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511.
by babul 18y ago
I don't understand the obsession people have about getting techcrunched.
512.
by babul 18y ago
A some what longwinded read but with interesting points if you are interested in Java and the early days at Sun.
513.
by babul 18y ago
So far so good. Can you provide more info in what you built in terms of framework and tech? Thanks.
514.
by babul 18y ago
I can't see the uses for such a limited stencil set though. Am I missing something?
515.
by babul 18y ago
OK so it is not tech related but so amazing I thought it was worth a mention.
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Uncontacted Amazonian tribe photographed(dailymail.co.uk)
34 points by babul 18y ago|25 comments
517.
by babul 18y ago
Very nice tool tip scripts. Now need to find an excuse to use them...
518.
by babul 18y ago
You can use Druapl for many things. If it is what you are familiar with and will allow you to build something fast and iterate quickly, go with it until you have need/find/learn something better.
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How to find out what tools and approaches startups are using?
1 points by babul 18y ago|0 comments
520.
by babul 18y ago
Don't worry about investors yet. Focus on product development and value (making something people want and ideally will be passionate about). Build a prototype and go as far as you can before getting (bogged down in acquiring) investment. Th
521.
by babul 18y ago
It would help if you could provide some more info of what you do and what you are looking for. Thanks.
522.
by babul 18y ago
old but gold.
523.
by babul 18y ago
"They got money and contacts, so what to worry about? Maybe that led to the downfall." ...but did they have the hunger? Time, money and contacts are a near perfect receipe so it is surprising thay gave up so easily (as it seems). Were the p
524.
by babul 18y ago
http://www.paypalsucks.com A MUST read for anyone using PayPal, even if you have never had a problem.
525.
by babul 18y ago
I stopped using PayPal a long time ago due to their appalling customer service and the fact they think nothing of screwing sellers even when the seller is clearly in the right. For example, in several (unrelated) cases I had items which wer
526.
by babul 18y ago
It all depends on who you follow and who follows you and how you interact with them. You can meet some really cool people on twitter and keep really up to date on the latest news, but ultimately what you reap is a function of what you sow
527.
by babul 18y ago
Many companies I have been at used the interview process as a means of getting new ideas, user feedback, product review, and more importantly as a way to get possible solutions to probelms they were facing by getting people to code a soluti
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Eight face fraud charges over AOL Time Warner(guardian.co.uk)
1 points by babul 18y ago|0 comments
529.
by babul 18y ago
It is true for most of UK and many parts of USA where friends I have are based. Is it also true for where you are?
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Why when house prices fall, rent increases.(news.bbc.co.uk)
7 points by babul 18y ago|5 comments
531.
by babul 18y ago
Plus the PC market is fragmented by different vendors/brands, and in Apples market ...there is only Apple.
532.
by babul 18y ago
As mentioned, for tailored and considered answers, you need to provide more details about your background and constraints. We will also nned to look at your motivations as doing a startup may not be what you are looking for as for simple ex
533.
by babul 18y ago
Thanks Dean. Interesting. On a side note it was great to meet you at the TC event at the Festival Hall last week.
534.
by babul 18y ago
These bogus servers appeared to be providing correct responses, so what do you think the people running these bogus root servers got out of it? Perphaps redirects of just a handful of sites for some reason?
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Identity Theft Hits the Root Name Servers(renesys.com)
10 points by babul 18y ago|4 comments
536.
by babul 18y ago
It is good to see indian startups get some decent media coverage. There are some superb developers there and I will be very interested to see how things change there from hosted services to a more entrepreneurial climate.
537.
by babul 18y ago
Stability is great as is performance improvements. I look forward to the final.
538.
by babul 18y ago
There are other sites that index YC for search purposes etc., so if you are doing something that will index this site to parse threads and scores I'm sure you will be OK.
539.
by babul 18y ago
blog. faster to read than to listen.
540.
by babul 18y ago
The nice thing about AWS is it takes away many of the hassles of scaling up quickly and headaches of hardware failure, but it is actually cheaper to own and run your own server for a early stage startup as hardware costs are generally cover

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