selectively showing – hardcore porn with a bit heavier hand". Here's the full story on TechCrunch: http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/12/fear-not-those-without-acce...
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by alphast0rm 14y ago
The tricky thing when doing this is knowing what rate to stop at without getting permanently banned. I built an Android Market crawler two summers ago, and luckily Google only temp bans (from my experience), so that might be an easier proj
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by alphast0rm 14y ago
Yes, these things are most definitely helpful! You can start by preparing a short elevator pitch about your product if you are trying to interest/recruit other hackers. Also, don't be afraid to reach out for help when you need it or be ou
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by alphast0rm 14y ago
I'm surprised no one has mentioned YC-backed Weebly, which solves this exact problem: http://www.weebly.com/
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by alphast0rm 14y ago
Fake ID's are extremely prevalent in US colleges for getting into bars and clubs. People usually acquire them from older friends who look similar, or order them from fake ID sites similar to idchief.com (a Chinese company that was recently
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by alphast0rm 14y ago
Here's an answer from YC partner Gary Tan: "If you ever want to take outside investment, you'll want to be a Delaware C corp. It's just standard and investors know how to deal with it. Even Facebook started as something else, but had to rei
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Ask HN: Best way to get involved with open source?
10 points by alphast0rm 14y ago|8 comments
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by alphast0rm 14y ago
Well, technically speaking there are other iOS appstores, like Cydia, but that doesn't change your point: http://cydia.saurik.com/store/
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by alphast0rm 14y ago
This has been a known issue for a long time. See PG's responses in this thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3098756 Additional threads about the same topic: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3623268 http://news.ycombinator.c
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by alphast0rm 14y ago
A quick search turns up a few promising sites: http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard http://www.chubbybrain.com http://www.linksv.com/ from: http://www.quora.com/CrunchBase/Are-there-any-other-sites-li... They also list Mashable
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Ask HN: Are personal sites/portfolios important and how should you build one?
10 points by alphast0rm 14y ago|4 comments
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by alphast0rm 14y ago
I'm majoring in CS and Finance too and if you haven't checked these HFT articles out yet, they are 100% worth the read and are very interesting: http://www.chrisstucchio.com/blog/2012/hft_apology.html http://www.chrisstucchio.com/blog/20
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by alphast0rm 14y ago
I think this is a better idea. I've been lurking HN for a year or two but only made an account around 4 months ago and to date only have one post (this is my 2nd!). I'm willing to bet there are many other individuals hiring who browse HN
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by alphast0rm 14y ago
This is already true: Graham tends not to pay too much attention to a candidate or team’s business plan—it’s likely to change during the course of the program anyway. Instead, he zeros in on the character and intelligence of the applicants.