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by edw519 14y ago
Hey, don't blame (plan # actual) on programmers' poor estimating alone. There are plenty of other reasons. Here's are a couple of my typical instances: http://edweissman.com/it-takes-6-days-to-change-1-line-of-co... http://edweissman.com
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by edw519 14y ago
There's a fine line between advice from someone who's been there and suffered in the trenches and a poser who's respouting the wisdom du jour he heard from another poser at a conference. It's often hard to tell the difference. I waded caref
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by edw519 14y ago
1. Critizing # "Not to critize you or anything." 2. open source # the only way to contribute My quick & easy response is #137 of my ebook (see my profile): 137. How do you put your skills to good? I’ve always thought that t
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by edw519 14y ago
That's pretty much it. I'm one of those guys who comes to Hacker News, reviews what others have built, and immediately thinks 2 things: - That is so cool! - So what? Like most others, I love playing around with widgets and technolo
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by edw519 14y ago
57, programming for 33 years with hardly a day off, and having more fun than ever. My motivation? It's not about the technology, the tools, the apps, the business, the customers, or even the money, although any of those can provide plenty o
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IT workers go offline to avoid recruiters but still get jobs(lifeinc.today.com)
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by edw519 14y ago
The perceived need to cheat is inversely related to the value your product brings to customers with money and desire. The more we hackers focus on the latter, the less we want to talk about the former.
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by edw519 14y ago
There's already a budding aftermarket... A gif that demos why Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller is such a great run blocker: http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1198471/steelers3.g...
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by edw519 14y ago
My sentiments exactly. I got so tired of being upset with the horrendous human design in modern technology that I took action. What I've done: - Buy 2 $350 laptops every year. Move all data. Give away old ones. - All contacts in one .
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by edw519 14y ago
Now let me see if I got this right: 1. Brilliant programmer gets chance of a lifetime. 2. Turns that into lots of money early in life. 3. Decides to change the world in his own way. 4. Consciously & purposefully breaks the law
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by edw519 14y ago
That's generally what I see self-taught people lacing, i.e., deep understanding of anything outside of languages. What a shame. There are lots of very accomplished self-taught people who know much of this stuff and are busy changing the w
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by edw519 14y ago
If "foundation" means: - learning many technologies, even the ones I'll never use - learning 100% of the syntax (10x what I'll ever need) - being able to solve the same problem 5 different ways - learning slick stuff I'll never n
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What if everyone actually had only one soul mate, a random person somewhere?(what-if.xkcd.com)
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Remote-control tech turns cockroaches into beasts of burden(nbcnews.com)
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by edw519 14y ago
It doesn't happen often, but I disagree with you on this, Thomas. OP said, "Would love feedback" and king_magic gave it to him. When someone posts their app here for feedback, we should be ruthless. Nothing, not even the smallest nit, shoul
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by edw519 14y ago
Or maybe it's more like this: 2007. edw519: blah blah blah. Community: You should speak less and build more. 2008. edw519: blah blah blah. Community: You should speak less and build more. 2009. edw519: blah blah blah. Community: You should
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How can Pittsburgh improve its ranking as a top city for startups?(post-gazette.com)
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by edw519 14y ago
The good news: If you think you've done the right thing, then you have. Congratulations! The other news: - Your runway is probably 50% of what you think it is. - Your task is probably 200% of what you think it is. - It will take 200
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Landing people on Mars: 5 obstacles(usatoday.com)
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by edw519 14y ago
True story... Client gives me a Help Desk Ticket. User claims batch job use to run in 5 minutes but now runs for hours. The logs confirm this. The commit logs show that an offshore programmer forgot to remove a 10 second sleep command from
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by edw519 14y ago
Nice post, OP. Reminded me of this: Good umpire: I call 'em as I see 'em. Better umpire: I call 'em as they are. Best umpire: They aren't anything until I call 'em. Similarly: Good founder: I think it was a bad idea. Better
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by edw519 14y ago
Meta rule that replaces all other rules for any place and any occasion: "Treat others the way you want to be treated." The rest will take care of itself.
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by edw519 14y ago
When it comes to learning, sharing, and growing together, online or otherwise, there are no competitors, winners, or losers. Just a bigger pie. (Good luck to lobste.rs, but I'll probably be staying right here on hn.)
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by edw519 14y ago
There are quite a few redditors at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave... Your tax dollars at work.
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by edw519 14y ago
This works both ways. [Background: Developer with many years experience, many apps written, many existing customers, deep domain knowledge, and multiple exits.] I rarely pitch, but when I do, some of the things I hear: "No one will buy that
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by edw519 14y ago
I'm somewhat curious why this spam hasn't been downvoted into oblivion. user: davidw, created: 2016 days ago, karma: 28646 user: pc86, created: 11 days ago, karma: 20 I really don't mean to be a jerk, but a few quick suggestions: 1. Do a
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Side Project Book(sideprojectbook.com)
4 points by edw519 14y ago|1 comments
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by edw519 14y ago
Founder's Prayer (with apologizes to AA & the original author) God, grant me the tolerance to accept the limitations of my MVP, strength and determination to work on what must be worked on now, and wisdom to know the difference.
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Mobile phone companies can predict future movements of users(dailymail.co.uk)
2 points by edw519 14y ago|0 comments
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by edw519 14y ago
I prefer the MVP I've been using in airports for years: - hoodie - ipod with white noise - mindfold mask (mindfold.com) - inflatable neck pillow - backpack with strap wrapped around my arm - empty gate of any soon-to-be-bankru

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