angstrom

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by angstrom 19y ago
Not to mention growth doesn't equal job stability. You want stability you become a mortician.
572.
by angstrom 19y ago
Yes, focusing on casual gaming. Would say more, but we're in the first iteration and NDA pretty much prohibits leakage.
573.
by angstrom 19y ago
I can agree with that, both as a consumer and a developer. Of the 3 consoles Xbox is the easiest/cheapest to develop for and the value of Xbox Live is certainly not to be overlooked.
574.
by angstrom 19y ago
I realize they're going about it in different ways. The focus was on the damage to the brand. As a brand, when people think Microsoft products they generally think "hold back and wait for the first service pack, the hardware refresh, or the
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by angstrom 19y ago
To be fair, the last I read they turned a marginal profit on the 360 (earnings report from the EDD divsion) in January, but that isn't what gives them a $260 billion market cap. Compared to the profitability Nintendo has raked in through th
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by angstrom 19y ago
I think it's a combination of Vista and XBox 360. When Windows 95 came out it used both game support and office applications to become the defacto standard in businesses and homes. XP brought solid compatibility and durability. Vista became
577.
by angstrom 19y ago
Depends on your definition of dying. Casual games are filling the void left by the migration of hardcore games to the console. Albeit a much smaller percentage of sales casual gamers represent roughly 50-60 million people world wide and is
578.
by angstrom 19y ago
I fall into the camp "To each his own". Some people get their kicks at startups, some don't. If anything I would say there are corporate prides and solitary tiger entrepreneurs. And those that can do both without whining are ligers...bred f
579.
by angstrom 19y ago
Perfect example of not asking the right questions during an interview. You can usually find out if a place is this jacked without ever joining the payroll if you know what to ask them. Interviews are a two way process. You're interviewing t
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by angstrom 19y ago
Thanks for the genealogical, biological, and anecdotal rambling, but most poeple know IQ tests are bunk except for these people: http://www.mensa.org
581.
by angstrom 19y ago
In this context they're mostly log file generators and one for outputting system log messages. Still, there is no reason I have ever seen for having more than one or wasting time rolling your own unless you need platform independence.
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Ask YC: Why do so many people always write their own logger?
3 points by angstrom 19y ago|8 comments
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by angstrom 19y ago
Best reason: Because if you start in a recession, you have better odds of being acquired with a rediculous valuation during a boom cycle.
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by angstrom 19y ago
On a long enough timeline every discussion on the Internet converges on Hitler and Nazis.
585.
by angstrom 19y ago
From what I hear it requires developers to make use of the Internet's inherent design to support multiple planets. You think I'm joking about that last part? http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/print/1700
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by angstrom 19y ago
It's an interesting concept, but practicality wise it looks like a stillborn. Why not just tie it to their FICO score for yet another more random solution? At least the person can have a life outside of solving esoteric puzzles all day long
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by angstrom 19y ago
First off, feel free to start interviewing now. Most places have a 1-2 month lag time between initial contact and the day you start the job. Second, don't feel obligated to take the first job offer you get unless you're ok with drifting fro
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by angstrom 19y ago
"In 2004 a bread roll cost 40 cents. For wheat that went into it the farmer received less than 2 cents. What do you think of that?" I think that the bread makers should be fairly compensated for turning raw material, like grain, into edible
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by angstrom 19y ago
Same here. I hope it works out for them because I don't see too many other options that would generate positive value for a company. Google could probably implement it on their own (not to trivialize the work, but to point out that Gmail ba
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by angstrom 19y ago
Split the difference and make it your 5th rule. We need to restate this rule at least 10 different ways to make it stick in people's minds.
591.
by angstrom 19y ago
Age is still a mindset. I'm 25, but could pass for 33. Likewise I know people in their early 40s that could pass for 27.
592.
by angstrom 19y ago
And not a half decade too soon. Any longer and they would be competing with download formats.
593.
by angstrom 19y ago
P.S. Don't forget your towel
594.
by angstrom 19y ago
Not surprising, Tom Anderson lost 5 years. In this profession the media loves to focus on the early bloomers.
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by angstrom 19y ago
It's a two way street. Some employees keep their heads down and don't speak up about what's broken with the system or suggest better alternatives. They give up and say "Why isn't management doing something different?" when they should be no
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by angstrom 19y ago
I believe they have to as a good show of faith or else risk hypocrisy for not touching their own dog food.
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by angstrom 19y ago
Devils advocate or not, it's like saying you should only seek out opportunities that have no competition.
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by angstrom 19y ago
It must be taking a vacation from New Orleans.
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by angstrom 19y ago
If nothing else, it's a good way to test how healthy your relationship is. I already knew the answer before I joined a startup. We were watching Devil Wears Prada and she quipped how whiney the main character's boyfriend was about her caree
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How to be an "Employer of Choice"(keepingthepeople.com)
2 points by angstrom 19y ago|1 comments

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