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by astrec 19y ago
Or Tweetscan etc. has a business model and Twitter commercializes their API taking the cream off the top. Twitter is bigger than we imagine.
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by astrec 19y ago
Most media monitoring companies offer an online component these days. To answer your question - all of the above and more (including the Mk I. Eyeball.)
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by astrec 19y ago
I use textmate which has some nice macros for js, jquery, YUI (all of which I use), plus most of the other toolkits. I round it out with jslint and firebug. If you're on a mac it's a pretty compelling package.
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by astrec 19y ago
And yet form validation is not tied to the ORM. The ORM is leverage where a form is generated from a model, but that's not what you said.
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by astrec 19y ago
The SQLAlchemy branch was intended to seamlessly integrate with the model api - in other words you needn't know it was there. I don't think it got too far. Form validation is not tied to the Django ORM.
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by astrec 19y ago
Actually there has been a SQLAlchemy branch for over a year. Last I check it had stagnated - not enough interest.
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by astrec 19y ago
I'd be interested to hear how/why/where Django is cumbersome.
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by astrec 19y ago
Ah yes. Screen burn. I'm going to load up on TeleVideo shares.
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by astrec 19y ago
Work through the Django tutorial and then take a look at Beautiful Soup http://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/
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by astrec 19y ago
For those actually interested in the central point of PG's essay, the topic is given first rate treatment in book on Triarchy theory by the late Gerard Fairtlough: "The Three Ways of Getting Things Done - Hierarchy, Heterarchy and Responsib
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by astrec 19y ago
I've got AppleCare on my MacBook. Hard drive failure; call phone support; take MacBook into service center; No drives in stock (backordered, they'll be in stock in 14 days); Me - "Just put a larger drive in and I'll pay the difference."; Ap
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by astrec 19y ago
Indeed, but in certain circumstances where there is no scarcity of cash on either side its relative value declines, hence my question.
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by astrec 19y ago
In my case I have money from a previous successful startup, will be moving to the US, and put a premium on local knowledge and the right introductions - for me and others in the same position there is little value in taking small amounts of
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by astrec 19y ago
Does this mean YC would make a no-cash investment if the right circumstances arose? If so, is it safe to assume that YC's target equity position would not differ significantly given to the relatively low value of the cash component vs. ment
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by astrec 19y ago
Here 'tis the compete data: http://siteanalytics.compete.com/ycombinator.com+digg.com+re... We're still niche.
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by astrec 19y ago
The article didn't mention parallel python, but it's worth a look: http://www.parallelpython.com/
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Rubik’s cube proof cut to 25 moves(arxivblog.com)
5 points by astrec 19y ago|0 comments
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by astrec 19y ago
In game, sure. But post game the coaches and players go back to the tapes and see what they can learn from the game. Then they hit the practice courts. As an aside, my personal experience is that success can also be cause for depression, fe
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by astrec 19y ago
Aside from the more obvious prior art like FTP, for example, the sale of a patent seems counter to the spirit of the a healthy patent system. It's hard to take the current system seriously at all.
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Ajax patent to be auctioned(oceantomoauctions.com)
1 points by astrec 19y ago|1 comments
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by astrec 19y ago
Me too. Typically I'd just follow any interesting headlines from the rss feed, but since the first TechCrunch mention I've been interacting with the site quite a bit more (hopefully in only positive ways). I think ultimately hacker news is
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by astrec 19y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code
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by astrec 19y ago
It's an opportunity for Burrito lovers to connect and indulge their passion whilst creating a remarkable (and delicious) Burrito. Some of them may even go on to create other even tastier Burritos.
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by astrec 19y ago
Indeed. You can probably infer this is the case when they show the graph with the admin component removed.
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by astrec 19y ago
AOL Keywords were my first though too. QR codes work so much better, particularly for print such as the free commuter newspapers Murdoch gives to train travelers etc. The main problem is user acceptance/education outside of Japan & Kore
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by astrec 19y ago
Apparently the feature has been dubbed AwesomeBar. I've found the results counterintuitive until >3 characters have been typed (B4).
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by astrec 19y ago
Perhaps better stated that a lot of products did not identify their eventual use beforehand. For your list the seed product had some utility: * adhesive gives rise to postit * rubber alternative gives rise to silly putty * pedagogic device
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by astrec 19y ago
It's possible (probable, even) that every one here has read Clay Shirky's "A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy", but here 'tis for posterity: http://www.shirky.com/writings/group_enemy.html
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by astrec 19y ago
I usually scan the article first, and only if piques my interest read it properly. I probably read the comments about 20% of the time - typically if I have some kind of emotional response. If I'm completely honest, I'm more likely to read t
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by astrec 19y ago
I've always found that team bonuses work best where there is no cash component: e.g. a night for 2 in a hotel, a new foosball table, whatever. These types of bonuses reinforce the team. Individuals should be rewarded for an exceptional cont

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