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by nir 15y ago
It uses magpie RSS lib, but it's probably a pretty old version by now. If it doesn't auto-discover the feed you can just enter the feed URL, it should work.
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by nir 15y ago
Very cool. Reminds me of an app I once co-built (with the now famous Mr. Bragger ;) that lets you skin an RSS feed with a customizable HTML/CSS template (compatible with Tumblr's template markup) http://feedvolley.com/ (code: https://git
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by nir 15y ago
For a long time Twitter apps were developed simply to enjoy the Twitter hype rather than any financial gain. For some reason Mainstream media adopted Twitter as the invention of the century, so developing a unique Twitter app was a way to g
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Panopticlick - check your browser's unique fingerprint(panopticlick.eff.org)
5 points by nir 15y ago|0 comments
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Benchmark your Startup - Startup Genome(startupgenome.cc)
1 points by nir 15y ago|0 comments
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by nir 15y ago
Seems to me the real killer would be the "$35 tablet" type devices, and they won't compete with with iPad or with laptops, but with paper (and that's a market Apple probably isn't even interested in)
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by nir 15y ago
You might ask, what objectively changed since those days when $1B was considered a huge deal? If not a lot, then we're in a bubble.
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Tanzanians will be able to pay taxes & fees via mobile phones(thecitizen.co.tz)
1 points by nir 15y ago|0 comments
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by nir 15y ago
Perhaps it should refer to all the brilliant people in %90 of web startups in general. The majority of Silicon Valley's (NYC perhaps even more so) recent output is fluff, stuff that impacts people's lives about the same as drugstore celebri
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My Google Job Helped Me Raise Money More Than My Startup Experience(sfgate.com)
1 points by nir 15y ago|0 comments
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by nir 15y ago
Google doesn't block you from releasing your own apps, though. They don't use the Market to enforce their interests (and if they would there's Amazon's app market etc).
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by nir 15y ago
IIRC in PHP every array is internally a hash (ie "associative array"), so $bar is {0:1, 1:2, 2:3} in any case?
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by nir 15y ago
the language they built and let everyone in the world use for free powers sites from wikileaks to whitehouse.gov, and its simplicity allowed a lot of non-programmers to write working code and sometimes even start new careers. so it is pos
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by nir 15y ago
What's your spec? Works great on my Air.
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by nir 15y ago
Most Scandinavian nations have mandatory conscription. I wonder if requiring all citizens to serve isn't preferable to establishing a military that ultimately consists of those who have fewer alternatives for making a living. As for obedien
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by nir 15y ago
Awesome to see someone this talented put his skills into a real, valuable product.
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by nir 15y ago
See?
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by nir 15y ago
It is controversial when you define it "Israel attacks on Gaza". The attacks go both ways - eg, Hamas rocket hit an Israeli school bus this morning. (This stuff might have had a place here once, but as it is now the HN thread won't be any m
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Google Paid Two Employees Tens Of Millions Dollars Not To Take Jobs At Twitter(businessinsider.com)
2 points by nir 15y ago|0 comments
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by nir 16y ago
No need for a program - you can just do it. Even go outside the US (some countries have a work/holiday visa program, eg Australia). It's a great learning experience.
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by nir 16y ago
Not sure if reputation mechanisms would work in a site where people often post just once, and that doesn't require creating a user account in order to post. I would love it if CL's sublet section would take some hints from AirBnB. That said
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by nir 16y ago
>"I don't think Craig's a bad guy, but he's harvesting $50M a year into his pockets and not improving the site" Not sure about the definition of "improving the site" here. I'm thankful to CL for not building gratuitous UI, or half ass
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Hiding the Real Africa : Why NGOs prefer bad news(cjr.org)
6 points by nir 16y ago|1 comments
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How Snooki can Stop Violent and Sex-Crazed Children(jamesaltucher.com)
2 points by nir 16y ago|0 comments
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by nir 16y ago
>Most mainstream web users can remember 7 +-2 web services I seriously doubt this. AFAIK most people have 7+-2 "registers" of short term memory, which has strong implications for stuff like the maximal # of digits in a phone number -
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by nir 16y ago
"Disregard hype, acquire savings", whether by taking on project work at high rates or getting investments (if you feel you need them). A bubble is a good time to build your reserves, especially if you're aware it's a bubble and stay frugal.
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by nir 16y ago
That's what happens in a hype-driven market - when startups aren't expected to make real money (eg Twitter's evaluations vs income) decisions are made based on hype, which is influenced by track record, celebrity status, media attention etc
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by nir 16y ago
I'm not sure discipline has any place here at all. If there aren't 10 moments every day in your corporate job when you wish you were in a startup and could do things your way, then you probably wouldn't enjoy being in a startup anyway.
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by nir 16y ago
I think the author misses the major argument, which is "I have to make rent". Most startups never get to the point of making a profit. This is why now isn't generally a good time to start a company (unless you are able to raise substantial
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by nir 16y ago
Finally, some sanity in the bubble :) Congrats Kyle!

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