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by scobar 12y ago
Unfortunately, many societies today incorporate too strongly one's official profession/title with self-worth. I don't believe sama was implying those who work those jobs are worthless. Instead, it seems like he's trying
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by scobar 12y ago
Although I disagree with the condescending style, I found your article very interesting and a good argument against this hypothesis. I'm likely out of my depth, so I apologize if my question seems very naive. You said, 'it is over
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by scobar 12y ago
There will almost certainly be unseen consequences. Some may be negative, but I believe the aggregate will be more positive (assuming senescence remains at least proportional to lifespan). As Newton stated, we may see further by standing on
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by scobar 12y ago
I found your statement very interesting, and would like to learn more. If you're allowed, would you please provide more details or links to resources that further explain the security issues that process-per-tab resolves?
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by scobar 12y ago
I'm curious to know how you admit it. I recently completed a website redesign for a relative in Brazil. He wanted to use the existing MySQL db and some PHP functions, and expand on both. I had some experience with HTML, very little wit
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by scobar 12y ago
I agree that the majority of talent remains untapped, and that's why I believe actions like Sama offering his startup class free online are huge steps in the right direction. While I don't wish to instigate an immigration debate i
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by scobar 12y ago
I generally agree with you that investors and founders mitigate their risk through diversity and networking. However, I wouldn't single out employees as "the only one who really loses when a startup fails." Like you said, cho
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by scobar 12y ago
Most probably aren't just envious. However, those who wrote negative comments weren't afraid to announce seemingly definitive conclusions without enough data to justify their assurance. Keep in mind that the author and his cofound
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by scobar 12y ago
I believe he pursued that profession because of the mission which he thought would be the main focus of the system. Compensation was only 1 (and the last mentioned) of the 5 key areas that need to be re-evaluated.
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by scobar 12y ago
>What's "important"? (That may seem like a misguided question, but it's not.) I'm not certain if this question was meant for me directly. If it was rhetorical, I apologize for misunderstanding and answering. I pr
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by scobar 12y ago
"The same book would get compiled differently at different points in your life. Which means it is very much worth reading important books multiple times." For me, this quote was the most powerful. I strongly and immediately agreed
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by scobar 12y ago
I think Einstein's very next sentence, "He must have the courage to set an example by word and deed, and must watch lest his children become influenced by this racial bias." is great advice. The faster we demonstrate to our y
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by scobar 12y ago
The game where I reported the first bug was D2. The game I was referring to in the last paragraph was WoW. I used 4 different methods over nearly 10 years to exploit the same bug. The first 3 produced an error message when the item duplicat
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by scobar 12y ago
I agree with the parent comment that $10k is low for a bug of this severity. However, it's a step in the right direction that a non-trivial bounty was given, and it seems the person who found and reported the bug was satisfied with the
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by scobar 12y ago
I agree with you that candor is often misinterpreted as meanness. You've described very well how a successful CEO who is perceived as mean because of candor may not be mean at all. So I don't understand why you completely disagree
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by scobar 12y ago
>Edit: Feel free to disagree with me, but personally I wouldn't see WoW on a resume and think, "This person has experience doing hard work in the face of adversity". I played on a PVP server, and the spontaneous PVP that o
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by scobar 12y ago
I enjoyed the game so much because of the great people I met and played alongside there. I also think the startup/HN crowd is really great, and I'm sure a guild with that mindset would be very fun and rapidly improve. It would be
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by scobar 12y ago
I met him the same weekend, and remember him vividly because of his "throwing star" business cards. Unfortunately, we didn't discuss our startups, but I'm very glad to learn of his here and now. I'm very passionate
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by scobar 12y ago
A thought I've had about this is that perhaps the speed limit within a universe (299,792,458 m/s in ours) is relative to a constant at its Big Bang moment such as total energy contained or maximum rate of expansion of space-time.
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by scobar 12y ago
This is exactly what I'd hoped the essay would be about when I saw the title. While reading his essays about what YC looks for in founders, I've been amazed by how often I've thought to myself, "Wow! That's just lik
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by scobar 12y ago
I agree that a prototype /= traction, but it is a necessary step to get traction. I understand that marketing/sales are necessary to expose the product to target users, but a prototype allows founders to reiterate based on feedbac
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by scobar 12y ago
I've just recently begun learning about the startup world, so I have almost no experience. Unfortunately, this result will restrict those who don't already know and cannot afford the time to learn how to build a prototype. Thankfu
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by scobar 12y ago
I've never been to NYC, but the diversity there, as you describe it, seems pretty amazing. You're lucky to have grown up within it. I'm married to a Brazilian, and she was the only one who spoke English when I'd visit he
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by scobar 12y ago
I found it very interesting when he spoke about founders who've learned to mimic an attribute investors find important. He notes that ignoring a single investor's feedback is fine, but ignoring the world in general is usually disa
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by scobar 12y ago
>Perhaps the value of diversity is not diversity itself, but rather having a selection of possible groups into which a new hire might chose to integrate? I think this may be one good solution. Sharing her story, and volunteering to help
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by scobar 12y ago
The problem, I imagine, this creates is thousands of requests for help from innocently ignorant founders to a single valuable connection in SV. Each founder may only make one naive request, but important individuals are bombarded by enough
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by scobar 12y ago
I agree that accessing the right networks will help tremendously, but I also believe that Sama's statement is accurate. One doesn't need pre-existing connections. This almost subtle, yet much more important condition was included
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by scobar 12y ago
Have you directly expressed that you're looking for a co-founder to your prospects? Do you have a clearly defined mission for your business? If so, and you've told the prospects about your mission, their reactions should provide s
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by scobar 12y ago
The author seems to have completely overlooked that a "young white American man with a bachelor’s degree and a full-time job" can generally afford more time for continued education than those who may benefit most from MOOCs. Also,
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by scobar 12y ago
I'm also curious to learn the answer to your question. The way I've always seen space-time modeled in illustrations, and now this video, is like a single plane. I've always imagined that plane as one of infinite planes that f

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