kmgroove

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by kmgroove 14y ago
The bar for entry is so low when it comes to many types of startups today that the grand majority of "Show: HN" posts are completely unimpressive, unoriginal, and just plain boring. That is just the reality. This entire idea that people s
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by kmgroove 15y ago
More power, more choice, to make the same decisions that they have made over and over again.
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by kmgroove 15y ago
Felt it a bit up here in Ottawa Canada. Mild building shake.
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by kmgroove 15y ago
You mean in one place that offers very little (if any?) real sport competition? More people in Korea would be watching a successful South Korean soccer team then even the biggest of star craft 2 events. The market is small, the market is t
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by kmgroove 15y ago
If your not doing trivial applications like 37signals but rather more niche based applications it can be very hard to find areas to move into unless you have personal experience in that area. Most applications you see from startups are bas
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by kmgroove 15y ago
And the basic reasonable answer is: at sea.
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by kmgroove 15y ago
Maybe it is because you are in Ottawa/Toronto? I really don't have any stats as to RIMs market in these areas but every time my BlackBerry loving friends make the point that they see people using it everywhere I always make the point that w
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by kmgroove 15y ago
Do people really think the value of something is 0$ just because they can get it for free? That is cost. The cost of me watching the latest blockbuster on my computer may be 0$ but I don't honestly believe it's value is 0$. You are right
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by kmgroove 15y ago
Doesn't this confusion alone make it a bad name?
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by kmgroove 15y ago
This is such a fluff article. Why is it interesting that someone is attempting to "try really hard at something for a lengthy period time"? Looks like he is pitching for a book deal and a spot on Oprah. When you consider how much time 10
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by kmgroove 16y ago
Does anyone else associate profanity with a sense of honesty and realism? I loved it to be honest.
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by kmgroove 16y ago
How much does exterior culture play in to this? What do South Korean kids do when they get off school? Wasn't Starcraft at first more of a rebellious act, and somewhat counter culture? It seems to me that creativity is best built by provid
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by kmgroove 16y ago
I think you may be romanticizing things slightly. While it seems like this may be the case, the reality is people who play like this are both rare and glamorized such that they attract others to the game. The glamorization of poker was not