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by cmos 18y ago
I noticed the other day that www.sparkfun.com does custom 3D design and prototype, though this probably isn't the cheapest option as you'll be paying them to make the design: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/static.php?name=custom_encl...
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by cmos 18y ago
Well, when you put it like that... :) Actually, in a sense it never did occur to me that it would be something I would consider. In some way it just seems a bit foreign, and since I myself ever so rarely click on an ad, I have a hard time
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by cmos 18y ago
If it's the MIT media lab you really want, which always seemed like an amazing experience, then figure out a way to visit, meet the people, and understand what they are doing. Doing your own projects/research and publishing them would help
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by cmos 18y ago
So, if this is actually true, where do you get the 'ad' feeds from that are valid click-thru's? I guess it didn't occur to me to put ad's in free apps..
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by cmos 18y ago
Entirely correct. We did not get the best people. It probably cost us more money in the long run. But we were able to ship the product and survive. It can take years and years to find an amazing team of programmers that's a good fit. Af
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by cmos 18y ago
We'll probably never know everything.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Connell http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/news_article.aspx?storyid=103...
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by cmos 18y ago
The hiring process is definitely unique.. we often ended up with people who would instead make quirky lifestyle stipulations that were more important to them than money or security. Like being able to work from noon until whenever. Or not
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by cmos 18y ago
This is creative, but the problem with clever 'backpay' solutions and startups is that often they are starved for cash, so the extra 5% or 10% is valuable money that they could be using to grow the business. From an owner's perspective, I w
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by cmos 18y ago
ok, am I the only fool who got a bit teary eyed when going through whitehouse.gov? Whether you agree with his politics or not, you have to admit that he is going to change the way we interact with our government. "President Obama started h
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by cmos 18y ago
Mine was approved in 2 business days.. It caught us all off guard! It was a free app to control a specific piece of really expensive hardware ($5k-10k whole house audio systems) so that might have made it easier. What was odd is that the a
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by cmos 18y ago
It's not trivial if you get down to the PCB level. A good place to start is sites like: www.sparkfun.com www.makezine.com These sites will have tutorials and such. However, I would recommend you figure out what it is you want to learn fro
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by cmos 18y ago
I guess I'm not understanding why google took the app down. It just sounds pathetic. They made a sample application to show off their new product. Is the problem that it's too 'similar'? I'm guessing the exposure would have been far less
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by cmos 18y ago
For an article about happiness these are not very uplifting comments! I am going to try a couple of the students projects myself.. anyone else?
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by cmos 18y ago
If you can, try to also spend some time seeing the world!
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by cmos 18y ago
I'm pretty sure I had to download silverlight to watch netflix movies on my Mac.
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by cmos 18y ago
It's tradition. Didn't we all start with basic, even if just for a little bit?
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by cmos 18y ago
A road trip is a lower cost way to travel.. though compared to the cost of college, and the greater cost of picking the wrong one, at least a visit to the final choice is worth it. Visiting all the local colleges could be enough of a compa
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by cmos 18y ago
Call me old school, but I would start off with Basic. If he was younger I would recommend Logo. Once he's hooked I would get him into C or pascal. I can't recommend enough getting him a "Basic Stamp" kit. Seeing how software can control
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by cmos 18y ago
None of it really matters. Visit each college until it's just obvious. "I could spend 4 years here and be happy" Stay overnight with a freshman. Get a feel for how things are run. Talk to as many freshman and seniors as possible, candi
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by cmos 18y ago
I wish you the best of luck. My momentum ran out with the signup form. And I like electronic music. But regardless, congratulations! You got something up and running, and the custom link greeting page was a very nice touch. Please give
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by cmos 18y ago
I really like it. But I have no interest in your topic of furniture. I also got tired of looking at pictures.. perhaps a little more reward after going through 5 or 10 images? Can you take your engine + make it work with different categori
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by cmos 18y ago
Custom video games (for non geeks). I doctored up a basic shooter game for my girlfriends birthday, replacing the backgrounds + all the characters with relevant images from her life. It makes a basic shooter game much more interesting whe
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by cmos 18y ago
Or make it so we sweat sunscreen when we eat the mayonnaise (on fries?).
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by cmos 18y ago
It's a very personal situation, so chances are the cofounders are all stressing and working to resolve it, but there is nothing more demoralizing than not hitting payroll. It's forces you to confront so many well hidden issues, especially
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Things to consider before launching a startup (or) Sometimes it's not so fun(blog.penelopetrunk.com)
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by cmos 18y ago
If there is a vesting period, perhaps negotiate that to be shorter. Often times a founders shares will vest over time, so that if you quit in a month you don't retain an inappropriate amount of the company compared to the effort put in. S
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by cmos 18y ago
Good point.. It's pretty inappropriate to complain to the person you are interviewing. It sounds like they just can't afford you. When we can't afford someone we often ask them if they would like to work 4 days a week. Sometimes they jump
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by cmos 18y ago
I had never heard of this, and I have to say I really like it. Your personality really comes through in this web site. So often I go to sites and just think "who cares", even if it's doing something cool, because I can't see anything that
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by cmos 18y ago
Your sending letters critiquing a company you are trying to get a job from? And more than one?! You will not get that job, no matter how 'open minded' the owner is. Right now the owner is hoping someone else applies, and is mulling over
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by cmos 18y ago
We've all been cornered by Mr. (or Mrs) Unfortunate, where they start by saying how they invented blah product years before it's time and then Big Company stole it. I had the great-uncle Jimmy who invented the backlit buttons on a telephon

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