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by larrys 11y ago
I'd like to know the answer to your question but note the fact that sama says this: "we believe investing in YC companies at post-YC valuations is still a great deal" but also says this (from the post): "And by doing th
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by larrys 11y ago
12k gets them first dibs on an individual and/or a team ... a smart idea. Essentially a variation of Cialdini's "reciprocity" principle (among others..) http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/si
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by larrys 11y ago
Doesn't turn the fan off but I found Temperature Gauge App to be very helpful in terms of monitoring what is going on with the fan and temperature. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/temperature-gauge/id4678
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by larrys 11y ago
Absolutely correct and one of the reasons I love that car so much. (Along with the handling and stability).
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by larrys 11y ago
Note that 0 to 60 is not always what matters. I have a Porsche Macan S (small SUV) which has 0 to 60 times in the 5 second range. But the acceleration from 50 to 95 (the point that your realize you are going to fast) feels almost split seco
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by larrys 11y ago
"People don't want to let just anyone into their home to clean." And they want the same person each time whereas with drivers that doesn't matter, certainly not as much. So one way that cleaning companies differ, and I e
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by larrys 11y ago
Suggest a reverse idea. Content that is on the web and then you make a deal with the site owner to create a printed copy of the material which can be postal mailed to someone. Why? Because many times I don't want to click around on lin
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by larrys 11y ago
"Looks to be an amazing piece of engineering but seriously, what's the usecase? " This product is almost a reverse example of why you can't ask people of whether they need your product (Steve Jobs examples) since they co
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by larrys 11y ago
"which was more like 7-10 VC firms giving meaningless "yes, soon!"" In theory by doing that they were raising the potential price for those that would end up investing. Their competitors. If you felt you had "plan b
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by larrys 11y ago
This, in itself, means nothing. If you need to read things like this in order to understand that not everybody is going to love you or your idea and to help deal with rejection, most likely you are not be cut out to be an entrepreneur. Ev
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by larrys 11y ago
Sure but from my understanding of the article youtube isn't really the aggrieved party it's the creators that are.
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by larrys 11y ago
Agree. If people smoke and are unhealthy they in theory would need a larger amount of prescription drugs which CVS sells and profits from.
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by larrys 11y ago
"to at least spread some of the wealth around" In other words "spread the cheer around". The mythical mafia does this in popular culture as well by apparently buying Turkeys at Christmas time (for example) and helping pe
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by larrys 11y ago
Not to mention that they are free to literally ask you anything and you won't even know what the questions were or what your answers were.
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by larrys 11y ago
A very close relative died after a procedure similar to what had happened to Joan Rivers. I've had that procedure (prior to the death) but now I am really scared to have it done again.
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by larrys 11y ago
It is not a scare resource. It is simply, like with wine or art, viewed as valuable by those who have decided that they want it and don't want the easily available alternatives. [1] If you can't get ycombinator.com you can get yyc
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by larrys 11y ago
Whether you should keep or let go totally depends on the domain name and what your money situation is, not what you paid in the past that money is gone. If you care to disclose the domain I can render an opinion on what I would do based on
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by larrys 11y ago
You haven't really said why that should matter though. There are other alternatives and essentially many things in the world favor "those who have more money", right?
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by larrys 11y ago
Why does it need to be prevented exactly? Why is the internet different than anything other situation where people see an opportunity to make money and take advantage of that opportunity? Like buying real estate or wine, or art and so on? I
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by larrys 11y ago
Don't be so down on what you do. It's not hogging and it's not cybersquatting. This whole concept of it being wrong to register domains was back in the mid 90's when there was no cost and people would register names with
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by larrys 11y ago
For the life of me every time this issue comes up there are people who end up saying the same thing as what you are replying to. That is that it's just so unfair and unjust that the name they want was purchased by someone before them a
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by larrys 11y ago
I don't filter any spam at all. I have found it helpful and have done deals with people that would normally be considered spammers. Wish I could provide details but let's just say that some people who spam actually are legitimate
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by larrys 11y ago
"but technical strong people like yourself" I like the sound of that. I actually have run my own mail servers since the mid 90's [1] but I am more of a business guy who knows computers than a strong technical guy the way tha
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by larrys 11y ago
"You had two step verification, or not?" Upvoted you but... A company offers a free service. "Your aunt" does know know or understand the need for "two step verification" nor do almost certainly a large percent
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by larrys 11y ago
Part of the appeal of a product on kickstarter is the marketing which has way more appeal than just the actual product does itself. It's the "trust us" attitude and the generally soft spoken videos and collateral doing exactl
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by larrys 11y ago
Wow Lou Doctor is on your team I remember him from Supermac back in the early 90's.
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by larrys 11y ago
"People will hang shit on ESR" An example "Reading it, it looks like a total hack job by a poor programmer." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=923660
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by larrys 11y ago
"I doubt I'll try Gillette's shave club as I've heard they just send out their "not as sharp" razors for the reduced price." I have actually bought OEM hard drives from the Apple store that I can buy cheap
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by larrys 11y ago
"or a word and a number" If you get a word and a number remember you need both "nametwenty.com" as well as "name20.com"
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by larrys 11y ago
Re: the "gross violation of privacy" didn't even think about that at all. My thoughts: I would argue though that (subject to "infection" risk) it is no different than looking in a wallet to find the owner or looking

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