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by tobtoh 14y ago
I think if you are comparing 'accomplishments' based on 'lives saved', then your comment has a lot of validity. But to me, the reason the SpaceX success is so noteworthy is that that achievement isn't just new, but ground breaking on so man
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by tobtoh 14y ago
You've never used Lotus Notes then ... you have no idea what non-intuitive counter-productive UI is until you use Notes.
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by tobtoh 14y ago
Whilst I'm sure the growth rate will slow, I think there is potential for it to hit a consistent long term growth trend. Minecraft is basically a modern version of Lego - and Lego has for the most part been consistently popular and sells we
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by tobtoh 14y ago
He left the company - he failed the condition. Once you leave a company, all your contacts are ended.
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by tobtoh 14y ago
> I'm pretty sure this would last about five seconds in front of a judge. Would it? I think the judge will see it as 'refer somebody who stays for 6 months and submit a claim to get your bonus'. I doubt any documentation on the bonus
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by tobtoh 14y ago
"I’ll bet that the time-to-signup isn’t an important anxiety factor." It is for me. When I'm looking to try out a product, I hate having to jump through hoops just to get to the download link. Fill in 5 pages of information (generally with
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by tobtoh 14y ago
No - the research is about people's attitude and actions around donations. It doesn't matter who or what you donate to - the act of donating right now is the indicator of whether you will donate in your lifetime. If you have committed to do
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by tobtoh 14y ago
There has been research done (by Alumni organisations) that show that the people who 'wait till they get rich' never donate. The 'wait till I get rich', despite the best of intentions, is just an excuse. The other related excuse is that 'I'
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by tobtoh 14y ago
As someone who has done some work in the Alumni area, there is research (sorry, I don't have a reference at the moment) which stated something like: If an alumni doesn't make a donation (even $1) in the first 3 years of leaving their organi
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by tobtoh 15y ago
Slight off topic, but I am always puzzled how most conference rooms fail to have a large clock at the back of the room such that a speaker can easily see how they are tracking for time. If not at the back of the room, a large display at the
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by tobtoh 15y ago
The issues that the article covered around 'being specific' not only applies to presenting start-up idea of course. I've seen the same issue appear in resumes, during interviews and conducting performance reviews - all situations where peop
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by tobtoh 15y ago
I think you have taken a couple of assumptions and drawn the wrong conclusions. First, introversion/extroversion describes a characteristic of how you generally prefer to be 'energised' (introvert: on your own; extrovert: around other peopl
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Typographic hierarchy(blog.typekit.com)
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by tobtoh 15y ago
I second this. I used to um and ahh very badly and I started debating in school partly to try and stop myself doing this. I had a teacher use one of the most amazingly effective techniques to help me - she filmed me once as I read my prepar
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by tobtoh 15y ago
Is it really that bad though? I see it as a form of brainstorming and/or a way to overcoming blind spots/biases in your thinking. It's not an 'automated process' to generate ideas - just one method in a whole 'toolkit' of methods to stimula
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by tobtoh 15y ago
I really enjoyed PGs post for the detailed description of the thought process behind the creation of YC and how they took those initial steps (including getting the funds together and deciding how to run it). A lot of 'this is how I became
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by tobtoh 15y ago
This is simplistic binary thinking - life is not black and white. Judging people by ticking boxes on a checklist shows a lack of understanding of people and the complexity of motivations. Maybe the employee feels the project they are workin
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by tobtoh 15y ago
What a ridiculous statement from a CEO. I sympathise with the issue he's trying to draw attention to, but his hysterical over the top utterance doesn't reflect positively on him as a CEO. The last thing I want in my CEO is someone who seeks
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by tobtoh 15y ago
Both excellent techniques. I think the reason I didn't suffer from these techniques was: Chinese Gold Farmer method: You needed as large a bankroll as myself and you needed to buy enough avian meat to last the month. My first mover advantag
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by tobtoh 15y ago
> Anyone with half a brain should mine some avian meat and then offer to sell it for (pinky to lower lip) 1 billion dollars (or whatever). The market cornerer will either pay the asking price or relinquish some control of the market. Wh
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by tobtoh 15y ago
I really loved playing SWG - not so much for the game, but for the ‘business’ aspects of it. Whilst not as successful as the OP, I made thousands of $US from the game by being part of a oligopoly. One of the game mechanics was the concept o
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by tobtoh 15y ago
Probably because most entrepreneurs have morals/ethics. Just because you can do something, or just because you want something, doesn't mean you should. And doubly so when you know that the victim would most likely not agree to being tracked
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by tobtoh 15y ago
I read through the entire HN thread from yesterday and did not find anything offensive or even that rude in any of the comments (bar perhaps the top comment). But even the top comment was calling out the posters opinion on Scoble's revision
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2-minute timeshift of live FTA TV sports not infringement (Australia)(theage.com.au)
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by tobtoh 15y ago
You could similarly argue that Tiny Towers is virtually identical to Farmville, except with a different skin applied. All involve mindless clicking, items (shops/services instead of crops) with variable 'build' times. They have the worthles
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by tobtoh 15y ago
I don't think it's quite a simply answer like X% uptime. A lot of the decision is the 'quality' of the downtime. For example: * Is it generally stable, but only going down in peak load situations (obviously no good if you know peak load occ
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by tobtoh 15y ago
One of the proposals I saw was not a complete blackout but for a interstitial notice to be inserted for 30 seconds (that can't be cancelled). I prefer such a proposal because if you need to look up critical info, you still can.
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by tobtoh 15y ago
For those wondering how to nap at the office and not get hauled into the managers office for sleeping on the job, I paraphrase a tip from Scott Adams (Dilbert): "Grab a handful of paperclips and find an office/meeting room. Shut the door an
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by tobtoh 15y ago
I thought this paragraph was particularly insightful: "I learned a lot from releasing my first iPhone app: Six-Pack Equivalent Calculator... primarily that you shouldn't release an ad-supported app that does not have high user engagement ti
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by tobtoh 15y ago
One idea that popped into my head - perhaps look at targeting the business traveller. I'm by no means a frequent business traveller, but on the occasion that I have done some trips, it would be great if there was a local whom was interested

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