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by leftnode 16y ago
I don't need to hire anyone currently, and I'm not looking for a job, but if your goal is to put technical recruiters and headhunters out of business, I support you 100%.
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by leftnode 16y ago
Technically competent people who want to start an online community.
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Ask HN: Getting ready to sell my first piece of software, what should I know?
8 points by leftnode 16y ago|3 comments
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by leftnode 16y ago
I know that feeling well: it's what makes me hesitant from time to time to learn new technology. I think about all of the domain experience I would immediately not have. When I first started I didn't know what I didn't know and thus just do
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by leftnode 16y ago
Good to see other UTD'ers on HN! Yup, I didn't start using source control until after I graduated. CS education has a lot of catching up to do.
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by leftnode 16y ago
I'll give it a look, certainly seems interesting. One question though: at a cursory glance through the code, the author switches between normal PHP brace syntax: if ($something) { // do something } and the alternative PHP brace
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by leftnode 16y ago
What's funny is there are already a ton of these on the market: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dap... He just has a sexy video and Kickstarter page.
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by leftnode 16y ago
Is the seed a sitewide one or unique per password?
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by leftnode 16y ago
I do this exact same thing. However, the speakers aren't loud enough to overcome the sound of the treadmill + walking. Hooking up a pair of external computer speakers was essential (especially since Netflix doesn't have captions). I also co
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by leftnode 16y ago
In YC's rejection letter, they even say if you go on to success to please let them know how you did it so they can improve their application process. Very respectable. Edit: And the cliché: if one rejection would stop you from continuing wi
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by leftnode 16y ago
This is pretty awesome, I was looking for something exactly like this the other day. I can't wait to play around with it.
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by leftnode 16y ago
I really like your interface. One thing I'm not crazy about with HTML5 is drag and drop uploading. I like that it exists, but please give me the regular type=file input box. With drag and drop, it means I either have to resize my browser to
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by leftnode 16y ago
I'm at the point where I'll seek out a job if it specifically doesn't deal with a technical recruiter. Even if it pays less, not having to deal with them is worth it. Between their lack of knowledge about technology and their overall "used
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by leftnode 16y ago
I love all of the new stuff coming to PHP, and frankly, I agree with you, but removing the "bad" parts would break so many applications. Standardizing things, making libraries consistent, and adding some type of strict typing would be the n
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by leftnode 16y ago
You're exactly right. However, I imagine a lot of people in the crowd thought it might be part of the speech.
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by leftnode 16y ago
Amazon has been profitable since 2001.
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by leftnode 16y ago
That Ask.com still has 1%-2% of US search traffic is astounding. It must be people using browsers with the default search engine set as Ask and not knowing any better.
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by leftnode 16y ago
Sankla will work similarly to that in that when you start adding a new post, it automatically renders so you'll see what the rendered content will look like. I do like the idea of doing an inline edit though. Thanks!
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by leftnode 16y ago
I agree. There was a time when I looked down on the people who didn't take work home with them, or who didn't work ridiculous hours. Shame on me, I should not have. I've met many brilliant developers who put in their time during the day, go
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Ask HN: I'm building new blog software and would like your feedback
6 points by leftnode 16y ago|3 comments
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by leftnode 16y ago
Also, remember the old recruiter line: "The more money you make, the more money I make, so I'm going to do my best to get you the best salary possible!" While it's true: the more you make the more they make (usually, its about 30% of your f
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by leftnode 16y ago
Is another similar service - http://camelcamelcamel.com/
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by leftnode 16y ago
Clickable: http://www.voicendo.com/ Very professional looking. I didn't try the service out because I don't need it for the time being, but I'll save it for later. Are you bootstrapped or angel/venture funded?
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by leftnode 16y ago
Yup, it's shocking. However, is this more of a problem with A/B testing or just bad user experience/design? I suppose an A/B test would've been to remove the Company field from the payment process and see how things have performed. I think
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by leftnode 16y ago
I included that in my random thoughts on the YC application. There's no question about how are you going to market your software and I thought there should be.
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by leftnode 16y ago
I do have a kid and that's one of the main reasons that I'm starting a company. Need to work 4 days because the kid is home sick? No problem, I don't have to get it approved, ask anyone, none of that bullshit; just do it. Want to work from
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by leftnode 16y ago
Hah, same here. I graduated Summer of 2007, so I probably had him in the Spring 2007 class. As a tenured professor, he could've easily made me see a TA when I had questions. Instead, he let me come to his office and worked with me for a whi
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by leftnode 16y ago
Solving that puzzle is far beyond my intelligence, but I did have Dr. Sudborough as a professor. He was one of the best professors I had at UTD, really taught Automata Theory very well. I'm glad he's getting more recognition.
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by leftnode 16y ago
Well, that's another reason for wanting my own company: I'm my own boss. I no longer have to get PTO approved, and report to a boss. If I want to play hooky for a day and spend time with him, I can easily do that if I'm independent; not so
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by leftnode 16y ago
I have a little boy who just turned 7 months old yesterday. I spent a good part of the night in the emergency room because he had uncontrolled vomiting. It's definitely a trip, but I love it. Starting a business around it is hard. I applied

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