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Considering the crash in VC follow-on funding, it's somewhat expected.
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> Just makes me wonder how many blackhats figured these out years ago I had a different guess: Rails has gotten so popular that it's worth investing time as a blackhat because there will be payoff. Of course, if the rails community r
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So it's you holding them accountable, as opposed to the nebulous passive voice? As the post reads now, it was not clear whether the accountability was to you or to the leadership group. Clarity of task is important when making the transi
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> The person who was assigned to an action will report on progress and everyone is held accountable. We take minutes so that everyone is held accountable for the next monthly Leadership meeting. Uh-oh, sounds like a big company alread
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If you have not read the original book ("Man's Search for Meaning), do so.
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Title spam: "Carmen Ortiz to run for governor" vs the actual article "Carmen Ortiz may be in Mass. governor’s mix" Also - article from December, pre Swartzgate. Probably doesn't belong on front page of HN.
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> How would Antigua measure $21 million of copyright? I think the bigger question is: How would the US verify that only $21M of infringement occurred?
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> and attendees from all over the world So you can choose to quote your 50 euros and say that it's a conference, or you can examine how much money the "attendees from all over the world" paid in travel and hotel paid in and note that
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> What's an expensive conference? The euruko for example is at around 50(?) and used to hover at 20 Euros. Holy moly, travel and hotels have gotten very cheap in Europe.
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> I really miss the days when discussion about conferences was more about technology and content It's time to face the fact that conferences are becoming antiquated by technology. EDIT: Judging by the replies, apparently people think
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Apparently, alumni are not part of the community. Any current MIT folks reading? Please submit: "Who exactly rejected a plea bargain with no jail time?" I believe it would speak volumes, knowing many of the cast.
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> Like a relationship with a person, a relationship with a substance might also not work out. Somewhere between stage 1 & 2.
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Evolution: 1. This is the greatest thing ever! Absolutely the path to enlightenment! 2. I had a crazy trip. I need some time to recover and to digest these thoughts. 3. This crap just gets in the way.
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> "...have been pulled from the Apple App Store due to concerns about nude photos." Thank god the first-person shooter games are allowed to continue unhindered. We certainly don't want to jeopardize the future of our children by incu
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> But unless a potential investor is listing people he plans to intro you to, you shouldn’t be hearing names. But remember: Anyone that he lists does not work for you. Odds are high that your company will fail, and that person knows
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> but I like the ideology behind this, and lately the US government doesn't seem to be all that concerned about the liberties of its citizens Definitely a case of "no such thing as bad publicity". At this point, he probably has bette
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> When did a millionaire become a working class stiff? 1990s, so not exactly news to anyone familiar with inflation. The expression is pre-1980s really. Put $1M in an inflation calculator for 1975, and you'll find that equates to abo
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> Why should I invest in a company that does IPO only for some people to do exits? Exactly. Companies that are making money hand over fist, with amazing growth potential are rarely looking for people to share their wealth with. Much
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> Perhaps their developers don't really believe in the product? Or that the biz guys don't think that Linux leads to monetization of the product?
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Long long ago in a universe not too far away, there used to be interest awarded on savings. However, most people didn't realize that the quantity of money was being increased because they had not figured out the workings of the Federal Rese
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> Isn't this an act of espionage? I'm no spook, but I'd be surprised if the usual protocol for such situations is to advertise the presence of a camera on a high-traffic website.
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> It seems that StumbleUpon’s newfound profitability could make the company more attractive to a potential acquirer. Needing to be profitable in order to be an attractive acquisition target? Yow, it's a new world.
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That's Rafael Reif, current president of MIT not Heymann.
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> Download Equipment Allegedly Stored in Building 20 I assume this is a typo? or is there a recent renumbered bldg?
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I know what scarmig means: I believe Hal would resign before putting out falsehoods or a whitewash. Also, I don't consider it "them" so much as "us". I may have been a mere cog, but still love the place 15 years later.
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Look, you might be right. Perhaps someone put this on Pres Hockfield's desk along with everything else and she said "We need to make an example of this kid, or the university donations will suffer." or "the university will look weak" or ev
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> and likely have the clout to see it happen. Hal Abelson is respected enough that even I will be curious to see his result.
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> These kinds of decisions are probably made at the highest levels: by the president, the board of trustees Not a place like MIT. The vast majority of their time is spent in money-land. Usually, they are on the fundraising side, lot
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> And they won't get them in for you? Perhaps, but they don't live on startup time. Or perhaps I'm an impatient beast. Both are possible.
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I've posted this elsewhere: Who exactly refused? MIT is a collection of many people. I spent 14 years as undergrad/working/grad there, and I'm wondering how this went down. (I knew both Vest and Rief, not Hockfield, but I find it hard

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