costan

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   by costan 17y ago

   This is my first HN post. If it's off topic, I apologize. Please let me know, and I'll learn my lesson.
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   Help hack the Zeo Sleep Coach data

   23 points by costan 17y ago|6 comments
3. 63.▲
   by costan 17y ago

   I requested to see my admission file after I was accepted into MIT. My guess is I wouldn't have been there without my medal. Disclaimers: I can't into the heads of the people in the admissions office. Also, the Dean of Admissions was change
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   by costan 17y ago

   That would be very interesting. I was thinking about this problem for a while, and would like to participate. What I like in rubygems is that (1) it works on the 3 major OSes, (2) it compiles code for me, if the stars are aligned in the rig
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   by costan 17y ago

   The article makes a flawed argument. I think that the top US coders have better opportunities than TopCoder, so we won't see them there. Personal history follows. I come from an eastern European country, and I participated in the IOI (high-
6. 66.▲
   by costan 17y ago

   You have a good boss, and you probably joined earlier than others. However, I do have to admit that it's as good as it gets, in the big corporate world.
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   by costan 17y ago

   So now I'll have two devices measuring me every day: the Wii Fit and the Zoo sleep device. I foresee a niche in getting all this data out of walled gardens and putting it together seamlessly. Google Health would be a good place... except Go
8. 68.▲
   by costan 17y ago

   Is there any good source of data about the best place to start a company?
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   by costan 17y ago

   Thanks for posting that. I'll keep it around.
10. 70.▲
    by costan 17y ago

    The conversion is useful so the videos take up less space on iPhones / iPods. I use TubeTV, and I definitely appreciate the feature, because most of my iPhone's memory is taken up by music videos off of YouTube right now.
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    by costan 17y ago

    I use Windows to build Ruby gems, for a smart-card simulator, and to see my sites in IE. Therefore I install the following: disable anti-virus warning, disable firewall + warnings, all updates, Firefox, Safari (also gets me Bonjour), One-cl
12. 72.▲
    by costan 17y ago

    http://maps.live.com/ Please don't slaughter me for mentioning the evil empire.
13. 73.▲
    by costan 17y ago

    Thanks so much for posting this! Now I know how to answer non-questions, and avoid endless pointless debates.
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    by costan 17y ago

    I wrote StockPlay, a stock trading simulation. I open-sourced the foundation code, take a look if you're interested in developing your own application. Engine: http://github.com/costan/zergsupport/ Game: http://istockplay.com
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    by costan 17y ago

    I was about to add a new comment quoting this exact phrase (programming doesn't require math). Thanks for expressing my thoughts in a better way than I would have.