nickmolnar

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by nickmolnar 17y ago
That Rapidshare link isn't a valid RAR file. I posted a working torrent of the album here: http://neekolas.tumblr.com/post/108678640/my-first-torrent
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
As a related question: Could you learn as much taking a free course online (MIT OpenCourseware or Stanford's free courses)? No grades, no need to hand in assignments, no mandatory exams. I'm trying it as an experiment right now. Any bets on
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
I saw him speak at my University. He's got the right way of looking at things. Very pragmatic. Also, one of my fave TED talks.
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
I just found this. Apparently the Linux kernel is primarily written by sailors. http://www.vidarholen.net/contents/wordcount/
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Ask HN: Are Funny Code Comments Useful?(webmaster-talk.com)
4 points by nickmolnar 18y ago|8 comments
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
While people's portfolio's are hurting right now, for the most part you can make a positive real return on investing in dividend paying stocks or long-term bonds. The only catch is that the rate is really low, so you need to already be very
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
...and with only an $800 up front investment I'm sure. All Ponzi schemes are the same.
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
Isn't every forum that has a few admins basically an oligarchy? Same with mods in IRC.
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
I think there is news to report every step of the way. It would start with what needs to be done, and why the project is valuable, then move on to what is being done and what milestones are being hit. All of these are definitely low value a
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
Maybe all that is needed is a non-binding proposal that the top 6 developers would, after the product reaches a particular milestone, band together and start a company, dividing shares however they choose. I just think that having any plan
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
Fair point. Let's assume that the only goal is to make the project go forward. All compensation and credit should be structured to further this goal. I guess 100% is the best way to structure it. Possibly even with a disclaimer saying the f
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
Drop.io/hackernewsresume It's meant to be tongue-in-cheek, but some employers didn't quite get it.
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
Another idea I have been thinking about is the necessity of having plans in place, from the beginning, for if, and when, the project begins to have commercial merit. If everyone knows that 90% of any ensuing corporation will go to the top 6
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
That brings up another important question. How do you find the ideal person to take a leadership role for development? That is where the credit should go, but it's a tough spot to fill.
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
That's about what I was imagining. I've had people tell me that setting up the SVN, moderating discussions in a mailing list, twittering project updates, and orchestrating the cultural/public facing side of the organization are the most pro
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Ask HN: Can you start an original, open source, project without writing a line of code?
3 points by nickmolnar 18y ago|11 comments
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
If the government could bend the rules and allow them to renegotiate labour contracts and healthcare without declaring bankruptcy, that should be option #1. If these companies are still straddled with the nightmare of these obligations, no
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
...although I did have one CEO try and bill me for the ink it used for the hardcopy.
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
I have a 10meg PDF resume (4 pages with lots of pictures, hyperlinks, and partial nudity). It has gotten positive responses about 60% of the time, but they are generally very positive. Having a resume that doesn't please everybody, and stan
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
Just for the record, the map is showing directions to the Greenlake Zoka, not University.
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
Whew. Almost forgot about this one. I'll be there
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
You cunt. That was an awful rickroll
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
Bauhaus on Cap Hill is pretty great, although a resto-bar would also solve the problems of having minors not being able to attend while letting some of us sip a cool beer.
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
Bid/Ask is a much more efficient system than an auction. Stock markets were all English auctions until people realized there was a better way.
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
I think a good place to start looking for a model is donorschoose.org. Don't invest in companies: invest in projects. If you broke the company up into small, discrete, chunks you could probably get under the investor limits and not have to
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The Myth Of Our Free Market Past(theartofthepossible.net)
19 points by nickmolnar 18y ago|2 comments
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
The Game didn't really start the genre. Microsoft was doing ARGs internally before 1997, and possibly provided some of the inspiration for the film. There was also Dreadnot which predates the film as well.
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
Unfortunately, that was a one-time event. A great time was had by all, but I am no longer living in Montreal. It will continue, but in another city and in a completely different form. Faceless Invasion is a broader organization, and each ga
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
I have created two small ARGs, Faceless Invasion and FCLSNY. Since then I have spent extensive time researching the genre, trying to figure out how & why it is effective. I'd be happy to share what I know if your friend has some specifi
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by nickmolnar 18y ago
It would be pretty cool to export finished playlists to Muxtape. I mean, you can create your own playlist sharing system, but might as well play along with the marginally bigger dogs.

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