nemesisj

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by nemesisj 13y ago
Administrate ( http://www.getadministrate.com/ ) Edinburgh, Scotland. We build online software for training companies that helps them run their entire operation. --------- Full Time Developer We're looking for a full tim
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I had a hard time reading this article without wondering if it was some kind of spoof. The USA has the most efficient freight rail network in the world (other countries optimise their networks for passenger), and this isn't due to a s
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by nemesisj 13y ago
Man, this really brings back bad memories of wrestling with health insurance, dental insurance, and the like in my previous USA startup. Now I'm in the UK and we don't have to worry about it!
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I've never been more confused than when I recently downloaded the Passport app for iOS. I was expecting some kind of basic twitter-like client with some app integration hooks. You know, kind of like what you see when you login to ap
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by nemesisj 13y ago
Administrate ( http://www.getadministrate.com/ ) Edinburgh, Scotland. Full Time. We build online software for training companies that helps them run their entire operation. --------- We're looking for a full time develop
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This is why we're always adamant that our first interview is a phone screen focused on a few coding problems and discussion about them. Yes, you can still tell some basic things like gender, accent, and so forth, but removing as much
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by nemesisj 13y ago
I really enjoyed this blog post for some reason - I think the frank dissection of how the whole plot was hatched was really interesting. The main takeaway for me is how worrying the chosen attack vector was, and what it says about the state
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by nemesisj 13y ago
Is there any more impressive open source project than Wine? I mean, yes, the Linux kernel itself and maybe GCC, but Wine just blows me away. The sheer audacity of sitting down and deciding to reimplement the entire Win32 stack including
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by nemesisj 13y ago
What's infuriating is that over here in Europe, the focus on making money early on with a startup is considered the biggest drawback of the VC and investment community. "VCs are so risk adverse here, they expect you to get some re
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by nemesisj 13y ago
You raise a good question, and it's really annoying to read articles that tease out specific examples and never offer the alternative. However, I'd say you answered your own question. The TV remote really needs to be nothing mor
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Why? Equifax can't put you in jail indefinitely, or use everything you said in the last few years to build a case against you, just because you have a funny name. I get (and share) your concerns about corporations having so much sensi
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The great thing about hypotheticals is we can make them without a basis in reality. Your hypothetical regarding some Gmail leak is not really reasonable. The fact is, many many Google services don't make money in and of themselves. B
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"Yes, but it wasn't in Google's commercial interest. Running Reader as a "side project" is not just distracting to senior management, but also creates legal, technical, and reputation risks which can bite back on th
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There is really no difference between perceived value and value. I'd bet that his sales of his app follow a supply demand curve almost perfectly. I'm not sure if that makes him a businessman, but what certainly won't work i
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This is a non-businessman's response to a non-businessman's problem. Pricing should be based on the value a customer receives for your product, regardless if it "feels" or "seems" expensive. Instead of asking
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by nemesisj 13y ago
This is out it happened, reading between the lines. "We can't get feature X,Y, and Z completed which we think will get us X,000 new customers because of Big Client." "Well, then fire Big Client." "OK." &lt
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by nemesisj 13y ago
These guys are doing an incredible job. Liam Maxwell is smart and has a background in startups. I got the privilege of listening to him speak a couple months ago. Wrote up the experience here: http://peebs.org/2013/03
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It's pretty difficult. There are only 20k slots released every year and you have to prove that nobody in the UK and then the greater EU can do the job.
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Administrate ( http://www.getadministrate.com/ ) Edinburgh, Scotland. Full Time. Remote work OK after initial "break in" period. We build online software for training companies that helps them run their entire operation. --------- We're lo
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Rackspace's monitoring is in beta and only offers 5 minute level granularity last I checked. Their backups you noted aren't free or included in managed cloud (they're additional).
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Well, compared with Rackspace's managed offering which doesn't offer either of those feature, I think it's a start.
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I think transparency is a huge competitive advantage. And like you said, it works great as a marketing tool AND as a tool for accountability. There are several ways you can do this but probably the easiest is to just sign up for a service
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by nemesisj 14y ago
How are you doing the calendar feeds? Using a caldav server or just static ical files for download?
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by nemesisj 14y ago
In context this is a really strange article. The government bodies listed in this article do give money to startups, and the bar is extremely low. In addition, private investors (angels and angel syndicates) get matching funds "for free"
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What's life like in the Edinburgh TechCube?(peebs.org)
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by nemesisj 14y ago
Administrate ( http://www.getadministrate.com/ ) Edinburgh, Scotland. Full Time We're looking for a full time developer from our fantastic offices at the Edinburgh Tech Cube ( http://www.techcu.be ) with spectacular views of Arthur's seat a
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by nemesisj 14y ago
Look, I think the point is this: We have universal healthcare coverage in the USA, the difference between the USA and everywhere else is we'll bankrupt you first in order for you to access it. This is an incredibly inefficient, heartless, a
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by nemesisj 14y ago
I'm an American living and working in the UK. I think it's telling that I pay less in NHS contributions than I did for Medicare & Medicaid in the USA, and I can use the NHS now.
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An Evening with the United Kingdom's CTO(peebs.org)
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by nemesisj 14y ago
And....that blog is going offline in a few weeks. Thanks Posterous/Twitter!

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