jhancock

94 ms·

1. 871.▲
   by jhancock 17y ago

   thanks for the info. I am over 30 though. Not sure why they would have an age restriction.
2. 872.▲
   by jhancock 17y ago

   I don't say I "believe" the nextgov piece simply because he published it. There is less of a barrier to publication there since its not tearing down a person. But if your going to publish an accusation like Dvorak did, you better have don
3. 873.▲
   by jhancock 17y ago

   I have looked into doing startup work in NZ. Try getting a visa. As a U.S. citizen, I can get a travel visa. To go that route, I have to leave every few months (I forget which it is, but even 6 months is too often/costly). As a visitor,
4. 874.▲
   by jhancock 17y ago

   I hear you, but Dvorak did publish a slander against Kundra based simply on his rudimentary queries. This is hardly good journalism. from the article: "But I was able to verify Kundra's degree with just a few phone calls in under two hours
5. 875.▲
   by jhancock 17y ago

   I worked with a friend at the GT lib in '88 on a startup. Great choice!!!
6. 876.▲
   by jhancock 17y ago

   this will be great as soon as hosting providers give the option of "disk space using SSD". Until then, a solution like this binds you to buying your own servers. Maybe I'm misreading their web site, but they do list SSD as their first "fe
7. 877.▲
   by jhancock 17y ago

   I can relate to this comment. I've bootstrapped in Shanghai (last 9 years) and in Cape Town (6 months, mid-90s). Both were great. I ran into other Americans and Europeans from time to time that were not respectful of the locals and I fel
8. 878.▲
   by jhancock 17y ago

   seems a shame to have to jump through these hoops simply because the gmail web client doesn't handle account switching. Gmail really needs to fix this!!!
9. 879.▲
   by jhancock 17y ago

   I wasn't disagreeing with you that that is what they are doing. My point is that it has been successful.
10. 880.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    Yesterday's VMware acquisition of SpringSource suggests there is a very lucrative market.
11. 881.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    hmmm...my mistake. ;) thanks
12. 882.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    I doubt your problem in finding a programming job is due to your lack of a CS degree. Your experience should be enough for entry to mid range jobs, its the market that is lacking at the moment. That is not to say you should not get a CS M
13. 883.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    WOW!!! Why is this ever hitting the ruby process? These are static assets. The decision should be made at the http proxy (apache, nginx) not your ruby proc.
14. 884.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    I didn't have plans for $20 million, ephemeral or real. I didn't have a number at all. But I think that's symptomatic of the problem. The problem seems to lie in the "suspension of reality" that exists for many entrepreneurial endeavors.
15. 885.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    I had 80% of my own company in the 90s. My outside investors were limited enough that I could sell when I wanted. I walked away from $20M buyouts twice. 2 years later, things became unstable and then just fell apart. I kept pouring funds
16. 886.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    5% may not be that realistic these days when you have to hedge for inflation as well.
17. 887.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    For the state I live in, I find there is little knowledge of linux/unix in state and local governments. This quickly narrows the playing field to Windows and to proprietary from there.
18. 888.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    All I know is when I exercise regularly, I'm thinner. Just about everyone I know that exercises regularly is thin (and healthier). There are a few exceptions.
19. 889.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    I"m sure the attention intervals are getting shorter. Mainstream media is painful to watch. I only picked the period 30-40 years as I'm 40 years old and it seems our political system has been "passing the buck" through my life.
20. 890.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    It amazes me that OS X handles PDF navigation in its reader so poorly (not that Acrobat Reader is any better). Sure you get crystal clear rendering. But paging, scrolling, yeck!! An HTML browser handles this much better.
21. 891.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    I regularly visit the "new" page in attempt to upvote stories (sometimes flag them) I feel will make the home page a better place. I encourage other to do the same.
22. 892.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    These ideas posted a week ago on HN http://al3x.net/2009/07/31/two-unfinished-ideas.html Good stuff
23. 893.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    I prefer coffee shops (U.S.) and tea houses (in China) that do not have WiFi. I find it very anti-social to walk into a cosy little place and see everyone focused on their laptops. A coffee shop is a great place to meet your friends and f
24. 894.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    by "these day" I assume you mean for at least the last 30 or 40 years? A common story... (copied from http://www.wickedlocal.com/milford/news/lifestyle/columnists... ) A CEO was being honored at his retirement party. The toastmaster, his
25. 895.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    In my dealing with China's economists, I have found them to be very well educated and conservative. Just what you'd want/expect from an economist. I also found the government leaders listen to them. Possibly more so than we have done in
26. 896.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    Great article!! Thanks for your continued contributions to HN. I'll test out Mixpanel with my new merb app in a month or so. One design decision I've made to my funnel is to not force a user to sign-up too early. My user has states not_r
27. 897.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    I hear the "maximize shareholder value" rule quite a bit. But I have never seen a reference to a law that proclaims it or defines what it means. Can anyone find such a reference?
28. 898.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    There is no reason that individual coverage should be so high. I don't mind buying my own insurance. I just want the same price the big buyers get. And I want the cost to be deductible without having to establish a corp that pays a salar
29. 899.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    Who would you recommend that does not see DMCA take-down notices as "their job"?
30. 900.▲
    by jhancock 17y ago

    HN has had several slicehost vs. linode threads. Comments seems they were an even match (different but even). So why are there no linode users in this list? I'm asking as a new startup eyeing both as potential host.