littleidea

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   One day I will make something amazing happen...(i.imgur.com)

   3 points by littleidea 15y ago|0 comments
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   by littleidea 16y ago

   1,726 online viewers, breaking for lunch... more to come.
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   by littleidea 16y ago

   Zed Shaw was great. Next up, Monkeypatching Your Brain
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   by littleidea 16y ago

   The show is about to start.
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   Mountain West Ruby Conf Live Feed(mtnwestrubyconf.org)

   43 points by littleidea 16y ago|11 comments
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   Cracking Manipulation Proof Locks(kvogt.com)

   6 points by littleidea 16y ago|0 comments
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   by littleidea 16y ago

   I cringe just watching him.
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   New 3D technology without glasses (what could possibly go wrong?)(youtube.com)

   9 points by littleidea 16y ago|2 comments
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   by littleidea 16y ago

   That's not what the article says at all. The example he gives is the difference between putting money in at 3M or 5M pre and he's not talking about a problem filling up a round. He's making the claim that 'better' investors won't participat
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    by littleidea 16y ago

    Assume all money is dumb until proven otherwise and let the market set the price. He lays out decent guidelines for pricing, but questioning a founder's judgement for taking more money at a better valuation? If you really have a 'go big or
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    by littleidea 16y ago

    You can always tell there is a bubble when people are trying to convince themselves and each other that their isn't. I predict Groupon will be a 'venture math' win and an epic failure as a sustainable business. (Especially once that anyone
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    by littleidea 16y ago

    Meh. Be dismissive without rolling your eyes... Ready? Go!
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    by littleidea 16y ago

    Because you haven't lived until you implement a distributed key-value store.
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    A Family of Algorithms for Scalable Decentralized Data Distribution(ssrc.ucsc.edu)

    16 points by littleidea 16y ago|2 comments
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    by littleidea 16y ago

    Like Jonathan said, Instructure is making a run at solving this. The CEO founded Mozy. Team is solid. Free for teachers.
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    by littleidea 16y ago

    Call For Papers It's an academic thing.
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    I've got something for your CFP...(scs.stanford.edu)

    21 points by littleidea 16y ago|9 comments
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    by littleidea 16y ago

    Interesting, but there are still a lot of opaque parameters there.
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    HN: Does anyone have a clue...

    4 points by littleidea 16y ago|3 comments
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    by littleidea 16y ago

    I think it is useful as a catalog of properties, I just think calling it a comparison or using 'vs' is a stretch. Proverbial Apples to Oranges problem
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    by littleidea 16y ago

    Apples vs Oranges vs Strawberries vs Pineapple vs Grapes Apples usually stay crispy unless baked. Good in pies. Oranges can be sour (or sweet). Do not bake. Strawberries are red. Good in pies, advise against baking. Pineapples are rough on
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    Making Applications Scale With Load Balancing (or how the Internet works)(exceliance.fr)

    32 points by littleidea 16y ago|3 comments
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    by littleidea 16y ago

    step 1) Watch this motivational video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wS5xOZ7Rq8 step 2) It's an Ignite talk. So ignore most of the advice from the video. Assuming you are presenting something you are passionate about, just let that come
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    by littleidea 16y ago

    Welcome to the not evenly distributed future.
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    Let’s Use Women’s Bodies to Make Some Money(shanleykane.wordpress.com)

    1 points by littleidea 16y ago|0 comments
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    by littleidea 16y ago

    It's not question of can or can't. The probability is just low, at least for the near future. The dynamics of the economies and governments are just not aligned with that outcome.
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    by littleidea 16y ago

    meh, revisionist or ignorant on half of them
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    by littleidea 16y ago

    (just posted this to the blog before reading here... I essentially agree with diziet) Dan, I like your conclusion, but disagree with the premise. I contend that your understanding of the Pareto principle was initially incorrect and you are
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    by littleidea 17y ago

    I'd comment on the blog if I didn't have to login. Wins prize for most naive rant this week. There are a lot better reasons to hate on java, but speed really isn't one in 2010. I'd love to see the rewrite of one of the apps he's complaining
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    by littleidea 17y ago

    I'm the author. We all know reading comprehension isn't a prerequisite for commenting on the l33t internetz, but you might want to read more than the title of the hackernews link before commenting. My post was motivated by this tweet: http