omarish

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   by omarish 17y ago

   I think you're suggesting that they're all the same.
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   by omarish 17y ago

   So you're suggesting that despite years of education and learning from mistakes, investors never learn from their past mistakes, and that all of these crises you mentioned are exactly the same thing? This could make sense if you're talking
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   by omarish 17y ago

   Dubai and Abu Dhabi haven't always had the best relations - they're both Emirates but that doesn't mean that they agree on everything. Fiscal policy could very well be in this set of things. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8382275.s
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   by omarish 17y ago

   Investors can tell a bubble when they see it, but we must consider that hindsight is 20/20 in these situations. And perhaps investing in a bubble is okay, just as long as you get out at the right time? A lot of the press makes this look lik
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   by omarish 17y ago

   As a musician, it's much harder to lose fans than it is to gain.
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   by omarish 17y ago

   I'd be interested to hear what some of the successful founders in YC have to say about this one.
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   With a Whole Lot at Stake, I.B.M. and Microsoft Await Year 2000(nytimes.com)

   1 points by omarish 17y ago|0 comments
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   by omarish 17y ago

   Please don't call people monkeys; it's somewhat rude.
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   by omarish 17y ago

   I don't think this is a product intended for hackers who are connected via RSS and the such, but it's a fun product nonetheless.
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    by omarish 17y ago

    I think it was disadvantageous that they tried to make such a big fuss out of their technology early on. They could have been a bit more stealthy, see what works, and then scale up; that's probably why luck tends to favor the quiet guys ove
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    by omarish 17y ago

    Here's a link to their html and js in .tar.gz format: http://bit.ly/10hSUR . Have fun!
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    by omarish 17y ago

    I've been living there for the past week and can attest that it's a great place to be. Mostly quiet (but still cool) roommates with plenty of space. They say you're a product of your environment .. this is definitely a good environment to b
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    by omarish 17y ago

    I'd compare it more to Paul Buccheit's gmail story, where users kept asking for a compose button but actually wanted a faster interface. What users say and mean are two different things.
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    by omarish 17y ago

    count me in, too!
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    by omarish 17y ago

    This touches a lot on why the UI of your application is crucial.
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    by omarish 17y ago

    Wisdom of the crowd.
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    Weapon against epidemics: Cell Phones(cnn.com)

    1 points by omarish 17y ago|0 comments
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    by omarish 17y ago

    Invest in a whiteboard. Write down a random idea everyday.
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    Using zipcodes as networks in your location-based app.(blog.omarish.com)

    2 points by omarish 17y ago|0 comments
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    by omarish 17y ago

    "UVa is a pretty preppy school" I'd give you +20 karma if I could. Also a member of the dataset.
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    by omarish 17y ago

    This was actually what first inspired us to make the hacker house in Charlottesville. Thanks for the link!
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    by omarish 17y ago

    accurate
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    by omarish 17y ago

    You guys need to go easy on the negativity. I think HP laughed at Woz's first computer prototype..
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    My School Project: Generating Random Numbers with Kitchen Appliances(youtube.com)

    3 points by omarish 17y ago|0 comments
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    by omarish 17y ago

    I don't know who was spamming my gmail with links to this game, but please don't do this in the future. kthanks.
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    by omarish 17y ago

    i believe his name is Ronin.
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    by omarish 18y ago

    this is really interesting -- the process of automating a newspaper is quite a task. did you use any shortest path algorithms to make the articles fill up the whole line?
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    by omarish 18y ago

    You can save a ton of time by formulating a linear algebra problem as a shortest path problem; you can end up using dijkstra's algorithm to enumerate the possible solutions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knapsack_problem
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    by omarish 18y ago

    Did you guys do any analysis to get the 6 months number? Just curious -- I really respect the way you do things, so I'm wondering how much statistical thinking you put into your business.
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    by omarish 18y ago

    Absolutely. Would this be focused on music production or discovery?