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by aresant 13y ago
In the last thread comment he's created a Wiki article for the place including a couple of interesting links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gereida
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by aresant 13y ago
The best and most complete thread on this topic is over @ Reddit written by a tax attorney: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1uccfz/i_am_a_tax_a...
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by aresant 13y ago
All controversy aside, it's interesting how much of this negativity to both PG and The Information was driven by ValleyWag's link-baitery of the original story. While I believe The Information made a mistake, and should have proba
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by aresant 13y ago
This pitch struggles more than usual communicating "why" I need this product. Apple's genius in their early iphone commercials was showing the product as it was seamlessly integrated into our daily lives.(1) Email, video, map
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by aresant 13y ago
TL;DR: Core ingredient in most anti-bacterial soaps, triclosan, may or may not work. FDA asking manufacturers to prove it works. Scientists say that these chemicals may act as hormone disruptors, pointing to a link between triclosan exposur
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by aresant 13y ago
Ok. <$1.00 in BTC for Hacker News front page exposure. Bit.
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by aresant 13y ago
I love the story here. While the PR is strong Leo should put on his conversion hat to generate actual downloads and turn this from a story into a success. 1) On the landing page, http://www.treesforcars.com , he needs as strong o
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by aresant 13y ago
DropBox is one of the most useful products to come out in the last decade. I still remember seeing the original 5 minute demo (1). My jaw was on the floor, I instantly needed it. And it's still the best, even at a premium price (marked
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by aresant 13y ago
Things are inherently different with and for the Millennials: http://www.pewresearch.org/millennials/ http://cew.georgetown.edu/failuretolaunch/ I particularly appreciate the data from PEW as it a
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by aresant 13y ago
And worse no call to action! I blame Bootstrap's "scrolling story" for worsening this problem of late. So much fun to build as a web dev, so sexy for exec's to check off. But message gets lost and nobody wants to scroll.
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by aresant 13y ago
Very exciting. I think they could further enhance merchant adoption by rewriting with an even more laser beam focus on the "benfits" vs. the "features" Eg eliminate the top paragraph entirely and rework their current bul
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by aresant 13y ago
At this point virtually everybody I know in the tech space is buying at least one coin to "hedge" against bitcoin achieving "gold 2.0" status. What are the chances that as this message echoes out to virtually any urban-d
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by aresant 13y ago
FYI link on iPhone redirects to homepage
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by aresant 13y ago
Great technology solving what's a small, but real inconvenience with a great, simple UX and product. Just bought mine. My only question was can I use for my ATMs too (which pull card in vs. being swiped)? And the answer is yes, great F
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by aresant 13y ago
Sharing some of the analytics behind how you think people use the site would probably make for a much more interesting discussion around monetization. EG - I can't figure out how or why 6m uniques would show up here, or what they'
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by aresant 13y ago
How to market your design firm / you as a designer: a) Be a good designer. b) Passionately redesign objects that people use every day. Kim did cell phones, Coca-Cola bottles and voting ballots before ringing the "all of the intern
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by aresant 13y ago
" I sell a used book on Amazon, it takes a cut of the transaction, I am the one packing and shipping that item to the buyer. " In true Amazon "dominate all retail by making it accessible to consumers" their relatively ne
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by aresant 13y ago
There was an interesting earlier this year from EBAY showing that there was ZERO value to buying their own brand keywords from Google (when their organic keywords ranked high). In fact spending money on their own brand keywords generated si
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by aresant 13y ago
Pinterest is the fastest growing source of social referrals on the web, 3x as many as twitter.(1) Price seems high, but they are only 2nd to Facebook on one of the holy grails of marketing - social referrals - (1) https://blog.sh
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by aresant 13y ago
A must read corollary to this is PG's "why are nerds unpopular" http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html
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by aresant 13y ago
I would love to attend but geographically can't make it. I bet a lot of HN'ers are in the same boat. How 'bout a couple of rewards catered towards remote beyond postcard? EG - $50 limited edition t-shirt, $20 live stream atte
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by aresant 13y ago
Kottke says that this story gets "trotted out every time some large organization introduces some complex, bloated, over-engineered product or process". And then he gloriously "debunks" the myth, framing NASA as the unfai
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by aresant 13y ago
The simplicity of the distrokid landing page makes me weirdly happy: * Clear headline right under the logo that explains the service. * Dead ass simple call to action where you'd expect it. * Clear benefits listed next to form. * Compl
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by aresant 13y ago
Quick note if devs are looking - your landing page is broken @ 1024x768 resolution: http://imgur.com/fiVin0M Chrome latest build Win 7
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by aresant 13y ago
When I got my Oculus dev kit I was most excited about the potential for designing interactive experiences driven by unity / 3d graphics. Then I checked out a "wingsuit" video shot in 360 degrees and realized I had completely
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by aresant 13y ago
Once you've sent the consummate bottle of scotch, round of golf, cigars, etc to long time clients / vendors it's remarkably hard to figure anything else out. Never heard of these guys, will spend at least $500 this holiday se
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by aresant 13y ago
I get how controversial it is to ask for "free work" but on the other side of the coin: a) I've found that lots of design applicants will put stuff in their portfolio that they contributed to, rather than built end-to-end. Th
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by aresant 13y ago
"Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." - Frank Zappa Uber, Groupon, and the other spoilage / sharing successes are amazing, world changing businesses. But we're not going to live in a binary futu
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by aresant 13y ago
"In the case of the Hyperloop, Musk started focusing on public transportation after he grew disenchanted with the plans for California’s high-speed rail system." And who says that big government stifles entrepreneurial innovation?
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by aresant 13y ago
Based on the headline and the first few paragraphs I was excited to read about a free market approach to public teaching. But most of his students are "high-school students looking to boost their scores on South Korea's version of

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