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by markbao 16y ago
That's what I'm leaning towards, too. The best user experience is not having to watch your back in terms of how many threads you've used this month, so I think it's better to do it by users. I think we're going to have to limit free plans,
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by markbao 16y ago
Clickable: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHJZQ0ZnWkZr... http://supportbreeze.com http://cl.ly/5330f74a6d3af9bbb010
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HN, we're launching a support desk software next week. Help us with our plans?
20 points by markbao 16y ago|30 comments
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by markbao 16y ago
Throw them away. (I'm one of these people. My doctor told me that my blood cholesterol was too high for my age and I had to cut back on eggs. I cut back on eggs as well as foods containing saturated fat, and it's since gone down.)
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by markbao 16y ago
A lot of them eat egg whites only because egg yolks contain a little less than half of the protein but all of the fat and cholesterol. Some say that the cholesterol in yolks actually has a small impact on, and even reduces your blood chol
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by markbao 16y ago
Yeah, I'm going to delete my comment. Without the mindset of their target market, I don't have anything constructive to say about their product.
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by markbao 16y ago
> We are not as interested in smaller revenue focused companies that aim to be sold for $25mm to $50mm ... Even so, we will certainly end up with more than a few companies that will sell in that range. That is a successful outcome for
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by markbao 16y ago
Wow, I can't tell you how much you need this. It's ridiculous how many emails I make a mental note for getting back to and then completely forgetting them. (Sorry if you were a victim of my short term email memory loss, just bother me again
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by markbao 16y ago
I like this article, and can definitely resonate with it—like just a night ago when my phone was out of battery while attending a dance night, and instead of texting on my phone when I was standing on the sidelines, I instead observed the s
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by markbao 16y ago
I think the easiest way to get to Rails or Django or other similar framework is to start by learning HTML, then CSS, then Javascript, then PHP + MySQL, then Rails/Django/etc. HTML will teach you basic web markup. CSS will teach you basic de
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by markbao 16y ago
God damn, it's been removed. Serious bummer to wait until iPhone 4 jailbreak to get tethering.
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by markbao 16y ago
There's this good blog that shows example apps and occasionally has articles about best practice for Ruby on Rails. It is, however, 2 years old but should be close enough for learning Rails 2.3. http://originblog.wordpress.com EDIT: check
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by markbao 16y ago
Previous discussion on HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=190676 More about Provigil and other nootropics from my personal experience in researching about them: modafinil (the non-marketing name for it) is under Schedule IV in the
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by markbao 16y ago
/ All the best things that I did at Apple came from (a) not having money and (b) not having done it before, ever. Every single thing that we came out with that was really great, I'd never once done that thing in my life. I love this part—
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Six Months to Go Until The Largest Tax Hikes in US History(atr.org)
15 points by markbao 16y ago|17 comments
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by markbao 16y ago
Genetics are serious rubbish. :p Thank you for that, though. It was a fascinating read.
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by markbao 16y ago
Hahaha. Oh, yes, I'm aware of that, but the amount he mentioned was strange. But yeah, perhaps he was using a nonlinear comparison as you said, which would make more sense.
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by markbao 16y ago
/ It turns out, women really care about men's height. I’m 5’9”, if I wanted to be as attractive as somebody who’s 5’10”, right, another inch? I would have to make about $35-40,000 more a year. From a 5'7": sorry, what!? Link to paper?
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by markbao 16y ago
Ridiculous, ignorant, and a repost from months ago.
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by markbao 16y ago
Fantastic article. Now to just get to that "have money" stage.
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by markbao 16y ago
Sorry, what? http://cl.ly/6d3c5bbf3dc88653693e
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by markbao 16y ago
Congratulations on your newfound independence! I would highly suggest watching the Founder Dating events—they definitely seem like something you'd be interested in.
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Ask HN/YC/PG: Dealing with tax and accounting
41 points by markbao 16y ago|16 comments
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by markbao 16y ago
| For the study, participants were taught to meditate by focusing on the sensation of their breathing, acknowledging and dismissing any stray thoughts that popped into their heads. For those who do practice meditation, what are other tech
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by markbao 16y ago
Thanks! That's a concern I have as well.
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by markbao 16y ago
Hi! I'm building a bunch of businesses, like http://genevine.com , http://branchr.com and http://supportbreeze.com . Get in touch - mark@markbao.com email+msn, marktbao on AIM, @markbao.
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by markbao 16y ago
Me too. Damnit, Apple. How do you do this.
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by markbao 16y ago
> You my friend, are an idiot. I hate to tell this to you, but your lack of education makes you that way. Your failure to expose yourself to literature, art, poetry, science (real science, the icky kind) has made you stupid. Another dat
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by markbao 16y ago
Hey, since there's no active Hacker News group in Boston, I'm starting Hackers and Founders Boston - http://hfboston.markbao.com/ . Join the Google Group and we can get it rolling.
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by markbao 16y ago
Nonresponse bias. Next.

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