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by mrphoebs 13y ago
You could always just do a read=any on a cassandra cluster.
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Imgur founder gives an overview of their tech stack(reddit.com)
5 points by mrphoebs 14y ago|0 comments
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by mrphoebs 14y ago
those are rockets launched to create smoke trails. The smoke trails were used to study the velocity of the shock-wave emanating from the explosion. A comprehensive explanation can be found here. http://www.atomcentral.com/atomic-smoke-trai
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by mrphoebs 15y ago
I love the interface. It would be great if you could add the ability to login, upvote/downvote (near the comments icon). Realtime reddit content would be great.
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Show HN: Simple HTML5 localstorage todolist app inspired by TiddlyWiki and Vim(github.com)
1 points by mrphoebs 15y ago|0 comments
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by mrphoebs 15y ago
It's a huge deal. I don't use Google+ either but a social network this big will set precedents for everything that comes after it. Every website that might allow you to sign in with g+ id will be affected.
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by mrphoebs 15y ago
An oversimplification suffering = your self image vs perception of reality self The argument goes that man is a prisoner of his self image. This self image is a mixture of his desires, wants, tastes, hopes, fears.... This can be seen as a s
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by mrphoebs 15y ago
Agreed, in asia a family unit is not just parents and their children. It involves, grandparents, and great grandparents if they are around. It's not a "you have to take care of me" kind of a deal but something like "family takes care of its
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by mrphoebs 15y ago
I think "true love for life" is a very american possibly western fairy tale. In asia it's more like "a partnership in the ups and downs of life" and is centered on creating a solid foundation to raise a happy and prosperous family.
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by mrphoebs 15y ago
agreed, do both.
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by mrphoebs 15y ago
This is what got me hooked on to startups when I was a kid.
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Japanese Researchers Create Holograms You Can Touch(geek.com)
2 points by mrphoebs 15y ago|0 comments
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by mrphoebs 15y ago
What this article clearly puts on display is "Ignorance". The incidental Ignorance shown by original 'freelance' programmer as far as node.js and the Ignorance shown by marak of what IBM developer works is. It's like calling out PG to remov
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by mrphoebs 16y ago
agreed, about the disconnect between state of the art and industry application of CV.
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by mrphoebs 16y ago
Hi, checkout http://spencerfry.com/on-focus Besids that article, what to do in this situation obviously depends on your context of-course. Make sure you a 360 degree view of the situation, the pros and cons of either decisions. The regret
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Google, Twitter and Forcing Functions(twiddl.com)
1 points by mrphoebs 16y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: How do you approach UX?
1 points by mrphoebs 16y ago|0 comments
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by mrphoebs 16y ago
You should really run funnel analysis to see how many people loose interest at each successive screen.
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by mrphoebs 16y ago
What would happen to apple stock if steve's health takes a turn for the worse? I think no other tech giant's leadership (since bill gates and microsoft in the late 80's and early 90's) has been perceived even by the general public as being
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by mrphoebs 16y ago
Hi aditya, take a look at this presentation for some tips. http://www.slideshare.net/storymix/lean-startup-meetup Also, cold calling, twitter, looking for introductions or emailing directly are all possible ways to reach your potential cu
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by mrphoebs 16y ago
Since there is a potential conflict of interest between the work you do for the company and the work of your startup, I would advice you to take a closer look at the terms of the employment agreement as well as the local IP and ownership la
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by mrphoebs 16y ago
Cool, just tested with an image of superman.(redundant?)
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by mrphoebs 16y ago
Agreed. but that's something you have to go through to shatter naive illusions about what building a startup means.
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by mrphoebs 16y ago
LOL, aaaaaaaaah HN :)
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by mrphoebs 16y ago
Though, I can see Christoper's Point of view, I wonder about the cost-benefit of this kind a cleanup would be. The main reason seems to be to unclutter the listing of topics in wikipedia. How many people navigate Wikipedia through lists, is
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by mrphoebs 16y ago
It's great, simple, elegant and gets the job done. The only issue I had was the missing pricing coupled with the 30 day trial thing. I think it would be great if you could mention somewhere that priced plans are coming soon.
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by mrphoebs 16y ago
Hi guys, Im not associated with nerd fort,so Im not able to provide any photos. Posted the link because I thought it would be useful to other hackers (and liked the design as well).
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Nerd Fort(nerdfort.com)
200 points by mrphoebs 16y ago|95 comments
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by mrphoebs 16y ago
Youtube has the same policy now. It really annoys me. "You can no longer use your youtube username password".
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by mrphoebs 16y ago
I recommend that any decision you make should be within a regret minimization framework. For each decision you could take think of the worst case scenario and go in with the full acceptance that this scenario can really happen. The things y

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