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by lux 18y ago
I'm also stoked they're finally removing crap like register_globals and magic_quotes. "Safe mode" caused many headaches as well trying to get software running on all possible configurations, adding lots of little restrictions without much
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by lux 18y ago
Nice to know we were right all along eh? ;) I slouch just a bit and it never bothers me. I also tend to fidget, get up a lot, switch positions. I don't sit still very well...
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by lux 18y ago
I've been putting off buying a house or making any big commitments like that for precisely this reason. Doin' the startup thing right now, but there's no reason why that can't happen from wherever I happen to be too. Working on a plan to
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by lux 18y ago
Wow, thanks! That's a great list!
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by lux 18y ago
Definitely don't sign! It very well may have potential, and you didn't start assuming you'd be building someone else's empire. If one is being built, you should be a founder too. Technically at this point, the copyright ownership on that
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by lux 18y ago
Or they're biting off more than they can chew ;) I'm trying to manage my main software business right now, plus starting a new startup which now has a fairly firm deadline of delivering our beta release by the week of May 20th (some promoti
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by lux 18y ago
Socializing is both something human beings feel a need to do (therefore useful in itself to satisfy that need) but it can also augment other activities to make them more useful too. The latter requires care not to do "social for the sake o
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by lux 18y ago
Cool, I read a few of the other 'planet' sites as well and this would be a welcome addition to the list! It's nice to have topical aggregators for things shared insights or individual company news that aren't quite newsworthy to the genera
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by lux 18y ago
Hopefully you have something in writing that protects your IP rights as well, or she may be able to run off with the code. Conversely, if you've signed away ownership though, you may need to buy her shares out to retain 100% ownership. Sho
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by lux 18y ago
jQuery has been immensely helpful in speeding up our development. Can't wait to see a stable jQuery UI 1.5 and then what they come up with for ARIA support. It's awesome to see accessibility get some love from the modern JS libraries and
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by lux 18y ago
I just read through the whole submission and replies. I woke up with a feeling of dread because I remembered that I posted something (and not what that something was) to HN last night after having a few drinks at my friend's going away par
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Sensationalism, over the top?
23 points by lux 18y ago|17 comments
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by lux 18y ago
I guess this would be more of an "Ask HN" than "Ask YC"... Missed that in the editing process.
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by lux 18y ago
PHP simply requires discipline, which unfortunately many people in the PHP world lack due to its initial target audience. Provided you find real hackers and not just designer-turned-coder types, PHP is totally workable. Mind you, when you'
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Ask YC: Taxes for selling user-generated content
6 points by lux 18y ago|3 comments
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by lux 18y ago
In my experience, honesty is your friend here :) I had a contract that we took on which inherited someone else's codebase as a starting point, but it sounded simple enough. When we realized it was getting not-so-simple we had to decide whe
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by lux 18y ago
Thanks for sharing these stories. I'm sure we can all relate to at least some of these issues (some more than others -- I've been there/done that on almost all of them! ;). Some of the product knowledge issues we've been fortunate enough t
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by lux 18y ago
This is a great idea! We'll be adding our startup on there soon enough too :)
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by lux 19y ago
I just googled and found that jQuery UI is going to be made ARIA compatible after the 1.5 release too, which is awesome! The AxsJAX project mentioned in the post looks really cool too. Has anyone tried the jARIA jQuery plugin yet? Accessi
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by lux 19y ago
We found Chase in Canada (I can't speak for them in the US) to be quite lacking in responsiveness. I was pretty surprised about it actually. We're going with Optimal Payments up here (www.optimalpayments.ca), who have been very responsive,
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by lux 19y ago
Winnipeg, Manitoba Pros: We're in Canada for one, low cost of living (compared to anywhere in North America), great people, central time zone (only a couple hours off either coast), and a growing startup scene (www.manitobanewmedia.com) Con
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Ask YC: Shotgun clauses, good or bad?
9 points by lux 19y ago|3 comments
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by lux 19y ago
I have specific business cards for all my different projects (software, music, a volunteer position) and we're making cards for our upcoming launch as well. It's just the easiest way to give someone your contact info when you're out and ab
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by lux 19y ago
I'd lean towards the "carrots" myself, and there are lots of potential ones (user customizable profiles, more simultaneous games, "pro" games, etc). Look at what other successful startup multiplayer game sites are doing and try some out.
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by lux 19y ago
Annotation is an interesting idea. I've seen other ideas to annotate web pages out there, but never one that really caught on to my knowledge (maybe because they required a browser plug-in to see or create the annotations), and they also a
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by lux 19y ago
I would totally be interested, but I'm already way over my project limit right now ;) I'm running one company by day and I'm launching another in about a month that we've been working on since last September. I'd love to see a beta though
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by lux 19y ago
I don't think there's a "message me" option in the profile pages. I just posted my email to mine though, so feel free to email me :)
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by lux 19y ago
I remember Steve Jobs in his speech at Stanford saying that he dropped out because he didn't see the value in it. That amused me :) I can't say whether an MBA is worth it since I don't have one, but I can say that in my experience it's not
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by lux 19y ago
Ultimately, how much are you willing to sacrifice for the project? That includes sanity ;) Shared living can make things difficult, but if it's needed to give your project the extra boost it needs, it may make sense to try. At least livi
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by lux 19y ago
Neat idea, but I'd like to see something more visual. When I'm looking for comedy online, I'm in more of a "stop reading, just watch" mode. That's what works well with funnyordie.com, although that feels like it's becoming more of a showc

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