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by netsp 17y ago
You actually use the compost?
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by netsp 17y ago
There seems to be some sort of difference though. A manufactured version of traditional Japanese houses would feel a lot closer to the handmade then a manufactured version of this hobbit house.
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by netsp 17y ago
That's an interesting line of thought. I also share the opinion that preference, aesthetic or otherwise, is intimately related to ethics. "There are, of course, lots of arguments for or against torture or peanut butter, but they aren't mor
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by netsp 17y ago
I'd prefer to stay away of calling him radical. Both building & living in that house seems pleasant to me and to many of the commentators here. As I suppose is implied above, I challenge the notion that in this case (and many others), i
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by netsp 17y ago
I wish people could enjoy and appreciate a house like this or a self sufficient hobby farm, or a "down-shifting" lifestyle without it being part of some greater anti-industrial ideology. Why does eating locally need to be justified in terms
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by netsp 17y ago
Ownership of heritage buildings in much of Europe can hardly be called ownership.
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by netsp 17y ago
I think that's besides the point. Skype-out was not the method of solving the chicken-egg problem. Incentive to spread was the solution. We don't have to stick with Skype either. Facebook solved their (enormous) chicken-egg problem by targe
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by netsp 17y ago
I'm going to paraphrase, so I apologise in advance. Remember that any system that gets its users laid or makes them money can have the users jump through hoops to use it. Anything less than that has to have increasingly more finesse. Coul
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by netsp 17y ago
Sorry. I think I was unclear. I was just trying to demonstrate pieces that live in the "social software" space which would be difficult to build while conforming to the rule. I suppose it would be possible, but it would be a squeeze of some
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by netsp 17y ago
1. Utility - it must be high utility, even if nobody else is in the system. Doesn't this simply exclude some domains. email, facebook, dating sites. Are you suggesting that these domains need to be approached by inserting some basic (slig
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by netsp 17y ago
All 4 could be broadened: 1 have rich parents (not kidding) >> Parents 2 work part time until you can get angel investment >> Another income 3 a pre-angel incubator ala YC >> Small investment/tor 4 live somewhere rea
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by netsp 17y ago
I think the options are still a little off. "I'm a.." & "I'm interested in.." are not really the same thing. Also, "I'm a hacker" or "I am more interested in the business and entrepreneurship side of HN," don't really cover all the opti
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by netsp 17y ago
I would far prefer direct subsidies to what this article implies.
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by netsp 17y ago
It would be interesting to find purposely erected barriers. Eventually most of these will be shaken up one way or another. Each is a potential place to create wealth. What other services are people stuck with?
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by netsp 17y ago
Thanks. I'll make a small correction. HN is in the lead for small things. I learn so many of these on HN. Where would I be without CMD-shift-t in FF?
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by netsp 17y ago
Firefox also gets you more hooked with its add-ons. This is getting worse with time. Little things can make a big difference & FF leads the way in little things. Big things (big add-ons like firebug or colorzilla) are obviously deal-mak
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by netsp 17y ago
One thing's definitely weird: of the people I know who've worked through actual adversity (eg: swam their way from north to south korea), very few get their back up about other people's whining; if kids today have it easier, great (that's
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by netsp 17y ago
If a set of rules is created (or emerges for you Hayekians) whereby there is significant incentive for the creation of increments contributing to overall advancement, we will advance in space exploration. The cold war was such system. The n
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by netsp 17y ago
Most people don't think like this. Mice don't think like this either. The ones thinking are the maze builders.
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by netsp 17y ago
There is also a middle ground: Instead of 'rights,' call internet access, health care or jury trials 'good.' Have governments pursue 'good.' They will argue about whether laissez faire is better at achieving this good then direct provision
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by netsp 17y ago
I think that in our lifetime it's likely that you will be able to continue purchasing a dead tree newsprint or some close cousin. You will probably even be able to have it delivered. No need to worry
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by netsp 17y ago
The assertion is not necessarily wrong, it's that it misses the point. It implies that the natural order is that 'we do the content, you do the ads.' You aren't doing your job, that's why we are failing. That kind of attitude lets news-peop
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by netsp 17y ago
Twitter's naming is very clever. I was talking to my girlfriend about birds the other day in the park. "I wonder what they're saying? 'I'm here.' 'I'm here?' 'Hungry' 'Scared' 'Happy?'" We decided they're just saying 'tweet tweet.' A lot of
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by netsp 17y ago
How about restaurants, small retailers? I dunno. I guess it depends on where you are. If Amex is a stand alone card for you, pretend it isn't. I was just illustrating a point.
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by netsp 17y ago
pigs are better then cats I don't mean to be snarky, but any comparison between digital and physical products that's weighing them up in abstract is just silly. There are good and bad business models doing either one.
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by netsp 17y ago
One major benefit of selling a physical product is you don’t have to build anything; the work is all in finding a supplier and putting up a site. This is great because you avoid the 200-400 hours to build something. I don't know where to
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by netsp 17y ago
If you want a DIY taste, try this: http://appjet.com/learn-to-program/lessons/intro
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by netsp 17y ago
Sorry. I didn't mean to seem harsh. Quick jumps can be very hard on some people. 340k to 150k is very big. But I do think these are more end cases then it seems. The point to note is this: I" want to sell that house and move somewhere els
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by netsp 17y ago
Amex (and other CCs) walk a fine line. End customers are what makes things tick. To get more of them, they offer to side with them in any disputes. If they abuse merchants enough, they won't accept CCs. But refusing Visa or Mastercard means
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by netsp 17y ago
Why selfish? You'll be able to afford your house. Your friends will too. Your parents will still own the same house. So will their friends. I don't think it should be any different to hoping ipods will be cheaper.

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