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What's your favorite app of all time?
11 points by bloomshed 16y ago|23 comments
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by bloomshed 16y ago
Limits make everything more fun! I have this thing I call the Nintendo Theory(tm). Nintendo was great at producing games that were simple, responsive, and had endearing characters. Companies like Microsoft and Sony pursue complex graphics
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by bloomshed 16y ago
This is why America is great.
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by bloomshed 16y ago
Could the argument be made that Sorkin's style filled a void in the marketplace that was network TV drama in the case of West Wing? Long, tight, terse dialogue is what the audience interacted with most immediately with West Wing. Sorkin ca
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by bloomshed 16y ago
Facemash makes more sense I think I was misled by another comment I read, thanks. To an uneducated observer (that would be me and I cautiously assume most of the girls being compared on Facemash back then) girls were being evaluated on thei
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by bloomshed 16y ago
I feel like Zuckerberg is understandably defensive about the way he was portrayed in the movie. It would freak anyone out to see their character faults displayed and magnified and exploited to drive much of the dramatic content in a full l
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by bloomshed 16y ago
The movie claims that Zuckerberg created the primordial version of facebook after getting dumped and subsequently drunk. He stole a bunch of images and created a "hot or not" thing called FaceSmash. This supposedly set him on the path tow
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by bloomshed 16y ago
This guy is saying that schools don't want parents to know what goes on in their classrooms? I have a feeling that every single principal and teacher who is worth a damn in America would disagree with him. I also feel like the LA Times spen
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by bloomshed 16y ago
>"With a direct relationship between teacher quality and student achievement, the fact that our teacher pool is shrinking will surely undermine other attempts, policy-wise or grassroots, to realize positive reform in education. No amoun
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by bloomshed 16y ago
In the process of trying to formulate a witty response to your comment, the song "Rich Girl" by Gwen Stefani popped into my head. I think that's a sign that I should just move on.
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by bloomshed 16y ago
I could say something immature about your mother but I'm sure she's a great lady and I can't afford to lose any karma points because I barely have any to start with.
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by bloomshed 16y ago
My idea is better than me. I'm just trying not to mess it up. I don't have all the answers and I need a lot of help. I think San Francisco is the best place for me to find a lot of help. Unless someone reading this is from Milwaukee and
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by bloomshed 16y ago
My project is using jQuery right now but I don't know how scalable it will be long term. Are large volumes of users a concern with jQ? - - - - - - - - - Forgive my elementary level question. I'm not a programmer, I'm just trying to learn
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by bloomshed 16y ago
I think a little bit of pee came out. . .
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by bloomshed 16y ago
Great article. . . One of the questions from the bottom of the article: What needs to be taught in that 'teachable moment'? I would say that learning to find solutions constructively with good outcomes is the most important skill an entrep
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by bloomshed 16y ago
My current strategy is to build a demo, work to find angel investors, keep expanding the demo, keep expanding investment and go from there. There seems to be a lot of discussion of "my value," I'm pretty sure valuable people have made good
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by bloomshed 16y ago
Forgive me for my bull-in-the-china-shop approach. I get wound up sometimes because I lack experience and expertise. I'm trying to communicate my passion and willingness to work with whoever is willing to make my vision happen. Sometimes
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by bloomshed 16y ago
The first step for me, as an untrained bootleg marketer, is to identify the functions of your product. Second step, identify simple words that explain the function of your product. Third step, identify the context in which you would most li
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by bloomshed 16y ago
I'm glad for the huge disconnect between techies and actual people. It makes it possible for the development of new ideas to connect with mainstream users. If techs understood mainstream people I wouldn't be on this site right now. Why d
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by bloomshed 16y ago
Working within the timeframe of the current rate of development in web apps, I'm not the "business person" in my operation because I don't have the time or experience to accomplish what is listed above. I'm the "vision person", I need a de
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by bloomshed 16y ago
In my experience, people who have an attitude of doubt or want a guarantee of quick returns immediately disqualify themselves from achieving something earth shattering. You've heard it all before I'm sure, and that's the problem. My proje
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by bloomshed 16y ago
I think the point about how an app needs to do one thing well is becoming outdated because there are too many functions people are doing to spend time jumping from app to app. People probably only have time to really use about 3 or 4 apps
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by bloomshed 16y ago
I need a cofounder in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. I have a vision but I can't code. I'm looking to bring in a developer looking for a big project. Let's discuss.
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by bloomshed 16y ago
For any recent applicants to YC, how much does your expectation of contributing to the forum affect the comments and tenor of your posting? If I were to answer my own question, I would say that I probably focus more energy than I should on
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by bloomshed 16y ago
As someone who has spent three years working with kids who grow up in economically disadvantaged situations, I have to say that it takes more than parental encouragement and talent to be able to qualify and successfully complete a high leve
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by bloomshed 16y ago
I'm glad to see these responses, this forum moves so fast I thought I could have been lost in the shuffle. A big thanks to both of you for taking some time to help me out! Each time I get into something new it's so important for me to lear
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New to HN, Overloaded by Information
3 points by bloomshed 16y ago|3 comments
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by bloomshed 16y ago
I think what you're getting at is that a willingness to sacrifice in order to achieve a goal is essential to achieving that goal. All greatness has a cost, of course. There are literally not enough hours in the day to have a normal life a