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by biggitybones 16y ago
"The thief has since returned the laptop, in hopes of clemency in the form of the YouTube video being pulled. Bao has indicated, though, that he's not interested in cutting a deal. Instead, he's content using backup service Backblaze—which
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Mark Bao tracks down his stolen laptop and has the last laugh(switched.com)
269 points by biggitybones 16y ago|186 comments
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The Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)(caterina.net)
10 points by biggitybones 16y ago|0 comments
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by biggitybones 16y ago
I second this - 1 click signup is huge for a competitive market like project management apps. I do something similar to Balsamiq for one of my apps - it keeps a high contrast "Save Progress" button at the top of the screen, and any time the
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The College Myth(huffingtonpost.com)
2 points by biggitybones 16y ago|0 comments
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by biggitybones 16y ago
One thing unrelated to your app, but the design of your pricing table. You point out the recommended plan - which jumps out - but it's very difficult to easily compare the plans. My two cents: use graphics (checks or bullets) for included f
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by biggitybones 16y ago
Depends where the flight left from - a friend flight was kept on the ground for an extra few min to catch the launch. Or at least that was his assumption.
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Glenn Beck goes after Google(huffingtonpost.com)
1 points by biggitybones 16y ago|0 comments
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by biggitybones 16y ago
It's funny/interesting how trends emerge on HN. I feel like I've seen at least 5 of what I'd call "meta" projects/startups on the front page over the last week - sites that help a minor piece of the puzzle for a startup.
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Tiny Apartment Made with 25,000 Ping Pong Balls - and Cheaper(fastcodesign.com)
8 points by biggitybones 16y ago|1 comments
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by biggitybones 16y ago
You're right - probably shouldn't have dismissed it as just being in the idea stage. I still stand behind the other point though - the assumption behind their lawsuit is that they would have been able to do what Zuckerberg did - which is pu
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by biggitybones 16y ago
I love the inherent fact that they're essentially making a more solid and lucrative "exit" on an idea they probably only discussed at length and put no actual work into. Realistically they probably make out better from this (all things lik
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by biggitybones 16y ago
I don't know any specifically, but the syllabus has required/suggested reading that would probably be a good place to start: Required Text Designing Virtual Worlds. Richard Bartle. Character Development and Storytelling for Games. Lee She
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by biggitybones 16y ago
But the main difference is the perception of the students. It may be the same underlying structure, but it's from a progression standpoint as opposed to the traditional back and forth of grading. This TEDxUniPittsburgh talk speaks to this
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When A Game Designer teaches a College Course: No Grading, just Levelling Up(gamingtheclassroom.wordpress.com)
142 points by biggitybones 16y ago|49 comments
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My Secret Santa W/E Project for Charity is on ABCNews.com(abcnews.go.com)
20 points by biggitybones 16y ago|2 comments
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by biggitybones 16y ago
It'd be great if there was a permalink where I could go back to for the color palette (I'm in Linux, so no Photoshop for me). It would also probably reduce load as I wouldn't need to get the palette again.
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by biggitybones 16y ago
Probably far too strong choice of language. It's not something I plan on doing and I'm going to edit the terms to reflect. Sort of a line to encourage social responsibility :)
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Show HN - My Weekend Project: Twitter Secret Santa(thegreattwittersecretsanta.com)
5 points by biggitybones 16y ago|2 comments
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by biggitybones 16y ago
My thoughts on the potential "bubbles" aside, I find it funny how it's become a thing to try to call out bubbles that may be occurring, given the recent monumental financial collapse. So called bubbles always exist - they're hot sectors - a
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by biggitybones 16y ago
NYC (no remote) - Factor Tree ( http://thefactortree.com ) We're a young startup creating an online education platform designed to build a solid foundation in math for kids from preK to 6th grade. We're working on some cool ways to provide
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by biggitybones 16y ago
My initial reaction was indifference - but it's amazing how many remote places Google has street view for. After 4-5 turns I saw remote country roads in Europe, Georgia, a path in Antarctica, etc. It's a fun little mash-up.
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by biggitybones 16y ago
NYC - Factor Tree ( http://thefactortree.com ) We're a young startup creating an online education platform designed to build a solid foundation in math for kids from preK to 6th grade. We're working on some cool ways to provide every stude
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by biggitybones 16y ago
Usually when you submit something that's already been submitted semi-recently, it'll send you to that submission and up vote it automatically. It matches the URL I'm not sure if theres a timeframe for this - I've seen it on something as lo
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Band Gets Instruments Stolen, Plays Song on iPhones(youtube.com)
7 points by biggitybones 16y ago|0 comments
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by biggitybones 16y ago
I stopped reading after the author cited "salary costs alone" in developing the product as a cost paid by the customer of Chargify. They're disillusioned if they feel like Chargify is somehow responsible for these costs when providing a fr
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Cameron Moll - Self Employment 12 Months Later(cameronmoll.tumblr.com)
1 points by biggitybones 16y ago|0 comments
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by biggitybones 16y ago
I've been in consulting for 2 years, and switching projects is like leaving a job and starting a new one. I've gone through exactly what was described, and by 9 months it was outright defeat. I just quit that gig for a startup and couldn't
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by biggitybones 16y ago
I think it depends a lot on the role and company size. If it's someone who's joining as a first employee and you're going to be spending 10+ hours a day in the same small office, I think it's very prudent to learn as much as possible about
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by biggitybones 16y ago
This was posted a few weeks ago: http://samizdat.mines.edu/howto/HowToBeAProgrammer.html Lot's of good stuff in there.

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