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by jmtame 16y ago
i'm curious if there are any good examples of cofounders who worked well together and met through one of the third party founder dating approaches? or do most founders meet each other serendipitously (e.g. randomly at a coffee shop, some c
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by jmtame 16y ago
'why nerds are unpopular' was the first paul graham essay i read in high school (as a sophomore who moved to a new high school). got me hooked =]
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by jmtame 16y ago
I'm not sure what the article is suggesting as the reason for the increase in revenue. It seems from comments on here that people are implying that women are simply more productive when given an opportunity where they usually would be deni
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by jmtame 16y ago
i hope to see sunfire offices on this list some day. it's one of the most underrated places in mountain view to find other smart, driven hackers. their mixers are on the level of yc's dinners--i've learned some really interesting and cont
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by jmtame 16y ago
he was at sunfire offices last weekend giving a talk i believe. anyone here go to that?
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by jmtame 16y ago
the new startup interview: beat the ceo on random race selection
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by jmtame 16y ago
disagree here--just yesterday i turned off "fetch data" on the iPhone because being alerted each time i got an email becomes quickly annoying and distracting.
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by jmtame 16y ago
jason is making it sound as if he personally knows someone who made this mistake. i think you're claiming the same, and based on how many (few) acquisitions facebook makes, it's possible that you both know the same person who feels they we
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by jmtame 16y ago
4 characters too long
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by jmtame 16y ago
rule number one: never negotiate in person (especially if you're inexperienced)
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by jmtame 16y ago
i said "sometimes." i have no idea what you're trying to build, and neither does the author of this blog. for every company that has made it bootstrapped, there's another example of one that made it without going bootstrapped. raising mon
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by jmtame 16y ago
sometimes "building something" requires capital...
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by jmtame 16y ago
i think this is an apples to oranges comparison. i don't know for sure, but flightcaster is probably only building one product for a couple of mobile devices. loopt on the other hand has been around for a while and has 4 different products
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by jmtame 16y ago
i was one of the designers on loopt.com, and the reason i think most of these sites look the same is because we all go through y combinator hearing the same thing: "the number one enemy is the back button." we just don't have time to overl
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4Food: Restaurant adds game mechanics to lunch(bits.blogs.nytimes.com)
29 points by jmtame 16y ago|10 comments
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by jmtame 16y ago
woz was quoted in return to little kingdom that jobs was driven by making money. that was when they started selling blue boxes in dorm rooms.
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by jmtame 16y ago
the mobile ui elements the jquery team is building is the best i've seen so far. they've done a spectacular job there. i hope that as with jquery themeroller, the ui elements for mobile will be customizable.
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by jmtame 16y ago
thanks. i'm actually really glad to see you guys taking the lead on this initiative. jqtouch and sencha both have their shortcomings, but it sounds like this is addressing all of those (polished UI, easy to pick up, well-documented, cross-
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by jmtame 16y ago
just to clarify--there's nothing that can be downloaded and used right now, correct? it looks like this is a pre-announcement of something they're building.
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Facebook Rejects Google/Verizon Neutrality Proposal(insidefacebook.com)
2 points by jmtame 16y ago|0 comments
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by jmtame 16y ago
i've been dissatisfied with every article i've read about this subject, and it's something that i care deeply about as a supporter of network neutrality. just like every other article, it's linkbaiting and taking the opportunity to bash go
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by jmtame 16y ago
laughed a bit at this part: "My motivation for going to the gym was rather stupid but it worked — I wanted to become the mayor on Foursquare. I never did get the mayorship.. the gym rat badge will have to suffice."
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by jmtame 16y ago
"But even if you’re fine with that, how about this: one of the diagrams in Apple’s patent application for a travel app is a direct copy, down to the text and the positions of the icons, of an existing third-party app that’s been available
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by jmtame 16y ago
was there any response from futuretap?
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Apple Patent Application Uses 3rd Party App Screen as Example(venomousporridge.com)
117 points by jmtame 16y ago|31 comments
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by jmtame 16y ago
i hope he goes and works with wepay on the payments space
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by jmtame 16y ago
there are already games that are considered violent which have been approved in the app store, like grand theft auto. i think with the new 17+ app rating, it's easier to get games like these into the store.
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by jmtame 16y ago
if there's enough interest outside the U.S., we'll figure out a way to make it work
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Drug Wars, TI-83+ inspired game coming to your iPhone(drugwars.mobi)
34 points by jmtame 16y ago|28 comments
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Mountain View Hacker House - One room available
15 points by jmtame 16y ago|1 comments

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