int3rnaut

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by int3rnaut 15y ago
It would be interesting to find out how other coupon sites with similar business models are fairing--as much as the land grab theory makes sense, I actually wonder about the current system of offering stuff I normally wouldn't want for che
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
Props to the original poster--I've never thought about looking at a situation from this perspective before, and while it's not scientific, it's an interesting and unique way to look at a situation and certainly adds a new layer of dialogue.
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
Does anyone know of any blogs from YC founders that cover the personal struggles and conquest of these final 2 weeks before Demo Day? I think it would be a great read (even if they were bit sized entries) to find out what it's like to be u
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
A few years ago I'd make an argument that the indie game market is slowly turning things around in this battle of attrition, but now I'd say they are not only encroaching on the lunacy but helping to fuel it. Don't get me wrong, there will
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
OT: What faculty are you in?
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
I've been on both sides of the spectrum of this--I've "vandalized" (I was young, it wasn't malicious but I can see now it was disruptive--and for those wondering...it had to do with wild cats slowly taking over my city... haha) and I've le
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
Here's a hilariously strange link for this discussion-- BABip explained, with Groupon ads plastered about. http://www.fenwaywest.com/2011-articles/june/sabermetrics-ex... This part gets off topic but since we're talking SABERMETRICS!!...
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
I don't think the consoles would take a dent from something like this. If a game market evolved from this it would likely be niche and be similar to some of the smaller/toy-ish options you can buy already. I just can't see developers jumpi
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
I don't know why but on top of feeling bad for this woman, I feel bad for the AirBnB guys because the whole concept is so idealistic and believes in the good in people--if only everyone represented humanity the way they envisioned this from
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
It does seem a bit strange that this story from June breaks just days after AirBnB rakes in 112 million in funding.
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
I wrote a comment 2 days ago about some of the psychological barriers of this model that AirBnB would have to overcome--and I never even considered the traveler to be the one who's sketchy/troublesome. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
As a total noob in comparison to most readers of HN, I have to totally agree with this sentiment--not that it's a noob idea but I feel like there are very skilled and brilliant people here that want to show the world their amazing talents
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
Can you think of any well done websites with high contrast designs that aren't just black text on a white background? I was thinking the same thing but I couldn't think of any good examples off the top of my head--and to me that's a bit of
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
I actually graduated from the U of C! I think this is a great stand to take. I know a lot of Professors had been posting things online as a workaround (which obviously has been the blight of AC) and I always greatly appreciated this as it
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
I have friends with the facebook names Hiphopopotomus, Joseph Stalin, and Professor X--and they've had these stupid names, that aren't their real names for a long long time--if there is a policy like this in place on FB they aren't really
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
Despite the good feedback system there's still a bit of a psychological barrier for a lot of people when it comes to the main premise of the company--because as you eluded to in your comment, there are some sketchy accommodations in the wo
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
I had that same first impression, and I'm Canadian (her majesty has us all feeling a disdain for arrogance haha)--I think it is a cultural thing and what I take from this is to know who you're writing/talking to. Personally I'd tweak these
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
I've been reading a lot of Paul Graham's works and one of the big things he points out is being cheap is good. "8. Spend little. I can't emphasize enough how important it is for a startup to be cheap. Most startups fail before they make som
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
hahahahahaha I just realized I wrote "bread and better"
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
I never had the money to invest in one of these writers. I don't know if I ever would but I knew as a University student they were around and that there were people in the classes I took that used them. I find it incredibly interesting tha
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
It could be just a time issue though--if they had to write out a reason as to why the account was disabled it could be a very hefty operation depending on their standards. You're right though, It would be nice if they'd do it.
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
Good point, it's interesting to note the 2 people referenced in the article were fairly well off--I mean one was a manager at Microsoft. The idea that you need financial success to do this though is a bit strange. I think it's easier to ju
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
Size matters. I think as similar as these two industries are, the big deciding factor in this particular war is the size of files being downloaded. Video files are mammoth in comparison to music files and the Cable and Internet companies k
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
It's probably the latter haha. It's quite interesting how if you looked at this bureaucratic system from the perspective of a program or a website, you can't help but think of ways to solve the problem in the way any new start-up would
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
Couldn't the problem be that people just have way to much time on their hands and need help with that? Haha, seriously!
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
Fair enough, I can see what you're saying. I don't think there's a lot of difference here but as you said there is a difference and that's all that matters. At it's core it's the same, but it was probably a bad choice of words to say exact
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
I honestly can't right now but that doesn't mean there isn't anything beyond stories. Someone mentioned comics--and I think that would be a good idea, but I think the comic industry is past that. Motion comics basically do the exact same t
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
I think I'm in the minority here by saying this because I am not as technically savvy as most of you, but after reading some of the comments on the article page, I'm actually happy that the United States and Canada haven't rushed into this
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
While this might be true in some schools, I think Digital Textbooks can be the double edged swords of beer money on a world stage at least in the early stages. I actually saved money by not having to buy textbooks because our school digiti
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by int3rnaut 15y ago
What would you consider fair and reasonable? I'm one of the people who needed to read this article, because I am not as technical as I need to be to see my idea through, but I'm also not a "business" guy--and I am coming into this endevour

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