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Video of Color in action(cnn.com)
4 points by chr15 16y ago|1 comments
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by chr15 16y ago
This is pretty creative. Question about the implementation: are you just using urllib to read the contents of the provided URL, then overriding the page's CSS with the user provided CSS?
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by chr15 16y ago
You can still respect someone and not subscribe to all of their philosophies/ideologies. They aren't mutually exclusive. I have enormous respect for Buffet. He clearly knows what he's doing. However, his investment style isn't compatible wi
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Retro handheld games make a comeback(pica-pic.com)
2 points by chr15 16y ago|0 comments
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by chr15 16y ago
His files were being backed up to Blackblaze, so he just accessed his backup files. I'm guessing the Photo Booth video was also backed up, and he just downloaded it from Backblaze.
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by chr15 16y ago
Examples: Spelman College, Howard University, Morehouse College
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by chr15 16y ago
YC has repeatedly said they care much more about the founding team than the idea. It's a sound principle. A strong team is probably the minimum you need. Just apply. Don't disqualify yourself. It doesn't take long and you have nothing to lo
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by chr15 16y ago
Understood. People will usually regret the things they did not do e.g. not getting that girl's phone # :) If you didn't swing for the fences, you might be regretting that.
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by chr15 16y ago
Hindsight is 20/20. Entrepreneurs should understand that if you swing for the fences that failure is likely. It's about the risk/reward tradeoff. These risks should be understood, mitigated as much as possible, and accepted before undertaki
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by chr15 16y ago
Agree with your second point. But Twitter helped spread the YouTube videos so I doubt Twitter is trivial. Communication, whether it's the Internet or cell-phone, helped the revolutions by connecting people and organizing them. But yes, we d
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by chr15 16y ago
The world is not better because of Twitter or Facebook? They played a role in the recent revolutions and help people connect with family and friends. Why do you think these governments tried to shut down the internet? They may not have been
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by chr15 16y ago
I'm trying to see the larger picture 1. Get people addicted to Pokemon game 2. Add in-app purchases 3. Start gaming empire For those who haven't seen the game, it's incredibly well executed. Good sounds and graphics.
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by chr15 16y ago
Wow this makes me miss college. College is one of the best times to hack on things and meet people. Take full advantage of that!
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by chr15 16y ago
I've told this story before on HN, but it's worth telling again. I rented a room in L.A. using Airbnb. The owner of the room said he made $4000 in 3 months on two rooms that would have otherwise been vacant. If you're making this much money
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by chr15 16y ago
One of my favorite lines from Fight Club: You are not a unique and beautiful snowflake. You are the same decaying organic matter as everyone else, and we are all part of the same compost pile The real world is cold. It takes time, especia
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by chr15 16y ago
I think many people feel the same. My advice: if you think you lack in some areas of the application, you need to make up for it in others. For example, if you didn't go to a top-tier school, you might make up for that by having some projec
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by chr15 16y ago
I don't think pg is given enough credit for his hand in reddit. I wonder how many redditors have heard of him and/or YC.
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by chr15 16y ago
This is the first thing I thought of as well. Sounds like a normal corporation to me.
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by chr15 16y ago
This is really interesting. How much did it cost? What was the experience like?
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by chr15 16y ago
This is how I judge whether someone is an experienced entrepreneur or not. New entrepreneurs keep ideas to themselves. Experienced ones are much more open about them. I used to keep my ideas to myself, but learned that it does more harm tha
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by chr15 16y ago
This is just the impression that I get. Seems like the number of people that expect to get rich quick on a startup has increased. I receive a number of emails from people wanting to build the next big thing.
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by chr15 16y ago
You're getting downvoted because of the condescending tone of your comment. I used to work at a big consultancy and quit my job not too long ago to work on my ideas full time. I had a comfortable paycheck, lived in a nice apartment, and dro
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by chr15 16y ago
Are there any plans to open source any of the code?
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by chr15 16y ago
But he couldn't find anyone to rent the rooms. AirBnB fixes that inefficiency and fixed that problem for him.
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by chr15 16y ago
I booked a room on AirBnB when I visited Los Angleles. I spoke with the owner of the room and he said he made $4000 in 3 months off of his 2 rooms. AirBnB is on to something.
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by chr15 16y ago
My mother does not have any social network accounts or email. If she lived in New Zealand, how can I make sure she's okay assuming I cannot reach her by phone? I would want every possible method of checking on her available to me.
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by chr15 16y ago
There was a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Groupon Gearing Up For China Operations(blogs.wsj.com)
4 points by chr15 16y ago|2 comments
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by chr15 16y ago
I built a Facebook app that does this for personal use. It's broken now since they released API changes, but it's pretty easy to do. Maybe I should go back and fix it and open source it. Not sure what Facebook's policies say about these sor
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by chr15 16y ago
Congrats on launching! Just signed up. Couple of questions: 1. Love the design. Did you do it yourself? 2. Did your employer have any problems with you working on the side (do they own the IP)? If so, how did you get around this?

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