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by thingsilearned 19y ago
The fact that its getting so much debate means at least that there is some truth.
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
Great article. I seem to have no problem getting a program into my head, its getting it out that's the tough part. Its amazing how many times I've had to go somewhere else after work but end up driving the regular route home and get out o
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
Python is a great language to start, and even stay with. I've taught a few people to program in python. Very simple syntax, well supported, you'll love it and it will make a lot of sense. Start with python.org to download and learn.
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
I've been out here (the Valley) for the summer. The crazy thing about the place is, every time I ride the BART or sit down at a coffee shop there's someone sitting next to me that's either works at Yahoo/ebay/google/etc or is also doing a
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
http://thingsilearned.wordpress.com/2007/07/18/unconventiona...
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
I think your theory should be tested with capitalism. Your theory would only be correct if karma has no (or negligible) monetary value. Has anyone sold a news.YC account on ebay? I should give it a try. Could be interesting :)!
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
Then make your own thread. Perhaps people will appreciate the honesty.
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
Daly City CA
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
I think it was huge, but it totally depends on the person. If you're thinking you already know how to hack and can figure out business so college would be a waste then just don't do a comp sci major. I've been programming since i was 12.
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
The worst is http://www.google.com/transit . They released a beta that works for a small list of cities. Years later there is still no released progress and in my opinion its killed a lot of competitors. Its a great, though obvious id
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Your Good Idea Doesn't Matter(davidbosson.wordpress.com)
1 points by thingsilearned 19y ago|0 comments
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
We spent considerable time testing Django, Plone (not really a framework), PHP, and Cake PHP. We ended up going with django (Python). Really quick to learn. There's some documentation lacking once you get really deep and start doing some
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
http://www.grupl.com has the same functionality as reddit. It was started by my friend Zach and has now morphed into a facebook app. Its still small. If you post something there it will probably make the front page shortly.
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
Usually the problem is the other way around. You have an interesting scenario :). My suggestions: Start another. or Spend a year in Argentina reading and building a boat. This is my plan upon retiring (2.5 years to go!)
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
Awesome! Good time and date, but where?
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
What? No girls? I quit. :)
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
not sure if I like "first to file." It sounds too easy to just write up someone else's idea.
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
"history shows that it ends in hubris (e.g. AOL, Microsoft). Facebook doesn't control social networking yet, far from it. But it's feasible that they will in future, if/when MySpace is vanquished."
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
He must not have found Plone!
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
I've had a lot of interviews and never had to do a code critique. Microsoft's had me write some simple reverse strings type things but never critique code. It would think it would work great. Being able to turn some junk into something e
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
Craigslist, though it may take a little while. I spent our first to weeks in CA in a wood chair at a very tall kitchen table. But we soon found a guy getting rid of 40 chairs and we got 4 for $6 a piece.
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by thingsilearned 19y ago
lol, you're right! back to work!
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The Dangers of a Startup(thingsilearned.wordpress.com)
20 points by thingsilearned 19y ago|1 comments
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by thingsilearned 20y ago
Though it could be said in a much less offensive way, I agreed with this in the article "I read YCombinator Startup News. I read that thing that Paul wrote saying that anybody who contributes regularly is going to fare better. Thats shit f
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by thingsilearned 20y ago
Mac's I know have the "say" command that will read you whatever you type. I once wrote an quick script that would apply the function to a file and read it for you before I read that you can use the -f option to do that automatically. Als
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by thingsilearned 20y ago
Great article! I'm starting this summer and if we don't get the Ycombinator gig we've got a tough decision to make about where to start. I'm currently of the opinion that we should live in my parents basement for the 3 months and not come