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Why the Apple UDID had to die (September 2011)(corte.si)
1 points by diego 14y ago|0 comments
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by diego 14y ago
If you really mean that resigning is the scariest thing you could imagine, then you're in for some surprises. I assume it's just hyperbole.
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by diego 14y ago
For those interested in the topic, there's a free version of the original edition of The Elements of Style for the Kindle. http://www.amazon.com/The-Elements-of-Style-ebook/dp/B005IT0... [The latest edition is not free, but this is a good
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by diego 14y ago
"A Like that doesn't come from someone truly interested in connecting with a Page benefits no one." That is clearly untrue. If that were the case, fake Likes would not be a problem.
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by diego 14y ago
Here's a much better article on the topic by Dan Ariely. This is one of his primary areas of research, and he addresses it in his books (including a description of his experiments). http://danariely.com/2012/08/15/understanding-ego-depleti
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Understanding Ego Depletion(danariely.com)
155 points by diego 14y ago|28 comments
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by diego 14y ago
Of course they mean they want to talk to you. But that doesn't mean they want money. More likely they'd want to acqui(hi)re you and incorporate whatever made made you successful into their product.
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by diego 14y ago
You're preaching to the choir about intent. However, that article is old. Twitter's ads are much more effective this year than last. Romney alone paid $100k for one promoted trend that lasted a few hours. I know first hand they're making
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by diego 14y ago
Have you spoken with someone at Twitter about this? I have. If you haven't, there's nothing to discuss.
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by diego 14y ago
They are making hundreds of millions of dollars with ads. What do you mean by "ads don't really fit their users usage patterns"? I hate ads as much as anyone, but they are working for Twitter. If you think Twitter's executives don't know wh
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by diego 14y ago
I didn't miss the point. Twitter does not want developers to go past that limit. Pay or no pay, it doesn't matter to Twitter. It's not part of the plan.
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by diego 14y ago
Yes, there is more to it than you're aware of. For starters, how do you think Twitter's API customers would monetize their applications? They would be paying Twitter for the privilege of attempting to monetize tweets. It only makes sense
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by diego 14y ago
The "Hacker News Effect" is really not that bad. A modest Linux server runing WordPress with WP Super Cache can easily handle the traffic.
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by diego 14y ago
Well, it's probably worse for Lehrer than for anybody else. I continue to enjoy The New Yorker and I don't think any less of them. I feel bad for him, though. He's relatively young and a good writer. I enjoyed his three books, especially Im
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by diego 14y ago
I saw that quote on Spent by Geoffrey Miller. It's about conspicuous consumption. That is something that I stand against, as does he. He provides some sensible alternatives (and some that don't make any sense). I still recommend the book.
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by diego 14y ago
The flipside of 1. is that people in Africa still need to get internet access, which is not free. So one way or another they are paying for email. You could make the same case for cellphones, yet competition and innovation is driving adop
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by diego 14y ago
For those who criticize the lack of "anything new" in my post: What motivated me to write it is that in the past few weeks I've met SEVERAL entrepreneurs who are starting businesses that would have no choice but to depend on ads. I'm almost
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by diego 14y ago
Oh, but I don't. What do you think is the valuation of TV networks these days? Brand reinforcement advertising is worth much less than intent-based ads that leads to instant conversion. "A stat like $3.5 million for 30 seconds of airtime ma
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by diego 14y ago
Have you read it?
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by diego 14y ago
What keeps the stock up is the idea that one day they may do something other than ads, and sell something to their user base. I don't know if there is an example of a public internet company that was able to transition from being an ad-base
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by diego 14y ago
That is not the point of the one-on-one. The one-on-one is a time for the employee to speak his/her mind, express concerns, etc. Read the link to Rands' post somewhere else on this thread. The entire book is great, and I think every manage
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A Concept Bike Designed for Running(theatlantic.com)
1 points by diego 14y ago|0 comments
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How Algorithms Rule The World(fastcompany.com)
11 points by diego 14y ago|0 comments
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by diego 14y ago
They almost certainly don't store the password, just the hash. Why do you feel that's a problem?
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Twitter Doesn't Want You(curiousrat.com)
9 points by diego 14y ago|0 comments
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by diego 14y ago
I recommend this talk if you're in the Bay Area and interested in distributed systems. Jay is great, and he really knows the stuff. Also, check out the Kafka design document. It's an excellent read: http://incubator.apache.org/kafka/design
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by diego 14y ago
Why is it interesting that these people are under 35? Is there any more merit to being an innovator at 33 than, say, at 44?
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by diego 14y ago
I mostly browse the Global timeline. It doesn't move too fast yet, maybe 10-20 messages per minute. I jump into interesting conversations, which results in finding interesting people to follow. You should post the same question on app.net i
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First is best(economist.com)
4 points by diego 14y ago|0 comments
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by diego 14y ago
That's the reason I flagged this post. This is not hacker news or even journalism. It's just lobbying for an industry.

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