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   by pgt 12y ago

   There is some beautiful advice in this article, but a lot of it seems to be correlation mistaken for causation, e.g. happy couples being kind to another - do you expect unhappy couples to be kind to one another? Does being kind assure you
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   by pgt 12y ago

   Awesome idea. The name, "Machete" is fine, but the logo is too aggressive. Consider something more playful, like a smiling machete, or ASCII art of Danny Trejo :D, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons
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   by pgt 12y ago

   Cool. After watching the video, I understand pg's post about founder accents better: http://paulgraham.com/accents.html I can understand you, but I had to focus on it, instead of focusing on your product. The screencas
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   by pgt 12y ago

   Beautiful execution. Inconsistent capitalisation is annoying, but easy to fix! All the best with this.
5. 905.▲
   by pgt 12y ago

   Great idea. Terrible name. Awesome execution graphically. Will play around some more later. Keep iterating!
6. 906.▲
   by pgt 12y ago

   The glassy translucency reminds me of Windows Vista's "Glass" theme. Are modern operating systems moving toward a solid, flat design language?
7. 907.▲
   by pgt 12y ago

   I would love to comment on the product, but the site's scrolling locks up every now and then and most images flicker or don't display in Chrome Canary. Designers, please don't break the Web by overriding spacebar :(.
8. 908.▲
   by pgt 12y ago

   I launched Krit, http://krit.com/ , in 2011, but struggled to gain traction in South Africa. I'm not sure how to feel about Square Feedback.
9. 909.▲
   by pgt 12y ago

   Today I learned what a push-poll is. Thanks, tptacek. Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_poll
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    by pgt 13y ago

    Tools matter. @coffeegeek is right in that language choice is more of a signal for innovation and early adoption than it is a sign of competence or exciting problems, but would you join a team using COBOL today? If not, why not?
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    Ask HN: Who's Hiring Clojure Developers?

    12 points by pgt 13y ago|6 comments
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    by pgt 13y ago

    Marketplaces with reputation-ranked user bases have strong network effects and are difficult to disrupt.
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    by pgt 13y ago

    Having experienced first-hand the hiring competition of Big Co's, I started recruiting second and third year Comp. Sci. students for internships. You have to invest a lot more time and effort in training and mentorship, but it pays to
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    by pgt 13y ago

    A "Share My Location with the driver" button,which only becomes available once the ride has started would be cool.
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    by pgt 13y ago

    Uber does not disclose passenger destinations to drivers to prevent discrimination, e.g. far-away pick-ups with short rides.
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    by pgt 13y ago

    Thank you, jamilv! I will definitely get in touch when I visit Thailand :).
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    by pgt 13y ago

    For those who don't know what VKontakte is (I didn't), it is the biggest social network after Facebook with "over 100 million active users" according to vk.com, which they own. More information: http://en.wiki
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    by pgt 13y ago

    Great beat poem. Here is the live performance: http://youtu.be/KtYkyB35zkk
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    by pgt 13y ago

    Thanks for all the suggestions! Others have also recommended Thailand and Vietnam. Thoughts?
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    Ask HN: Cheap Paradise with Reliable Internet?

    9 points by pgt 13y ago|9 comments
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    by pgt 13y ago

    Could the correlation in grades within a social group be caused by smart kids being more likely to hang out with other smart kids, and vice versa?
22. 922.▲
    by pgt 13y ago

    How would Clojure be described in these terms? Java is too static/verbose? Edit, previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6968775 Some suggestions: @tensor wrote: "Clojure: lisp promotes mutabilit
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    by pgt 13y ago

    Thanks for posting this. I'm working through some career changes and this reminded me to focus on the process, instead of the result, because I have no control over the result, only my attitude and efforts.
24. 924.▲
    by pgt 13y ago

    While not a great post by HN standards or necessarily on-topic, this strikes me as the type of tough feedback I would want to hear as a startup founder, or acquirer.
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    by pgt 13y ago

    Measuring your skills against others and peers could be a great deterrent for impostor syndrome.
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    by pgt 13y ago

    My initial reaction upon seeing the chart was that NewsBlur would be shutting down because of dropping income, but the chart period is only up until the Google Reader announcement to shut down. NewsBlur seems to be doing well, and that&#x27
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    by pgt 13y ago

    I wonder if this type of visualisation could be used to understand non-trivial functional programs that aren't Excel. Reminds me of Subtext: http://www.subtext-lang.org/
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    by pgt 13y ago

    Have you considered generating a unique URL for the requester (technical support) to share with the client, maybe with their name ini t? Once they visit it, pull their details, store it, and email it to the requester, or add it in their acc