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by physcab 12y ago
ULA uses engines manufactured from many different sources. Some rockets fly with engines manufactured in Russia, and as far as I know these aren't necessarily new engines but re-used from the 60's. But other programs use engines m
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by physcab 13y ago
In my experience, dashboard metrics shown on TV screens for everyone to see are as useful as wall painted murals -- cool to look at but not much help driving the business forward. Everyone wants to look at different things. Marketing might
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by physcab 13y ago
I've heard Palantir does #1. I live in SF and my office is in SOMA- still takes me about 45 minutes to get to work on Muni. Living in SOMA would be more expensive but palatable with the stipend. That would be very convenient.
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by physcab 13y ago
They'll recover. As much as I dislike their PR attitude (whether an act or not), they have a good product. I still listen to rap music, and I still want to know the meaning of the lyrics, so I'll go directly to the site if I have
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by physcab 13y ago
You're right, I do need to support my hypothesis with more data. Consider another data point: My dad works for a government contractor where the profit / margins are fixed, so essentially a "limited" growth company. He&#
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by physcab 13y ago
I think the author misses one important factor in employee retention - work / life balance. If a start-up hires a bunch of employees, everyone will be tempted to trade work for life in favor of "rocketship growth". In essenc
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by physcab 13y ago
I got a Naturebox ($20/month) for my mom and she loves it. I'm considering doing the same this year for her and myself and I think its the right price point. If my company stocked Naturebox treats, they would be a huge hit. Most t
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by physcab 13y ago
I'm all for more lunch options. Can you please offer a healthy snack solution as well? I'd pay out of pocket for this. 4pm is my hunger-witching time.
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by physcab 13y ago
I know HN readers have a love affair with SpaceX but my dad's company is launching a rocket on Thurs at Vandenberg and it should be fun to watch: http://www.noozhawk.com/article/atlas_v_set_for_launch_from_...
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by physcab 13y ago
This is a really good idea for chain/ casual restaurants where people are constrained by time and value, ie Applebees. But if some of the nicer restaurants I go to start using this, it will degrade the experience as a whole because t
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by physcab 13y ago
I actually might buy Google Glass just to have this app when I travel. It's the perfect app for Glass. I just hope Google can take away the auditory cues of "Ok glass, do this...". I should be able to just turn on Glass, stea
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by physcab 13y ago
Deeplinking is pretty forward thinking. I routinely work with 20-30 different mobile advertisers and you'd be surprised how difficult it is to get traffic bought on just a device and country level, let alone product level.
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by physcab 13y ago
I met my girlfriend on an online dating site and being able to send messages was essential. I know it's a drag for guys to constantly send messages without a response, but for women it's a critical safety filter. Tinder strikes a
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by physcab 13y ago
How would tracking all this be useful to you? Why would you pay for it? The reason why tracking is more common in business is that knowing the metrics gives you guidance on how to be profitable. Therefore you can optimize all your metrics
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by physcab 13y ago
Competitors with lots of money and who have most to gain from squashing competition, won't be affected by Reddit or bad reviews. They can just buy more traffic (we're talking studios with tens to hundreds of thousands in ad budget
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by physcab 13y ago
Their game is inextricably linked to how well it teaches people to code. Lets consider that their "game engine" is their competitive advantage. If they open-source their game, they are giving away that edge leaving another company
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by physcab 13y ago
Let me make one counter-point here though. > Gamers may be fickle, but they are loud and they are loyal. Zynga. Zynga has made a fortune profiting off of other smaller outfits, just merely by studying and copying. They didn't have
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by physcab 13y ago
I'm curious to know more about how you got your domain name. How did you find out who the owner was? It couldn't have been as simple as looking at the WHOIS and picking up a phone right?
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by physcab 13y ago
If this is the true intention of the question, then why don't they just ask "Tell us about a time when you iterated quickly." I'm still not convinced code velocity is a good metric.
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by physcab 13y ago
But we also know overnight successes don't really happen overnight. So I imagine you also don't want to be the person creating new apps every month because you're misguided about how hard it is to achieve success. So again, i
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by physcab 13y ago
> Although, they also want to see how quickly you can execute. 2 years to build an iPhone app is too long. Why would they care about how quickly you can build something? If you took 2 years to build an iPhone app in your spare time, but
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by physcab 13y ago
Let me put on my armchair psychologist hat and say: I think it's due to the fact that in our society, men aren't socialized to think about feelings, and in fact, men are socialized to not have them. So it's not a surprise tha
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by physcab 13y ago
These technologies aren't useful just for storing data. Yes, you can do that on your MacBook. These are useful for when you need answers quickly or need to perform complex analysis. For example, spark (the engine behind shark) allows y
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by physcab 13y ago
> they will have to rent out at least 2BR apartments Or they stay with a friend, a significant other, a cheaper apartment outside the city, their parent's house, etc.
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by physcab 13y ago
> Additionally, it raises rates for apartments. $150/night is nothing for a nice AirBnb place, but it makes for some pretty expensive rent. Yes, this is my issue. People who rent out apartments with the intention of running them li
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by physcab 13y ago
"I was here in the Valley for the original Bubble, and the situation now is nothing like that was. Back then people were saying there was a "new economy" driven by the Internet, and that productivity was going to go up like a
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by physcab 13y ago
Good lord, what is with all the Crossfit hate? I've been an avid crossfiter for over 3 years and I've never once had an injury. As with all workouts, you need to listen to your body. It doesn't matter who prescribes them - wh
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by physcab 13y ago
I was just up there for the first time a couple weeks ago and I was surprised by how many bikers I saw. Its one of those streets where locals (in cars) just barrel down the hill bc they are so familiar, while bikers and runners love the are
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by physcab 13y ago
Uber makes absurd amounts of money. I've had many conversations with drivers and they claim to be pulling in $35-$45 per hour after uber's 30% cut. I've talked to drivers who have quit their full time jobs and love it. Some h
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by physcab 13y ago
It sounds like you got burnt out. When you "code until the sun comes up" you neglect basic human necessities like sleep and human contact. When you think only about the company and the product vision, you lose your sense of self.

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