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by fredfoobar42 11y ago
Do I need to have this WebReply crap? I have my own domain, and I don't have comments, because I want to own every pixel of the thing.
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Put a Snowden on It(putasnowdenonit.tumblr.com)
2 points by fredfoobar42 11y ago|1 comments
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The Tablet Is Being Squeezed Out(sanspoint.com)
48 points by fredfoobar42 11y ago|81 comments
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by fredfoobar42 11y ago
notahacker beat me to it, but how do you sell ads to an anonymous audience without compromizing the anonymity of the audience? You can't, unless you want to do cheap, dumb banner ads. They missed the chance to monetize up front by laun
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by fredfoobar42 11y ago
Good, and good riddance. Anyone who invested in Secret is a fucking moron. You can't monetize anonymous messaging, and no established company would buy technology they could build in an afternoon hackathon for the cost of a couple case
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by fredfoobar42 11y ago
Tell me about it. I work for a publishing company that's transitioning from Print to Digital that deals with firms that are even less far along in the transition than we are. So, at least once a month, I have to tell someone, _again_ t
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by fredfoobar42 11y ago
I wish. Outlook's flakiness alone requires more knowledge than just HTML 4.
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by fredfoobar42 11y ago
Would be better with "Girl From Ipanema"
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by fredfoobar42 11y ago
Damn, I ran DEVO's "Mongoloid" through that and got a Godspeed You! Black Emperor song.
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by fredfoobar42 11y ago
Heh, I don't like to talk to people, actually. One thing I do like about my job is that I get to sit in my cube all day with headphones on and only have to interact by email or IM.
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Ask HN: How do I (a non-programmer) get _back_ into tech?
2 points by fredfoobar42 11y ago|3 comments
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by fredfoobar42 11y ago
One word: Love. I moved to New York City to be with the person I love. I'm not going to uproot them and drag them to Europe. I also like living where I do (maybe not this neighborhood specifically, but I don't hate it), so there&#
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by fredfoobar42 11y ago
I was told from a very early age that I was going to be something special. I tested into Gifted Education in elementary school. I tested into the best public magnet school in Philadelphia. The whole thing began to unravel in High School, re
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by fredfoobar42 12y ago
Also worth noting CalPERS has been slashing its VC allocations.
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by fredfoobar42 12y ago
I never claimed vinyl was superior, just different in a way I enjoy.
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by fredfoobar42 12y ago
For a counterpoint, based on actual science, make sure to read [Daniel Rutter's excellent "Righteous Bits"]( http://www.dansdata.com/gz143.htm ), and his [responses to the responses]( http://www.dansd
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by fredfoobar42 12y ago
No Dr. Strangelove fans on HN?
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by fredfoobar42 12y ago
And this is why I only drink rain water and pure grain alcohol... to ensure the purity of my precious bodily fluids...
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A View from Inside the Welfare System(medium.com)
3 points by fredfoobar42 12y ago|0 comments
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by fredfoobar42 12y ago
Bull. Shit. RadioShack hasn't catered to the hobbyist market in the better part of 20 years. I worked for RadioShack around 2001, and they'd already jettisoned almost all the parts by then. The focus was on pushing cell phones, ov
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by fredfoobar42 12y ago
Whatever your opinion on Shanley Kane, nobody deserves this kind of treatment. It amazes me, continually, that the same sort of people who are quick to defend the "meritocracy" of technology are also the sort who are equally quick
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by fredfoobar42 12y ago
And that's assuming your founder is scrupulous and actually gives you the promised equity, and it vests. No, I'm not bitter, why do you ask?
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by fredfoobar42 12y ago
So she managed to graduate without student loans? All her obligations were rent? Good for her. Most 20-somethings coming out of college have a shitload of student loan debt. Myself included. Equity sounds nice, but it doesn't stop Sall
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by fredfoobar42 12y ago
There's Jonathan Coulton, who at one point was pulling in $500,000/yr... and there's uh... Erm... Oh, look! I'm needed in the basement!
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Game developer Brianna Wu leaves home after death threats for supporting women(venturebeat.com)
79 points by fredfoobar42 12y ago|112 comments
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by fredfoobar42 12y ago
> If your community has a "manager", it isn't being treated as a community and probably isn't a community to begin with. A better description might fall within: a) a con job where someone is attempting to get people t