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by wolfrom 16y ago
I think "black and white" is a problem here... I see no reason why Arrington can't be right while McClure can honestly believe that there was nothing wrong with the meeting. Conspiracy theories grow on the basis of black and white, good vs.
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by wolfrom 16y ago
I think it comes down to rationalizations: I know that I can rationalize doing something new and different. I can convince myself that a failed venture taught me something, whereas I have no way of telling myself that I shouldn't regret a
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by wolfrom 16y ago
Follow-up on the children: http://wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu/kamikaze/writings/kuno/index... His wife was pregnant with a second daughter. All three went on to raise their own families in a now prosperous nation that no longer believes in
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by wolfrom 16y ago
I'm wondering if Facebook will allow for an Instant Personalization partner to ask the user to opt-in before accessing the data. I love the idea of making things more fluid for those who want it, but I worry that this is the type of servic
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by wolfrom 16y ago
Apple has trademarked FaceTime: http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2010/06/apple-wa... IANAL, but Apple's trademark seems to cover software as well as mobile devices. Meanwhile, Facebook is trying to trademark "face": http://tec
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by wolfrom 16y ago
I really hope their API will come soon; I think the best chance they have of user adoption will be based on the creativity of API developers bridging the gaps between Diaspora and other services. If users can communicate between Diaspora n
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by wolfrom 16y ago
We'll be applying with a project that uses Google App Engine, built with Java. We had originally started with PHP, and had considered Rails, but we found that we were much more comfortable using Java for our product, which retrieves and wo
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by wolfrom 16y ago
I'm not sure about the marketing here; I felt the same way as the author of the post with the anti-social aspect, but yet I now want to try it out for myself and I don't think it's a startup I'll forget. If it had shown something more conve
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by wolfrom 16y ago
This may be a debate for another day, but I haven't noticed a big difference in involvement/investment from employees over contractors.
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by wolfrom 16y ago
I had a former life as a web contractor, and almost half of the projects I did were from individual or small groups of founders. They were usually non-technical or had no knowledge of the web technologies they required. Even though we wer
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by wolfrom 16y ago
We're writing our startup using Java and Google App Engine, so we're obviously stuck in the middle of something. But in the end, we're confident that Java is giving us the best performance for what we're doing (big data), and no matter wha
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by wolfrom 16y ago
I ran a modestly successful affiliate site from 2002-2006. I did very little work, and could have done much more to succeed (in retrospect), but it did provide 20% of my income during that time. I recently attempted to relaunch the site a
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by wolfrom 16y ago
I noticed during a quick browse of several regions that there are far too many women on the site who are nowhere near ugly (I can't speak for the men, I'm afraid). This seems to indicate that there are many people in Britain (and probably
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Ask HN: Comparing beta sign-ups to paying customers
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by wolfrom 16y ago
While I don't have the knowledge to dismiss Kurzweil's theories outright (I only have a gut feeling), I must say that this response did not achieve a refutation of the statement that "Ray Kurzweil does not understand the brain". I did not s
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by wolfrom 16y ago
It sounds from the explanation that was provided that the free users for your product contribute not only to customer acquisition but also create value through their contributions to the site. In this case, free may make sense for your sof
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by wolfrom 16y ago
It's an excellent point, but I don't think Facebook's current lack of friend categorization will stay forever. I think it's only a matter of time before Facebook brings better organization to the friends list. Foursquare's best bet is lik
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by wolfrom 16y ago
It will be interesting to see if game mechanics have staying power; as someone who does not fully understand the appeal of badges and mayorships, I tend to believe that these features have a limited shelf life. Of course, they could be rep
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by wolfrom 16y ago
First of all, I recommend reading Don't Just Roll the Dice if you haven't already: http://www.scribd.com/doc/25050778/Dont-Just-Roll-the-Dice-P... This was talked about earlier today ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1613852 ). Unles
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by wolfrom 16y ago
What I take from the article and from your comments is that Freemium is a great idea for any product that relies on network effects, either to create a more useful product or to provide a strong exit. But with any other type of product, it
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by wolfrom 16y ago
I think it's true that privacy issues don't have the power in themselves to drive a Facebook exodus, but I believe that a strong competitor will be given an unexpected boost by this controversy. I think this report seems to indicate that p
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by wolfrom 16y ago
At this point, the service would connect the photo sharing of different services to the user based on their choice (I use Flickr, so I share Flickr, or I use Facebook so I'll share that with everyone). There is more functionality than in a
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by wolfrom 16y ago
From Canada and for a B2, it's more of a wait until you've bought your tickets. Even with a TN (which I don't believe you can get with YC Funding), you just show up and hope for the best. Of course, your mileage may vary, but this is what
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by wolfrom 16y ago
With OAuth and login cookies, it's even easier now than it was when FriendFeed began, but still requires one click to add a service, and a clicking on "Allow" at the end site. Once that's done, a good product should be able to centralize t
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by wolfrom 16y ago
Although I should add that plane crossings with a return ticket seem to be much more effective at B2s than land crossings, in my experience. (B2 land crossings for me tend to include hour-long interviews in small rooms in the customs garag
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by wolfrom 16y ago
I wouldn't worry too much about Visas for Canadians, especially if you have a Bachelor's or higher in tech. I think there are several different strategies that can work to get a Visa. (This is coming from someone who was once denied a TN
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by wolfrom 16y ago
It does, depending on your definition. Aggregation of activity streams is a part of it.
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by wolfrom 16y ago
I think of that component as a very good area for a startup, which is why I'm part of such a team. I don't think it's unrealistic for one person to use Twitter, Flickr and YouTube for their social networking, while another person uses Face
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by wolfrom 16y ago
There are a few different standards, but I don't think it's achieved the level of a W3C style consortium. Google's been working on initiatives, and even Facebook is involved. Appleseed and Cliqset are two products which I believe already
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by wolfrom 16y ago
I think it's been mentioned before that standardization of social networking protocols might work, to the point that they become part of the Internet itself, like e-mail. I think it is only a matter of time (2-3 years) before the majority

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