angusdavis

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by angusdavis 15y ago
Take a look at http://achdirect.com/
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Zillow Withholds Updates to "Open" Neighborhood Boundaries Data(zillow.com)
2 points by angusdavis 15y ago|0 comments
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by angusdavis 15y ago
That article misses the bulk of what good design is actually about. To quote Steve Jobs: "Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like. People think it's this veneer -- that the designers are handed this box and tol
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by angusdavis 15y ago
Actually, it's quite easy to cancel or downgrade your linkedin subscription. See http://ang.us/qNiD3G and http://ang.us/pPA0Ab for example.
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by angusdavis 17y ago
I have two stories to add to this discussion, although perhaps this discussion does not need more fuel to the fire. First, when I was 21 (in 1999), I was the founder of my last startup, Tellme. So I have been a young entrepreneur. Second,
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High School Vandals Caught Using UPC Code at Walmart(newsblog.projo.com)
2 points by angusdavis 17y ago|0 comments
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by angusdavis 17y ago
Curious, did you get these performance gains with off-the-shelf Mysql+myisam, or did you consider YC company rethinkdb ( http://www.rethinkdb.com/ )?
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by angusdavis 17y ago
I haven't looked exhaustively, but there are solutions out there to book appointments with your doctor or dentist, and there must exist some solution to book an appt with your professor, but what's needed here is something simpler, i think.
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by angusdavis 17y ago
I'm an investor in a company called NABsys that's doing this type of electronic sequencing with nanopores today; it's definitely a cool space with profound implications for genetic sequencing. If anyone's interested, let me know and I'd be
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Ask HN: Best tool to book "office hours"?
6 points by angusdavis 17y ago|6 comments
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Web Ads Hidden Under Cloak of Invisibility(online.wsj.com)
3 points by angusdavis 17y ago|0 comments
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by angusdavis 17y ago
Um, it's called a "design pattern" for a reason. For more interesting discussions about where to draw the line on imitating others, you may want to check out a little company called Zynga.
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by angusdavis 17y ago
Yeah, it means the guy is smart and is borrowing strength from what he knows works. 37 Signals published their conversion rates from the highrise landing page for a reason. Goal at this stage is to see if people will sign up for the concep
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by angusdavis 17y ago
This is off on a tangent from the piece about Google and Rupert, but it's worth noting that in the general discussion of the demise of the traditional print newspaper business, few folks point out that the small community papers are in a be
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by angusdavis 17y ago
This is a great example of a business where the revenue opportunity when sold as an insurance policy may be much higher than when sold as a per-incident/per-claim service. Reposition as lost pet insurance, with differing rates based on type
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by angusdavis 17y ago
I am not saying inflation should not be a serious concern, however the article fails to mention that the Fed changed the rules so they can now pay interest on these reserves. That's a massive change in law and policy and is the Fed's primar