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by matth 19y ago
If reddit hears about this, it's over. Not really, but I'd rather HN itself not hit any social news site. We'll have to build a new community. In general, I think it's fair to say many of us jumped from /. to digg, to reddit, and then here.
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by matth 19y ago
Whether it's true or not, this is going to get interesting very quickly.
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Ask YC: For the hackers, what's your favorite part of development?
5 points by matth 19y ago|11 comments
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by matth 19y ago
If you simply received a karma point for making a submission or a comment, then I imagine we'd receive quite a bit more spam. Instead, we're all put on the spot to make valid contributions. This is great, however, there isn't really a forum
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by matth 19y ago
Cool. I didn't expect you to be able to say much at this point. I wish you luck, and keep us updated.
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by matth 19y ago
Note: This is going to come across crappy, but please don't take it that way. I'm actually curious. Care to share anymore of your ultimate goal? From the outset, I don't see anything too compelling, and I didn't really expect YC to jump on
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by matth 19y ago
You applied to YC, or got the interview?
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by matth 19y ago
A. I really wanted something and built it. I found out other people liked it and wanted it. I've been developing based on feedback and my larger plan.
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by matth 19y ago
That was altogether pretty lame. Having done some NLP and chatterbot development in the past, I don't see anything here out of the ordinary. In fact, it seems as though they're just trying to impress folks who don't know any better. People
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by matth 19y ago
It's a good place to meet, not necessarily to organize.
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by matth 19y ago
Some applicants get feedback priior to the announcement date?
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by matth 19y ago
So after getting downmodded, and no one actually correcting me, I decided do a quick Google search and see what came up. Oh, looks like I was right. In an interview, Twitter developer Alex Payne blames the Rails framework for scaling issues
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by matth 19y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Twitter having scaling issues earlier this summer? I think Twitter's developers placed the blame squarely on Rails.
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by matth 19y ago
Don't forget YEurope. Apparently, Hacker News user "enki" started this one if I'm not mistaken. http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=enki
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by matth 19y ago
It's really frustrating to have spent all this time polishing and refining our site for the last 2 weeks nearly non-stop to have them poop out on us like this. Literally hours after submitting our application for review, and more than likel
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by matth 19y ago
I applied to YC once before. It's kind of funny, the idea I submitted this time is something I included in the "What cool things have you built?" question last go around. Anyone else end up doing the same? As an aside, Media Temple is screw
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by matth 19y ago
Unrelated but relevant: YC Application Word Count http://www.commonplacelog.com/ycbookmarklet.html
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by matth 19y ago
I can't get over a few things. One, how many of these so-called startups are actually receiving outside funding? It's one thing to hack together a dumb idea and put it online with ad banners all over the place, and another to actually recei
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by matth 19y ago
Not at all ridiculous. In fact, I was thinking something very similar about a week ago but I didn't really dwell on it. After reading PG's most recent article, a couple things he pointed out seemed like a solidification of what you and I ar
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by matth 19y ago
This is just my perspective, but if you're hiring and treating programmers like temps, don't expect any works of beauty. They're going to push out what they need to push out, probably very hackishly (because what do they care?), and then ba
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YC Application Word Count Bookmarklet(commonplacelog.com)
2 points by matth 19y ago|0 comments
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by matth 19y ago
If you can't convince them this is the one idea they should work on maybe you need to change your idea. Not necessarily. You can have a great idea and still have shaky cofounders. It doesn't automatically mean your idea sucks, cofounders
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by matth 19y ago
I was six years old and sitting in my father's lap reading while my mother video-taped. At some point I playfully smacked my dad, he playfully smacked back and I began to cry. Afterwards, my mom said something about editing the video. In my
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by matth 19y ago
That basic sentiment makes this one of my favorite essays by pg.
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by matth 19y ago
Bonobo, Clint Mansell (The guy who scored The Fountain. Try listening to Death is the Road to Awe, it's worth your time), Talking Heads, Moody Blues, Pink Floyd. I'll mix in some hip-hop if I'm feeling a burst of excitement.
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by matth 19y ago
Is this question directed towards founders who have already been through the YC process? I haven't been invited... at least, not yet. :) I spend 99% of my time coding. I like YC because it lets me focus on what I'm good at now, and then co
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by matth 19y ago
They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time.
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by matth 19y ago
I know, but seems my fingers don't. :) I'll leave my post as is so your comment will still make sense. I'm not so worried about living expenses, but rather how to answer the relevant application question.
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Ask YC: How do you intend to spend your YC investment?
10 points by matth 19y ago|20 comments
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by matth 19y ago
I'm sometimes able to see the bottles from classroom windows. Always makes me smile.

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