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by vidar 16y ago
Agreed. I looked at it some time ago and then again today and its made fantastic progress. Lots of momentum.
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by vidar 16y ago
Good to see you have a diverse range of activities. I firmly believe that overspecialisation (even though it is sometimes economically advantageous) can be crippling for the mind.
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by vidar 16y ago
God I miss those times, I seriously need to get into that kind of group again.
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by vidar 16y ago
This is an important distinction, its a subtle change in perspective but very satisfying. I would also like to add that perhaps the reason why it sometimes feels like nothing revolutionary is coming out is that it happens so often now.
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by vidar 16y ago
Dont worry about embarrassment, be upfront about any mistakes and move on.
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by vidar 16y ago
If someone offers you a bad deal, you reject it. Simple as that.
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by vidar 16y ago
A lot of these counteroffers must be to stop the perception of brain drain. Perception is often more important than reality. I dont think there are that many "must not lose him/her, at any cost" engineers, even at google.
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by vidar 16y ago
I have to admit that I and most programmer types that I know hate that feature but maybe its helpful for those less tech savvy.
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by vidar 16y ago
Should is a funny word. Just because our perception of fairness dictates that we should control our phones, its just not going to happen in the foreseeable future.
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by vidar 16y ago
I dont have this broken down into domains other than general purpose news. Perhaps that needs to be done.
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by vidar 16y ago
Updated post with business model pontifications.
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by vidar 16y ago
By the way, I would not be the least bit surprised to find that this already exists.
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Ask HN: Please review my startup idea: Add Open Data to news stories.
2 points by vidar 16y ago|4 comments
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by vidar 16y ago
Good luck to him, we need the competition to be fierce.
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by vidar 16y ago
That last point is big, you dont have to fix everything. Its ok to make small steps as long as they are in the right direction. From http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000339.html Fire and Motion, for small companies like mine
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by vidar 16y ago
Good to hear. I am rooting for you guys.
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Ask HN: How is Loopt doing these days?
12 points by vidar 16y ago|2 comments
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by vidar 16y ago
Everybody needs tweaking, nothing is perfect.
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by vidar 16y ago
Do you agree with the OP about the values of FB?
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by vidar 16y ago
What was the startup?
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by vidar 16y ago
Everything that distracts from Google Me is obviously being shut down.
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by vidar 16y ago
Again, the point remains (and should not be clouded by animosity towards lawyers) that its a huge win for everyone if leaders in every field teach the young their hardearned lessons. Perhaps the OP would have been more effective describing
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by vidar 16y ago
Vipassana meditation is basically the boot camp equivalent of this, it is nothing but focused attention. Highly recommended.
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by vidar 16y ago
He is not fascinated with the lawyer but with his proficiency in his field, the field is irrelevant.
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by vidar 16y ago
Out of curiosity, what are the downsides to talking to associates?
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by vidar 16y ago
Maybe they will become collectors items... but probably not given Microsofts ineptitude.
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by vidar 16y ago
As engineers we should be looking at root cause, not fixing the superficial symptoms. The root cause here is that we don't have 100% control over the decisions that we make. The way to gain that control is not via willpower or superdiscip
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by vidar 16y ago
He recently said he was broke, but that was during a divorce, maybe he is hiding his loot.
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by vidar 16y ago
Disagree vehemently, it is possible to do well in life despite having no/bad academic results. Those skills are called street smarts.
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SimpleGeo: Its been a big year(blog.simplegeo.com)
2 points by vidar 16y ago|0 comments

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