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by jc123 14y ago
While something like gmail may have come from 20% time, Google's 20% time is a marketing ploy. I don't think we're going to find a response where it is really 20% instead of 120% at Google.
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by jc123 14y ago
Hard to see the day when craigslist tries to sue posters for this "violation"; so effectively posters can ignore this legalese as it's targeted to give craiglist ammunition against other sites.
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by jc123 14y ago
With track record, hope the customer service is an improvement.
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by jc123 14y ago
PhoneGap:Build requires registration with either Adobe ID or Github :|
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by jc123 14y ago
Another main thing I took from him was the importance of not compromising on your principles: when faced with two tough decisions where there is no "right" decision, if you stick to your principles even if it may be uncomfortable, you will
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by jc123 14y ago
Wonder if they also asked Sheryl Sandberg? Seems that she would be another one to move given that Zuck is probably going to be CEO for a long time.
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by jc123 14y ago
Is coinbase using aws or heroku and down right now? Seeing an application error on coinbase.com...
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by jc123 14y ago
What does HN think about #3 Microwaving in plastic?
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9 Health Risks that Aren't Worth Taking(shine.yahoo.com)
2 points by jc123 14y ago|3 comments
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by jc123 14y ago
How is SimplyListed (also with YC) doing? Seems like they tried tackling similar problem earlier.
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by jc123 14y ago
I grew up in Australia. I describe it as Peace; Usa as Progress. Fits different characters. (silicon valley is unsurpassed entrepreneurial energy)
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by jc123 14y ago
Reminder that what happened to Jobs's own role model could very well happen to Jobs: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/07/opinion/the-man-who-inspir...
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by jc123 14y ago
Interestingly was 2nd place in competition http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=...
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by jc123 14y ago
Some discussion http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3349845
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by jc123 14y ago
In order to become truly competitive in Chess you have to become a human database. The higher the level of competition, it's actually more than becoming a database, but continually studying and making innovations, especially in opening th
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by jc123 14y ago
Content of this blog disappears on an ipad :|
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by jc123 14y ago
Nice. Suggestion for next time is to have the names of the other large circles when you tap on them.
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by jc123 14y ago
Strongly recommend you move towards using a VM per article.
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by jc123 14y ago
Is youdacity down? What's a search term that works? Keep getting no matches.
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by jc123 14y ago
Can you clarify, perhaps with some examples, of doing something one might want at large scale and not doing it on a smaller scale? Thanks
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When to base64 encode images (and when not to)(davidbcalhoun.com)
4 points by jc123 15y ago|0 comments
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by jc123 15y ago
Since you're at Google, I hope you've been able to suggest this to gmail team. Even better if it's being worked on, especially the first item.
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by jc123 15y ago
I've seen this doc and this doesn't seem to include data such as user reviews of apps. Is there something that does?
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Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann - Interview Video(youtube.com)
1 points by jc123 15y ago|0 comments
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by jc123 15y ago
There's essentially a whole series of Kasparov and Karpov commentary on their 1990 match. Starts with http://youtube.com/watch?v=VUqx5_EsZ1s Not as detailed as the books but very interesting to see their human side in addition to pure a
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by jc123 15y ago
For Mac, I've found this version of GitX to be really good: http://gitx.laullon.com/
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by jc123 15y ago
There will always be emotions but "informally agreed upon" is something that can be mitigated early in the partnership, to help neutralize them.
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by jc123 15y ago
Good luck and trust what happens, even if it's not what you're currently after. (it could help avoid some of this http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3102143 )
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by jc123 15y ago
Http://js2coffee.org is also very useful
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by jc123 15y ago
I agree with your points but what do you think could have been done to "convince" the Rails team to fix this? Short of the community abandoning/boycotting Rails, perhaps a revolution/spectacle was required.

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