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by not_paul_graham 12y ago
Energy Future Holdings pretty much demonstrates what might be wrong with private equity. All players, namely Goldman Sachs, KKR and TPG pretty much recouped their investments in the company so at least they broke even. The suckers might be
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by not_paul_graham 12y ago
I really hope that these top posts on HN influence at least some employees at Dropbox to resign publicly because Dropbox's core (meaty revenue generating) users aren't HN readers anymore, but the mass market & enterprises that
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by not_paul_graham 12y ago
Reasons this might be a great move for Dropbox: 1. It will help them secure major enterprise clients, probably the govt. or with ties to the govt. 2. Great selling point to institutional investors come IPO time. 3. Navigating foreign busine
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by not_paul_graham 12y ago
My question is completely off topic, but I have some questions regarding your site, if you don't mind answering: How long have you been operating englishforums.com ? Is this your full time engagement? How did you grow it to the 4 milli
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by not_paul_graham 12y ago
I know that $140 million sounds like a lot, but when they IPO after rejecting the 2 billion acquisition offer from Google, Goldman Sachs will peddle QUOR to institutional investors, and surely they will be able to recoup the $140 million in
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by not_paul_graham 12y ago
There is a place for Quora because it has helped build a community of users that provide extremely valuable advice / answers in a nicely presented format. I'd pay atleast $10 USD per month to save Quora if there ever was need fo
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by not_paul_graham 12y ago
That is not the only scenario. More people want to apply to the best colleges than ever. Also given that these schools are targeting students/schools in road shows nationally & internationally it is likely that the increase in numb
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by not_paul_graham 12y ago
Regardless, this seems like a huge PR win for Airbnb given the recent news about crackdowns in SF/NYC. Kudos to them and best of luck!
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by not_paul_graham 12y ago
It is likely to keep hitting new lows unless these colleges drastically increase the number of seats that they have on offer (which is unlikely if they want to maintain the aurora of attracting and educating the best and brightest). More st
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The Girls Next Door (5280.com)
33 points by not_paul_graham 12y ago|13 comments
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Samsung Galaxy S 5 Review | AnandTech(anandtech.com)
2 points by not_paul_graham 12y ago|0 comments
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
I'm confused why this is on the front page. The title left me with the impression that this post was about someone quitting to live for Monday aka the start of the work week in most parts of the world, and doing something else. On clic
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
Does FB require similar permissions on iOS? Also, the permissions they ask for seem like FB is angling to figure out a way to play a bigger role in your life and not just restricted to advertising such as sending out a text or placing calls
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
In Atlanta, even if you observe all the rules, wear a helmet, use bike lights, wear reflecting clothing, you are more likely to get hit by a car than not; or atleast you might know someone who has been through it. I'm basing my assumpt
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
I didn't have access to a (personal) computer till a few years before starting college. I'm currently using a 3 year old machine, granted it's still pretty fast for my needs, but if I saw a program that was only for girls, an
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
Muslim Brotherhood was a democratically elected party in power. The past year has been the most violent in Iraq in terms of civilian deaths and targeted attacks. A lot of my Iraqi friends mention that Iraq was more peaceful under Saddam (de
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
This almost sounds like something that someone would make up. Why the hell would the US Govt. want so much unrest all over the world? Haven't they learned from their screw ups in the past [0]? US supported Egyptian army is doing god kn
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
Congratulations. Did you do this while having a job? or were you studying full-time?
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Handbook of a Modern Entrepreneur (vusal.me)
9 points by not_paul_graham 13y ago|0 comments
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
I mistook this site to be that of Mark Suster [0] at first glance. Pretty similar domain names. Just fyi for others. [0] http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/
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Why do I need to quit my job this year? (jamesaltucher.com)
11 points by not_paul_graham 13y ago|3 comments
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
Everyone does not have access to the link that you've just posted. Also in fields other than computing, you can't get hired (of course there are always exceptions) to design mission critical systems unless you have an aerospace &#
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
Surprised that Georgia Tech is not on that list. GT has consistently ranked among the top 5 colleges for ROI on most of these lists that are published.
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
Depends on what you want. Toss a coin for heads = Berkeley and tails = UPenn. When the coin is mid-air decide which face of the coin you are wishing for. If you aren't sure still. Go to UPenn, get good grades, start a campus club and t
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What Happens to Asian-American Overachievers When the Test-Taking Ends? (2011)(nymag.com)
51 points by not_paul_graham 13y ago|24 comments
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R/K selection theory(en.wikipedia.org)
17 points by not_paul_graham 13y ago|3 comments
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
It seems like Marissa Mayer is trying to do something similar with Yahoo!'s acquisition binge. Perhaps a lot of it is for talent, but she did make one big play with Tumblr. Only given Yahoo's market cap (vs. Facebook & Google)
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
Is this their official channel?
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Ferrari Fights 21-Year-Old Racer for Facebook Page Control (bloomberg.com)
1 points by not_paul_graham 13y ago|0 comments
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
This comment is a bit off topic, but one of the ways to keep underrepresented minorities and women engaged with computing at the undergraduate level is through constant encouragement. Research [0] from some computing professors suggests t

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