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by paul 19y ago
Common stock is generally given a lower valuation than preferred, but this will nevertheless cause that number to increase dramatically (probably 10x what it was a few months ago).
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by paul 19y ago
I like the part near the end when he says to keep all of your email in one big stream (don't waste time deleting) and it seems like people are a little shocked by the idea. :)
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by paul 19y ago
Life experience is always limited (almost by definition). You've only lived your one life. Broadening your experience is generally a good thing, but it's still extremely limited. In general, people can't even comprehend how limited their pe
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by paul 19y ago
The process can be rational even if the actors are not. Think of evolution. People who pursue successful strategies (even if they do it for irrational reasons) will be more successful (by definition).
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by paul 19y ago
Yes, I think his response can be summarized as, "It's not true because I don't want it to be true."
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by paul 19y ago
The Colbert maneuver. Nicely done.
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by paul 19y ago
One solution is to avoid accumulating a huge debt. I went to a school that gives out scholarships based on SAT scores (CWRU).
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"Planning" is highly overrated. The best performers seesaw between "ideas" and "actions."(tompeters.com)
43 points by paul 19y ago|18 comments
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by paul 19y ago
It only lists things that you are already sharing on sites such as delicious (and only if you add those services). See http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=61675
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by paul 19y ago
It only lists things that you have explicitly shared, such as delicious bookmarks, youtube favorites, blog posts, etc. View my feed to get a better idea of what that looks like: http://friendfeed.com/paul It's just the handful of things t
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Paul Buchheit: The next big adventure(paulbuchheit.blogspot.com)
31 points by paul 19y ago|22 comments
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by paul 19y ago
Reminds me of the movie Brazil. (specifically, De Niro's character) People going underground to do their jobs (and doing them for free!) seems like a good sign of an overbearing bureaucracy.
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"there are two dozen spiky places in the world that account for 98 percent of innovation."(psychologytoday.com)
7 points by paul 19y ago|4 comments
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by paul 19y ago
If you're opening a sandwich shop, that's totally reasonable, but it's an unnecessary limitation for technology companies -- there are so many more unknowns. Companies like Google and PayPal certainly didn't start off with a viable plan for
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Wallflower at the Web Party - The Friendster story (old but good)(nytimes.com)
5 points by paul 19y ago|0 comments
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by paul 19y ago
This is a good idea. It's fun to see what went on behind the curtain. I'll have to remember to take more pictures next time around.
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Principles and Guidelines for the Modern Photowalker(thomashawk.com)
4 points by paul 19y ago|0 comments
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Photo Story: The Days Before the Xobni Launch(gaborcselle.com)
25 points by paul 19y ago|4 comments
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by paul 19y ago
The very concept is somewhat nonsensical. Gmail is a big system with many components -- there is no reason that Google would ever need to do a "complete" rewrite. That said, the individual components are frequently rewritten, and it already
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by paul 19y ago
No, GWT has nothing to do with Gmail or the JS compiler. GWT was actually a startup that Google acquired a few years ago and made open source. I think it was probably released before any Google project made significant use of it. Personally
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by paul 19y ago
He has some interesting ideas and analogies, but it's not clear that Joel actually understands AJAX/JS. The browser incompatibility problems are largely overblown, and the most annoying limitations are imposed by the browser (meaning that n
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by paul 19y ago
They have some details on this page: http://mint.com/safe.html
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by paul 19y ago
Not all of their investors use Outlook :)
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by paul 19y ago
You may be overestimating their speed. MS has very long cycles. If the features aren't already being developed, then they are unlikely to appear for a long time. Meanwhile, Xobni will keep getting better.
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by paul 19y ago
I like this. All products should expose the people and personalities behind them. I hate the idea that products simply emerge from faceless cogs in a monolithic corporation. In addition to giving a product more personality, it will keep dev
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by paul 19y ago
Helping people understand and improve their finances is something that could really make a difference. I'm curious to hear feedback from any other Mint users here.
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by paul 19y ago
They certainly aren't the first "journalists" to use the trolling tactic. Dvorak and Orlowski are two other examples that come to mind.
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by paul 19y ago
Congratulations Xobni team!
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VentureBeat: Email company Xobni launches, may steal Techcrunch prize(venturebeat.com)
14 points by paul 19y ago|3 comments
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VentureBeat: Mint: The easiest way to manage your personal finances(venturebeat.com)
9 points by paul 19y ago|4 comments

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