tom_ilsinszki

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Show HN: RunTunes, plays running music to your tempo (iOS app)(runtunesapp.com)
1 points by tom_ilsinszki 14y ago|0 comments
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
I agree. Not too much new here. I've upvoted it however because I've learnt that: * You can give away in-app purchases for free. (Wasn't sure if it could be done.) * They didn't spend any money on advertising. Nothing new there either, but
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
How did others feel about the iTunes link? It started my iTunes as I clicked it (a bit frustrating), but then I thought it might be great for increasing the number of people who buy the app.
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
A graphic designer friend and I are working on a hobby project (startup?) - we meet weekly. Behance to him is like HN to me. EDIT: He's more into print than web.
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
My 2 cents... I'd put the "Login with facebook to post pictures to Facebook!" box under or next to the picture. Also keeping it hidden and making it appear after the laser has been placed, might also be a good idea.
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Using git+dropbox together(stackoverflow.com)
2 points by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago|0 comments
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
"[...] if you’re an entrepreneur, generally you don’t like working with a lot of people. That’s what an entrepreneur is." - Robert Greene on Mixergy
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
I also fear, that I start working on a problem, give it my best and still fail. It's easier to explain why I failed if I've procrastinated. I don't think that the pain of context switching explains procrastination fully...
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App Store promo codes now work internationally(tipb.com)
2 points by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago|1 comments
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
"something that set Diaspora up for a far more epic failure" Is Diaspora a failure? How did the Kickstarter model set them up for this failure in your opinion?
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
Would you prefer if someone else had already decided the meaning of you life?
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
The only reason why another person will do what you want, is because they want to do it. Look at their viewpoint as well as your own, when you ask them to do something. If there is nothing in it for the other person, you're just wasting tim
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
Living in Europe, it's exciting to think, that I'm part of a conversation with people from the valley. But maybe you're right; maybe working together with others (on an open source project for example), or helping someone on stack overflow
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
This might be a risky comment for me, but I'll bite the bullet. Why I'd like to see more female developers? * I wanted to have more women (girls) around at university. Yes, one reason is sexual attraction (I hope it's not a problem, that I
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
Also wanted to write: a, b, c, d, x
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
Complicated user interface + no reward: "majority (68 per cent) of students chose the lazy option" == the majority of people will simply hit the back button in their browsers. Complicated user interface + reward: "majority (59 per cent)
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
"But how?" We, startup people, are visionaries. We see possibilities in things that don't even exist yet. We envision our company as the next Google, and ourself as the next Steve Jobs. There is however a really long period of time, where
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
How To Succeed Like [the currently hot company]: Don't copy them. Google didn't copy Yahoo when they created a new search algorithm and a minimalistic search page. Apple didn't copy Microsoft when they focused on design, marketing and on pr
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
Consider working with a designer even on small projects, because it's a low-cost and low-risk way to get to know designers and filter out the ones, you'd love to work with on bigger projects. Also, I don't have proof for this, but based on
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
It might be, that you, simply aren't an "idea person". You could ask for ideas (eg. here on HN). or you could join other people, who have (useful) ideas. Either way, it might be helpful, if you provided some more info on what kind of work
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Be shareable, not just social.(mattgemmell.com)
1 points by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago|0 comments
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
I love rap music, and have been looking for meaningful and deep rap lyrics on the web more than once in the last couple of years (haven't found a webapp for that yet). I'd love to have a place on the web, where others (or your webapp) could
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
%s/small failure/reality checking/g
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
The cutting edge apps will be developed for the iPhone first, and then ported to Android (if it's even possible). Reasons behind my claim: Device fragmentation: If an app makes heavy use of a built-in sensor (eg. accelerometer), it's much
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
_"Creativity is uncomfortable. It is their dissatisfaction with the present that drives them on to make changes."_ Guess a lot of entrepreneurs feel the same way. Not saying, that everyone who starts a small business is a genius, but I thin
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
Why did the "No offense, but that app really blows." comment got down voted, and the "i think it's pretty cool" comment up voted? They both voice opinions, only difference: one is positive, the other is negative. Aren't people allowed to no
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
A week ago, I watched the movie 'Who killed the electric car?'. At one point the narrator said something like: >> US customers feared that by getting accustomed to small electric cars, they wouldn't be able to have large SUVs, and
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
FYI, I'm 26; anyway here is my advice. * Don't focus on the goal: You might set some big goals, but don't focus on them too much (focus on the process instead and probably you'll be happy with the outcome). * Change slowly: Monitor yourself
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
Checking your ego (against reality) and getting rid of it completely are 2 different things.
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by tom_ilsinszki 16y ago
Agreed. When you have a really hard programming task, you need to be in problem-solving mode, and a lot of times you have to find errors in your own thinking. A big ego will only limit your capabilities to find misconceptions you hold true.

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