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   by ry0ohki 16y ago

   While the "Test Drive" is cool, the killer thing is that apps are reviewed, which should lead to much better quality. Just submitted our app this morning, and the process was pretty nice.
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   by ry0ohki 16y ago

   It doesn't really matter what the overall percentage in the population as a whole is, it's more of a question of their representative percentage in creating a technology startup, or as others have mentioned, it matters how many apply to YC.
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   by ry0ohki 16y ago

   A common theme seems to be that monetary safety comes at a price of psychological safety (ie rich people worry constantly about getting robbed, losing all their money, getting cancer etc...). I think we've evolved to never feel completely
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   Poll: How often do you scan QR Codes?

   4 points by ry0ohki 16y ago|6 comments
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   by ry0ohki 16y ago

   Every time I see one
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   by ry0ohki 16y ago

   Sometimes
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   by ry0ohki 16y ago

   Not very often
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   by ry0ohki 16y ago

   Never
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   by ry0ohki 16y ago

   And would things be different if they had called it PrivateVoid http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/04/help-name-our-websi...
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    If the burn rate is low, why so many rounds of funding? What do you plan to do with the funding to make the company profitable?
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    Cool concept, just make sure you open it in a new window or you'll never make it back to HN!
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    Baltimore already had that reputation thanks to Homicide, and also the fact that there really are hundreds of murders every year. I'm a Baltimore native, and there is really no hiding the fact that Baltimore, while a great city, still has
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    They've also essentially became the official icons of web 2.0 so many sites used them, there should be some sort of lifetime achievement award.
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    I remember I'd always question my high school math teachers "why do I need this? What will I use this for in real life?". They never had great answers (although in my old age I can now think of good reasons), but providing real life usefu
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    It's not he who has an idea first that wins, it's he that executes it best.
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    Considering Google automatically adds anyone I have an email conversation with to my contacts, I would say one day we will all get to this point, some just sooner then others. And I can think of nothing more painful then trying to prune th
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    I'm wondering if "break-even" in this case means "typical VC 10X expected profit on investments"
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    I could bring it to anywhere in theory, just a matter of getting the data. I think I picked all major cities in North America and capitals of most of the rest of the world for this version
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    Thanks! Geolocation is a good idea to remove an unnecessary step.
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    Thanks for the tips, makes sense!
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    That's pretty funny Cancun came up... the algorithm definitely needs work if I continue it, or maybe Cancun is your dream vacation and you didn't realize it ;)
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    Show HN: My MVP for a Travel Recommendation Engine

    8 points by ry0ohki 16y ago|15 comments
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    I remember going to the Valley in 2002 and expecting tours of all the famous companies etc... I made the "pilgrimage" to Apple headquarters, expecting some sort of museum or something. Security basically escorted me out of the lobby. Inte
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    There is a lot of worry out there in the entrepreneurial community about competition. Almost no market is a zero-sum game, even when you could "get killed" by a huge player there is always room for you to form a niche. Pretend you have no
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    I for one appreciate all of the high profile blog posts about Google's recent search quality. Google basically did with search what Microsoft did with IE6. Once they had dominated the market, they figured "Well, that's that, let's make so
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    The Most Interesting Thing About This Years Super Bowl (3d TV)(blogmaverick.com)

    1 points by ry0ohki 16y ago|0 comments
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    Time to create a startup that does nothing but charge baggage fees!
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    Once you hire over 15 people, you need to start hiring people to manage the HR issues that it brings, and then once you have 20 why you need middle management, and at 40 you need someone to write internal tools and manage hardware etc... th
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    Contractors are the lowest scum in the pond in the Government (they all know your making twice what they do). "Real Employees" get treated a little better, but you'll often find the same indifference.
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    by ry0ohki 16y ago

    This is amazing. Google's UI guidelines are severely lacking, so far I've just been looking at other Android apps for some guidance, and many of them are just kind of loosely based on existing iPhone apps. Hope this site continues to impr