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by tree5 17y ago
Fewer things bother me more than pseudo-intellectual jackasses bothered by grammar.
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by tree5 17y ago
"Agile Web Development With Rails", Chapter 11, Administration
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by tree5 17y ago
I doubt that. They're led by probably the strongest Rails team anywhere, and they (DHH + team) wrote books on avoiding what RockYou just did. EDIT: I'm specifically referring to DHH's "Agile Web Development With Rails", Chapter 11, Administ
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by tree5 17y ago
Well, you still need to take its debt into account as well, which I'm assuming Imeem has quite a bit if it sold for so low with 16 million users. A company with $10M in debt, for instance, that's purchased for $2, is really a $12M acquisiti
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by tree5 17y ago
You're right that the value of a trade is minuscule. But, a trade's value only amounts to only a handful of cents. The top high-frequency traders though multiply that minuscule effect by millions (amounting to a much higher-value add as a w
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by tree5 17y ago
I can't tell you how many times I've tried logging into HN using the signup form (which, of course, doesn't ask for your password confirmation). The password confirmation, I think, has become a necessary input field to let users instantly r
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by tree5 17y ago
I disagree. The more comprehensive Wikipedia can be, the more information we can share with each other on any particular topic.
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by tree5 17y ago
Well, I think those actually researching YC on Wikipedia would find a comprehensive list relevant. The alumni lists on Wikipedia, for example, aren't very interesting to a large population, but it does serve those researching those universi
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by tree5 17y ago
I think it would be worth listing them if others find that useful. I fully believe a large percentage researching YC wants a comprehensive list. If you look at the famous alumni lists on Wikipedia of universities, you'll see quite a few lis