vlad

123 ms·

961.
by vlad 19y ago
I experienced a 230 point increase just by learning how to pace myself to answer all the questions. I guess I'm not a good data point anyway since I didn't know English very well when I took the test, and even less so at 13. Do many states
962.
by vlad 19y ago
I wouldn't, because the data point of students taking the SAT's in middle school is just a reflection of how affluent and/or educated the child's family is. I don't think that would reflect on the student's abilities very well, especially
963.
by vlad 19y ago
"Individuals showing more ability in math had greater accomplishments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, while those showing greatest ability on the verbal portion of the test went on to excel in the humanities, art, histo
964.
by vlad 19y ago
"but, the education you receive at harvard or mit might be no different from what you get at bunker hill cc" There is no way that is true.
965.
by vlad 19y ago
I agree with Jobs over this article. Thousands of customers have already decided that $2,500 was the right price for a cell phone with 900 minutes a month for 2 years. They didn't care that this product had no third-party software availab
966.
Wired: Four Mistakes Apple Made Slashing Pricing(blog.wired.com)
2 points by vlad 19y ago|1 comments
967.
by vlad 19y ago
"How do you handle claims of neglect from your significant other(s)? " Tell them you don't have time right now to talk to them about it?
968.
by vlad 19y ago
Related: Startup Philosophy? Do As Much As Possible Yourself http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/startups/philosophy.html
969.
Essential Qualities in Startup Founders(gabrielweinberg.com)
14 points by vlad 19y ago|7 comments
970.
by vlad 19y ago
I was just lying down, thinking about it now and for the past few days. I like the questions about ego that have been posted this week.
971.
by vlad 19y ago
What about News.YCombinator, the most useful of them all?
972.
Playboy Magazine Interviews Google Pre-IPO (full text)(google-watch.org)
7 points by vlad 19y ago|3 comments
973.
"Relive" Microsoft Windows from version 1.0 to Vista(youtube.com)
1 points by vlad 19y ago|0 comments
974.
Who Invented Facebook... and Who Cares?(news.techvine.org)
1 points by vlad 19y ago|0 comments
975.
by vlad 19y ago
Maybe PayPal tried to get the opinion of the designer of the previous logo, but he was too busy finalizing his company's 1.65 billion dollar sale to Google.
976.
by vlad 19y ago
(The following is an exercise in critical thinking, only shows one side of the issue, and does not reflect my opinion either way.) Tall people don't earn "high" wages, they earn "higher" wages (only about $500 a year more according to recen
977.
by vlad 19y ago
I'd install and setup CakePHP to run off the public_html folder of my domain name in apache in my web host or server. Keeping in mind what I was trying to accomplish, I'd show the article at domain.com/wiki/(article_name) if it existed in t
978.
by vlad 19y ago
Wikipedia evolved over time, as users thought it was a cool idea. Nobody writes a complete project like they might write a function for an assignment because most "functions" of the type of converting one lossless image to another lossless
979.
The "Chuck Norris" of Programming(jargon.net)
2 points by vlad 19y ago|0 comments
980.
Reality Is What It IS(paulbuchheit.blogspot.com)
4 points by vlad 19y ago|2 comments
981.
Why You Need Accountants, and How Much They Cost [pdf](web.mit.edu)
3 points by vlad 19y ago|1 comments
982.
by vlad 19y ago
These are really, really terrible ideas.
983.
by vlad 19y ago
Vote this guy up, he's smart. I, too, will never do a startup alone, as it's just too draining to do so. At the same time, it's exactly what someone should do who's starting out, if they can't get funding or a team together. Try to get al
984.
by vlad 19y ago
Yeah, it makes sense that you didn't mean that. I got stuck on the line that said "The YCombinator application weeds out people who are unintelligent"--which of course clearly implies that 90% of the applicants are NOT smart, unless they g
985.
by vlad 19y ago
(It says you already replied 12 mins ago but I just finished editing my response, so you might want to get the update.)
986.
by vlad 19y ago
" It makes sense when you think about it. The yCombinator application weeds out people who are unintelligent; the interview weeds out people who are inflexible. So anyone who gets into the program is bound to be both intelligent and flexibl
987.
by vlad 19y ago
How about a "nutrition chart" requirement for each college of any type? It would disclose the lower, more average charge per student over 4 years computed by each college using federal standards. Secondly, the government should run the loa
988.
by vlad 19y ago
Don't believe that your chances are worse this season. You will learn a lot regardless of what happens. The question is, did my post help people? I've never mentioned my project here before, and I hope it did help. Best of luck to you!
989.
by vlad 19y ago
Wow, I remember when this was brought up before in other threads, everybody who answered said they just received a standard rejection notice.
990.
More Cell Phones than Land Lines in Households For The First Time(pcmag.com)
1 points by vlad 19y ago|0 comments

More ›