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by awt 19y ago
I think it is just recounting "the facts" in narrative form.
482.
by awt 19y ago
Creative Non-fiction
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by awt 19y ago
I'm a sociology nerd. If you want to understand how important sociology is, and how clearly it can be reasoned about, read Eric Hoffer. If you want to understand how important it is to understand how we evolved, read "Before the Dawn." Al
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by awt 19y ago
Oh no! No more cheap plastic crap from china!!! What are we going to do??? OMG we'll have to make it ourselves!!!!!!!!
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by awt 19y ago
Correction to title: China emerges as leader in botched hacks.
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by awt 19y ago
Have you ever ignored your gut and not regretted it?
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by awt 19y ago
What about the huge chunks of ice breaking off the antarctic ice sheets? That seems like some sort of warming phenomenon going on in the southern hemisphere.
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by awt 19y ago
Most of what he says seems pretty intuitive. Evolution takes a long time to work. It seems like it would take a while to adjust genetically from a diet that humans had had for almost a million years to one they'd had for only several thou
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by awt 19y ago
This article completely misses the point of social news -- it is news people WANT to read, not news you think people should read for their own good.
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by awt 19y ago
I like the point about keeping cool in tense situations and not making disparrageing remarks about co-workers. You just can't break that rule.
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by awt 19y ago
The hardest part of learning to play (and to master) the violin is definitely learning how to use the bow. Actually learning how to play in tune is hard as well. It's just hard.
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by awt 19y ago
Posession is 9/10ths of the law.
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by awt 19y ago
No. Security + Copyright Law = BORING
494.
by awt 19y ago
We submitted to eHub first. Then Techcrunch picked us up from there.
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by awt 19y ago
Our design sucked.
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by awt 19y ago
We got rejected, then started a site that got Techcrunched a few months later (thought it didn't end up taking off). Now we're working on another company that is funded and has a growing user base on Facebook.
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by awt 19y ago
Good stuff.
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by awt 19y ago
I like the change.
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by awt 19y ago
Yes. You should definitely ignore facebook. Continue along as if it does not exist. Please.
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by awt 19y ago
One thing is certain -- without users, you will not make money. With users, you have a chance.
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by awt 19y ago
He's right. Let's all quit and get jobs crunching numbers in the finance industry. Better yet, lets become farmers. Everyone needs food right? That market isn't going away any time soon.
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by awt 19y ago
I wonder if that guy has ever actually tried using OSX?
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by awt 19y ago
Well, you know which one you are.
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by awt 19y ago
1. http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html 2. http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html
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If you are reading this you are not working on your startup.
45 points by awt 19y ago|28 comments
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The Social Graph, Facebook and Virality(20bits.com)
2 points by awt 19y ago|0 comments
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by awt 19y ago
Did you hear that everyone? Stop developing for Facebook now. Yup, pack up and go home.
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by awt 19y ago
I just don't see how getting users on facebook actually HURTS you. I can see how it might not help you, but not how it hurts you. ILike has apparently lost visitors to the main site... I guess that makes sense if there is nothing more to
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by awt 19y ago
Facebook isn't just facebook anymore. It may extend its longevity as a platform.
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by awt 19y ago
I had much the same experience myself in the channel, though after much brow beating I did eventually get my questions answered.

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