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by fortes 19y ago
Actually, that's the opposite of what the article is arguing (or to be more accurate, what the guy who the article is about is arguing). Direct quote: Reducing the number of economic hardships that the poor have to deal with actually make
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by fortes 19y ago
Practice as much as you can, in front of people whenever possible. All it takes is 3-4 smart people to come up with at least 80% of the questions you'll encounter. Know those, and you'll be way ahead of most speakers. For the main talk, I f
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by fortes 19y ago
Perhaps new accounts shouldn't be able to vote stories up (only comment, and vote on comments). Through usage, the account would then earn the right to vote -- the hope being that they would have enough time to learn the culture.
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by fortes 19y ago
That is some perfect Hacker News linkbait. Great for those covered ... but otherwise, no insight at all.
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by fortes 19y ago
Depends on the size of the offer & how undervalued it is. If it's enough to set you for life, then I'd be inclined to take it and move onto the next challenge in life.
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by fortes 19y ago
Why would the age of celebrity end? High quality output becomes much easier, but the authorship is still difficult (and requires talent). Photoshop and Illustrator definitely changed the game in the design world, but there are still clear d
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by fortes 19y ago
> Why? Because it’s focused mostly on startup and hacking news, which is what we cover. It’s one of the best places to find information on startups we haven’t heard about yet. And, better, the community is jerk-free. Comments are mostly
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by fortes 19y ago
There aren't many jobs, but there are even fewer developers (especially experts). Obviously, Flash is on the other end of the spectrum. I've done a couple of Silverlight projects and they've been quite lucrative due to the short supply of S
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by fortes 19y ago
I was in Dubai about 6 weeks ago, visiting some old college roommates. While there, I met a guy who had started a tech company in Bahrain, and does work in Qatar and Dubai. Pros: Lots of money down there, probably too much (they're often de
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by fortes 19y ago
Don't own one, but there are a few shows I'll watch online or at a friend's (30 Rock, the Office, etc).
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by fortes 19y ago
MS stock took a hit because part of the deal involved a 7% dilution in MS shares. That type of hit was expected.
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by fortes 19y ago
I actually did a 4.5 year program for Master's and Undergrad there, so I don't have the typical experience. I liked the program, I definitely learned a lot from it, although I can't honestly say I've used it much in my career (ended up lowe
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by fortes 19y ago
Coimbra in Portugal would be the nearest Portuguese city that fits the bill. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coimbra However, the economy in Portugal is so-so ... it's gotten better, but at times seems like a 3rd world country in Western Eur
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by fortes 19y ago
BS in CS and MS in HCI, both from Carnegie Mellon
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by fortes 19y ago
How do you pick an idea (from the many) to follow? How do you pick your team and hire? (I've asked many people, always good to get another opinion)
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by fortes 19y ago
Yeah, I'm curious what you're doing. I've tried all sorts of things, and ended up settling on an excel spreadsheet :(