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by nir 17y ago
They are obviously different leaders (and I suppose the PRC have changed quite a bit since 1958 in any case) but my point is a more general one - "the leaders know best" is never a good assumption. Assuming most HN readers consider themselv
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by nir 17y ago
The pragmatic and well educated Communist Party leaders have already been responsible for the death of over 15 million Chinese in the 1958 famine, when they muddled with nature to achieve unrealistic growth goals: http://en.wikipedia.org/w
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by nir 17y ago
Yeah, much in the same way that the South ca 1860 must've felt a lot freer and friendlier than, say, New York, provided you were white. Also, if you were upper class Englishman presumably no one bothered you on entry to India ca 1920, or ma
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by nir 17y ago
HN discussion seems to have taken a pretty negative attitude recently. WP are letting anyone use the code that powers their own apps. For free. In return we complain about the license (how many people write PHP code to be distributed withou
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by nir 17y ago
What are you basing this on?
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by nir 17y ago
Did you really get that response? Like any place, NYC has its share of jerks, but since coming here 3 years ago I never encountered anything like that..
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by nir 17y ago
WP have been around for a while, is hugely popular, and many of its vulnerabilities have been discovered and dealt with. Its track record makes it more secure, not less.
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Global Guerrillas on the Drone Hack(globalguerrillas.typepad.com)
1 points by nir 17y ago|0 comments
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by nir 17y ago
His "Don't Make Me Think" is still the best UX book I've ever read. Focused, clear and sensible.
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The Pancake Project(thepancakeproject.blogspot.com)
1 points by nir 17y ago|0 comments
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by nir 17y ago
I posted this for the "hacker interest" value - there's some cool hacks there. In the broader view, I definitely see your point.
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BuildAfrica.org(buildafrica.org)
35 points by nir 17y ago|5 comments
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by nir 17y ago
I agree - that's why I'm writing this comment on a MacBook - but at the moment no one can buy Apple's tablet, so the choice isn't there. My comment was more on the sneering feel of the OP.
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by nir 17y ago
" I get the feeling that somewhere in Cupertino, a room full of Apple engineers are giggling. " Since nobody here saw Apple's tablet yet, I don't get the point of the comparison. Do you automatically assume it will be miles ahead just becau
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ArduPilot: Arduino Auto Pilot(diydrones.com)
16 points by nir 17y ago|4 comments
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by nir 17y ago
"sales and marketing" != "having a popular blog" EDIT (for some reason reply doesn't seem to work): TC is a hugely popular site, of course, but my point is that sales and marketing is a lot more than what any website can do. They can have h
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by nir 17y ago
Funny you mention Finland, it is often brought up as a model of success in Israel. Many say that startups should aim to imitate Nokia's success instead of preferring short term gains by selling out to major US companies. I think one reason
618.
by nir 17y ago
The first time I visited Germany as a Sales Engineer, the company's local German salesperson told me "Be direct. People here appreciate a straight, yes/no reply". I was relieved to hear this :) I suppose some might consider communication in
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by nir 17y ago
You know, I often hear the "we lack manners" statement from Americans, and I never get where it's coming from. I suppose it all depends on who you compare with, but in my own limited experience (I've worked and traveled in Australia and cen
620.
by nir 17y ago
I think there may some misunderstanding of the "Chutzpa" ingredient. As an Israeli living in NYC for the past 3 years, I don't think Americans are less entrepreneurial or more risk averse than Israelis. What is very different is the manne
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by nir 17y ago
- CrunchBase is a very poor source for this data: established companies like Scitex/Scailex ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scailex_Corporation ) or Saifun ( http://www.aboutus.org/SaiFun.com ) don't appear at all, Zoran's entry ( http://ww
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Professor advises underwater homeowners to walk away from mortgages(latimes.com)
5 points by nir 17y ago|0 comments
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DARPA Funds Nano-UAV Hummingbird | h+ Magazine(hplusmagazine.com)
1 points by nir 17y ago|0 comments
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by nir 17y ago
Nobody is totally impartial, but one can at least attempt to be. Journalists are not supposed to be invested in the market they cover.
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Gangs in New York talk Twitter: Use tweets to trash-talk rivals, plan fights(nydailynews.com)
10 points by nir 17y ago|3 comments
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by nir 17y ago
"A major multi-billion dollar retail partner has been [..] offering to sell the CrunchPad at a zero margin to help us succeed in the early days. They were also willing to pay for the devices on order instead of 30 days after delivery, a cru
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by nir 17y ago
I'm not sure "Jack Welch's experience has expired" makes much sense either..
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by nir 17y ago
Everybody in this space make it up as they go along. No one really has a grand plan. Rupert, however, is making quite a bit of money in the process, unlike most of his competitors or critics.
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by nir 17y ago
First time I hear about RPX - looks interesting.
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by nir 17y ago
I'd say that's an edge case, but still - sites that don't support OpenID would require you to create login. This method basically asks you to create that login with Google instead, is more secure than most of these sites.

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