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by omakase 18y ago
making transactions super easy and friction-less would definitely be nice, but it doesn't always outweigh the benefits of giving something away free. specifically it makes it harder for goods to reach a wider audience
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Green business: Scandinavia's lateral thinkers(guardian.co.uk)
1 points by omakase 18y ago|0 comments
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by omakase 18y ago
Interesting, what did you google? Your HN id?
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by omakase 18y ago
One example would be if you were selling stock for cash. Although I don't know how often this happens.
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by omakase 18y ago
nice work guys. can I browse the slinksets that have been created? I saw typehype.slinkset.com on the homepage and thought it was cool -- I wonder what other ones have been created?
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Feeding quasi-"legitimate" trolls in an attention economy(zephoria.org)
1 points by omakase 18y ago|0 comments
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MySQL base64 encoding/decoding functions(wi-fizzle.com)
2 points by omakase 18y ago|2 comments
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Cuzillion: Performance best practices tool(ajaxian.com)
9 points by omakase 18y ago|0 comments
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by omakase 18y ago
sorry i didn't elaborate, it isn't a question of signing requests, kirubakaran posted a link below that explains the basics (unpickling can create objects and run potentially harmful methods) depending on what you are sending there are seve
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Are you sure your unload handler is firing in IE?(ajaxian.com)
2 points by omakase 18y ago|0 comments
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by omakase 19y ago
nice examples. just a note, pickle shouldn't be used for serialization if the source is untrusted.
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Web 2.0 Investors: Pay Attention To Caja(due-diligence.typepad.com)
8 points by omakase 19y ago|3 comments
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by omakase 19y ago
there were 10k beta developer accounts, they're gone now (i missed it too), but i added my email address so i'll be notified when there are more
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by omakase 19y ago
Perhaps true - my problem with UMPCs right now is that wifi isn't very widely available yet, and although they can attach to cellular networks I believe the data rates are very high for tethering. I think WIMAX is being deployed soon in a f
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by omakase 19y ago
what do you have to lose?! just writing the application is a great experience -- the process helps you think carefully about many of your ideas and how you articulate them. you better hurry though, just a few hours till the deadline. We sta
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by omakase 19y ago
This thread might be useful if you are looking into getting a visa. My co-founder and I are looking at these options right now: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=115590 http://ycombinator.com/faq.html << also, you only need to
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by omakase 19y ago
during my co-op with a big tech company this was one of the biggest problems i noticed. in that environment it's a lot easier to ask someone that knows the answer then to figure it out yourself. i think it's important to push yourself as mu
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by omakase 19y ago
There are some good comparisons (including benchmarking) of full text search engines here: http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/mysql-performance-presen... One titled "Effective Full Text Search for Databases" and the other "High Performan
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by omakase 19y ago
1. http://www.google.ca/ 2. http://www.netvibes.com/ 3. http://localhost/
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by omakase 19y ago
I've been quite happy wit hteh geolite city database: http://www.maxmind.com/app/geolitecity updating monthly is a bit of a pain, but no real complaints. i'd recommend using mod_geoip since it's written in c also I use the binary format o
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by omakase 19y ago
I never go to class. I work on my startup pretty much around the clock and then scramble right before a lab to get it done. When it comes time for midterms I have to sacrifice a few hours the night before each one to try and get through the
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by omakase 19y ago
Why don't you share your idea. This is might be a great place to find your tech co-founder?! I don't understand why many people are so determined to keep their ideas secret a secret. First off odds are somebody has also though of the same i
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by omakase 19y ago
i understand the problem, but shouldn't the incentive be a service users _want_ to use and share with their friends?
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by omakase 19y ago
school taught me the grind and to not shy away from a challenging problem, seriously.
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by omakase 19y ago
John Maeda's work is worth checking out as well: http://www.maedastudio.com/
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by omakase 19y ago
"Can I just take some good ones and modify them?" I think that's the best approach. Look for similar sites/services or find a few that together do the things you do and copy bits and pieces from their TOS/privacy policy/etc. Depending on wh
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by omakase 19y ago
agreed. i was working co-op 9-6 then my startup 7-4am for 4 months. at first it was tough but once i adjusted no one at work noticed.
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by omakase 19y ago
4-6 hours. every week or two i get a night of 7 or 8 to catch up. can't say its the healthiest thing but i'm still productive. the more annoying part is that my hours are slowly shifting around i've been going to sleep at 10am sleeping til
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by omakase 19y ago
A friend of mine did this to work as a waitress for four months in SC. http://www.swap.ca/out_eng/destinations/usa_internship.aspx Apparently she found work after she had received the visa and didn't have to report it. I don't want to do
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by omakase 19y ago
Hmm interesting, did you ever look at moving on a J1? Or for that matter does anyone else reading have experience with J1 visas?

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