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by vdaniuk 12y ago
Or be acquired by the larger ecosystem company what would be the desired endgame for many startups. This alone may be worth all the risk of being squeezed out of the market. The example is obvious: Gnip vs Datasift.
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Corps don't hate you, they use and plunder, their plans executed with a blind determination of a hivemind, no emotions involved(usually). They are borg, controlled by their drive for expansion. If you can be a valuable ally against com
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
Yeah, Gnip founders ignored this "very sound business advice" and raked in ~$130M. Startups are risky, startups that are growing in the ecosystem of one large megacorp are even riskier but they are prime acquisition targets. You d
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
This is an intersting project, and I'll try it too. I agree that pseudo-hand-drawn style is too much, but the xkcd style of waviness is great for prototypes, it immediately communicates to all stakeholder that the sketch/ui mockup
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
Sometimes trust is essential and diversifying would be a loosing strategy as the larger partner will react specifically to your diversification but will help develop your business until you are not looking for something on the side. Generic
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>Don't you mean failure rate? Sure, thx >Plan B Certainly. Datasift has 25 various information sources. Twitter is really important, but doesn't seem to be critical for their platform.
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>Never, ever trust another company for your business model. This is just another thought-terminating cliche not unlike "if it is free, you are a product" and I can't help but respond. Large technological companies create e
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
Let's make a small amendment to your simple statement. >The simple explanation is: people use Javascript because it's a good language. That's the big factor in Javascript's success. >The simple explanation is: peop
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They are not compatible in one quite important area. Declaration files syntax for external modules is different for flow and typescript.
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
Okay, I don't know much about Java, its vast and sparsely connected ecosystem scares me and I am not going that way yet. But how "install mod_php, php, configure your vhost, and drop your files in the correct directory" is ea
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
As someone who helps people to learn programming, I'd like to challenge your statement that PHP "is an easiest door to open.. by a long shot". The reality is that the easiest way for a beginner to do a finished product is a m
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
>Python/Ruby/Java/node ... all PITAs to production-deploy thanks to poor documentation/tutorials I don't get it. I am not a professional programmer or devops and I was able to deploy multiple servers for ruby(rai
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
Consider the HN audience and the disproportionate percentage of megacorps employees in it. Actionable community consensus that is being critical of Microsoft/Apple/Google is now nearly non-existent on HN.
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Look, individually BSD and MIT licenses are superior for an "average" programmer, however all programmers and users would be much worse off without GPL.
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
I am absolutely dissatisfied with the inability of social good companies and non-profits to build ethical, sustainable monetization strategies. Ads are not the main problem, though, it's incompetence, outright lies, pseudoscience and p
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
You are conveniently ignoring a great number of plea deals when 'justice' is served without a case being heard in court.
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
ipredator.se founders truly care about privacy. They are running a TOR exit node with the highest bandwidth capacity. Your latency won't be great, but d/u speeds are fine.
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
Indeed, a quite reasonable response to demonstrate the futility of the "drug users are financing cartels" argument.
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
It is not reasonable to talk about the existence of black markets. They existed, they exist, they will exist. I am nearly sure that as an economic and social constructs digital black markets will outlive companies/corporations. Also yo
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
I sure hope they'll drop IE9 support and integrate flexbox as much as possible. It really makes handling layouts much simpler. Card UI patterns are great and flexbox is a perfect match.
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
Applying your logic, purchasing anything from US, Saudia Arabia or Russian companies is "supporting the marketplace that provides service to" government officials and politicians "of the sort that kill", abuse and tortur
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
Disclaimer: I'm all for bringing as many women as possible on board the tech industry ship for their fun and profit. I fully support improving job conditions of anyone in tech industry who may be treated unfairly and empowering groups
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
>.. did you just call me evil.. No, I did not. > Get your head checked. Is this the kind of treatment you were talking about? :D
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
Ugh. I am considering your intentions good, but your statement sounds evil. Most human beings need protection and help. Programming is hard. Learning to program is hard. Leaving happily in these crazy times is hard. Just be empathetic, dont
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>If you X then you deserve what you get. This attitude is harmful, toxic and wrong. Humans are irrational and reactive, their hehaviour is heavily dependent on the context and mind state. Please reconsider.
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That's not perfectionism. His comment is an emotional simplification of a complex problem without any consideration of side effects. This is just like being "tough on crime" rhetoric of some politicians.
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by vdaniuk 12y ago
>Are you pushing for better laws, despite that they might hurt business? Come on now, they founded a for-profit startup and are raising money from the VCs. The conflict of interest is obnoxiously obvious.
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I wonder, what is going to happen when there is a 10x/100x revenue opportunity in providing LE in US and other countries with data on other criminals, including sex workers? Illegal aliens, drug users, vandalism? Will they become fair
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Agreed, we are witnessing the last decades of "pure" humans and homo sapiens as a species. Someone else will be taking our place real soon and I am really happy about it. The evolution ventures forth.
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Thanks for reminding me about psychohistory and providing an opportunity to reflect about it. I've got a few thoughts. If we are very strict about sticking to the initial assumptions, psychohistory as formulated in the Foundation is im

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