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by sgrove 18y ago
This works well a lot of the time, but there are cases where raising a child to be bi or tri-lingual can cause all sorts of problems due to difficulty in acquiring fluency in at least one language. The problems can eventually manifest the
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by sgrove 18y ago
That's a good point, sorry I missed it. Whenever downvoting, be sure to explain your reasoning thoughtfully, again avoiding snarky one-liners.
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by sgrove 18y ago
It's as simple as this: Does it stimulate intellectual interest? If not, don't upvote. Does it discourage intellectual discussion? If so, then downvote. Note: One-liners often end what was otherwise an intellectually interesting thread.
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by sgrove 18y ago
It's not bad, but it's not likely to get too many upvotes. There's simply not that much substance. Still, I'm looking forward to reading about your growth and experience with ruby/rails, and hopefully other languages as well. Be sure to bra
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by sgrove 18y ago
I think it's a major coup for Twitter. I seriously can't think of how they could have done things better. I'll be surprised if twitter isn't the default communications network for phones and the majority of conversation within a few years.
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by sgrove 18y ago
What, exactly, should the hn community do about this? Should we all email Arrington and kindly notify him? I simply don't read their articles. There hasn't been a good one that I can remember, even barring poor writing skills. It's a game o
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by sgrove 18y ago
I love this book as well, and I make sure to read it over regularly to spark different ideas - but it's expensive . Buying it was a bitterweet experience, to say the least. Owell, it's at least the best you're likely to find.
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by sgrove 18y ago
There's some overreaching hyperbole (typical for calacanis, of course), but the article also has some good interview advice. We're looking for a new hire right now, and it's hard to find someone with a motivation and skill set that complime
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How to Hire—and Get Hired—in a Recession(businessweek.com)
6 points by sgrove 18y ago|2 comments
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by sgrove 18y ago
It's a well written, if short, piece. I've never thought of recommendation systems as fun , but I feel like trying out some basic stuff with it now. Anyone know a good way to get started - especially simple test data?
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by sgrove 18y ago
The article is obviously a bit tongue-in-cheek, but there are some upsides to simply being employed. By the time my first startup was crashing, I was so happy that someone offered me a simple "Do this and you get money" option, I nearly gav
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Stop the Press: Building A Startup Presskit 101(blog.chuwe.com)
46 points by sgrove 18y ago|4 comments
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by sgrove 18y ago
Now, if both of us were to start a web company, which do you think would win? I'm of the opinion that while you'd have a head start, if the other programmers have the drive and skill (for studying) that they would need to succeed in any c
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by sgrove 18y ago
Seems like a reasonable clash of internal cultures. It's a questionable value add for the company, as fun as it may seem for the employees, and those wanting to try something new and edgy finally lost out (albeit at the very last moment) to
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by sgrove 18y ago
Hey il, I had the same thought upon seeing the URL. Are you experienced with smoothing out SEO? Would be great if you could help Darwin out a bit more here so others can view your answer in posterity! http://www.chuwe.com/questions/my-sear
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by sgrove 18y ago
I don't think it harms anyone, but perhaps it's a bit dishonest. I'll go back to trying it the other way and see if I can't get the same level of kind interest.
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by sgrove 18y ago
Having a private network of experienced people to give feedback in a sandbox environment is wonderful. High quality, specifically targeted feedback - it's a dream for a startup. Unfortunately, not everyone will have that network to tap. Sta
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by sgrove 18y ago
Good feedback. We'll be going back out for the second round soon, so I'll try it without any subterfuge, and update the post with the results. My previous experience tells me people usually take pretty kindly to an student, but I'm all for
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by sgrove 18y ago
Yeah, that's exactly my point. While I don't necessarily think they were trying to get rid of me, I don't think they really understood the pitch. So that's one of the signs to look for - if they just say, "That's great, good job!", you're p
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by sgrove 18y ago
Well, even my co-founder thought it was a bit strange. But after the first day, he was hooked. It's like crowd-sourced business coaching - it might not be top notch but it's perfect for a bootstrapped startup's budget.
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Our experience with The Starbucks Pitch(blog.chuwe.com)
35 points by sgrove 18y ago|13 comments
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by sgrove 18y ago
Hey Darwin! Send me an email (sean at chuwe dot com). We're a free advice site for small business and startups, and we'd like to talk for a small project we have going!
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by sgrove 18y ago
A long, rambling cold-war type of article with all the boogeymen you'd expect: Russia, China, and other nations . And of course, it's a bit strange that critical resources are accessible from outside their internal networks, but I suppose
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by sgrove 18y ago
A great example of a startup iterating quickly and moving into relevant spaces. I imagine the cost to analyze available twitter names was minimal, and will provide considerable value to the "twitter brand" types. Overall brilliant feature.
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by sgrove 18y ago
All good points. I agree with the overgeneralizations, and usually just skip right over such simple statements. Sounds like if you edited this comment, toned things down a bit, and added a solid conclusion, it'd make a good blog post. And a
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by sgrove 18y ago
Fair enough. Just as a heads up, the tone was fairly aggressive, even though the question was an interesting one. I'm glad to see some answers in any case.
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by sgrove 18y ago
His story is almost sad - but in a good way I suppose. I'm going back through my undergrad CS classes and picking up scheme and lisp again, and I'm really enjoying it this time through. I feel retroactively angry at the linguistic kludges I
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by sgrove 18y ago
Well done. A creative solution, well-implemented.
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by sgrove 18y ago
Cool stuff. I love using posterous, pretty much covers everything I need. The only thing that stands out might be a slightly nicer post-editing experience online, but I only have to edit posts every once and awhile. The email optimization i
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by sgrove 18y ago
My thoughts exactly. But I'm sure there was more to it, or else they would have done that. Still very interesting to hear the constraints faced by teams working on such important software.

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