jaydub

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   by jaydub 18y ago

   I think it has to do with the "superstar" phenomenon that Taleb discusses in Fooled by Randomness & The Black Swan. Being a dentist, you are not likely to see a multi-million dollar salary - yet you can definitely live comfortably. What
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   by jaydub 18y ago

   "It's not enough to consider your mind a blank slate. You have to consciously erase it." I really liked this point, and I feel its a good way to sum up the points Paul made. I think at times we underestimate the impact of socialization (wor
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   by jaydub 18y ago

   The Cell is a magnificent piece of hardware. However, I would just like to echo preinterpost's comment on betanews: the Cell is notoriously difficult to program. Getting efficient speedups requires the most skilled programmers and quite a b
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   by jaydub 18y ago

   Though this article quickly dismisses the approaches of theorists as seemingly absurd, I would recommend taking a look at section 9.2 of this document ( http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/vishkin/PUBLICATIONS/classno... ). Have a look at the p
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   by jaydub 18y ago

   "Invest" in people
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   by jaydub 18y ago

   I think the point is that at a startup, ideally you're working on something thats interesting and exciting.
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   The Mildly Amusing Adventures of a Lowly Enterprise Technologist(nelik.wordpress.com)

   1 points by jaydub 18y ago|0 comments
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   by jaydub 18y ago

   I think this is a very good point. You need some way to really pull the user into your service, As stated above, step them through the "conveyor belt" on the main page and engage them from the second they hit your site.
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   by jaydub 19y ago

   I was accepted to the Hinman CEOs program at UMCP ( http://hinmanceos.umd.edu/ ). My impression so far is that this program, and others like it, are a good first step for aspiring entrepreneurs. They concentrate like-minded and motivated s
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    by jaydub 19y ago

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOSS
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    by jaydub 19y ago

    thanks for sharing that link. I'd like to try that out.
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    by jaydub 19y ago

    RIM seems to have a good grip on the mobile enterprise sector. I would be surprised to see RIM's (Black|Crack)berry crushed in that respect -- not because RIM offers the best product, rather because of a general resistance to change of that
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    'Filthy Rich Clients' in Java (parleys.com)

    2 points by jaydub 19y ago|0 comments
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    by jaydub 19y ago

    I like the clean design. Though I'm no design expert, I think it would be nice if the user's eyes were clearly directed, since right now nothing really jumps out of the page that much.
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    Paul Graham's stock pick, March 2005

    1 points by jaydub 19y ago|2 comments
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    UI Simplicity(radar.oreilly.com)

    1 points by jaydub 19y ago|0 comments
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    by jaydub 19y ago

    I would just like to say I feel I can relate to what pg is referring to. Last summer I worked as an intern for a fairly well respected and very large company. I must say that I feel the experience was rewarding and that I learned quite a bi
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    by jaydub 19y ago

    I'm currently taking a course with Professor Uzi Vishkin a parallel computing visionary. His approach to programming mutli-cores is quite impressive. The system he has devised, while complex under the hood - is relatively simple to the prog
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    Ask YC: Getting involved in open source projects

    15 points by jaydub 19y ago|16 comments