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by emmett 18y ago
This is a completely different thing than Scribd. Scribd is a document uploading and management service that converts .pdfs, .docs, .xls, everything under the sun. This is an extremely nice way to view PDFs linked to from google search and
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by emmett 18y ago
Javascript has copy-to-clipboard functions available in most modern browsers.
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by emmett 18y ago
Remember, almost all companies start as startups. For example, startups get to claim Ford, inventing the assembly line. Of course, the potential for work in a research lab is huge too. So I think it's more about the specific opportunities.
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by emmett 18y ago
He could probably make plenty of money, selling these online to rich people who want a curio with a great story behind it.
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by emmett 18y ago
Charge money. Market it to businesses. You're never going to get money out of something like that from advertising, so you have to go the service route. If you charged $5/user/month, you might have a nice little supplement to your income. D
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by emmett 18y ago
How many unique users per day do you have? The size of your service really determines the correct course.
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by emmett 18y ago
They did, in record numbers. It didn't help; the coins were simply hoarded.
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by emmett 18y ago
The main point is there needs to be a big fat "Create a community" button on the front page, even if that leads you to a "First, create an account" screen.
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by emmett 18y ago
No, you share network subnet space with (an arbitrary number of) other EC2 users.
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by emmett 18y ago
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but your argument seems to be: - I don't really understand this whole "global warming" thing. - Even climatologists, who do claim to at least understand global warming, don't have complete understanding of or master
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by emmett 18y ago
"The evidence that cancer exists is pretty conclusive. The evidence that the climate is changing in an unusual way isn't." I don't agree with that statement, but it's a valid argument for a climate skeptic. "The scientists are just trying t
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by emmett 18y ago
Ah, you're right. I forgot it doesn't mention Omega. However, at least they're related concepts!
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by emmett 18y ago
The main point about global warming is that it is rapid . Rapid climate change (in either direction) is bad for the obvious reason that we don't have much time to adjust. In general, a warmer climate is good for us. We're at a geological-h
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by emmett 18y ago
I agree with you, but "Your position is irrational and stupid" is abusive, and likely to cause people to believe that you are in the wrong. Which is unfortunate, because in this instance you are right.
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by emmett 18y ago
By that logic, cancer is a myth. Do you have any idea how many careers hinge on trying to cure cancer? It's a scientific conspiracy! They have to keep the cancer gravy train going.
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by emmett 18y ago
Your analogy is close, but flawed. Instead, I suggest the following as an analogy for your argument: Al Gore is arguing for an across the board tax increase. He thinks that everyone should pay more taxes. On the other hand, he's not donatin
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by emmett 18y ago
Why is BB(100) "impossible in principle", where we know BB(1), BB(2), and BB(3)? How is BB(100) different, besides size?
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by emmett 18y ago
Another introduction to this same topic, that goes much further and is better written: http://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/bignumbers.html
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by emmett 18y ago
You are Not Even Wrong, in this instance. Math is not a simulation of the real world; to take a simple example, both Euclidean and hyperbolic geometry are self-consistent and useful, and yet clearly different. So "the rock solid foundation"
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by emmett 18y ago
One of our co-founders doesn't have a college degree, so that's clearly not a barrier to joining the team. I'm sorry to say I don't remember the details of your interview, but I can guarantee it wasn't the degree. That just doesn't come up
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by emmett 18y ago
Profitable in stealth mode? How did you manage that trick?
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by emmett 18y ago
His point is that the problem with Phthalates and bpa is not that they are "unnatural and synthetic" but rather that they are bad for you. They'd be just as bad if they were natural.
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by emmett 18y ago
Maybe it's because I'm a naive (second time) entrepreneur but something about this argument seems wrong to me; I can't put my finger on what it is though.
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by emmett 18y ago
#postgresql, #ruby-lang, #python
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by emmett 18y ago
That's 50/50 "with vesting", and yes vesting is a good idea.
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by emmett 18y ago
It's critical for dealing with business people outside the startup world. It's hard to get them to take you seriously unless you're the CxO of something. That's why we use the titles at jtv anyway.
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by emmett 18y ago
I'd nominate http://co2stats.com/ for best green startup.
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by emmett 18y ago
You presume that your requirements are complete and known. Often the reason that something like the font issue Jeff talks about happens is that there is no spec . Is it a bug or a feature if the spec doesn't mention the question? In theory
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by emmett 18y ago
The same size one should start using any CDN - as soon as you start caring about page load speed.
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by emmett 18y ago
Have you tried affiliate links? You could probably link to tutorial books like "Learn Access in 30 Days" on Amazon and get decent conversion.

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