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by indiejade 17y ago
Not exactly There is often a sustainable advantage in being the "first-mover" in the competitive marketplace. Combine that with a strong brand name, (for example: Twitter) and being the first to market can be a huge asset. After all, if
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by indiejade 17y ago
The comments start off pretty good, but do get worse; it's not surprising they're closed now. That's an awful lot of student loan horror stories.
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Student loan stories from PBS's expose show _Now_(pbs.org)
1 points by indiejade 17y ago|1 comments
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by indiejade 17y ago
This is relevant to start-up culture. Employers would be induced to cover their employees through a combination of tax credits and penalties. The cost of doing a start-up just went up, but overall, I think it's a good thing, since taxpay
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by indiejade 17y ago
I'm actually in no position to be arguing this, but it comes up perpetually within communities. I don't have a CS degree, but I've been working with code for . . . well, I don't want to date the age of myself. I don't like JavaScript. It'
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by indiejade 17y ago
The neat thing about this discovery is that it's the discovery of a new species, older than the infamous T-Rex. Another (slightly more detailed) article: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/705350658/Dinosaur-... "Little cousin" fro
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by indiejade 17y ago
First, bundling the browser with the OS was absolutely the right thing to do, there's no greater indication of this than that every single modern operating system comes with a bundled web browser. The difference you're missing is the diff
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by indiejade 17y ago
Edit/clarification: @InclinedPlane This does not mean I have a "disrespect" of Google; it's more that I'm siding with the benefits of "separation of control," just like any good accounting information systems analyst would do. Check out t
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by indiejade 17y ago
I have trouble reading criticisms of Mozilla from just about every person who jumps on the "Google can do no wrong" bandwagon. There's a definite benefit to the user to have a separation of control over the data that various tech entities
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by indiejade 17y ago
would rather hire someone with a philosophy or history major than a business major Why? Business is essentially just economics, which is history (macroeconomics) + philosophy (microeconomics with a little bit of sociology and psychology
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by indiejade 17y ago
This is interesting because it draws the conclusion that women are more expressive with their feet than men; I'm curious about possible theories of why this is. Also, that "dishonest" people tend to have more still body movements is an int
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The Body Language of Feet(telegraph.co.uk)
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by indiejade 17y ago
Very interesting. When I started using Google as an undergrad (circa 1999), I remember using the "+" character in searches, since that was standard procedure for searching linked strings before the age of Google Empire; I distinctly rememb
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by indiejade 17y ago
Summary: Introverts make great problem-solvers because they listen more than they talk. When introverts are able to vocalize or communicate their efficient problem-solving techniques, they become leaders. A frequent problem that many int
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by indiejade 17y ago
Building products that function within an adaptable system seems to be the gist of this parable. People don't really buy systems; they buy products. When the seamlessness between product and system becomes transparent enough, the product
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by indiejade 17y ago
We programmers are a funny lot. Make us struggle for business or technical reasons and we adapt beautifully. Make us struggle for something stupid and we just get pissed off and do something else. This is the best YC quote of all time. T
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by indiejade 17y ago
Yeah, I think perhaps the problem is that I'm a NOT "hot" (narcissistic & self-obsessed == LeahCulver.com variety of) female; I wish my work could just speak for itself without all the marketing hype and baloney.
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by indiejade 17y ago
Great post. IMHO, the answer is a definite Yes : ethics can be taught. The further removed from the humble worker the management becomes, the greater the risk of unethical behavior. It's all about structure. The reason our economy (USA)
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by indiejade 17y ago
Just this week, I was talking to some well-known venture capitalists about my company, told them about the idea, talked about the market, and one of the first questions they asked was 'do you have a website yet?' Well, not only do we have
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by indiejade 17y ago
The full-length article on one link: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/10/mf_minerva/all/1
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by indiejade 17y ago
This is bad, bad news! I wish that for once, the little guy could go up against the big monster and actually win.
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by indiejade 17y ago
This is a good question. I think children are best primed for understanding abstract concepts when they're young. Look at the success of Harry Potter, for example: magic and wizardry. Santa Claus, even. Teaching them to think about coun
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by indiejade 17y ago
Curbside appeal has several components, starting with looks. Tidy, neat, conservative clothes are preferable, Navarro says. A good rule of thumb: mirror, don't shock. "Observe how upper management dresses, and follow their lead," he advise
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by indiejade 17y ago
Linkage: http://www.storyofstuff.com/ Have not watched the video, but this is a great article. I find downsizing living to be such a relief; it's almost like having a burden lifted. One thing that drives me kinda nuts to have too much
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by indiejade 17y ago
I was on the bus this morning, found a copy of SF Weekly, and read this article. Very interesting, especially in the approach to framing the Apple "monopoly of the OSX". It will be interesting to see what the courts say.
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by indiejade 17y ago
Disagree. Comfort breeds complacency. Complacency breeds discontent. My family was completely nomadic growing up. While it was kind of a constant uncertain adventure, I see, as an adult, how it made me a better and stronger person. Look a
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by indiejade 17y ago
It's a closed shop. SEOmoz estimates that the top 100 Digg users are responsible for more than half of the content that reaches the Digg front page. Furthermore, there could be as few as 20 'superusers' who are responsible for submitting 2
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by indiejade 17y ago
I'm extremely talented and adaptable. As "secretary" I endured the pain of answering telephones and routing calls. Whether or not I worked on this web site in or out of official "work hours" is irrelevant. I did work on this site mostly
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by indiejade 17y ago
Sexism. That's what this basically boils down to. . . Evil Sexism. Hire the girl as a secretary, rape her of her talents, and steal her credit. WTF.
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by indiejade 17y ago
Are you a lawyer? Why should people with good intentions be taken advantage of? It's time to update employment law to the 21st Century.

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