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by mikesickler 12y ago
I don't think it was a myth based on anime or otherwise. Japan did seem genuinely high-tech when I first arrived here 20 years ago. Talking elevators and high-tech toilets. Consumer electronics that were at least two years ahead of wha
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by mikesickler 12y ago
Barely an adult Push button like a hamster When I need something
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by mikesickler 12y ago
I assume you're referring to the customers who spend hours assembling this stuff?
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by mikesickler 12y ago
Exactly. The author's difficulty scores are not adjusted for risk.
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by mikesickler 12y ago
Was it like a Miller Lite or some other macro beer? If so then I can totally understand their rationale.
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by mikesickler 12y ago
For calcium: spinach, broccoli, tofu Vitamin D: fish, soy, eggs
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by mikesickler 12y ago
Couldn't agree more, which is what makes what I said ironic.
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by mikesickler 12y ago
Working on this startup was a way for me to reclaim my identity, to redefine who I was. It was very therapeutic, and hey, one of the great things about programming is that you get to feel in control, right?
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by mikesickler 12y ago
Yes.
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Doubling down on stress: launching a startup while going through a divorce(heartofdorkness.com)
12 points by mikesickler 12y ago|7 comments
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by mikesickler 12y ago
It's certainly prefereble to have your POS integrated with your payments system. Otherwise, there's no guarantee, for example, that the amount charged matches the POS total. In addition, it's much easier for employees to stea
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by mikesickler 12y ago
That's not an integration. That's no different than having a standalone CC terminal.
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by mikesickler 12y ago
On the contrary, POS and payments services have never been less "sticky". There are plenty of iPad POS apps and swipe dongle thingy's to choose from, and the cost of switching is negligible, especially for the (Square's)
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by mikesickler 13y ago
Is there no getting around debiting party A into your own account, then crediting party B from your own account? Is it not possible to initiate a direct payment from A to B?
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by mikesickler 13y ago
Remember this: the startup failed, but you're not a failure, and you'll start another company again in the future. I'll bet you learned a hell of a lot this time around, and you'll be in a much better position to succeed
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by mikesickler 13y ago
This is the difference between consuming content and letting the content consume you. HN can't harm you unless you allow it to. Don't blame the content. Sometimes there's no excuse for self-discipline, critical thinking, a he
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by mikesickler 14y ago
Just got divorced for the 2nd time last week (what can I say? It's a gift), and what I'd really like to see is a web app that does the following: Give parents and extended family tools to better manage their split parenting work, from paren
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by mikesickler 14y ago
That's a spelling issue, not a grammar issue :)
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by mikesickler 14y ago
That may be the case, but what you are proposing is already addressed by the Intuit Anywhere Platform. You can use their APIs to import customer, invoice, product data, etc. And it supports both QB desktop and QB Online.
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by mikesickler 14y ago
Why not just use the Intuit Anywhere platform?
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by mikesickler 14y ago
I'm in a similar situation. I have a bootstrapped startup that I've developed during nights and weekends over the past two years. With a day job and young child at home, it has been a lot of work and added stress, but it's definitely doabl