grinich

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   by grinich 16y ago

   Why would it be useful?
2. 902.▲
   by grinich 16y ago

   I think this article is about what you don't need. Apple has a long tradition of omitting "features", which is applauded in hindsight but cause quite a stir at the release. (Examples: floppy and optical disc drives, modems, firewire and e
3. 903.▲
   by grinich 16y ago

   Try increasing your rate. I bet you'll get more business.
4. 904.▲
   by grinich 16y ago

   Here's the original author's site: http://people.csail.mit.edu/msbernst/ Paper: http://people.csail.mit.edu/msbernst/papers/soylent-uist2010... Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_miZqsPwsc Code: http://code.google.com/p/soylent/
5. 905.▲
   by grinich 16y ago

   Good design requires understanding the problem at a much deeper level. A big company can rip off the design, but without that understanding, they really have nowhere to go. I think that's been most evident with Apple, but it happens anywher
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   Delay line memory(en.wikipedia.org)

   5 points by grinich 16y ago|0 comments
7. 907.▲
   by grinich 16y ago

   Chris Wanstrath, co-founder and CEO of GitHub, was also an English major.
8. 908.▲
   by grinich 16y ago

   I think Steve Jobs gets this. "One of our biggest insights [years ago] was that we didn't want to get into any business where we didn't own or control the primary technology because you'll get your head handed to you. "We realized that a
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   The Caffeine Nap(sleepdex.org)

   3 points by grinich 16y ago|0 comments
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    by grinich 16y ago

    When Microsoft was based in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the late 70s, Bill Gates bought a Porsche 911 and used to race it in the desert. He was arrested for speeding 3 times. Paul Allen had to bail him out of jail after one midnight escapade
11. 911.▲
    by grinich 16y ago

    Assuming nothing has changed, it's running on a "3.0 GHz Core whatever, 12 GB RAM, 64-bit FreeBSD 7.1." Upgraded on 4/19/09 from a 2.4 GHz Pentium 4, 4 GB RAM, 32-bit FreeBSD 5.3. rtm's comment: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=516122
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    by grinich 16y ago

    This is great. It's going to be a goldmine for historians in a few years. Twitter is becoming a finger on the pulse of the world.
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    by grinich 16y ago

    How did you decide that price point? Are your operating costs very high?
14. 914.▲
    by grinich 16y ago

    The product has been out for nearly 3 years[1] and he's been making money for at least half of that. I'm curious why you don't consider that a startup. What's your criterion? [1] http://techcrunch.com/2008/01/30/simple-bookmarking-now-avai
15. 915.▲
    by grinich 16y ago

    Same with taxi medallions.
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    by grinich 16y ago

    Apps using the built-in media controller views get AirPlay out for free. Apps that don’t (like Hulu) need to roll their own using AVFoundation. via http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/09/17/weintraub-airpla...
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    by grinich 16y ago

    Or the United States for that matter.
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    by grinich 16y ago

    Glad you enjoyed it. I believe the intro music was Thievery Corporation.
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    Startup Bootcamp at MIT: streaming live via Justin.TV(startupbootcamp.mit.edu)

    50 points by grinich 16y ago|12 comments
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    by grinich 16y ago

    I wish more investors announced themselves like this...
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    by grinich 16y ago

    Come ask James at Startup Bootcamp :-) http://startupbootcamp.mit.edu/#speakers
22. 922.▲
    by grinich 16y ago

    Have you heard of PubGet? http://www.PubGet.com
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    by grinich 16y ago

    He spoke at Startup Bootcamp last year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdDGVhqMuWI http://startupbootcamp.MIT.edu
24. 924.▲
    by grinich 16y ago

    It's hard to clean off the oil from your fingers.
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    by grinich 16y ago

    You can see all of the talks from 2009 on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/startupbootcamp
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    by grinich 16y ago

    I saw a demo a couple weeks ago and can confirm that it is kickass. Can't wait. Nice work, Bill.
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    Speakers for MIT Startup Bootcamp 2010 Announced(startupbootcamp.mit.edu)

    7 points by grinich 16y ago|0 comments
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    by grinich 16y ago

    Status: 500 Internal Server Error Maybe not quite yet?
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    by grinich 16y ago

    You can also edit the carrier plist to enable the native USB/Bluetooth tethering for your computer. http://www.appfaction.com/blog/2010/08/how-to-native-tether-...
30. 930.▲
    by grinich 16y ago

    Or to become energy...