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by jdavid 19y ago
a shout from wisconsin on that. i like to shovel snow, but its even more fun to drive in it and to go sledding.
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by jdavid 19y ago
6-7 hours. i find the trick is to sleep, whenever you are tired, take naps, and don't try to fight it. don't use alarm clocks, and don't lie in bed. you should either be asleep or awake, but don't lie in bed trying to decide. i also found
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by jdavid 19y ago
Yes, ynot? the only reason i have seen to avoid amazon as your hosting platform is if you are heavily database dependent. you can design around that if you can think a little bit around the lamp stack model. for us our largest challenge wi
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Ask YC: who are midwest (great lakes) hackers?
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by jdavid 19y ago
Degree in Computer Engineering - Marquette University php/c#/vb.net learning as3/ruby/linux shell
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Melinda Gates goes public(money.cnn.com)
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by jdavid 19y ago
C# with C# compilers running on almost every platform. It can do old things like c & c++ can, and it has advanced string and memory management set up by default. c# has more control and ease of use than any other language i have playe
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by jdavid 19y ago
I have always heard that it depends on what type of company you are. Service based companies will trade at less than 1x yearly revenue. An example of this is if you were to sell a consulting business. Product based companies will trade som
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by jdavid 19y ago
1. VC funds are already committed, so that is one point. 2. people are easier to hire in a down turn, so its cheaper. If you are a start up that will help businesses save money, or reduce fiscal risk, a down turn is good for your business.
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by jdavid 19y ago
http://www.gatherama.com/ if this is your site, then i would describe it as a way to poll people about a website with user submitted options to vote on. digg is a 1 metric site, your site adds value by allowing people to define their own
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by jdavid 19y ago
if its not a digg clone, you can start marketing it by not describing it as having the same metrics of a digg clone. how is it different?
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by jdavid 19y ago
a local .net developer claims that mono is really good at matching microsofts .net deployment in every way.
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by jdavid 19y ago
yeah, TCP/IP stack latency. ;-/
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by jdavid 19y ago
On the sites I tend to create, Firefox usages is above 50%. Safari is like 10% And the site looks OK in IE7, but is not a pixel match to Firefox at all. I will usually let things like margins and padding slip a bit, its not like the site is
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by jdavid 19y ago
I disagree, when you are a startup you are also creating a culture, and you need to manage it. Firefox is by far the easiest browser to develop for. Firebug, makes it so damn painless. Ec2, and S3 now have plug-ins for Firefox. I always d
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by jdavid 19y ago
I have always wanted a simulation based cash flow application. The app would tie into real data points and show how my cash flow is breaking down and comparing to estimates. It would then allow us to role play a few scenarios to predict whi
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by jdavid 19y ago
does anyone know what the licensing arrangement was? I am trying to figure out how to price our services to a few websites. Right now I am trying to think about flat rate licensing with maybe 3-5 tiered packages, that vary based on volume,
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by jdavid 19y ago
the ad model might not scale for apps like word processors or spreadsheets, but it will scale for other information work. we are creating an event network, and there are more than enough event marketers out there that need help when it come
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by jdavid 19y ago
Investors like to invest in whatever it will take you to get to break even, or profitability. If there is a risk someone will leave over money, or something else, they want to make sure it is covered. Raising money takes months worth of wor
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by jdavid 19y ago
yeah, there are a few problems for us with their service, 1. we live in America and because our politicians suck so much, our currency is falling (go home ownership, at the cost of our currency, frickn idiots) and its hard to track what we
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by jdavid 19y ago
Java can not manage memory marshaling between win32 apps and managed code. In Java, you need to message pass with pipes, and its a pain. In Linux Piping is really fast, but in Windows, Piping is slow. I really like being able to code C++ a
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by jdavid 19y ago
Java and .NET are both OO functional languages that execute code in JIT compilers, but there are many differences. .NET has stronger patterns throughout the system, you basically learn one set of patterns and it works on everything. most d
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by jdavid 19y ago
myspace moved to asp.net after they were bought by news corp.
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by jdavid 19y ago
we are using .net, anyone here an expert .net user? with "nhibernate" experiance? we want to move to mono on ec2 in 2008.
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by jdavid 19y ago
win the "go" competition. check out http://evolvedmachines.com those guys might like to help you out. also there is http://www.numenta.com/ that might be interested in some good algorithyms
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by jdavid 19y ago
Get an add for it on the automated answering machine at the hospital, clinic, and or local physician offices. i think the best way to do this is, via negotiations with ppo groups, hmo groups, and insurance companies. I could see someone li
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by jdavid 19y ago
shouldn't the title read "whats your favorite ruby Javascript framework?" I was hoping for info on dojo, etc....
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by jdavid 19y ago
1) no iPod. -hardware and drivers are a tough science, have you done them, have you certified them? last.fm has a small app that scrobbles, which is a far cry from a desktop app. what are you describing as a desktop app? -you can always cr
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by jdavid 19y ago
On another note, you need to find any EXPERIENCED entrepreneur you can to start building your network. I have learned so much from my network that I think I would have just kept failing with out them. Every entrepreneur I have meet is avai
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by jdavid 19y ago
I think you are over thinking this. Sit back, don't put in a bunch of cash. Don't let anyone go in over $1,000(two semesters of books), and you should just ride it out. In all likelihood you will not succeed, but do not take that as a reas

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