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by kadavy 16y ago
I did some work at the main branch of the Chicago Public Library yesterday. It was okay, but full of homeless people and not really all that quiet. The Lincoln Park Whole Foods is my new favorite spot. I work all afternoon, have a really he
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by kadavy 16y ago
Hearing about this deal makes me feel a little queezy. The only upside (other than congrats to their team) is that maybe now there will finally be some nice atheist / agnostic girls on Match. I realize many people have had success at OkCupi
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by kadavy 16y ago
Upvote for "poor taste."
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by kadavy 16y ago
I am disappointed that about this acquisition, but I don't see what's so frightening about that statement. It makes business sense to me.
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by kadavy 16y ago
I often wish I had attended a big-name university. When I chose a college, I didn't give it much thought. I didn't get much advice or guidance on what a big decision choosing a college was. Plus, I would have been too scared to move very fa
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by kadavy 16y ago
I tried this a few weeks ago in Chicago and it was great. One of my favorite parts is that we didn't have to worry about splitting up the bill. I'd love to set up grubwith.us's open only to my friends. Paying in advance also eliminates the
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by kadavy 16y ago
Personally, I actually don't like Helvetica. It produces a rough texture, and I don't feel that the forms are harmonious. I adore Akzidenz Grotesk (the predecessor of Helvetica), but it's much less common. I concede, however, that Helvetica
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by kadavy 16y ago
I hadn't seen that before - it's moving and funny at the same time. Thanks for that :)
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by kadavy 16y ago
> a font like Georgia is also much friendlier than the angular and rickety Times New Roman while at the same time being entirely appropriate for nearly every imaginable formal setting You're echoing my thoughts nearly exactly. Georgia i
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by kadavy 16y ago
> unless you are an experienced designer, you are much better off picking a standard classic font, such as Helvetica I'll definitely be making a similar recommendation in my book. Thanks for reading.
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Design for Hackers: Why You Hate Comic Sans(kadavy.net)
136 points by kadavy 16y ago|76 comments
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by kadavy 16y ago
The title tells you what the author was able to accomplish through a particular phenomenon. That's hardly anything like "14 Ways to Get On The Front Page Of Digg." So, I'm surprised you have that reaction. I didn't.
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by kadavy 16y ago
I find having core peer groups (I like to call them "cronies" just for kicks) to be invaluable. We share with each other information about our businesses and challenges we face that we wouldn't share with others. We check in with one anothe
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by kadavy 16y ago
Absolutely. I'm in the mindstate to do this today, as we celebrate one of history's great leaders (MLK). It may sound like a ridiculous comparison, but I put the two together as my biggest heroes: people who put their vision for the future
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by kadavy 16y ago
There are plenty of other streets on that map that end the same way, but are thinner.
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by kadavy 16y ago
Cool, but I'm not convinced that the deciding factor is whether the street is "dead end" or not vs. it just being a really minor street. There's at least one dead end street in the examples that is pretty thick: https://skitch.com/kadavy/r
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by kadavy 16y ago
Grow a beard. It will change your life.
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by kadavy 16y ago
I've signed a finder's fee agreement before. All I would have had to do is send an email intro to someone who eventually invested. I believe it was for 10 or 15% of what would have been raised.
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by kadavy 16y ago
I like to work with elements so that there is geometric rationalization between the sizes of them, and the spaces between them. I usually work with set "unit" sizes. Any time I have to make a decision about the size of something, or a piece
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by kadavy 16y ago
> I learned that I can eke out an extra 5-15% from improving the subject line…or 500% from creating a better offer. This is something I am seeing people overlook a lot in the startup world. Many small startups are spending too much time
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Ask HN: Hackers Who Design?
3 points by kadavy 16y ago|1 comments
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by kadavy 16y ago
I've tried this, and it worked very well; but it's dangerous from what I understand - you can kill some brain cells.
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by kadavy 16y ago
I would imagine that the search volume of this exact keyphrase is pretty low, even this time of year. So, not much competition, and not much benefit for winning.
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Your mom has to understand your startup(by.colinyoung.com)
2 points by kadavy 16y ago|0 comments
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by kadavy 16y ago
Not being able to feel pain is called Congenital Insensitivity to Pain. There's a great StuffYouShouldKnow Podcast about it: http://bit.ly/e0QWcg
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by kadavy 16y ago
It seems silly that they would just shut it down. Have they even tried to monetize it? I would pay ($50 a year) to continue to use Delicious. Maybe they can sell it?
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by kadavy 16y ago
I think having some sort of application form is key when hiring anyone off of CL. It really helps weed out the ones who just won't put forth much effort.
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Hacker Web Design: Words of Wisdom for Building Great Apps(mashable.com)
8 points by kadavy 16y ago|0 comments
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by kadavy 16y ago
I find the impatience of many entrepreneurs to be disturbing and confusing. Many seem to expect to build something and cash out within a few years. But creating something so quickly worthy of sale is extremely hard work. How could you work
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by kadavy 16y ago
Darn, I had a similar blog post sitting in draft form; but this is very well done - much better advice than I'm used to seeing on Smashing. I approve of this article.

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