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by mhartl 14y ago
The "if" in "if you're looking..." isn't merely rhetorical. As it happens, I'm not particularly looking for a female computer hero, but many others are, as evidenced by those well-intentioned but misguided people who have promoted Ada Lovel
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by mhartl 14y ago
According to Wikipedia, it's probable that Lovelace's contributions are overrated; it would appear that Lady Ada has little claim to the title of "first computer programmer". [1] But if you're looking for a female computer hero, you're in l
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by mhartl 14y ago
Jason: the link "how habits affect willpower" at the bottom of the post is broken. Here's the diff: - h<a href="lifehacker.com/...">ow habits...</a> + <a href="http://lifehacker.com/...">how habits...
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by mhartl 14y ago
It's an Office Space reference.
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I donate any money I save to Médecins Sans Frontières .
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by mhartl 14y ago
You're in agreement with the parent comment. "Who's in?" means, "Who's in on the bet that they will revert the logo [because it's hideous]?" (We're all in agreement, of course. This new logo is the seventeenth sign of the Apocalypse.)
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by mhartl 14y ago
I often get double meat, too, which in principle costs extra, but that information has to propagate down the line, and I'd say about 1/3 of the time it gets lost. What remains is an ethical dilemma—do I inform them that they're under-chargi
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by mhartl 14y ago
I think the implication is that Rasmus used to work for WePay, a YC company (i.e., that's what makes it 3/3). Etsy, Rasmus's current employer, didn't go through YC.
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by mhartl 14y ago
I looked at a couple of articles (carrots and Lincoln) and didn't see any references. Do you have those somewhere?
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by mhartl 14y ago
unless you have domain knowledge I came here to ask if someone with "domain knowledge" could explain the significance of this research. You had it, and even used the same magic words. Thanks!
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by mhartl 14y ago
That sentence stood out for me, too, but I took it to mean "It's essential for every entrepreneur to think that their company is going to be successful." It seems that your quibble is with the post's (narrow) definition of success, not with
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by mhartl 14y ago
A more apt analogy would be, if you're for a war, why don't you enlist? But lots of people in favor of wars do just that. What Buffett is saying is essentially, "Let's institute a draft." Lots of wars have had that, too, of course—which is
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by mhartl 14y ago
its
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by mhartl 14y ago
With TechStars NYC going on hiatus Is it? It looks alive to me: http://www.techstars.com/program/locations/nyc/
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by mhartl 14y ago
I've often said it: The twin banes of the suburban soundscape are barking dogs and gas-powered gardening implements.
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by mhartl 14y ago
On second thought, I agree. I believe I've lost my wager. Thanks for the correction.
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by mhartl 14y ago
Perhaps your observation indicates a defect of "modern" poetry, a defect that a project such as this might help remedy. I'd wager that Homer, Dante, and Shakespeare would be surprised to learn that non-rhyming poetry was ever "in style"—tho
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by mhartl 14y ago
In OS X, you can do this: 1. Copy the text of the talk and save it to a file, say "life.txt" 2. Use the "say" command to read it: $ say < life.txt To change the voice, go to System Preferences > Dictation & Speech and p
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by mhartl 14y ago
The Schadenfraude is strong in this one.
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by mhartl 14y ago
This remains to be seen. As of this writing, Florida and Virginia have yet to be called.
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by mhartl 14y ago
Congrats, Dani & co.!
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by mhartl 14y ago
I can already see it: funds permitting, we'll take Uber cars to the airport and then catch a BlackJet to our final destination.
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by mhartl 14y ago
I was broke for my first two startups, and I'm not broke for my third. Being broke was a terrible distraction. Not being broke is much better.
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by mhartl 14y ago
This is just a quick meta-comment, because I feel a simple upvote isn't enough: insightful comments like yours and its parent are the lifeblood of Hacker News. Please keep them coming.
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by mhartl 14y ago
What would be gained if it were? I suppose you could run it locally. Come to think of it, that would be nice.
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by mhartl 14y ago
Rubular is one of my favorite examples of a perfectly designed site. It has everything you need and nothing you don't.
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by mhartl 14y ago
If poor people can be fat, we need a different word for what people 100 years ago would have called "poor". Maybe "destitute" could serve this purpose? In any case, if you're poor, your time is cheap. This doesn't jibe with the claim that t
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by mhartl 14y ago
The current link is to the comments thread. This is the URL you want: http://blog.count.ly/post/33777818277/cost-of-tools-and-serv...
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by mhartl 14y ago
Did poor people 100 years ago have the same problem? I doubt it. But today, poor people in America are fatter than rich people. Fat poor people? There's something strange going on here...
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by mhartl 14y ago
I found the UI difficult to figure out (type a word over "CHAIRS" in the hard-to-see box), but this is otherwise a clever hack. http://sausages.arelikefacebook.com/ http://toilets.arelikefacebook.com/ http://movies.arelikefacebook.com/

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