markessien

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by markessien 18y ago
If you want people to show up, you need to phrase it as a neutral event. If you invited people to an art gallery or a concert where they are not forced to sit accross from a stranger, more would show up.
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by markessien 18y ago
Yes, do this if you have a steady job and you plan to live comfortable when you retire. This is a path to comfort, not a path to wealth. So it's not for everyone.
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by markessien 18y ago
Stop being so negative. They just need to add a Flux Capacitor.
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by markessien 18y ago
The G1 sucks for one simple reason - it looks like it sucks. It's like sticking the engine and dashboard of a ferarri in a 1999 mazda - the spec sheet tells you it's great, it handles great, it's cool on the inside, but it's still not going
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by markessien 18y ago
Frankly, I don't get this attitude. Who is fighting Matt and his generation? Life is at is always has been, business and ambition is as it always has been. If you want to strike it out your way, then do so, it's not a fight and nobody will
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by markessien 18y ago
How about doing something pointless but interesting. For example, a self aware web app. Anyways, I have a list of about 100 ideas, so here are two: * A generic API to access bank data from banks all over the world * A site where one can lis
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by markessien 18y ago
How long did it take you to program that? Is it in cocoa?
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10 reasons to grow a giant beard(biggerbetterbeards.org)
15 points by markessien 18y ago|10 comments
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by markessien 18y ago
Yes. Once you start emailing with a potential customer, the success rate is about 70%. The effort is certainly worth it.
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by markessien 18y ago
In my business, which involves $600 software, I reply within 30 minutes. Many deals are lost because you delay in replying emails.
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by markessien 18y ago
I sometimes feel like the technology world is similar to the fashion industry - this year CVS is, then it's suddenly SVN, and when I make the switch, everyone is using GIT, and I'm sooo last year with my SVN. I'll wait out the GIT wave. If
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by markessien 18y ago
No. Poverty gets reduced as a side effect of technological advancement. It has always been that way.
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by markessien 18y ago
'Talent' is not something anybody should be proud of having. Everybody is born with a particular advantage over other people in some particular area. Some discover this advantage and put it to good use. Others do not, or never have the chan
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by markessien 18y ago
Net revenue is over a billion, but what the company actually makes after costs is 50 million a quarter. Was in the linked article. I estimated the annual salary low because I don't know what category of worker would be laid off. Maybe it's
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by markessien 18y ago
They will save more than 50 million a year from this. Considering that their yearly income is just 200 million, this is quite a good move financially. Assuming of course, that these workers were excess. But I like Yahoo. Nothing like tough
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by markessien 18y ago
Another finger in the dam that has turned into a sieve. Favtape is where it's at - an unlimited collection of all the music in the world. The winner of this game will be the one which sorts the music in ways that make sense - when I'm in a
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by markessien 18y ago
You need your blog, because it's part of your portfolio. It's what people who want to find out more about you read.
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by markessien 18y ago
Are you somehow saying that a band is in some way equivalent to a book? Songs are just emotional, they don't transfer any information. I don't even know how you can make the statement you made - a book can convey so many thoughts because it
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by markessien 18y ago
People need to find out for themselves what they like the best. You like PCs, he spoke about PCs, you assume it's the best thing for him. If you find a kid who is a bit slow, why would you put him in a profession that tends to attract prett
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by markessien 18y ago
Touché.
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by markessien 18y ago
This is a pointless article. What he's saying is 'learn some self control'. I believe that if procrastinators found it easy to learn self control, they would not be procrastinating. It's like telling an alcoholic - only drink on weekends.
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by markessien 18y ago
You know, just go look at the info on facebook to see how much the average person cares about privacy.
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by markessien 18y ago
Looking at the issue with an objective eye, don't you think that if one took the very best from other countries that it would improve the overall skill level in your country, instead of taking the mediocre local talent and trying to train t