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by sendos 16y ago
http://soundkey.com : Will ideally become something like the Wikipedia of sounds (i.e. a central repository/global reference about anything that has to do with sounds)
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by sendos 16y ago
The title is a paraphrase of sentiments expressed in the linked article and attributed to some unnamed venture capitalists. Not sure I agree with the assessment, but I do see that, as Michael Arrington said, it holds a "kernel of truth". Wh
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"Angels and YC encourage building dipshit companies that sell for $25 million"(venturebeat.com)
4 points by sendos 16y ago|4 comments
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by sendos 16y ago
This does seem to be the type of site I asked about in the OP. I'm curious to see how well it does when it launches.
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by sendos 16y ago
This is interesting, since I've been thinking for a while that your Netflix queue might serve as a decent proxy in tests about whom you might click with (either romantically or just-friends). If I think of the things my friends and I have i
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by sendos 16y ago
I'm not sure focusing solely on interests is the way to go because, if I think of the people I consider my best friends, what amazes me is that we don't really share that many common interests or hobbies. What bonds us seems to be that when
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by sendos 16y ago
Interesting stuff, but you mention under-21s. I think this age group never has that much trouble meeting friends, since they are still in school, see a lot of people, maybe are less picky than older people in who they interact with, etc. So
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Ask HN: Will there ever be an eHarmony for finding friends?
51 points by sendos 16y ago|96 comments
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by sendos 16y ago
Do you think that if a dentist comes up with an idea for a more efficient internal combustion engine, or comes up with the idea for intermittent windshield wipers, that the effort to validate or implement those two ideas is the same? Valida
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by sendos 16y ago
I think this is almost by definition the case, since if you are not working in some field, the way you get an idea for an improvement for that field is by being a user of a product of that field (e.g. by driving a car), and therefore you la
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by sendos 16y ago
I need to clarify the OP, since it seems many are responding to points I wasn't making. Basically, like many of you, I have some ideas for things outside my field. I can see that, if pursued by someone in that field , they have an epsilon
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Ask HN: What to do about "grand ideas" in fields you have no expertise in?
38 points by sendos 16y ago|36 comments
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by sendos 16y ago
I never claimed there was no physical component to addictions or that withdrawal symptoms can't be very bad. It's just that it is possible to end all existing addictions (alcohol, drugs, Facebook, etc) and still live, but no one can end t
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by sendos 16y ago
The analogy to breathing is a bad one, because breathing air is not an addiction, it is a physical need. If you stop breathing, you die. If you stop reading HN or Reddit or Facebook, you don't die. So, saying that an addiction is about thin
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by sendos 16y ago
One problem that people who work with computers for a living have versus people who don't, is that, if you are an internet addict and you are, e.g. a nurse, you can always just avoid computers altogether for, say a week or a month, if your
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Ask HN: What to make of weird iPhone app rating distribution?
1 points by sendos 16y ago|2 comments
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by sendos 16y ago
The web site looks nice, though I would have liked a few more screenshots. The app looks like it would be useful, though it all depends on how many businesses you get to partner with. (Since it's only for San Diego, I haven't actually downl
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by sendos 16y ago
I have an Excel spreadsheet with various columns: rank, title, description, has-been-done, scope, etc The rank is a number that I enter manually based on my estimate of how good the idea is. When I change that value for a given idea, the sp
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by sendos 16y ago
I guess C++ hate is in fashion, but for me, I just don't see it. I've programmed in myriad languages, including the HN-beloved Lisp, and I think C++ is fine and stands up there with the best of them in terms of ability, syntax, etc. It has
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Ask HN: Do you use "friend marketing"?
2 points by sendos 16y ago|1 comments
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by sendos 16y ago
Yes, that's the norm when everyone gets an entree that is roughly the same price (give or take a few dollars, where the amount depends on the group, e.g. students vs professionals). However, when some people in the group order something ext
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by sendos 16y ago
Thanks for the feedback! Responses below. > iPhone 4 low-res picture issue Hmmm, I hadn't thought of how it would impact the new retina display. It looks decent on my 3GS, but I guess I'll have to find a friend with an iPhone 4 to see h
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by sendos 16y ago
Yes, with the promo code it's free. To enter the promo code, you go to the iTunes Store home page (in iTunes), and in the top-right corner, click on "Redeem", and in the page that opens, paste the promo code. Let me know what you think!
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Ask HN: Rate my iPhone app - Promo codes included
5 points by sendos 16y ago|7 comments
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by sendos 16y ago
A program ... enabled a phone to send an emergency message or make a call, if someone fell. It used the phone’s accelerometer to sense a fall. If the person did not get up in a short period or press an onscreen button, the program automati
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by sendos 16y ago
Of course, once you've answered all those questions you now have more than just an "idea." You have a plan of attack, a strategy, market research, design concepts, historical data, etc. In other words, you actually have something worth pro
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by sendos 16y ago
You bring up a good point, but is that really the reason most stealth startups choose the stealth route? Isn't it more common due to them not wanting competitors to start working on their idea?
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by sendos 16y ago
Yes, but if it makes sense to stay in stealth mode for the reasons you outline, doesn't that mean that there is value in the knowledge of what you are working on, i.e. there is value in ideas?
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Ask HN: If ideas are worthless, why are some startups in stealth mode?
73 points by sendos 16y ago|88 comments
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by sendos 16y ago
Thanks for the info. I should have noted in my initial post that I come from a C++ background (have been using it for more than 10 years) and I do strongly prefer C++ syntax.

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