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   by callmeed 10y ago

   See my other comment. That was a specific reply to the notion that: > Virtual reality does not merely replicate reality ... He/she is saying "VR replicates reality and more", while I'm saying "no, VR doesn't
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   by callmeed 10y ago

   2016 VR sales were below almost everyone's predictions. Rift and Vive under 500K units. PlayStation under 1M (with market analysts backtracking on their estimates last month). For FB, I see it as a moonshot project much like the variou
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   by callmeed 10y ago

   I was riff'ing off the parent user's comment that: > Virtual reality does not merely replicate reality ...
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   by callmeed 10y ago

   I'm hugely bearish on VR, I think its a fad (again), and I'm not kidding you. You talk in such absolutes that I wonder if you've ever done any research on past technology endeavors. LaserDiscs, interactive TV, VRML (yes, &q
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   by callmeed 10y ago

   I got that too. The essay definitely had an anti-religious undertone to me.
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   by callmeed 10y ago

   lol. We have private healthcare providers and private, for-profit universities. Both of those things suck.
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   by callmeed 10y ago

   All fair points. Although IMO saying "the vast majority of software products never pay back the flat cost of development" is unfair. Remember, these are "side" projects usually being built as a personal scratch-your-ow
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   by callmeed 10y ago

   Because the common perception is that a software product has a marginal cost of near zero and can scale, whereas consulting limits you to your billable hours and requires constantly chasing down new clients. You may debate the merits of t
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   by callmeed 10y ago

   There's several good blogs out there but I really suggest reading Traction [0]. It's well organized and very practical/easy to put into action. I've bought copies for multiple people (including my wife who recently joine
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    I think you can do that with BuiltWith/Datanyze/NerdyData. Sales people use it to see when someone is trialing with a competitor.
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    2 of our 3 rental properties have an HOA and its quite annoying getting postal mail about things then having to relay messages to tenants. Or you get some action to vote on but have no clue if its a good thing or not because you're not
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    I've been making little speakers out of old suitcases and boxes. Similar to what www.theboomcase.com does but not quite as fancy/powerful. I'm not trying to sell them but its fun to give them to friends as gifts and its enjoy
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    http://designpickle.com/ http://www.thedigitaldesignco.com/graphic-design-subscriptio... not exactly just logos but people seem to try and SaaSify everything.
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    Its refreshing to see a startup doing well and not feeling the need to force a subscription on people. I get that SaaS can be a good business model (great, even). On the other hand, I think subscription fatigue is real and you should thin
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    Yeah, I have so much incentive to straight up lie. The average for the link you have is $108/night. That's above several hotels in my search. Also, most of these AirBnB listings only allow 1 person. Every hotel room will support 2
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    More accessible, maybe (unless you're black [0]) More affordable, no. In my recent travels to NYC and SF, I was always able to get a hotel room via HotelTonight or Hotwire cheaper than an AirBnB unit. I know its not always an apples-to
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    I've used both extensively and in our mobile apps, we've switched back and forth. Stripe is noticeably easier to implement on mobile (including Apple Pay). Maybe not an order of magnitude easier but close. Part of the reason is th
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    Feels like this will get (over|ab)used by the same people who have already done it with email newsletters and promotions. I google search for "birthday gift for mom" and now some retailer who has already emailed me a similar promo
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    Own? No. But, law is fairly clear that an owner is entitled to freedom from excessive noise and passage by airborne carriers. If an aircraft is in flight so low that it is unreasonably disturbing to the landowner, the aircraft could be held
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    Bryce is one of my favorite Twitter follows from the VC world. He's one of the few who seem _down-to-earth_ for lack of a better phrase. He's also one of the few who has ever responded to a random email I've sent (I live 4 ho
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    I'm just on the other side of 40 and have similar developer vs manager pains as you. Had my own bootstrapped company for several years, sold it, and lately have been working as an engineering manager at a startup. Its nice not having t
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    Hey HN. My team and I built this ecommerce app both as a demo and to fulfill some needs (One of my co-workers felt it was often hard to find some of his favorite snacks that he grew up with–especially when he was away at university). Right
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    Show HN: AZN Asian Snack Store for iOS(itunes.apple.com)

    1 points by callmeed 10y ago|1 comments
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    > This is an interesting point because if you limit yourself to simply solving your personal problems Uhh, we're all the same species living in one of a handful of large societies. Our personal or work problems are likely shared b
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    I don't know. I have to say, most startup origin stories I've heard seem to begin with personal pain. Kalanick and Camp started Uber because they had problems getting a cab in Paris. Zuckerberg created Facebook/mash to have a
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    Yo, I got some Magento questions. How do I email you?
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    lol my wife is the same. We should start a club.
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    Only tangentially related, but I think this is part of the draw/success of Stranger Things on Netflix. Gen-Xers like me (who are now parents) get nostalgic about the days we could freely roam town on our bikes. Well after dark. Witho
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    Neglect and an expired ssl cert
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    by callmeed 10y ago

    I have a seasonal project that creates christmas/holiday cards from Instagram photos. It makes a few grand between halloween and new years ( https://cheergram.com but the cert is expired rn) Surprisingly, the best thing that