arfrank

26 ms·

211.
Review HN: Ten Seconds of Happy - My Weekend Project(tensecondsofhappy.com)
11 points by arfrank 17y ago|4 comments
212.
by arfrank 17y ago
From what I remember reading about the contest, the problem was that when comparing movies and using movies that were similar to others as a way to suggest movies people either hated or loved Napoleon Dynamite and it didn't match up at all
213.
by arfrank 17y ago
The story is a bit misleading. I can't imagine such a requirement to be met in only 10 days for over 330,000 employees. What is more likely is that one division is being required at this time, and more are to follow. It makes some sense fo
214.
by arfrank 17y ago
There is a DC/Nova Hacker News group on meetup.com. http://www.meetup.com/Hacker-News-NOVA-DC/ I would be interesting in meeting up, but this weekend is the High Holidays and can't really do much else.
215.
by arfrank 17y ago
This reminds me of a comment I heard recently, I think from one of the presenters at TC50, where he said when referring to making money and what he wanted to do in 20 years, he said he'd still want to be working for the company, which was u
216.
Positive Effects of Grand Central and Open CL(hardmac.com)
1 points by arfrank 17y ago|1 comments
217.
by arfrank 17y ago
I think the poster answers his own question of how twitter will make money. He says "In other words, what happens if hundreds of businesses are created using Twitter’s API but the entity supporting them – Twitter – can’t make revenue or, at
218.
by arfrank 17y ago
It looks like it will have pretty much exactly the same problems the segway has. It is too expensive (~3,500 - 3,900 Euros). The range is too short (9-10km) and it doesn't go fast enough(edit: When finished won't go fast enough). It remin
219.
by arfrank 17y ago
The one thing I've noticed from the tech events I've attended and seen videos for is that the presentations aren't always top notch. This might be due to a focus so much on the technology at the point (timeframe in dev cycle) where these co
220.
by arfrank 17y ago
Its nice to see them being so transparent about what happened and how they plan on fixing it in the future. They're obviously working on anticipating problems in the future, but what I wonder about is things like this, where they thought t
221.
by arfrank 17y ago
I see this as a step in the direction for Skype to move towards IPO, otherwise it doesn't make sense that any VCs would be willing to invest in it. As I see it, take a profitable company, with 600M in revenue, spend some time destructing an
222.
by arfrank 17y ago
I believe this a group of pictures from the DemoDay that just happened at YC: http://demoday.fanchatter.com/
223.
by arfrank 17y ago
With regards to being able to pick out founders and VCs, I wonder if the inability to pick out successful founders is due to the fact that they look just like everyone else who is trying to create something and do something cool, and after
224.
by arfrank 17y ago
Is this what you meant? http://slumbervision.com/
225.
by arfrank 17y ago
Does one need to actually need to attend to participate and qualify? Could we possibly host a version on the other coast and livecast it?
226.
'Chipotle Ordering' Back in App Store(macrumors.com)
18 points by arfrank 17y ago|11 comments
227.
by arfrank 17y ago
I posted about Arboscultores for things like chairs, doors and houses about 2 weeks ago. Might be relevant to this discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=761129
228.
by arfrank 17y ago
I've always felt that vinyl sales fit perfectly with an online store. The community that typically still purchases them for a large part already knows what they want and in turn don't need to be bothered by going into a store Best Buy may
229.
by arfrank 17y ago
Looks like they are having database errors. Also looks like that page is based off of CodeIgniter, unless there is another framework that has similar database error pages. Someone know what they built the site in?
230.
by arfrank 17y ago
The best thing I've found that works is to put yourself out there. Making it as easy as possible to contact your company and get in touch with an actual person keeps any small problems from exploding into a huge one.
231.
by arfrank 17y ago
Not looking to design anything right now, just realized it would be nice to have a basic understanding of a field outside of everything I know. This also in the past has allowed me to figure out things I truly find interesting.
232.
Ask HN: Learning Industrial Design
3 points by arfrank 17y ago|6 comments
233.
by arfrank 17y ago
I just read the article and I don't recall seeing him saying anything specifically about where it would go. He alludes to Seattle, and it is apparent that his words do lend to a US based institution, whats to say that Gates shouldn't do th
234.
by arfrank 17y ago
I view the NASA spaceflight program nowadays as a monolithic company with so much bureaucracy that its impossible to make substantial changes without huge efforts. Going along with this analogy, back when they first started they were a sta
235.
by arfrank 17y ago
I think you are right on. This is how fiber optics gained their foothold in the communication space. Coax was reaching its limits in terms of transmission amounts and cost of improvements, but people were skeptical of switching over to an
236.
by arfrank 17y ago
I recall reading somewhere that they are more commmon in Japan. I can't find the link of that page, but it led me to a conversion someone did from an old chest freezer. http://green-change.com/2009/05/23/chest-fridge-conversion/ Based
237.
Google and Microsoft Battle for College E-Mail(time.com)
1 points by arfrank 17y ago|0 comments
238.
by arfrank 17y ago
I think this is one of the reasons Apple makes hardware products that are so polished when they finally are released. It lets them try things until they get it right, and if they haven't gotten it right then usually they just keep on workin
239.
Arborsculpture - growing living sculptures, chairs, doors, and houses(lda.ucdavis.edu)
2 points by arfrank 17y ago|1 comments
240.
by arfrank 17y ago
I don't think it will end up where one wins out over the other. I see Facebook primarly as a networking tool, where as I see twitter as a messaging framework. Yes facebook can pare down services to allow real-time messaging and they certa

More ›