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by ljf 16y ago
sounds nice /or/ good spin on bad situation?
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by ljf 16y ago
thanks hopefully this can stay near the top for a while. been getting a lot of off topic posts again recently; adverts, thinly veiled spam, repeat posts etc. one thing i do wish hn had is a link/title checker to stop people all linking to s
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by ljf 16y ago
saw this on hackaday and thought was amazing. really easy to knock one up, even a red laser pointer will do. great instant weekend project
2554.
by ljf 16y ago
was about to post same. down too not 500 or 404
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by ljf 16y ago
An Island to Oneself - Tom Neale Free version somewhere online - but I own a first run edition. Amazing book about what you can do if you really want to, and how strong the human mind can be.
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by ljf 16y ago
too right! lawsuit in the making!
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by ljf 16y ago
Sorry for slow reply - just a short test account, even 7 days - just to get a real idea of why what you do is going to really work for me. Then once you got me, offer my the upsell ;)
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by ljf 16y ago
agreed - mobile (cut down) version would be great - other ways of logging in that FB - AND even more FB integration (don't want the site to become one MORE place to visit) - maybe tie-in with twitter too? Like the design but could have a fe
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by ljf 16y ago
Apparently they were going a year before that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
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by ljf 16y ago
Was just about to say the same - some stats show more women partake in polls (offline) but online many women are put off by them esp. in a male dominated zone, such as this... But the current stats show this is a hugely male dom site...
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by ljf 16y ago
Page is taking a long time to load right now, so maybe upgrade your servers? Guess you are getting a lot of HN traffic. As the other said design needs improving, and sell me what your are offering with less text, and highlight what I am get
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by ljf 16y ago
I also hate UGC as a term - user generated content - again sounds very robotic, not fun or engaging...
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by ljf 16y ago
Sorry who will they resell them to?
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by ljf 16y ago
I don't work in a start up (hope to one day). We use Agile - had been using Scrum, just moving to Kanban. I find Kanban A LOT better for a cross discipline team (editorial, UX and tech) - but not been using it that long. Yes it's working f
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by ljf 16y ago
The Motorola A1000 was a touch screen phone with haptics back in 2006 - was a GREAT phone, was gutted when it died.
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by ljf 16y ago
Truly epic! Nice sunday reading!
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by ljf 16y ago
argh you spelt the URL wrong in the description - that was the main reason i clicked though... Useful site, booked marked ;)
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by ljf 16y ago
BTW OP - "Please don't post on HN to ask or tell us something (e.g. to ask us questions about Y Combinator, or to complain about moderation). If you want to say something to us, please send it to info@ycombinator.com."
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by ljf 16y ago
I read the article and found it interesting (even tweeted it). I think it sits happily here: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity Was a very interesting story, looking at a very modern phenomenon, that impacts all our lives.
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by ljf 16y ago
Your link is not clickable - not sure if this one will be: http://www.meetup.com/
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by ljf 16y ago
If there was a magical way of doing this don't you think everyone would??? Plus even if you did have a great idea for a start up (which I am guessing you don't) most fail. Anyway, what are your skills? We can't give you much advice without
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by ljf 16y ago
I always think, when someone is ASKING for a niche, then their project is doomed to fail. Things run well when people care in, believe in, live and breathe the thing they are selling/supporting/running. If you don't having something within
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by ljf 16y ago
Lots of plants, loads of them, all well watered. Blinds down but windows open (if there is a breeze). Dressing for the weather - looks of thin cotton. Shoes off. Drink lots of water. Move somewhere cool ;)