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   by c1sc0 14y ago

   I actually did look into the Evernote Smartbook when I had a look at the market & competition for this product. Looks really nice, but I think there's room for improvement & I have an idea or two. But first gotta get proof that ther
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   by c1sc0 14y ago

   That's what I am trying to find out. Normally it's "Buy the book, get the worksheets for free". What happens if we reverse this: "Buy the practice book, get the eBook for free". Time will tell.
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   Are we there yet? (The traditional YC "waiting for the acceptance mail" thread)

   2 points by c1sc0 14y ago|2 comments
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   by c1sc0 14y ago

   Good luck to those who applied. I guess it's a bit early to know if you're in yet. Do the emails again go out around the end of the working day Pacific time?
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   Show HN : Recording your YC video? Pitchcademy may help(pitchcademy.com)

   1 points by c1sc0 14y ago|0 comments
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   by c1sc0 14y ago

   You're the exception. The US economy is fuelled by consumer debt. http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/credit-card-data/average-cred...
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   by c1sc0 14y ago

   why would that be a stupid idea?
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   by c1sc0 14y ago

   Check out AnyPic: https://parse.com/tutorials/anypic
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   by c1sc0 14y ago

   From Wikipedia (Al Qassam rockets): "The cost of the materials used for manufacturing each Qassam is up to $800 or €500" I'm sure the cost of building a drone with decent carrying capacity will come within that range pretty soon. Hell, with
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    Had the same feeling. Made me think of a 1997-ish flash-laden special about a Mount Everest ascent some sports channel did. Technically pretty-much the same (integration of text + video + audio + animation), just using HTML instead of Flash
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    It says right at the bottom, copied for your convenience: Graphics and design by Hannah Fairfield, Xaquín G.V., Jon Huang, Wayne Kamidoi, Sam Manchester, Alan McLean, Jacky Myint, Graham Roberts, Joe Ward, Jeremy White and Josh Williams. Ph
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    Maybe it doesn't matter in the ecology department but it very much makes a difference in the geopolitics one.
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    I agree that getting things done "properly" still costs money. But every single item on your list can be done for at least one order of magnitude less in the MVP stage. * Domain: $9 * Design: $50 (Themeforest) * Video: $5 (Fiverr) * Host
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    at least over here in Germany it has been ruled that the parents can't be blamed for their children's internet use. If all else fails, blame it on the kids ;-)
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    Why is an increase in expectations unfortunate?
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    "Really, the only way you can make it worse is by leaving a website up with animation on it or bright colors." ... Does this mean I can surf the web on it? Does this feature get disabled automatically once past a certain speed?
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    you're right, fixed
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    I'm not sure there is demand for this given that most people value convenience over security But these kinds of business models appeal to me personally though. Lately I've been wondering if "It's like X, minus the evil part" is a valid star
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    Good luck everyone! Fly. Wall. Me. Wishing to be one.
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    I second this. I understood what it does, but the why? (benefit) is not clear.
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    So I just got back from talking to the Meetup.com people. Doesn't seem like there will be a policy change.
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    Which raises the bigger question: is a Techcrunch post worth $750?
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    Can you point to an example of this happening before? (edit to answer my own question:) I found this & yes that seems scary as hell: "Neglect to pay the Org dues for greater than 14 days, in which case the group becomes available and an
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    Exactly what I was thinking & what got me worried: why do this if your intentions are honest? I hope this is just a terrible case of bad judgement. We may be pirates, but we gave up stoning a while ago. May I suggest a good discussion o
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    Yes, I saw that but it does not help me understand why someone would want to do something like this. That being said, the best approach right now is to consider the Meetup.com null & void for the purpose of "Hacker News Cologne Meetup
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    We're trying to get this message out while we resolve this, please help us spread it! Guys, As you may know, today the Hacker News Cologne Meetup.com group got hijacked. That doesn't mean it's not business as usual, though: The next meetup
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    I'm curious if anyone on here is familiar with an xxx@cyvi.be email address. cyvi.be redirects to bitly. Is this a sign of something more malicious or part of known abuse tactics? Like ghurlman I'm getting a feeling that this is not innocen
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    Co-organizer here (Francis). We're dealing with it. In the meantime we would like to ask everyone to refrain from public attacks on this Meredith character who took over the group. Of course the Hacker News Meetup is still on & we'll an
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    The Salyut 3 station was equipped with a "self-defence" gun(en.wikipedia.org)

    5 points by c1sc0 14y ago|1 comments
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    by c1sc0 14y ago

    In the context of software business it could be argued that the US is less safe because of software patents.