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by noahth 15y ago
Possessing both versions, I can confirm that the paper in the anniversary edition is thinner, but I think if anything the type is easier to read. YMMV, of course.
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by noahth 15y ago
If you want to play this game: try growing up as a liberal, atheist geek from out of town in a rural bible-belt town of ~7,000. Then, try becoming an adult and getting over it so that you can perform your civic duty.
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Poll: Have you read SOPA?
16 points by noahth 15y ago|4 comments
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by noahth 15y ago
Yes.
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by noahth 15y ago
No, but I want/intend to before the House reconvenes in January.
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by noahth 15y ago
No, and I have no plans to read it.
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by noahth 15y ago
What is SOPA?
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by noahth 15y ago
Are you really saying that high school was so bad you'd rather not vote than go back there for an hour or 3?
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by noahth 15y ago
Yeah, really offensive how someone ripped off Monster Galaxy's completely original concept, which sprung fully-formed from the untainted mind of Mike Sego. (note: not ripping on Mike, he seems like a really nice, cool guy who's worked har
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by noahth 15y ago
Reality TV killed music the same way it killed being young & drunk - not at all. And if you think there's a significant difference between, say, TC Disrupt & Idol, I think you're giving Disrupt way too much credit. I do agree with y
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by noahth 15y ago
As I understand it (which is to say, poorly), one of the more pressing reasons is this: the SEC requires companies with 500 or more shareholders, whether or not they are publicly traded, to publicly disclose financial information - exactly
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by noahth 15y ago
and when you are living paycheck to paycheck, you don't often have the time or energy to wander the maze of niggling details.
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by noahth 15y ago
There are others, depending in part on your definition of success. Playfish & Playdom, for example. Non-game success stories are less common (afaik) but there are still some rising stars there, too - biggest example I can think of off-h
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by noahth 15y ago
I came here to suggest fees dropping as volume rises, but of course it's already been covered! All I can add is that you're not even factoring in the cost of finding a competent developer and paying them to make that happen - small nonprofi
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by noahth 15y ago
exactly one forum post, and it appears to be spam. kudos for the raw ambition though.
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by noahth 15y ago
Lots of books have influenced me over time, but these are some of the books that have a lot of influence over my current mindset: Godel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid - Douglas Hofstadter Imagined Communities - Benedict Anderson
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by noahth 15y ago
There are, however, potential problems with this formula, which I think is what the thread parent was getting at. For example, it is discouraging to log in to HN and see that your karma has fallen since your last visit. Using your formula,
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by noahth 15y ago
Ah, good catch - I didn't even think to check whether or not I was on the home page or intended landing page. The actual homepage is definitely better than the video page.
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by noahth 15y ago
Curious - what is your bounce rate like? I'm in time-wasting mode so I watched a bit of the video to get an idea of what the product was but I would have much preferred to see some bullet points - or anything really - other than the video t
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by noahth 15y ago
60k is absolutely livable for SF assuming you fit the "recent grad" stereotype pretty well. Probably wouldn't work for someone with chronic medical issues, financial dependents, or things of that nature, but it's enough for a single person
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by noahth 15y ago
Getting Likes isn't just about marketing to the friends of people who Like your product - although those feed stories can generate viral growth - it's about marketing to the people who Like your product. Once you're in a person's News Feed
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by noahth 15y ago
I agree that those examples are not great at conveying the main point he's trying to make, but let's consider for a moment that the top .1% evaluates to a larger number than 5. Maybe he was calling out notable exceptions, or maybe it's just
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by noahth 15y ago
There is some value in geography-based representation! Idealistically, well, there's idealistic value. Cynically, considering that many members of Congress are capable of bringing pork-barrel projects to their home districts, it makes sense
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by noahth 15y ago
Well, I'm not the OP and this almost sounds snarky, but after checking out your site (nice stuff, btw!) I just searched on FB and couldn't find anything for "fab apps bundle". have you considered marketing your product on Facebook? set up a
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by noahth 15y ago
Loved the idea, signed up to try it out. Why did I get the same email 4 times?
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by noahth 15y ago
I would not be surprised if they were wary of going this route. A key ingredient to being "the anti-Facebook" would be to steer clear of spammy third-party applications, and the easiest way to do that is to simply not allow third-party appl
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by noahth 15y ago
oh and also - games/apps drive tons of pageviews for FB.
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by noahth 15y ago
Don't forget ad revenue. Facebook developers spend enormous sums on Facebook ads. Probably bigger than Credits, at least until next month.
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by noahth 15y ago
I think that in a lot of cases, if you're looking to learn something "concrete" from a piece of art, or art in general, you might be looking at it the wrong way. A lot of the best art is instructive in some way, but not the same way that a
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by noahth 15y ago
There were 4 third-party tickets in 2008 which were on the ballot in enough states to theoretically win the presidency, and about a dozen more that appeared on the ballot in at least a few states. If you really don't like any of those eit

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