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by mrduncan 16y ago
And of course their own compiler. Based on what I've read (which admittedly isn't a whole lot), it sounds like they need to take a few minutes to read Ken Thompson's "Reflections on Trusting Trust"[1]. [1]: http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/ken/
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25 Years of the MIT Media Lab(thetakeaway.org)
2 points by mrduncan 16y ago|0 comments
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by mrduncan 16y ago
I think what he's saying makes sense to an extent. I'd argue that nearly all of the large (based on valuation anyway) startups recently have made "something for everyone". Just to name a few: Facebook, Twitter, Google, LinkedIn, Skype
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by mrduncan 16y ago
I'm not sure a clip of the West Wing has ever been more on-topic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8zBC2dvERM See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gall%E2%80%93Peters_projection
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Check out Resque - http://github.com/defunkt/resque
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by mrduncan 16y ago
I'm curious how the frid.ge folks feel about this one. Seems very close to what they are doing.
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Nub Nub: PubSubHubbub protocol implementation(techno-weenie.net)
3 points by mrduncan 16y ago|1 comments
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Let's get this started - what's your big goal?
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How to get a job at a kick-ass startup (for programmers)(nathanmarz.com)
127 points by mrduncan 16y ago|28 comments
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by mrduncan 16y ago
As always, please let potential applicants know whether telecommuting is an option - if not, don't forget to include your location.
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Looks amazing, just watch out for the "curse of a new building". http://steveblank.com/2009/05/15/supermac-war-story-11-the-c...
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Are the previous digital versions no longer going to be free once the next version is released? The digital edition for September is still $3.
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by mrduncan 16y ago
I rarely use shorteners, so excuse my ignorance here, but what does Google offer here that bit.ly doesn't? Why would I switch to Google after using bit.ly for a long time?
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by mrduncan 16y ago
I agree. However, they do fly a few different variations of the 737. They are in the process of replacing their 300s with the newer 700 series and they also have a few 500 series which are slightly smaller (122 passengers vs 137 in the 30
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A VC: Startup Showcase(avc.com)
2 points by mrduncan 16y ago|0 comments
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Your link unnecessarily got the closing ">" added to it, here's the working link: http://getsponge.com
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by mrduncan 16y ago
More discussion here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1729601
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Below is the source of the worm for the curious - it's surprisingly very simple. <html> <head></head> <body> <script> var el1 = document.createElement('iframe'); var el2 = do
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Startups: What’s in a name?(thenextweb.com)
2 points by mrduncan 16y ago|0 comments
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Entrepreneur at the Door; Angel at the Gate(learntoduck.com)
1 points by mrduncan 16y ago|0 comments
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by mrduncan 16y ago
The original tweet was removed in the past few minutes (others have dug it up again). His latest tweet doesn't seem to be taking Arrington too seriously: Thanks Mike for techcrunching me for no reason. Note to self: hold next secret meeti
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by mrduncan 16y ago
That still doesn't explain what is faster, only how it's faster. Based on the GPU acceleration bit, I'd assume it's page rendering though.
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Although it's not really under development anymore (due to lack of time), http://billpad.com is another alternative. [Disclosure: I'm one of the founders of BillPad]
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Looks like mouse scroll-wheel / trackpad in the video. I'm guessing that the scrollbar at the right is just cut off to make the video look nice.
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Matt Cutts: New startup someone should do(google.com)
5 points by mrduncan 16y ago|4 comments
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The Social Butterfly of Start-ups(inc.com)
5 points by mrduncan 16y ago|3 comments
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by mrduncan 16y ago
As always - Please indicate whether telecommuting is an option or you require employees be located in a specific city.
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by mrduncan 16y ago
A simple suggestion regarding the design - change the green term highlighting to something less overpowering (such as #ffc or #ffa). For me, just that small change would make an enormous difference.
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Google now indexes SVG(googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com)
1 points by mrduncan 16y ago|0 comments
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by mrduncan 16y ago
From Drew's original YC application [0]: # Why would your project be hard for someone else to duplicate? This idea requires executing well in several somewhat orthogonal directions, and missteps in any torpedo the entire product. For examp

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