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by ra 15y ago
I've only recently discovered mixpanel, it is awesome. I wish you guys every success.
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by ra 15y ago
Wow! That's truly mind boggling. Thanks for the great link!
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by ra 15y ago
You should definitely read: "Start Small, Stay Small": http://www.startupbook.net/ It's very prescriptive on exactly how to do that.
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by ra 15y ago
It's fascinating how many relics of ancient civilisation are concentrated in that part of the world. Many presenting puzzles yet to be solved.
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by ra 15y ago
Wow! Seems to be working for them: http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23theheist Would be interesting to see the impact on their sales.
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by ra 15y ago
Try Banshee
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by ra 15y ago
Non subscription alternative links: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3558809c-8557-11e0-ae32-00144feabd... http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/24/us-yandex-idUSTRE7... http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/in-a-sign-yan...
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by ra 15y ago
Dropbox folders.
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by ra 15y ago
I still can't believe Nvidia didn't do this themselves. Last year for the first time ever, I specifically refused to buy a laptop with Nvidia. I didn't want to spend money on a discrete graphics card that I wouldn't be able to use.
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by ra 15y ago
Nice. So is the money from the mobile app?
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by ra 15y ago
I always assumed it was oauth, but that's really a guess.
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by ra 15y ago
it works fine for me. I see they've updated their website design.
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The Javascript memory leak we all do(atkinson.posterous.com)
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by ra 15y ago
As far as I'm concerned, if the Bitcoin to fiat exchange rate can stabilize sufficiently, then it becomes a better online currency that any single nations currency at the moment. Better because of reduced fraud and reduced transaction fees.
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by ra 15y ago
I really like javascript templating. Although it has limited use in your typical django/rails web app, it's an important tool to have in your chest because sometimes it makes so much sense. For example, you pull some data into the browser a
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by ra 15y ago
Question 2 is unanswerable. I think you've made a mistake.
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by ra 15y ago
Or learn how to homebrew.
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by ra 15y ago
What's the rapture/apocalypse?
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by ra 15y ago
Meta: The number of votes cast in this pole illustrates how big HN has become.
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by ra 15y ago
One of my favourite hackers is an academic who creates languages just for fun.
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by ra 15y ago
No problem with you asking this here, but you might find this question is better suited to StackOverflow
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by ra 15y ago
As a dad, it's hard not to be touched by that story
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by ra 15y ago
People choose who to bank with based on marketing and suitability of product. No one chooses a bank based on their balance sheet.
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by ra 15y ago
Yes, but it's still easier to change his idea now rather than after spending 4 months building something.
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by ra 15y ago
Certainly, writing down your goals is the first key to achieving them.
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by ra 15y ago
Thanks for clarifying. I'd like to add that this is a good practice in the financial industry, and isn't a bad thing at all. It's consumer protection. And, $500k is actually a pretty low figure for this type of 'bond'. For example, in Austr
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by ra 15y ago
MOST IMPORTANT: Validate that there is a market for your idea before you build your product. "Start Small Stay Small" has good advice here. Don't be put off by the title if you want to grow big with VC money etc. It's still a great book. h
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by ra 15y ago
If those are the tools you are familiar with, then go for it. Stick with a SQL database and ORM for now, you can always convert to NoSQL later if you need to. Most would suggest using one of the leading two modern framework combos for great
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by ra 15y ago
Has anyone used Zotonic for their sales site? I've been doing the merry go round with Django CMS's for a while now, and while feincms is great, there are a few aspects of my setup I'm not happy with (blog, mainly).
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by ra 15y ago
That's how I do it too. It's really neat.

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