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Next Generation Of E-Ink Kindle To Sport New Front-Lit Screen(techcrunch.com)
2 points by vellum 15y ago|0 comments
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by vellum 15y ago
It's for large buildings like airports or malls. You save a few minutes by not having to find a map kiosk. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-frontier-for-goog...
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Why tech vendors fund patent 'trolls'(computerworld.com)
1 points by vellum 15y ago|0 comments
544.
Four Types of Advertising Are Emerging in Social Games, EA Says(allthingsd.com)
1 points by vellum 15y ago|0 comments
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HTC Profit Declines 70% After ‘Dropping the Ball’ on Phones(bloomberg.com)
4 points by vellum 15y ago|0 comments
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Android Device Makers Are Mutinying, Says Insider(technologyreview.com)
7 points by vellum 15y ago|4 comments
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by vellum 15y ago
It’s a Bravo Reality show. Of course they’re going to sex it up. Does anyone really think the “Real Housewives” resemble real housewives? If they taped real developers in their natural habitat, it would just be a timelapse of someone sit
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by vellum 15y ago
Big Internet is going to have to spend a lot more money if they want to win the war. Big Media & friends are outspending Big Internet when it comes to lobbying. According to Opensecrets[1]: Computers/Internet spent $125.6M in 2011. OT
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by vellum 15y ago
It's one heuristic out of many, and it's a fast one. If you go through all 10-15 github profiles, and you find an awesome programmer, than you're done for that point in time. If you don't find any, you can use a more time-consuming heuris
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by vellum 15y ago
Good idea. Before you get him to draft the letter though, you should try to negotiate a flat fee for the service. You don't want some guy that bills $x00/hr spending a few days on the letter.
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by vellum 15y ago
>mutual admiration society That's very true. I browse Linkedin sometimes, and I'm often surprised to find out x# of people have recommended a terrible ex-coworker.
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2tor brings prestigious university degrees online, raises $26M(venturebeat.com)
1 points by vellum 15y ago|0 comments
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by vellum 15y ago
A good write-up. I played around with Pyevolve[1], which is also written in Python. GAs are non-optimal for most problems, but it's a fun starting point. [1]: http://pyevolve.sourceforge.net/
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by vellum 15y ago
This method falls victim to self-selection bias. Consider this scenario: Tom is an mediocre developer but he has a great personality. People who don't like him or his work won't answer. But his friends will.
555.
by vellum 15y ago
IANAL but I think you would be liable. Newspapers get sued all the time for printing things that aren't true. The reasoning is that you have conscious control over what you say. So in your example, a Tumblr blogger could get sued, but Tum
556.
by vellum 15y ago
Patrick does work as a consultant. I think he's saying that he has 7 big-time clients and if any of them fired him, his income would take a big hit.
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by vellum 15y ago
15 years? Most people change jobs every 2-5 years. If you're not horrible, you should be able to hack it out for that long at a stable company. That’s comparable to the average startup lifespan. And you don’t have to worry about being ab
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by vellum 15y ago
The tweets are real. Porter hasn't taken them down yet. http://twitter.com/#!/tfadp To add some context, OMGPOP dev Shay Pierce wrote a column[1] in Gamasutra, saying that he wasn't going to join Zynga because the company "views players
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by vellum 15y ago
Some of this is also cultural. Foreign investors might feel they're being slighted if you show up in jeans and a t-shirt while they're wearing suits.
560.
by vellum 15y ago
The analogy isn’t perfect. But it works in that enforcement alone isn’t the solution.
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by vellum 15y ago
The average user doesn't think about edge cases when using new internet services.
562.
by vellum 15y ago
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. Apple sold around ~133 million iOS devices in 2011. How is that "not common"?
563.
by vellum 15y ago
The Harvard study mentioned in the article: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news_events/features/2011/Pathway...
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Why college students stop short of a degree(reuters.com)
2 points by vellum 15y ago|1 comments
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by vellum 15y ago
Yes, they can. There are a lot of examples in this quora post: http://www.quora.com/What-movies-cost-the-least-to-make-but-...
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by vellum 15y ago
AAPL
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The Most Ironic Critique of Mike Daisey's Inaccuracies(theatlantic.com)
1 points by vellum 15y ago|0 comments
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by vellum 15y ago
I'm surprised Austin or Seattle isn't on there.
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Zynga spent $1 million on extra security for Pincus due to threats(siliconbeat.com)
2 points by vellum 15y ago|0 comments
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Grooveshark Fights To Keep Music Open and Unlimited(torrentfreak.com)
1 points by vellum 15y ago|0 comments

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