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Chilean web startup create a real life Super Hero(helperman.org)
1 points by pelle 18y ago|0 comments
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by pelle 18y ago
Properly configured MySQL can safely be partitioned. This is what EngineYard does and what every single virtual host provider does. I fail to see a difference. If you don't trust a service provider, you shouldn't use them. It is up to the c
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by pelle 18y ago
$10-$20 means low volume. Similar to what you might expect on a small virtual hosting plan. For medium volume, I would happily pay the equivalent of the cost of 1-2 slices for a managed service. I think a metered plan might be the best opt
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Great Business idea #2: Managed MySQL or PostgreSQL on SliceHost and EC2(stakeventures.com)
16 points by pelle 18y ago|6 comments
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Why taxes are damaging to startups(stakeventures.com)
2 points by pelle 18y ago|0 comments
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by pelle 18y ago
This is ridiculous. Privacy is extremely important. As application developers it is our responsibility to worry about privacy. Even if we are given an apparent free pass by the majority of our users. In most instances if we think about it,
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by pelle 18y ago
The real difference is that it allows you to cut all the paperwork out of your life. There are many people who want the perceived safety of W2 and/or don't want the hassle of running their own business. Umbrella Companies make it very easy
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by pelle 18y ago
How exactly are you saving the environment buying this?
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by pelle 18y ago
In the UK it's pretty transparent. The only time the client sees the company name is on the invoice. Most people using umbrella companies go through agencies, but you could obviously do your own selling.
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Invert the Employee/Employer relationship start an Umbrella Company(stakeventures.com)
8 points by pelle 18y ago|10 comments
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Who is supposed to draft your agreements? You are(stakeventures.com)
1 points by pelle 18y ago|0 comments
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by pelle 18y ago
Brilliant quote. I need to watch the movie again.
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Don't be yet another Kim Jong-Il of the business world(stakeventures.com)
7 points by pelle 18y ago|3 comments
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by pelle 18y ago
Tallin is a great example of a fantastic medieval Northern European town. http://flickr.com/photos/pelle/sets/544023/
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by pelle 18y ago
Split, Croatia is also great it's actually a medieval city built inside a Roman palace: http://flickr.com/photos/pelle/sets/72157604400174148/ Close by is the island of Hvar, which is also pretty amazing. It was built by the Venetians as
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How the Google EULA controversy shows the problems with lawyer written agreements(stakeventures.com)
4 points by pelle 18y ago|1 comments
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by pelle 18y ago
What kind of license are they released under?
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by pelle 18y ago
Almost none of the current generation of large scale web applications including twitter are doing anything remotely new. The investment banking world has as you say had to deal with huge feeds as well as mashups from multiple sources. http
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by pelle 18y ago
I have all kinds of ideas for you. Why not drop me a line at pelle at the name of my blog which you can find in my profile.
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by pelle 18y ago
I used the term "The Man" as a satire on the paranoia of that community.
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by pelle 18y ago
Whether you believe in the gold standard or not, this article was not about that. There are many things they did that are very applicable to current startups. In particular governance models and transparency are very much issues that curren
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by pelle 18y ago
e-gold broke laws that were not in place when they started. PayPal was accused of pretty much the same things and managed to negotiate their way to compliance. e-gold had pretty much attempted to do that since they first attracted attention
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by pelle 18y ago
It used to be that way in the US and to some very watered down extent still in Scotland. These were all privatly issued USD notes from the 19th century: http://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2008/05/bank-notes-from-fre...
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by pelle 18y ago
I used to think Gold, but fundamentally I've come to believe that debt is probably the better choice as it promotes growth. Paraphrasing Neal Stephenson debt based currencies are backed by the ingenuity of the people, which is always growin
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How the Man finally brought e-gold down(stakeventures.com)
45 points by pelle 18y ago|44 comments
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by pelle 18y ago
SHA1 is generally recognized as being just fine for most business purposes, even after the Chinese attack. When people talk about the security of something it's really important to understand the nature of the attack. Even if you could theo
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Relaunch and Open Sourcing of TimeCert a Timestamping service(stakeventures.com)
2 points by pelle 18y ago|2 comments
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by pelle 18y ago
It was great. I remember playing with it. It had these funky microdrives which were small "fast" tape cassettes as far as I can remember.
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by pelle 18y ago
I like that. Using that we could work out a similar formula for project or time based equity. Lets say you agree that a developer gets say %5 (e) for building the first prototype. Assuming developer only gets the project half built he gets
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by pelle 18y ago
Thats a very good question. I myself would like to hear what others are doing. Some conventional wisdom would probably say that they shouldn't receive anything, but I don't think thats contractually fair and it looks like you don't either.

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