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by mercurio 19y ago
Discussion begins here: (Mods please downmod this comment to -1) people you can carry out discussion threads as children of this comment (just don't upmod it). This way there is a clean separation between the poll and its discussion.
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"In theory, there’s no difference between theory and practice even in practice."(scottaaronson.com)
1 points by mercurio 19y ago|1 comments
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by mercurio 19y ago
http://iminlikewithyou.com/
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Ask YC Poll: Which is your favorite YC startup?
27 points by mercurio 19y ago|39 comments
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by mercurio 19y ago
I think facebook's inability to get this stuff right the first time is what makes so many people uneasy. It makes you think that the culture inside the company is maybe not as user friendly as they try to portray. Google got big just as qu
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by mercurio 19y ago
The splitting an article into many pages has actually gotten worse since 2005. I personally find this incredibly annoying as it really disrupts the flow of reading. Some of the worst culprits are technical review sites like Anandtech and To
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by mercurio 19y ago
First, I really don't understand what we are arguing about here, since my initial comment already says that research and recommendations are much more important than GPA and GRE. Lets just agree to disagree on the rest. Second, I never ques
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by mercurio 19y ago
I think we possibly have a different understanding of what is a lesser or second tier school. I based my opinion on the original poster's response to pg's comment, where he states that his cs program is like "trade school". I doubt that a 4
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by mercurio 19y ago
Those numbers were just an example to say that both the gpa and school are factors. That is, an admissions committee would not do a straight comparison between gpas, but would factor in a weight for the school. This is not snobbery, just th
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by mercurio 19y ago
The order of importance of the many components that would make up your grad school app: 1. Research experience --- The most important factor, though not essential. Not having it is not a handicap. In fact most undergrads admitted for grad s
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by mercurio 19y ago
This is the kind of fairytale analysis that gives blogging a bad name. First, not every startup would be willing to sell at their current valuation. Facebook wasn't willing to sell to yahoo for 3 billion last year. Most VCs and a lot of fou
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by mercurio 19y ago
ipods have pretty good resale value. If you only need to work with one for a short time, buy one on craigslist (or even your local apple store) and sell it a few days later. At worst you'll be out 50 bucks.
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by mercurio 19y ago
On the other hand, all the areas that Yahoo is currently good at could potentially be up for grabs again. There is a real risk of Flickr, Delicious and other 'hot properties' being neglected or ruined in the long run by Microsoft. Think of
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by mercurio 19y ago
Do we really need a lecture on design from a site where every link opens in a new window or tab?
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by mercurio 19y ago
You are too modest. That mockup was great. I couldn't make out from the thread if you and steffon are working together?