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91.
by parbo 16y ago
The integrated dishwasher I installed in my previous apartment had a red light shining down on the floor when it was on. The only bad part was that it didn't turn into a green light when it was done. Otherwise, pretty much perfect.
92.
by parbo 16y ago
Who cares if it's a startup or not? I'll take a paycut to work on something challenging and fun.
93.
by parbo 16y ago
For me, only the main page is fuzzy. If I go to an article, the fonts are fine.
94.
by parbo 16y ago
Of course there is talent. Talent is when you're good at something without having done it before. Perseverance is required to become great, talent is optional. Being talented may trigger the passion required to persevere.
95.
by parbo 16y ago
Are clicks needed to get ad revenue, or do you get paid for just showing an ad? I can't imagine a lot of people clicking on in-game ads..
96.
by parbo 16y ago
In Sweden, a mobile phone is called a "mobil". In Germany it's called "handy".
97.
by parbo 16y ago
This: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2010/p...
98.
by parbo 16y ago
I would really like to have this in a Swedish translation, so I can read it to my kid.
99.
by parbo 16y ago
Hoop Dreams. It's a documentary, but it is both inspirational and feel-good.
100.
by parbo 16y ago
They probably moved to different cities, and your argument could be made for any of the technologies that held friends together before Facebook. If they were really friends they would have stayed friends without the crutch of the telephone,
101.
by parbo 16y ago
Could we have the avg change color slightly when there is a change to the actual karma?
102.
by parbo 16y ago
Paying to hit "Like"? That is a really good idea actually. Wouldn't it also make sense if Flattr-ing something also "liked" it on Facebook? Something like posting "XYZ Flattrd foo.com" on XYZ's wall. That would also bring marketing to the F
103.
by parbo 16y ago
There is no need for differentiation when serving up bits and bytes. There is a need for competition on quality of service, customer support and pricing. EDIT: Clarification, I'm referring to the carriers. The manufacturers need differentia
104.
by parbo 16y ago
Is a bluetooth mini-keyboard good enough?
105.
by parbo 16y ago
I did this in three weeks: http://bitbucket.org/rogueops/vinzclortho/wiki/Home I worked on it on average two hours per day. It's not that ridiculous to believe that it would be (near) production quality in two weeks of fulltime work.
106.
by parbo 16y ago
Or you could host your service in a sane country.
107.
by parbo 16y ago
Cuba Libre works, so maybe Office Libre had been better?
108.
by parbo 16y ago
Nobody should work more than 8 hours per day. Somewhere around that mark, you start getting diminishing returns on additional hours. In Sweden, the work week is 40 hours. The maximum overtime is 150 hours per year, extensible to 300 hours i
109.
by parbo 16y ago
A cross between a Segway and a standing desk would be awesome!
110.
by parbo 16y ago
It would NOT be this: http://www.mathworks.com/help/techdoc/ref/cumtrapz.html
111.
by parbo 16y ago
c⃠ It "works" in Chromium, but selecting the text is borked, and so is navigating this text field after I pasted it..
112.
by parbo 16y ago
Save the money you spend on pills and buy a motorized standing desk.
113.
by parbo 16y ago
I was a little bit of both. Thanks for the extra info!
114.
by parbo 16y ago
So, pretty much all businesses? That's quite a market..
115.
by parbo 16y ago
Why was this downvoted? I listed two novel ways of recruiting that got me interested. That is surely a valid response to the OP's question.
116.
by parbo 16y ago
"consultants work harder and have a more professional attitude than a straight-up employee" - citation needed
117.
by parbo 16y ago
I agree that open source contributions is a great way to show what you can do. I don't really have the time to make significant contributions to open source projects on my free time. A four hour programming contest, that I can do. I put a l
118.
by parbo 16y ago
I was recruited to Spotify through a programming contest. The site seems to be down, but here is the google cache: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://... I didn't do great in the competition (67th place or so), bu
119.
by parbo 16y ago
I thought "rumpetroll" was a fake word along the lines of "guleböj" and "brusefåtölj" when I saw it. Fellow Swede here.
120.
by parbo 16y ago
Swedish atheist here. I got 13 out of 15 on their quiz, which put me in the 97th percentile. What did other HN:ers get? I suspect similar numbers..

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