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by dcurtis 18y ago
Sounds like Google and Peter Thiel should talk.
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by dcurtis 18y ago
Interesting. I am surprised. His website's about section is, ironically (considering the subject of this thread), almost 50% a disclaimer.
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by dcurtis 18y ago
I would be very surprised if Robert Scoble has ever assembled a computer.
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by dcurtis 18y ago
Interestingly, I wasn't going to go to the site until I saw your link and clicked it.
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by dcurtis 18y ago
Actually, I think it does. Desktop UIs have evolved and are designed for interaction, and web UIs have evolved for display of information (that is, until very recently). There are no universally common standards for interactive controls in
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by dcurtis 18y ago
With Safari (especially with the offline features in Snow Leopard) and now Google Chrome, we have the browser technology to make rich, desktop-like webapps built with Cappuccino and Sproutcore shine. I think this marks an evolution of web i
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by dcurtis 18y ago
Rothenburg, Germany is a really cool place. Might want to check it out.
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by dcurtis 18y ago
Those are features of Webkit, the core browser technology that Chrome and Safari are built on.
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by dcurtis 18y ago
What you're talking about is being honest with people regarding feedback. I respect that and agree with you. But it is possible to be tactfully honest. You're not.
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by dcurtis 18y ago
You should mentally add "you idiot!" to the end of all your sentences. If the resulting sentence makes sense, rewrite it until it's so polite that adding those words doesn't make sense. Your points here are somewhat valid, though. I'm just
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by dcurtis 18y ago
I have a feeling Intel would give TechCrunch the Atom processor for a ridiculous discount, just for the publicity and the proof that embedded processors can have a market.
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This Valley is my Hollywood(31fps.com)
20 points by dcurtis 18y ago|11 comments
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by dcurtis 18y ago
AM? What's that?
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by dcurtis 18y ago
It's not a requirement. But they strongly suggest the typical 4 year vesting with 1 year cliff. (Actually, "strongly" might be an understatement.)
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by dcurtis 18y ago
CO2Stats is growing on me. After speaking with the founders for a few minutes today, I'm starting to understand better what they're doing; they seem genuinely passionate about helping the environment.
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by dcurtis 18y ago
Science in its current form wasn't prevalent back when people were saying that the Earth couldn't be round. Any modern day scientist would always be open to the possibility, given physical evidence. The very best model at the time showed th
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by dcurtis 18y ago
" Remember, these startups are usually 2-3 people with little more than an idea. Generally speaking there are few other investors who will be willing to invest in them until they have some sort of code written or an initial product out the
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by dcurtis 18y ago
Yeah, this is certainly an interesting topic in UI design. When Microsoft had the problem of people not knowing what to do when their computer started up, they relabeled "system" to "start" counterintuitively rather than building a progress
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by dcurtis 18y ago
Maxklein, I have an idea for you. After you write something, read it again and add "you idiot!" to the end. If it sounds like the tone is compatible, then rewrite what you said until it is polite. Anyway, with respect to the topic: you're s
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by dcurtis 18y ago
I see this as a knee-jerk solution, but once these educated children see the western world, they will not want to stay in Zimbabwe; to force them to stay is tantamount to indentured servitude. I've been thinking about possible solutions for
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by dcurtis 18y ago
The problem is that giving kids laptops does not make them smarter. OLPCs are not magical teachers. Also, especially in Zimbabwe, if you invest in sending children abroad to study, they will probably never come back. One of their biggest pr
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by dcurtis 18y ago
A lot of the evolution of user interaction on the internet is directly related to the interface elements that drive those interactions. The current web UI toolkit consisting of, for example, submit buttons, links with underlines, and naviga
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by dcurtis 18y ago
My problem with CO2Stats is that they are sort of slyly dancing around the truth. The truth is that they do not buy/acquire carbon offsets . In fact, they buy more energy. They just ensure the additional energy was created cleanly. But w
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by dcurtis 18y ago
Interesting point, although I don't think following Apple's interface design paradigm is a bad thing. They know how to create beautiful and easy interfaces, and that is part of the reason The iPod and iPhone are so wildly popular. Obviously
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by dcurtis 18y ago
Things like SproutCore really are the future of the internet. Within five years, I think the true web operating system will be born; and it's not like YouOS or any of those other pseudo operating systems in browsers. Why do you need context
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Pictures From the Boston/Cambridge YC Meetup(ourdoings.com)
15 points by dcurtis 18y ago|5 comments
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by dcurtis 18y ago
Yes, Steve Jobs ended up in a better position because of the partnership agreement. For him, it was a good decision.
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by dcurtis 18y ago
Yeah, but you'd wish you made the other decision, which is what everyone means by "regret".
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by dcurtis 18y ago
Yeah, I thought it was strange when he first mentioned it, but when he put it in the context of a platform, I realized that it might be something bigger than just a place where geeks go and fly around. There might be some commercial aspects
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by dcurtis 18y ago
Epic. That's all I can say. The amount of work that went into this is awesome. They're hacking real life.

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