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by dhyasama 17y ago
Getting people that don't want the email (and won't click) to turn off the emails entirely helps keep the CTR high :)
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by dhyasama 17y ago
At first I thought this was a typo. Then I thought it was another April Fools joke. Now I feel bad for the Seton Hill marketing team trying to compete against the much better known Seton Hall University.
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by dhyasama 17y ago
Early April Fools? EDIT: or right on time since he is in Australia :)
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by dhyasama 17y ago
HDTV was new enough to me the last time I made a purchase that I assumed an HDMI cable would be in the box. It wasn't and next time I will plan ahead. Not everyone will do that so, so maybe a little business for same day delivery of cable
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by dhyasama 17y ago
This quote struck me: I’m determined to tell my kids and grandkids amazing stories beyond my iPod and iPhone ones. That makes me feel simultaneously small and motivated.
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by dhyasama 17y ago
I couldn't agree more. I traveled to Croatia a few years ago and stayed with locals. One of the first things each of them said was some variation of "I don't like George Bush." Simply saying "I don't either" brightened them up considerab
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by dhyasama 17y ago
"Housing first" has been pretty successful so far. It just makes sense on so many levels, including economic. Just Google it for more info. The fact that there is only one homeless man left in Times Square is kind of amazing. Of course
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by dhyasama 17y ago
"Money Ball" by Michael Lewis is great. It's about evaluating talent in new ways to exploit market inefficiencies in baseball.
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by dhyasama 17y ago
Transferring bags between identical planes will decrease risk but it won't eliminate it. Unless the same people are transferring (and hence the same bags) then the number and size of bags is going to change. Presumably people are transferr
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by dhyasama 17y ago
Upvoted for giving insight into your process. I criticized that post for being over the top. A friend uses a similar technique where he overstates almost everything and it is effective. People listen to his opinions. The danger is in ov
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by dhyasama 17y ago
"The technology we are using in our products has been generally discussed in internet forums and there is nothing special or unique about it." I hope I never suffer a brain cramp and say that about my company to a reporter.
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by dhyasama 17y ago
I heard it from Molly Holzschlag during a presentation at Microsoft Mix last week. There were members of the IE team all over the place and I think someone would have called her on it if it wasn't true. Or maybe Microsoft leaked the fake
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by dhyasama 17y ago
I reread the post and will admit my comment doesn't directly engage the spirit of the post. His core thought is to build something for the long haul and put your love into it which is a good strategy (but not the only strategy). My commen
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by dhyasama 17y ago
Direct quote from the post: Selling your company only makes sense if you think they can do a better job than you can. Or when you think they’re overvaluing the prospects of your company. That’s either the talk of the meek or a con man (“let
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by dhyasama 17y ago
First off, almost everything is for sale at the right price. If someone offered 37signals one trillion dollars would the sell? Of course. Also, there are other reasons to sell than "some sucker is willing to pay x". Maybe you are burnt o
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by dhyasama 17y ago
Microsoft decided to kill IE, with 6 being the final version, in order to integrate the browser into Windows. Five years and a few major court cases later and they changed their tune and began work on IE7.
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by dhyasama 17y ago
How much wiggle room is built into the law? As mentioned in the article, portioning varies by location and chef. What happens if a chef adds an extra tablespoon of ranch dressing or gets a shipment of slightly larger chickens? The US is
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by dhyasama 17y ago
Providing a schedule of availability is a great idea. I work in the office in the morning and at home in the afternoon. One of the things that was a struggle at first, and I received feedback on, was knowing when I was available. Providi
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by dhyasama 17y ago
Congratulations on getting a nice little side business going. The great thing about having a product to sell is now people will (hopefully) buy it even though you don't have to keep working on it. Rinse and repeat a few times and you'll h
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by dhyasama 17y ago
I attended a presentation by Molly Halzschlag at Microsoft Mix a few days ago and she mentioned an interesting factoid. IE6 was going to be the last version because the browser was going to be fully integrated into Windows. We all know th
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by dhyasama 17y ago
Perhaps I'm splitting semantic hairs, but what is "regular" fiction? Science fiction is a subset of fiction, but it is fiction nonetheless. If a novel is set in 18th Century Europe is it then not "regular" fiction? Is it "only" historica
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by dhyasama 17y ago
I'm going to attend John's talk of the same name at Microsoft MIX next week. I bet he was practicing at a smaller event to work out the kinks.
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by dhyasama 17y ago
I work at a provider (PowerPay) and completely agree about obscured fees. The rates I was referring to are posted on your site and do seem a bit high to me. With that being said, there are a ton of variables involved in pricing an account
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by dhyasama 17y ago
I just looked at the Braintree site. It looks like they provide very developer friendly services which is rare in the industry. The listed rates are high though. If anyone goes with them, keep in mind it's the industry norm to heavily ne
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by dhyasama 17y ago
It isn't nearly so black and white. The robber barons had deep political connections. No matter how amazing your product is, you won't be as successful as those men without working the system. Their success is due to great products, timi
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by dhyasama 17y ago
Off-topic but I can't resist: A friend bought a hairbrush for $100 (!) and now I love to tell her she looks like a hundred bucks (rather than a million).
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by dhyasama 17y ago
Some friends lived with me for a few months while their daughter was in the NICU because she was born extremely prematurely. I don't know the final tally, but at some point the calculated the total cost to be just north of $2,000,000. I
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by dhyasama 17y ago
I would want myself to want the 20-year-old to get the transplant instead of me. Whether or not I would make that decision while lying on my death bed is another matter.
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by dhyasama 17y ago
I'm assuming the Treasury is funded by taxpayers which means the free shipping is paid for by taxpayers. Cool hack but kind of lame.
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by dhyasama 17y ago
Does youtube have a "flag this video" feature? Seems like an easy, lo-touch solution.

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