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by throwaway1979 13y ago
Wow ... this story reminds me of Marshall Brain's Manna story. I don't understand how much money a company would lose if they changed the hours to 3 or 4 hours per person. Fine, they'd double or triple their workforce and hav
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
Interesting point about using the MBA as a career break. I suspect this is not rare.
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
I had some initial hopes. Didn't really get into using Kinect much. I was most excited about the weight loss possibilities of the old Dance Dance Revolution game (back in the old days). I also bought a wiifit back in the day that never
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
Latest update: developer behind the hit KHANAAS turns down a 3 billion offer. Says service is worth so much more. "We're shooting for a galaxy far, far away. No, seriously, we'll be exploring Star Wars memes next. Selling out
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
Two points: - In math, an innovative "attack" (such as a technique to approach a problem) can result in years of subsequent research that progresses a field. Zhang deserves a lot of credit for his accomplishment! - He shouldn&#x27
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
The upside is much lower though if it goes to 2K at this point. I think a bunch of us want to kick ourselves because the insane upside is gone. i.e. 100x. Those crazy returns were usually reserved for VCs :-p I bought a small amount now. To
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
What is your price target, if I may ask?
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
I was a naysayer until recently. After the senate hearing, I ate crow. Too late to profit at this point though :(
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
Looks pretty decent. Some suggestions: 1) The accent on the screencast is a bit heavy. No disrespect. But I'd suggest getting a professional voice over. 2) Don't use the word "bottom". Something about the pronunciation m
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
C'mon ... this is just some guy's hobby project. It is cute, it was built. I say, fantastic!
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
I didn't have as big of an issue with the business model than I had with the product itself. Seriously ... what happens when it rains? How do you navigate pedestrian-dense sidewalks? I'm not George W. but I have managed to crash o
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
That was the biggest "product release" disappointment I've had in my life. I was a naive kid ... huge fan of Kamen (actually, I still am a big fan of the man). IT was going to change everything!!! Bezos and a bunch of other b
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
I can think of a bunch of other use cases. E.g. Student spinning up an instance to work on an essay or powerpoint presentation. But yes, it looks like the pricing is not by the hour :(
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
Yes, it is if you are an out-of-towner. There is no Caltrain stop at the airport. You have to figure out BART and then figure out Caltrain. The shared van shuttle to MV sucks too ... especially if there are any Stanford students on board. O
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
My GUESS was that he/she means that the code has asserts in it that check if something is not right at runtime. I personally would not call that a replacement/alternative for unit tests. In fact, it may be counterproductive ... a
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
When I say content, I mean you have done some interesting work and would get called for an interview if you presented it well. Looks like another comment below said the same thing ... your resume ordering is not reasonable at the moment. Th
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Ask HN: Is HN still having network issues? Got Gateway message from Cloudflare.
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
You have a decent resume (content-wise) but it can be vastly improved in terms of structure/presentation. I suggest you Google around for some good looking resumes. Add English to your list of fluent languages. Normally, you don't
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
Sorry for being thickheaded. I want to clarify the point of contention. The way I understand it ... the company wanted him to sign the release without "any real consideration". The claimed consideration was the employer would pay
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
I cussed. I swore. They wore me down and won :(
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
Also ... no application essay pls. If demand > supply, just admit it is a lottery and let it be so.
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
Don't feel bad about the crash. My wp blog also crashed the first time I got to the top of hacker news. You will learn a lot making sure that won't ever happen gain ;) Caching is going to get you through this one but checkout c10k
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
Measure theory opened my eyes when thinking about infinities.
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
Sadly, I have but a single upvote to give.
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
Ask the same question to a university professor teaching students for 30 years. You may be surprised by their answer.
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
A funny thing: a decade ago, people said technology was wasted beating Bowser in Mario. http://www.mariowiki.com/List_of_Mario_references_in_live-ac... I concur with this point of view. I very much doubt most smartphones ar
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
I suggest you visit before moving. NYC is simultaneously one of the most amazing and most frustrating cities in the world. Also, NY gives you a different experience based on where you live and the season. I moved in early winter and it wa
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
Minor nit: I believe 3rd Ward shut down in a sad, spectacular way :( All your advice seems spot on. One problem I had was distinguishing between neighborhoods. While I lived in midtown east, I was oddly in a restaurant blackhole. All my fav
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
Every time I've looked into it in detail, I feel Canada's VCs/angels are essentially bankers. Too much risk minimization going on (at the expense of the entrepreneur). What I find is a travesty is that the recent govt of Cana
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by throwaway1979 13y ago
Nexus One and Nexus S buyer here. Had a terrible experience with both these devices. The way I see it, customer service isn't a priority on these devices. But the devices are pretty open so the community finds solutions. I'll give

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