havoc2005

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Ask HN: My education startup idea, tell me why it sucks
2 points by havoc2005 15y ago|15 comments
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by havoc2005 15y ago
registered!
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by havoc2005 15y ago
thanks, I've taken two semesters of Java, php/mysql, etc in the past so I should be able to get it down fast.
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by havoc2005 15y ago
Thanks guys, I'm jumping right into it.
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by havoc2005 15y ago
Would you guys say that Head First Python ( http://amzn.to/nLU7sE ) is a good book for an absolute beginner to start with? I know programming concepts as well as markup language, HTML and CSS.
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by havoc2005 15y ago
I will definitely come to Startup Weekend. Thank you for the reminder.
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by havoc2005 15y ago
Great, I was considering going straight into Python or even Rails.
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Ask HN: Career change advice, should I learn to code
7 points by havoc2005 15y ago|13 comments
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Ask HN: Website spell checking tool
1 points by havoc2005 15y ago|0 comments
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by havoc2005 16y ago
This is all being bookmarked and added on twitter
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Ask HN: Startup scene in Washington D.C/Northern VA. Does it exist?
16 points by havoc2005 16y ago|8 comments
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by havoc2005 16y ago
Test cases would be very good. I've attended many events myself, Techcrunch50 being the last one and the questions that I ask here have helped me more because I get to ask the same people that have gone through the issue.
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by havoc2005 16y ago
If I understood the question correctly, how about using 4 recent start-ups that have gained significant traction and have the audience question them on how they did it?
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by havoc2005 16y ago
I actually appreciate the up vote comment. Being a redditor and ex digg user, one of the first things I looked for was an upvote/downvote button on here but due to all of the information I've been taking in on this site lately, I've complet
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by havoc2005 16y ago
Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you
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by havoc2005 16y ago
Well, to clarify, I'm a huge geography, history, and literature geek. I believe that, for the sake of reforming our educational system, less focus needs to be placed on classic literature and maybe have a better redefined and effective geog
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Ask HN: Obtaining initial users for a startup
119 points by havoc2005 16y ago|24 comments
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by havoc2005 16y ago
TL;DR: Finish HS and college ASAP, take huge risks, don't think about the consequences. If you fail, fall back on your college degree for a stable job
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by havoc2005 16y ago
High School is completely irrelevant in life if your goals will not correlate with the years of geography, history, and literature you have to put up with. However, in your situation you will want to do good but get out as soon as humanly p
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by havoc2005 16y ago
If you don't put it to good use. I just graduated college myself and put off any thoughts of going back for a year or two to see what I can make of my free time. 4 months later and I'm almost a CISSP in the security field. Now I feel as tho
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by havoc2005 16y ago
I would downvote your downvote
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by havoc2005 16y ago
I was thinking of using dropbox with a combination of TrueCrypt however, it wouldn't suit the way I was hoping to do this. I'm actually looking into both tarsnap and spideroak right now.
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by havoc2005 16y ago
Counterhack Reloaded and Malware: Fighting Malicious Code are excellent books
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Ask HN: Startup remote file sharing encryption
4 points by havoc2005 16y ago|7 comments
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by havoc2005 16y ago
Very true, its very overwhelming. If I showed you my stack of books you would understand. Register your LLC and obtain a TIN (Tax ID Number). When you get the LLC certificate, take that, as well as the TIN, and articles of incorporation to
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by havoc2005 16y ago
You could just do legalzoom. I went to my accountant for the first time because I was skeptical and I wanted to learn to do it myself. It's fairly easy to do yourself if you do the research.
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Ask HN: Best free online collaboration tool for a startup?
3 points by havoc2005 16y ago|1 comments