andrewacove

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by andrewacove 16y ago
I quit my job in November '09. My intent at the time was to spend 3-6 months developing new skills and reading about/learning all the cool things I'd seen on HN and pushed off until "when I have time." Midway through, an idea that began as
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by andrewacove 16y ago
Add some details to your HN profile. That was the first thing I looked at after reading your post, and there isn't anything there. (Not that mine's a particularly epic tome).
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by andrewacove 16y ago
When I moved to SF, I (fortunately) had a couch to crash on for a week. The city is eminently walkable. I spent the first few days just walking through neighborhoods and looking at whatever apartments on Craigslist I could schedule walkth
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by andrewacove 16y ago
It's probably noteworthy that Wolfgang was Rockstar's graphics lead for quite a while and is the editor of the ShaderX books, and Erwin is the simulation lead for Sony Computer Entertainment. Pretty strong pedigree.
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by andrewacove 16y ago
My mom's an Australian, but she's been in the US for 30 years. When people detect an accent, their first guess is always Boston.
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by andrewacove 16y ago
Not sure that I'm the right fit for you, but we should meet up. I left the game industry in November, and I'm about to launch a social/mobile web startup. Might just be good to trade stories/knowledge.
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by andrewacove 16y ago
Not that I've ever submitted anything before, but based on experiences at other sites, getting throttled sucks. Having to sit and wait for the clock to reset for each subsequent submission is a pain and extremely unfriendly if the content