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by avner 17y ago
I've been using GV ever since its early GrandCentral days. I should highlight that the biggest hurdle was to pass the new number on to my contacts. Even then, when you call your contacts without going through GV's web-site, your contact see
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by avner 17y ago
I concur. It should also be noted that the work culture in the US is different than that of India. Very often, foreign companies investing in the U.S. make the mistake of expecting the same uniformity in the local workforce that they are us
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by avner 17y ago
Your opinion has to be one of the most unconversant comments I have read on HN in a while. Please stop - Thanks. http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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A Mathematical Analysis Of The Iranian Elections(washingtonpost.com)
25 points by avner 17y ago|39 comments
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Ask HN: HN Timeouts Today?
5 points by avner 17y ago|2 comments
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by avner 17y ago
Fellow Penn Stater here. The IST program, in its infinite wisdom has its strengths and weaknesses. One issue that you may have acknowledged already, especially in such economic times is the lack of awareness about the IST program and its va
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by avner 17y ago
Facebook quite intermittently displays careless amateurism in its conduct. However, what exudes more concern in their response is the 'possibility' of any random employee having the audacity to respond to a matter like this, without actual
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by avner 17y ago
It highlights a flawed business model that misleads unsuspecting users to pay for a one-way communication tool through sugar coated TV ads.
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by avner 17y ago
Its got mostly to do with their closed platform. However, recently they have started opening up things (i.e. their codecs). Skype has established a phenomenal brand image that is under-utilized right now because its still chained to the com
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by avner 18y ago
I'm curious (and this is not a rant), what is the logic behind releasing a mac-only client right at the start?
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by avner 18y ago
I always remember what my mother once told me: "Son, whatever you do in life, treasure your family and friends. Don't do things I wouldn't be proud of and always remember- health is greater than wealth ."
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by avner 18y ago
Here's my 10 second review: Firefox crashed trying to load the JVM for this. I'm not sure if I want to re-visit the site.
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by avner 18y ago
I am taking a course that revolves around this book. Most of the material is freely available for anyone that is interested: clgiles.ist.psu.edu/IST441/index.html
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by avner 18y ago
This article is mere speculation. However, It would help if someone from Google said something about Grandcentral's future considering the service has gone nowhere in a long time.
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Ask YC:Any PSU/IST441 students here?
3 points by avner 18y ago|2 comments
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by avner 18y ago
it shocks me that skype, being all its worth- does not have an iphone application yet.
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by avner 18y ago
The place where I work actually own extensive google search appliance but to get through inter-departmental red tape will be harrowing- not to mention I won't be able to admin it. Looking for something free- ^^ Solr looks promising.
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Ask HN: Better Search For Wiki?
8 points by avner 18y ago|6 comments
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by avner 18y ago
with all that has happened in the world (south asia) today.. unfortunately there is nothing happy about it.
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by avner 18y ago
As crass as that may sound- its very true. When 'evangelists' start throwing around crazy ideas and plans at cocktail parties, it leaves the people on the ground who are actually working on a product dumbfounded
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A Pair Of Dice Which Never Roll 7(chiark.greenend.org.uk)
16 points by avner 18y ago|9 comments
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by avner 18y ago
sorry. things didnt fly with the management.
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by avner 18y ago
thanks bigbang.
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The Linear Algebra Behind Search Engines(mathdl.maa.org)
27 points by avner 18y ago|1 comments
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by avner 18y ago
Seconded. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/omnidrive_heading_for_d...
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by avner 18y ago
paying for hosted SVN is a pain... I found a godsend when in a similar situation- www.assembla.com - free project management, svn, git, trac- just name it.
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Homeland Security: We can seize laptops..forever(news.cnet.com)
3 points by avner 18y ago|0 comments
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by avner 18y ago
when you say "game design" in your profile; and " http://3boobs.de/ " ... your've gotta be kidding right?..right?
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by avner 18y ago
You are 17 years old and about to drop out of high school...I personally would advise you to at the least, finish school and get into a cool university and experience life outside the comfort zone of your parents' house . There's still a l
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3 Awesome Django Tips(blog.clintecker.com)
4 points by avner 18y ago|0 comments

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