captain_mars

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by captain_mars 14y ago
> Take an Indian to US or Australia and he will not spit or litter. While the same person might even pee on a street back in India. I think this is the "broken window effect." [1] We Indians see so much litter / garbage around us most o
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by captain_mars 14y ago
> its too risky without at least throwing the idea out there first to see if there's any response. Even after throwing the idea out there and getting HN's feedback, it is still too risky. It is difficult to predict the success of any ve
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by captain_mars 14y ago
Also, community-based websites often start off slowly and grow organically. This is because people don't like to register with and post content on sites that appear to be inactive. They will make their first posts on your website only if th
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by captain_mars 14y ago
From my experience, I believe having a stable life and a supportive family is very important to business success. They provide you with a strong foundation, and a way to weather the emotional lows and highs that come with startups. So, I wo
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by captain_mars 14y ago
On reading that paragraph, my instinctive reaction was that they (Adobe) got to be kidding. But no, they are completely serious.
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by captain_mars 15y ago
My experience with the marketplace submission process has been quite different. I have gone through it at least 4 times, and never had any problem.
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by captain_mars 15y ago
From user reviews: "This app is awesome! It makes my phone free of ads. I get spoiled with it. I now ever have to buy an app that only offers no more ads because of this app." "Pretty much turns free apps into their premium ad free counterp
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by captain_mars 15y ago
From the Q&A in Nokia's press conference, it looks like they will be bringing this imaging technology to their future WP phones too.
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by captain_mars 15y ago
Er, I was referring to your Starcraft-inspired name, not to my name. :-)
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by captain_mars 15y ago
Hey OP, do they have Christmas on your planet too? ;-) Small galaxy!
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by captain_mars 15y ago
I transferred long ago, because of general "icky" vibes.
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by captain_mars 15y ago
> Low-end users like low-end content (ringtones etc), which is what sells on those platform. I can only agree with this partially. Nokia's Ovi store gets the most downloads from India (by far), and the most popular category is games. J
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by captain_mars 15y ago
Lots of people in developing countries don't have credit cards, so, yes, this has a lot of potential.
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by captain_mars 15y ago
There is no doubt that feature-phone users vastly outnumber smartphone users. But, how much are they willing to spend on apps? I live in India, and recently happened to be in a Nokia store. I saw a lower-middle-class family walk into the st
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by captain_mars 15y ago
As someone on HN, I understand that. I was just being philosophical. I guess, thinking whether anything happened depends on one's level of perception, and one's definition of what it means for something to "happen". (That is, whether you ar
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by captain_mars 15y ago
Someone should tell the author, I guess ;) But, if a page reloads and is exactly the same, did anything really happen?
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by captain_mars 15y ago
Ha! This is a flashier and more philosophical cousin of ... The Really Big Button That Doesn't Do Anything http://www.pixelscapes.com/spatulacity/button.htm
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by captain_mars 15y ago
Thanks for the context. After reading that article, I took a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots_in_popul... The riots really do seem to have had a significant cultural effect.
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by captain_mars 15y ago
As somebody who lives in the Eastern hemisphere, I've never understood the apparent zombie obsession of the West. I understand that in video games and movies we need "bad guys" whom we won't feel bad killing. And for that, zombies and merci
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by captain_mars 15y ago
Received an invite. Many thanks. :) EDIT: Removed email address after getting an invite.
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by captain_mars 15y ago
IMHO, both sides of the argument are valid. Both Money and Passion are important. Hugh MacLeod has a great perspective on this: THE SEX & CASH THEORY: "The creative person basically has two kinds of jobs: One is the sexy, creative kind
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by captain_mars 15y ago
If/when browsers have good support for WebCL, it would enable computation-intensive web apps. For example, photo manipulation, real-time video manipulation, simulations, mining bitcoins in your browser, physics engines, ... and so on.
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100 Abandoned Artworks (Generative Art)(abandonedart.org)
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by captain_mars 15y ago
Very neat concept. I found the recommendations quite accurate for me. I second others in saying that you should try to integrate Amazon and iTunes affiliate links in there, to try and make some money. You deserve it. Some suggestions: * The
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by captain_mars 15y ago
Between 105 and 150 minutes (i.e., from 1 hour 45 minutes to 2.5 hours). I live in Bangalore, India, and drive a car.
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by captain_mars 15y ago
A similar case: Defiance, or: How to Succeed in Business While Being Targeted by the FBI, the KGB, the Department of Homeland Security, the INS and the Mafia Hit Men http://defiancethebook.com/
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by captain_mars 16y ago
Awesome suggestions; thanks!
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by captain_mars 16y ago
Similarly, I have set myself the goal of becoming an awesome mobile app developer. My goal is to first become one of the most valued developers at my current workplace, and then to move on to a better job. I would appreciate any suggestions
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by captain_mars 16y ago
Both you and rdtsc make good points. However, I don't think China would want NK to actually use the nukes. China would want to maintain status quo. So, if it looks like NK is serious about using nukes, China (I believe) will allow a U.S.-
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by captain_mars 16y ago
I suspect China would not be too happy about a nuclear North Korea in its backyard. And they definitely wouldn't want North Korea to actually nuke the South. So, if it looks like Kim Jong Il is getting really serious about starting hostilit

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