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by pxlpshr 16y ago
There's something to be said for misplaced egos, but spending half a breath indirectly reaffirming that titles are pointless in startups... is pointless.
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
We worked with John Carmack building out Quake Live a long time ago. It took them awhile to release their OSX port, and there was a lot of internal talk about how much game developers loathed the OSX development process because the drivers
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
The major reasons people frown upon the adult industry is because of exploitation or religious bias; therefore you're subject to the same scrutinization by association. You can't really get away from it. A lot of the criticism stems from th
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
Well, I didn't have a good experience with NVIDIA even though it's been a great brand to me when I used a PC many years ago. The NVIDIA 8800 in my Mac Pro was a miserable failure, and neither NVIDIA or Apple would RMA it even though I had o
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
I just use their body spray as deodorant because my body doesn't freak out over aluminum ingredients which is found in almost all solid products (causes me to sweat excessively)... I also find the brand more timeless, a lot less obnoxious t
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
Okay. Meanwhile, 17 bailed-out banks overpaid executives with tax payer money. If my startup failed, man it sure would be nice to get a $MM exit. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1287195... Wall Street needs to return
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
I use stackoverflow a lot and I'm a "designer". I find the original UI to be more utility-focused and information-rich than his interpretation. His interpretation also lacks the presence of authority, which I think the original UI does well
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
So you're suggesting that semantic meaning is not important? :) Most incubators explicitly state "no lifestyle businesses." I don't think it's that ludicrous since the term startup is often misunderstood, much like the concept of lean. I ag
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
I agree it's not the only way but it's by far the majority. More importantly though, most founders don't consider it "work" so I think that's where we have a disconnect. Startups are intense, that doesn't mean it's not enjoyable. http://ww
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
I don't believe that DHH and Jason work less than 40 hours a week. Maybe they do now, 10 years later, but I think they've burned plenty of midnight oil that would put BP to shame. I don't understand why people who want a relaxed work enviro
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
Client services never end. After I shut it down and moved to LA to focus full-time on a video game startup -- I still had lingering client work and it's a distraction when you're completely absorbed, and creative work is very draining menta
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
It's not that people hate lifestyle businesses, it's that a lot of people inappropriately label their lifestyle businesses as "startups". For the people that have worked 70+ hours a week, took no salary, and have lived through the pain, blo
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Hedge funds want to use check-in data to predict retail performance.(mobile.venturebeat.com)
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
Would you mind emailing me so we can chat for a few? ca /at/ cubedcompanies dot com
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
All of these developer challenges popping up remind me of something we've long loathed in the advertising industry: spec work aka contests. It's worth noting that compliancy is a billion-dollar problem, and if you help them solve it you get
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
Shaving with a 5-blade Mach razor is like taking 5 passes with a single blade; the analogy is akin to driving an automatic vs. standard transmission. This is why 5-blade razors save time, and why a double-edge can give you a closer shave. Y
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
Merkur is a great blade, but then I came across the Feathers and I think the japanese have a leg up. It's one of the sharpest blades I've used. Definitely recommend you sample a pack. http://www.classicshaving.com/catalog/item/522941/90645
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
I disagree about double-edge, razor burns, and quality of shave. This video covers a wet method shaving technique that you might consider. http://www.youtube.com/user/mantic59#p/u/35/_VxFXpdLvG0
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
I have the same razor. What blade are you using with it? I prefer Feathers.
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
I consider myself a shaving purist and moved away from multi-blade nonsense to a traditional double-edge razor about 5 years ago. It's very therapeutic, and the cost savings and quality of shave trumps modern razors at the expense of a few
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
This is probably my least favorite post by Derek, whereas the others I've generally really enjoyed. It started very "get off my lawn-ish". Standards are inherently good when working with others, but style is unavoidable. Ultimately everyone
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
that's great when you're a lone wolf, but it generally fails when team work is involved; and therein lies the divide between lifestyle vs. startup.
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
We've been using Celery with Django for a solid 8 months or so. It's been a blessing for our needs, and extremely easy to scale.
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
We do it without storing a user's time zone via jQuery and a custom script that converts all UTC time stamps on a page to the local time setting of their computer. This works well for us because we have travelers who use the service through
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
I disagree. I think that is a very linear view of (money = happiness) and it doesn't include the 'real life' factor. Reality = Stay-at-home Wife. Kids. Education. Retirement Goals. et. al.
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle_business
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
I agree with this. It wouldn't surprise me the least if existing associations to a "phone" will make video chatting a lot more comfortable for people; myself included. Anyhow, how long do you think it will take your average female to get r
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
I'm not convinced. In 2004 when iChat AV came out, I was 22 years old and still in college... I do agree about age and change.
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
They did that back in 2004 when iChat AV was introduced, and AV didn't disrupt or shift habits away from traditional audio and text. I think video conferencing is a great feature no doubt, but it's largely too intrusive for most people. Cer
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by pxlpshr 16y ago
iDisk is terribly slow. It doesn't hold a candle to Dropbox. We use Dropbox as a file server and repository, I don't believe iDisk is coded with that level of sophistication / performance. It just works, flawlessly.

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