brosephius

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by brosephius 16y ago
n00b question here, but I installed it with npm and I'm trying to run the chat sample, but node says it can't find ../lib/nowServerLib.js I'm still trying to figure out node so pardon my ignorance, but am I supposed to run this from a speci
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by brosephius 16y ago
you sort of imply that in order to have a fulfilling life, you should have children, which is not remotely true. I agree with your point that it's utterly stupid to look at raising children from a purely financial perspective, but choosing
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by brosephius 16y ago
no, it's not. facebook, love it or hate it, has contributed more value to the world than the average well raised child. then again, some might say it's easier to raise a child well than to start another facebook :P
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by brosephius 16y ago
you're going to make a million dollars off this. seriously. only suggestion I'd have is to make the facial hair overlays less cartoony looking.
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by brosephius 16y ago
pretty neat...are these actual jeopardy questions?
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by brosephius 16y ago
>anyone who visits for the first time is pretty much forced to read what it is I think you're overestimating the patience of the average web user. I spent about 8 seconds trying to figure it out before giving up an closing the tab. with
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by brosephius 16y ago
Are people angry at FB for being popular? yes, pretty much.
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Ask HN: how can I learn about real-world software/system design?
8 points by brosephius 16y ago|3 comments
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by brosephius 16y ago
an IPO doesn't necessarily mean the valuation will go higher.
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by brosephius 16y ago
for the sake of being contrarian, why all the freaking out? it's cool and all, but it's OCR + translation, two things computers are already pretty good at (not to mention word lens seems to be doing word-for-word translation, not context-se
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by brosephius 16y ago
every convenience of modern life impacts the environment. the solution is not to give them all up, especially something as important as air travel (whether it's for business or pleasure).
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by brosephius 16y ago
looking at the front page and the about text, I still have no idea what this is. "secure network" suggests it's something about a VPN, but the example looks like some sort of private social network. I think it would help to clarify what exa
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by brosephius 16y ago
maybe the stock market isn't predictable?
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by brosephius 16y ago
#4 doesn't really apply so much to newer employees. granted I don't know this for a fact, but at this point I'd be surprised if your average software engineer gets jackpot-level equity.
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by brosephius 16y ago
thanks for doing this! my question: http://metaoptimize.com/qa/questions/3089/how-far-can-you-ge...
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Ask HN: how important is it to be an expert in something?
3 points by brosephius 16y ago|0 comments
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by brosephius 16y ago
if the IP is owned by an llc and you sell your shares of the llc, does that simplify things? in acquisitions in general, if the acquirer is buying you out by buying your shares, does that generally result in a capital gains tax, and not ord
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by brosephius 16y ago
a good job ad will tell you at least some basics about what the company does and what the job entails. this reverse job app doesn't tell me anything about what I can expect from this candidate, except for some empty job-seeker cliches about
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by brosephius 16y ago
wait, it's the employer's job to dig for your resume? this "reverse job app" gives me no substantive data on what this guy's skills are, so why would I even bother? if you want a job, it's your responsibility to make the case for why you're
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by brosephius 16y ago
I dunno, for me "understanding" something implies an ability to reason about your reasoning. a rule-based AI can't do that, and even if interesting patterns emerge, it's still deterministic.
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by brosephius 16y ago
I think the "See a sample page" link should be more prominent. maybe it's just me, but I have very little patience for new web apps that don't let me see what they look like without signing up, so I was about to leave yours until I noticed
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by brosephius 16y ago
what is the "social" part? I'm not entirely sure I get what the product is. is it the sort of thing where if you don't get what it is, you probably don't need it?
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Ask HN: can a web 2.0 app succeed without social media integration?
3 points by brosephius 16y ago|2 comments
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by brosephius 16y ago
just playing devil's advocate here, but why is slapping together an API with some javascript worthy of a job offer? what's so exciting about YT instant? from hurley's twitter message, it sounds like he asked this kid to drop out of stanford
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by brosephius 16y ago
I appreciate that your intentions are good, but I think going that far is risky (except maybe in some specific cases/industries)...if you're going that far out of your way (and yes, in this day and age a written letter is going out of your
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by brosephius 16y ago
it depends, but it couldn't hurt. I see such emails as fluff, but that's just me. I wouldn't hold it against someone either, because that would be incredibly petty. but, you never know, so why not? as long as it's concise and (at least soun
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by brosephius 16y ago
I hate it. I'm very precise with my queries, so it's faster for me to type the whole thing in. I particularly hated how the search field grabbed focus when you pressed a key anywhere on the page, because if you did it unintentionally it wou
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by brosephius 16y ago
the "slideshow" of changing descriptive text is (in my opinion) a poor design. when I first saw the page it seemed very bare and I couldn't really figure out what this thing is, and then a few seconds later I noticed the text changed. I don
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by brosephius 16y ago
happened to me too. I didn't notice it until I heard the fan blasting, and it took me a while to realize what was going on :P
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by brosephius 16y ago
ugh, nevermind, I misread the text. I read it has pressing control+c to copy text, not to cancel something. so the distinction does make sense. though I still don't like how you can't copy and paste files with cmd+c/cmd+v in os x :)

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