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by netmau5 15y ago
I'm speaking generically. It is difficult to imagine a moral code by which al'Qaedas actions are not objectionable (although there is obviously at least one). That being said, we often conflate absolute morality with personal perspective. S
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by netmau5 15y ago
I suppose bad people do bad things, regardless of an honorable ideology. Still, I see Norway in the same way as I see Canada. They do not take strong statements for or against others, they do not engage in the affairs of others, they have h
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by netmau5 15y ago
Is there any reason to want to terrorize Norway?
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by netmau5 15y ago
And they could have benefitted mightily from acquiring Sun, moreso than simply owning Java. How was Groupon worth 6B in their eyes and Sun not 7B? Maybe hindsight is ruining my perspective more than I can see.
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by netmau5 15y ago
Well done. Backpacking an existing fad to get visibility from early adopters on your project. Case study in excellent blog-marketing. Thanks for the buttons too~
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Awesome. The #1 thing I hate about Slideshare is that I will find presentations that I wanted to see for myself.
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by netmau5 15y ago
I also find TDD to be rather useless when you haven't quite figured out what your architecture is going to be yet. My general process is model -> test -> code. If I can't yet determine my model because my knowledge isn't deep enough
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by netmau5 15y ago
If you want someone to look at something, only give them one thing to look at.
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by netmau5 15y ago
Love the idea as well, even commented on the blog (something I rarely do these days). My partner and I might be interested in hacking on it too. Now if we can get tansey to do our ML~
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by netmau5 15y ago
I built http://www.sparkmuse.com and http://thesparkfoundry.com on AppEngine. You'll have to write a little more code to handle not having a RDMS, but that's only if you need joins.
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by netmau5 15y ago
Speaking of sharing ideas, I'd love to get some feedback from you guys on a recent side-project I developed at http://thesparkfoundry.com . The premise is that you sign up for various mailing lists for voting on ideas and entrepreneurs ca
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by netmau5 15y ago
This is awesome. My only concern is that I'd end up interviewing with the same companies in the same format anyway. If that is the case, I'd just be making it easier for the hiring side but not gaining myself any advantage. I suppose people
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I built http://www.sparkmuse.com just for that purpose. We've gotten nearly 100 ideas now, but not alot of traction, so I wouldn't build another :)
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by netmau5 15y ago
I've not see Economist Debates before but it looks to be a very well thought out environment for debate. They roleplay the form of a debate so well that it inspires courteousness from the general audience. The timetable and structure of the
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Show HN: Converse of "If you build it, they will come"(sparkmuse.com)
6 points by netmau5 15y ago|0 comments
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by netmau5 15y ago
You may apply on the Sparkmuse website, no need to spam here.
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25 StartupWeekends in May(maps.google.com)
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Offer HN: Interview an Engineer for Feedback
2 points by netmau5 16y ago|0 comments
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by netmau5 16y ago
I know there are many great devs in the world, but sometimes I think these bullet points are a little too narrow. Full stack from CSS to server admin? An extrovert on social media? Also has time to keep up with 20 projects on GitHub? I know
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Is an Incubator Right for Me?(blog.sparkmuse.com)
2 points by netmau5 16y ago|1 comments
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by netmau5 16y ago
Sparkmuse is a new startup community for people to share ideas, engage with one another, and collaborate on projects. Beta started in early March and we've been doing everything in our power to create the best place for founders on the net.
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by netmau5 16y ago
I will agree that Java encourages some poor modeling around nouns, moreso than many other OO languages. That being said, most of us have "been there done that" with Java and current best practices do not encourage what Yegge fears. I do wis
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by netmau5 16y ago
We're building something called The Spark Foundry over at Sparkmuse that I think addresses #1. The basic premise is this: 1. A person enters their idea and commits to it. 2. That person can then spread the word via Twitter, Facebook, etc to
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by netmau5 16y ago
I had obligations but now I am essentially debt-free outside of a mortgage (not underwater). I have been saving aggressively however I do spend some of it funding my side projects. I've got around 8 months of expenses saved up and hope to g
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by netmau5 16y ago
I'm working on exactly this area at Sparkmuse. We're trying to build -the- startup community including all of the related disciplines (hackers, designers, marketers, etc). Although obvious, 4chan has an enormous community which is why they
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by netmau5 16y ago
I dream of the day I can have work/life balance. This is a huge problem for me and it bleeds into my personal life, psyche, and creativity. Unfortunately, I am a prisoner of my own obligations as I'm sure many are. Obligations mean I need i
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by netmau5 16y ago
We're actually working on this at Sparkmuse. We call it Matchmuse, an e-harmony for cofounders. I'm actually glad this one was a joke, but it doesn't matter because ours will rock! Matchmuse generates introductions to other cofounders in ou
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by netmau5 16y ago
Using Java+Play!+GAE+Twig for Sparkmuse and Im very happy with the stack overall. The new Blobstore API will help with handling image uploads which is something Play! On GAE fails at horribly (GAEs fault mostly).
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by netmau5 16y ago
That would certainly be nice to know but most of those numbers are kept under wraps for various reasons.
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Ask HN: When Considering Incubators, What Do You Want to Know?
2 points by netmau5 16y ago|2 comments

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