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871.
by cellis 17y ago
What?! Things Shouldn't be 100% Free And Open?? You really don't get it . Edit: it should be painfully obvious that this is sarcasm
872.
by cellis 17y ago
I never even considered the possibility of Facebook building a browser. Thus enlightened, i do believe it is possible...
873.
by cellis 18y ago
I decided that another user was right in saying that it is in bad taste (arguably profiting from others' misfortune), so i deleted my facebook app. I built it yesterday to poke fun at the panic (it was just a simple counter & invite scr
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by cellis 18y ago
I just finished my app... Swine Flu, for those who care to waste time infecting others instead of fighting this glorious disease. http://apps.facebook.com/swinefluapp
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by cellis 18y ago
What am i supposed to do? Imagine i am a very ADD person and I don't know what to click. You need a big DOWNLOAD or SIGN UP button, otherwise you are squandering your 5 seconds that i've allowed you.
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by cellis 18y ago
Last I checked, "buying hookers" counts as getting laid.
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Netbook Chips Create a Low-Power Cloud (technologyreview.com)
4 points by cellis 18y ago|0 comments
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by cellis 18y ago
full disclosure: I build/make money from facebook apps Facebook made under $300 million last year, was a little shy of breaking even... Why is this surprising to so many? There are dozens of developers that are netting 100k+ a month (ye
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by cellis 18y ago
You're wrong. But in the absence of evidence, denial prevails. And most of these indie devs are not going to provide numbers because they don't want to attract attention/competition.
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by cellis 18y ago
A hooker can marry a millionaire and get loaded, the "cap" on consultants / lawyers can be pretty high, a dentist could patent a new tool / technique, write a book, or just be happy with a pretty good wage. Let us, then, limit this discus
881.
by cellis 18y ago
OR, just steal a bunch of bases. /
882.
by cellis 18y ago
Facebook is adding 700k+ users a day. But they aren't facebook.
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by cellis 18y ago
Trust: hard to earn, easy to lose and impossible to get back.
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by cellis 18y ago
flagged.
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by cellis 18y ago
A little recession, it seems, is all it takes for do good hackers to start entertaining the dark side. A pity.
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by cellis 18y ago
Heres an analogy that most hackers can identify with-- the local coffee shop. The agreement there is implicit as well (and sometimes explicit): buy this coffee, and you can use the internet. Should you get free internet without buying the c
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by cellis 18y ago
US Hole In One, too. http://www.prlog.org/10092942-hole-in-one-insurance-odds-gol... :The "average" golfer's chances of making a hole in one from 165 yards out are 1:12500. Heres a question for probability geeks: are the chances of anyone
888.
by cellis 18y ago
At 16, Zucker started a business enticing people to pay $1 to take a swing at a golf ball. The prize for a hole in one from 150 yards: $1 million. He rented space from a driving range and persuaded an insurance company to allow him to pay
889.
by cellis 18y ago
I'll take a closed, consistent deployment experience (flash), over an open and free,yet inconsistently implemented one (the real nightmare that is css) any day.
890.
by cellis 18y ago
They have offered me a fulltime+ job at that rate, and I live in Michigan where living costs are quite low.
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by cellis 18y ago
1. 40hrs/week. I was not given a hard deadline. 2. I gave them an estimate of 6 six weeks (we're in the 5th) 3. Probably around 200, but I have no idea how stringent their QA is.
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Ask HN: Managing Two Contracts
11 points by cellis 18y ago|12 comments
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by cellis 18y ago
"I need to find a way to earn 30,000 dollars or so after taxes..." Learn objective-C and create an iphone app that is novel but incredibly simple. Should be based on a humorous topic (e.g. iFart, Sound Grenade) That should be able to brin
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Violent Video Game Law Ruled Unconstitutional(informationweek.com)
2 points by cellis 18y ago|0 comments
895.
by cellis 18y ago
People that can develop working, maintainable software that makes users happy seem to always be in demand. Omit "working,maintainable" and we're good. It needn't be either, but it must make someone happy. Whether this is a pointy haired b
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by cellis 18y ago
You can put me in the downvote column, too. I happen to view TDD as a completely obnoxious and unnecessary exercise.
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by cellis 18y ago
Trip around the world.
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by cellis 18y ago
Don't forget the portals: Kongregate, Miniclip, NewGrounds, AddictingGames, Facebook App Directory
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by cellis 18y ago
Please fix the title. 25 should be changed to say 6 billion.
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by cellis 18y ago
Once they go belly up... Not likely. More likely is that someone that has deep pockets and lives in Redmond purchases them for something like 2X (8 billion).

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