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by jbrun 16y ago
Hi Just replied to your comment on my blog, not sure which one you were. I had a ton of spam to filter, sorry for the delay! Jonathan
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Free business ideas - looking for partners(jonathanbrun.com)
28 points by jbrun 16y ago|28 comments
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by jbrun 16y ago
Great post, I pretty much have the same reasoning and though I used to be hyper-active facebook user, I quit over 3 months ago and it feels great. my post is here, slacktivism and why i quit facebook: http://www.jonathanbrun.com/2010/04/sl
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Apple Rejects Kid-Friendly Programming App(wired.com)
63 points by jbrun 16y ago|26 comments
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by jbrun 17y ago
Frankly, RIM should buy them. The blackberry is getting woefully outdated and WebOS could help it jump into the 21st century.
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Why Renren is better than Facebook(chinahush.com)
1 points by jbrun 17y ago|0 comments
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by jbrun 17y ago
Was this not the product of some sort of poll where people voted for the next barbie? I remember seeing it on HN.
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by jbrun 17y ago
Just a note to say the magazine, Lapham's Quarterly is amazing, it gives you essays and information from ancient Greece to modern america. It is my favourite subscription, really gives perspective on all sorts of issues that were as importa
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by jbrun 17y ago
Thanks!
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Ask HN: Location Poll
10 points by jbrun 17y ago|6 comments
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Ask HN: Anyone in Paris
1 points by jbrun 17y ago|0 comments
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by jbrun 17y ago
I completely disagree. Ask a non-techie friend to send you the full resolution photos from a recent weekend. Good luck. Despite the fact that it is easy to zip them, and send them by email or via a service like Yousendit.com - they cannot d
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by jbrun 17y ago
Minimum wage is there for a reason - to protect workers from exploitation. We will always have people who lack education and work ethic, then you have immigrants who are not necessarily familiar with a language - all these people are relati
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by jbrun 17y ago
If you are keen on this, see Amory Lovins talk on buildings: Short version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvmHJNeif24 Long Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5txQlEI7bc&feature=chann...
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by jbrun 17y ago
Very good news, my guess is that the Obama administration may be backing this aggressive move to push China towards more openness without directly going at them. Hopefully this will pan out top changes in China, but having worked there for
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The 61 Year Old Farmer Who Won the World’s Toughest Race - Elite Feet(elitefeet.com)
1 points by jbrun 17y ago|0 comments
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by jbrun 17y ago
A little fast paced, but very good stuff, thanks. Do you know of any more in-depth videos on Thorium reactors?
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by jbrun 17y ago
Lapham's Quarterly - A collection of essays from across the ages on issues (religion, money, war, medecine...). Really helps you gain perspective. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/
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by jbrun 17y ago
This was published 1.5 years ago, what has happened since?
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by jbrun 17y ago
Very cool, this reminds me of the TED talk by ZipCar founder who wants cars to become wi-fi spots, creating an ad-hoc national network. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/robin_chase_on_zipcar_and...
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by jbrun 17y ago
The point concerning building an ecology of products is key. Part of the persistence of the blackberry is accountable to its adoption in the business world which is very hesitant to change, especially in IT. Apple, in many ways, is trying t
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by jbrun 17y ago
Please add a feature to Read it Later via Instapaper, very key for me (just bought the app).
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by jbrun 17y ago
Could this be for a tablet PC that displays media content (i.e. magazine, newspapers, etc) and is ad-supported, helping it beat kindle etc on pricing?
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The Story of Cap & Trade and why it does not work(youtube.com)
1 points by jbrun 17y ago|2 comments
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by jbrun 17y ago
Corporations are amoral, they do what is in their interest; the people decide the morals (or laws) of their society. A lack of privacy is not Google's fault, they are simply respecting the laws. Americans let the Patriot Act be passed into
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by jbrun 17y ago
Thank you for your response, I have had a very hard time converting people for my main product, so doing it again for another one seems like a daunting task. Thanks for the comments.
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by jbrun 17y ago
Thanks, I do plan to follow up with calls. Took a quick look at Jigsaw, thanks for the tip.
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Ask HN: How to market test for new webapp
3 points by jbrun 17y ago|5 comments
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by jbrun 17y ago
Thanks, that is my inclination as well.
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Ask HN: Story Points or Time Estimates
3 points by jbrun 17y ago|4 comments

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