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by khet 14y ago
If as a business you decide to offer a lifetime plan, it is assumed that you have accounted for the up-keep of the service. Joyent should be held responsible for not holding up their end of the deal.
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by khet 14y ago
I didn't build the app - just submitted it to HN. Feedback is valid nonetheless.
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Upload files using torrents to your personal space with Put.io(put.io)
102 points by khet 14y ago|70 comments
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by khet 14y ago
..and there I thought my internet connection was lost.
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Billion laughs(en.wikipedia.org)
276 points by khet 14y ago|63 comments
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by khet 14y ago
It proves a point IMO and educates readers on how these rumors start and why they shouldn't be trusted.
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by khet 14y ago
"it does colour my opinion of them somewhat" - because you find it unethical?
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by khet 14y ago
Most designers can hardly FTP files to their server. Using the terminal is a terrifying idea. Writing code is a mountain of difficulty. I only know because I went through it myself.
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by khet 14y ago
I spent 2 weeks on a Themeforest xhtml/css theme about 3 years ago. It still gives me a 40$ every month. Nothing to brag about but it takes care of my hosting bill :)
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by khet 14y ago
I am glad this (and similar) questions gets asked. As a community of makers, we can get very good at making things but just making things is not enough. We need to prove to our customers that we created something of value and then charge th
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How Your Favorite Internet Companies Make Money(mashable.com)
1 points by khet 14y ago|0 comments
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by khet 14y ago
.. or make lemonade and wait for your first few customers. Learn from their feedback, improve & iterate. Market to even more potential customers (just like you would have when you first build your park).
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by khet 14y ago
Most startups are too afraid to face the reality of a real business model. "We will start making money in 6 months" is not good enough.
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by khet 14y ago
Time is a factor in understanding almost any complicated concept but its far from the main reason. I think schools (or atleast the schools I was exposed to) have always focused on solving theoretical puzzles without much context or understa
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by khet 14y ago
If I get my work done in 2 hours, do I have to work an extra 6 hours as punishment for being super competent? What constitutes as enough work/value for a day?
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by khet 14y ago
Everyone is learning something here, no need to insult someone because they might not know something you know. I bet you don't know something he knows.
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by khet 14y ago
If you started making decisions based solely on rational arguments and facts, would those lead to better decisions? Almost all business are built on intangibles. Emotion, creativity, personality, feelings, loyalty, love etc. These intangibl
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by khet 14y ago
I have a day job like the OP and I love making apps by night. I usually end up working late into the night until 3am almost everyday and then wakeup by 7:45 early in the morning. Somedays I get more sleep if I dont feel like working. (I don
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Why I’m (Still) Against SASS & LESS(amberweinberg.com)
2 points by khet 14y ago|0 comments
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by khet 14y ago
It takes character and guts to stand up for something. I think MySpace can be credited for that. The snark-iness was probably meant more for ie6-7 users than Opera users.
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by khet 14y ago
Patent troll's about page -> http://www.personalweb.com/About.html
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Pragmatic Software Development Tips(pragprog.com)
2 points by khet 14y ago|0 comments
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by khet 14y ago
One thing that bothers me about most movie recommendation apps is that there is no way to filter movies by their rating. As far as I know, even IMDB doesn't have this feature. I like watching movies with my family and its hard to find good
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by khet 14y ago
Just curious, how much of this risk can be mitigated by contracts (terms of service) between the buyer and seller?
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by khet 14y ago
Care to explain your point further?
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by khet 14y ago
Reduced the number of lines in the code base AND improved the product? nice.
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by khet 14y ago
Amazing how many will not find this amazing.
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by khet 14y ago
"How is Tent licensed? Tent will be completely free and open and treated as a standard. To prevent fragmentation before launch, the original authors currently retain copyright. This is a temporary situation which will be remedied immediatel
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by khet 14y ago
What I love about this is not the price tag. Yes 5$ is insanely cheap but its the clarity in pricing which is brilliant. I would imagine a lot of people are afraid to get a checkup or even inquire about the cost because it might be too expe
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by khet 14y ago
It may be true that smartphones and books can get you through a long queue, it does not solve the problem though, only makes it worse. Queues can be indicative of a more serious issue - indifference. Government offices have earned their way

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