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by dstorrs 17y ago
Nope. I'm right with you on this. Personally, I would go farther--I would say that Moose stuff is actually value negative. For a simple thing like this, it makes perfect sense to use a simple procedural style and keep it in one file. The
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by dstorrs 17y ago
Personally, I think I would feel ok about putting the link up and having it go simply to a landing page that said "This feature is still in production. Please comment below on how we could best suit it to your needs."
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by dstorrs 17y ago
Apparently "have a legible website" is not among the insights that Mixergy perceived.
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by dstorrs 17y ago
> That only works if we don't care and they're better than the alternative. The problem here is that I've tried a lot of different email systems and, so far, Gmail beats them all hands down--in every way that matters. Its storage lev
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by dstorrs 17y ago
In college, I was an English major. I took CS 101 because it was the ONLY course open and I needed 3 more credits. In the first or second class Bob Geitz (the professor) demonstrated that you can directly transform a FOR loop into a DO...
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by dstorrs 17y ago
They [the people typing these questions] aren't. They are asking a search engine to connect them to people who have been in similar situations and might have advice.
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by dstorrs 17y ago
Hm. You make this sound attractive; I've been messing about with PLT Scheme for a few months and will check out newLisp to see how they differ. That said, I need to disagree with you on one point: > I realized that it was syntax that w
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by dstorrs 17y ago
I had two questions while reading this: 1) Which unemployment number is he using? I assume U3, but it would still be good to know. I'd like to see the media boosting awareness of the various U's and what they mean. 2) The Valley area has
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by dstorrs 17y ago
Terrorism is the gravest threat facing the American people today because small numbers of people acting violently have the ability to sway a populace to do irrational things. Just to be sure I'm reading you correctly, I think you're sayin
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by dstorrs 17y ago
Here's a question: how many terrorism attempts have there been against US airlines since 9/11? For that matter, what is the total number of US flights that have EVER been attacked by terrorists? I'm including both successful attacks and
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PayPal Ripe For A Fall; Here's How To Topple Them
5 points by dstorrs 17y ago|2 comments
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by dstorrs 17y ago
The ability to answer The Last Question: http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html
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by dstorrs 17y ago
The public cost of a patent is the monopoly it provides. The public benefit is that the invention is eventually released into the public domain. Take the pharmaceutical companies as an example of where patents are perhaps worthwhile: - It
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by dstorrs 17y ago
My co-founder and I took a different tack: "50/50 and a quarter". - 50/50 split on equity - Decisions are made by consensus when possible (so far, always). - If we absolutely cannot agree, we flip a coin (a quarter) - If either of us decid
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Religion Survives Only Due To Atheists(machineslikeus.com)
1 points by dstorrs 17y ago|0 comments
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Magnetic monopoles produced in lab--or, at least, their equivalent(machineslikeus.com)
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by dstorrs 17y ago
Good points. But I wanted to respond to the last: > A final point then: Does hearing a respected jury tell you >your plans are the bee's knees make you more hesistant to >change them or throw them overboard when things aren't
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by dstorrs 17y ago
dstorrs@lifethunder.com -- drop me a line and let's talk.
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by dstorrs 17y ago
First off, you've got a great point here, and I agree with just about all of it. But I do take exception to one point: > (in some respects [markets resemble] biological evolution, only less stupid and short-sighted) LESS short-sighted?
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by dstorrs 17y ago
No. And if it does, he should just say "Meh, just buy me another pitcher."
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by dstorrs 17y ago
From the article (emphasis mine): "Everyone speaks in future tense. (Or, more specifically, present-tense inaction, future-tense action.) " Each of his examples is of two parts following the pattern described: present-tense inaction, futur
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by dstorrs 17y ago
Is hitting the ground while skydiving ever survivable?
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by dstorrs 17y ago
I'm seeing these video interviews more and more; I really wish people would start posting transcripts alongside them. I don't want to devote 30-, 45-, 60-, however-many minutes to watching a video that may or may not be useful.
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by dstorrs 17y ago
I tried this. It failed due to lack of revenue. I was trying an ad-supported model.
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by dstorrs 17y ago
I've been using Backblaze for a few months now. I'm very pleased with the "continuous" upload option, and it doesn't degrade my machine performance noticeably. I have not, however, gotten around to testing the restore process, which means
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by dstorrs 17y ago
"Writing great documentation: you need an editor" I use Emacs. (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
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by dstorrs 17y ago
This is well after the fact, but I'll post it here for anyone who might find this thread later, and I'll email you about it. First off, as other people have said, talk to your wife. Trusting her to be your partner and a source of strength
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by dstorrs 17y ago
+1 on the org-mode upvote
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by dstorrs 17y ago
Basically, this is a retread of articles I saw in 1996, with all the verbs changed from future to past perfect.
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by dstorrs 17y ago
Whenever I read things I like, I find myself thinking "This is interesting, but is it relevant to a startup like ours? At what point does it become relevant?" If you haven't launched yet, working on scaling issues is a huge mistake. If y

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