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by bgraves 17y ago
This was part of a program on PBS called Digital Nation. The show was very interesting, and there's a section where the school IT administrator demonstrates his ability to pull up a students laptop ... and working webcam. http://www.pbs.or
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by bgraves 17y ago
I love seeing older articles on HN. There are plenty of places to find the latest and "greatest" breaking news (tputh, reddit, digg, slashdot, etc.) but really appreciate Hacker News members' perspective on stories that have been around for
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Webfinger enabled for all gmail accounts with public profiles(groups.google.com)
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by bgraves 17y ago
It would depend on the events which led up to leaving Google in the first place. I doubt the original team left Google because it wasn't challenging enough or there wasn't enough flexibility, both of which would be reason enough to leave a
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by bgraves 17y ago
Interesting timing :) Looks like this is what happened with Aardvak. I'm just speculating, but the formula seems to hold true in this instance. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1118214
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by bgraves 17y ago
Sorry, would you care to elaborate? I'm not really sure what you mean by "the M&A department the first time around". I think the fact that only _some_ of the team members are ex-Googlers is significant. Additionally, what other business
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by bgraves 17y ago
Wow! I've been an avid 'Varker for sometime now and this is very surprising! I think this is probably more of a talent acquisition than anything: Just the _highlights_ from http://vark.com/team * Max Ventilla - former Googler; marketing a
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by bgraves 17y ago
Thank you for the responses. I look forward to reading more details on your blog.
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by bgraves 17y ago
I'm not sure if you've done this, but I'm interested in some of the details on your venture. 1. What technologies are you using? 2. How long did it take you to code? 3. Is this your full time gig or just a side project that you hope takes o
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by bgraves 17y ago
I'm pretty sure I've seen plenty of 5 letter .com domain names available using nxdom.com (started by someone here at HN). Especially ones that aren't easily pronounceable such as TPUTH. I'd check to verify, but nxdom is blocked by my employ
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by bgraves 17y ago
That WSJ article was REALLY low on information (at least in my non-payer's view), so I was glad to read your write-up. Hopefully, this will integrate with other Google products really well and be available on my Google Profile, etc.
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The Cringely 2010 (Not in Silicon Valley) Startup Tour(cringely.com)
5 points by bgraves 17y ago|2 comments
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by bgraves 17y ago
I disagree, respectfully. Typography is more important than color and shouldn't be overlooked. That 'nitty gritty crap' is actually very subtle differences between typefaces and styles that can't be easily detected and shouldn't be discarde
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by bgraves 17y ago
Came into this thread to recommend this book and upvoted here. This is an older book, the 3rd edition is from 2008, but the first edition is a few years older I think. The most surprising thing (for me) was that design principles have not c
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by bgraves 17y ago
For the YouTube deprived, here's a text based interview talking about this concept... http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/bez0int-3
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Do you want to vanish ... and win 10K?(wired.com)
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Authentication is Secondary(cringely.com)
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Cybersecurity Bill Calls For Research, Task Force(informationweek.com)
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High quality KBA (knowledge based answer) systems from RSA(rsa.com)
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by bgraves 17y ago
I haven't read this book, but this other review was a great overview. http://www.amazon.com/review/RUGSCP3XBNBUV/ref=cm_cr_rdp_per...
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Collection of practical resources for a variety of human rights issues(ewb-international.org)
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by bgraves 17y ago
You are welcome. I just stumbled across this collection from WikiQuotes; very much worth a browsing (if you've read C&H). http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bill_Watterson
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by bgraves 17y ago
There's a great C&H collection with tons of commentary [1]. He does talk about the creative process a bit and how he loathes certain aspects of the newspaper industry. I find it all very fascinating and could probably watch an entire do
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by bgraves 17y ago
Obviously, his attitude/philosophy towards C&H hasn't changed much in the past 15 years. It's almost like he pities his legions of fans for digging the strip so much. When ever I read the interviews from years ago or even some of the st
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by bgraves 17y ago
You probably mean "iPod" - not "iPhone". Don't forget about the classic Slashdot commentary... >>No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame. http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/10/23/1816257#to...
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by bgraves 17y ago
Well, apparently there's a market for "safe-for-work" URL shorteners, huh? Could be a nice weekend project for an aspiring Hacker.
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by bgraves 17y ago
I'm not a lawyer, but I disagree with both of your points. This isn't a business (you won't be collecting taxes, for instance) and I don't think you'd be responsible for someone getting hurt. Also, power tools and other dangerous equipment
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by bgraves 17y ago
I agree with you about common items like a cup of sugar or a couple of eggs while making a dessert, but how about more expensive items like a lawn mower, snow blower, power washer that you will probably use a few times during the year but n
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by bgraves 17y ago
Interesting article about Rentalic.com (and other similar services) which makes it easier to lend and borrow common, but infrequently used. Like so many other websites, it connects mutual beneficiaries - in this case, people who own things
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The leased life - Why own anything?(boston.com)
4 points by bgraves 17y ago|7 comments

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