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by eggbrain 15y ago
I agree with you in general, but I feel like you take a wrong perspective of it. The author takes a top-down approach to teaching, which basically means that he thought about this tutorial from his perspective, someone that was already inti
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by eggbrain 15y ago
I'd guess that people probably thought his comment was fake (not sure about any other comments, even his comment doesn't seem downvoted): The OP's original comment contains entire praise for the product being described in the article, almos
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by eggbrain 15y ago
I believe the full paper that this article is based on can be found here: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/334/6062/1518.full
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by eggbrain 15y ago
The point is to not become as good as a smart nerd, because you'll be playing catch up your whole life. The point is that you need to show that you know enough about your idea on the technical side that you can communicate effectively with
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by eggbrain 15y ago
True enough, but I think it applies to a lot more cities than people might think. Many of the developers I talk to in Ann Arbor, for example, are working on 2-3 projects in their spare time, and are constantly being asked to work on more. A
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by eggbrain 15y ago
I think the author doesn't go far enough in his post. Yes, ideas are worthless. But finding "smart nerds" is an almost fruitless endeavor as well. It's not that they don't exist, but they are so sought after, and are doing so many projects
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by eggbrain 15y ago
No one will like a site without a few more of those features your site doesn't have. There's the old phrase "it's whats on the inside that counts", but with first impressions, that's simply just not true. I look at your site, and I see its
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by eggbrain 15y ago
I took KJXW974YELWX, I'll definitely let you know what I think of the app.
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by eggbrain 15y ago
There are definitely problems with RFID tags, but I think QR codes are even worse. That's why I say it's a stopgap -- maybe RFID fixes its issues, or maybe something completely better comes out, but I don't see QR codes being around 10 year
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by eggbrain 15y ago
As a consumer, I hate QR codes. They totally obfuscate what is going to happen -- Many times there is little to no information about where a QR code will send me. As an iPhone user, I also need to download an app to read the QR codes, and s
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by eggbrain 15y ago
I'll see if I can tighten up the wording a bit
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by eggbrain 15y ago
I'll be in touch soon
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by eggbrain 15y ago
For me, 24 hours felt like too little to get something very cool out. However, I had the same mindset as you in that I felt a 40 hour or 48 hour hackathon I would never be able to stay up for. So, I decided to meet in the middle: 36 hours
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by eggbrain 15y ago
If you guys have any questions, feel free to ask them here. This will be our first crack at what we hope to be a bi-annual event for Ann Arbor, and we already have over $2000 in prizes for the event. We hope you guys will come!
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Hacka2thon - Ann Arbor's first annual 36 hour hackathon(hacka2thon.com)
54 points by eggbrain 15y ago|17 comments
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by eggbrain 15y ago
Paul Graham represents a brand bigger than himself. When you stop caring what you say to who, it has implications to all those companies that belong to that bigger brand, along with the brand itself.
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by eggbrain 15y ago
I can see what you are saying, but I'd disagree that this would be useful to someone launching on HN. The advice given is very general [besides the "Post on a weekend" suggestion]. Even as children we were told that "sticks and stones may b
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by eggbrain 15y ago
I'll be completely honest, this felt too much like a fluff piece with advice that was too general to be helpful. I can break down your post into this advice: 1) Listen to what people say 2) Ignore the people insulting you 3) Post
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by eggbrain 15y ago
If this is true, that price is pretty damn killer. Pricing your tablet at $300 less than the main competition is huge, and now a tablet fits comfortably between a Kindle and a Netbook in terms of price.
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by eggbrain 15y ago
Clickable: http://www.teledraw.com/
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Show HN: Teledraw.com, a web-based drawing game
8 points by eggbrain 15y ago|8 comments
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by eggbrain 15y ago
I wish I could -- for some reason my "flagging" ability was taken away a few months back.
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by eggbrain 15y ago
I'll be honest, this is the type of thing I'd see on Reddit and not on Hacker News. The guy is obviously a troll, as his motto is just a "bullshit generator" in paragraph form, along with the sign up info being obviously fake. Even if this
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by eggbrain 15y ago
I'll be honest, I'm skeptical. And I'm sure investors are skeptical too after spectacular failures like WebVan and Kozmo. Sure these sites were different than what you are trying to accomplish (Online --> Deliver to your door vs Online-
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by eggbrain 15y ago
If I were Michael Dell, I'd shut the company down and give the money back to the shareholders.
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by eggbrain 15y ago
Great point. I have also noticed the decline in Groupon quality recently for my area. That being said, once you are the 500 pound gorilla in the market, will people really have a choice but to go through you? I don't like ebay, but I deal w
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by eggbrain 15y ago
Is the business model really so nonviable? Companies are coming to Groupon willing to give them exclusive coupons for their businesses, and Groupon gets to take 50% of the money from every Groupon bought. I thought the only reason they were
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by eggbrain 15y ago
Remember, in Game of Thrones, that Bronn only became Tyrion's champion for the money, not any sense of honor. What if Bethesda finds it easier to hire 3 top Quake 3 players for 1k each to fight Notch and friends? They might find it easier t
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by eggbrain 15y ago
I really wish Apple would review the app store review process -- too many times I see reviews that look like spam, or ratings of "5 Stars" but say "this app sucks" as the text. Then there is the emoji, sometimes filling almost the entire re
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by eggbrain 15y ago
You can't transfer funds onto another card if you do not own the card / have the CSC code.

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