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   by xasos 12y ago

   I think it's inherent that every economy needs a number of "lower-tier" employment opportunities for the "upper-tier" to exist and function well. And until robotization becomes viable and accepted, this will continu
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   Too Poor for College, Too Rich for Financial Aid(forbes.com)

   3 points by xasos 12y ago|0 comments
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   by xasos 12y ago

   I haven't, but would to give it a shot in the future. I feel like it would be a hassle to convert books that aren't already ePub/(insert DRM format here) though. Do you find this to be a problem?
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   by xasos 12y ago

   Is CSS really more popular than HTML5?
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   by xasos 12y ago

   > - As ridiculous as it may sound, I can visually "scan" a paper book faster than I can scan a file on the screen. This often is much more useful than search because I rarely remember the exact wording of things I need to find.
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   by xasos 12y ago

   Couldn't agree more. We have the opportunity to make it big in the tech agriculture space, because of our great location in the Corn/Wheat belts
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   by xasos 12y ago

   Aren't Expedia, Orbitz, and Travelocity some of the biggest online travel sites?
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   by xasos 12y ago

   It may not be as actively developed as something like Node, but people are still submitting PRs and the original author is still making updates.
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   by xasos 12y ago

   Yet another project moved from Google Code to GitHub. Is there any reason why Google isn't trying to use Google Code to compete with GitHub? Seems like it wouldn't require many more resources, and could give GH a run for its money
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    by xasos 12y ago

    I believe this is the case also. There is a Quora thread on the pros and cons on raising kids in the bay area[1]. [1] http://www.quora.com/Is-Silicon-Valley-a-good-place-to-raise...
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    by xasos 12y ago

    Mabye it's just the culture of the company, because the company still feels new tech (although it's old). I hesitated to put Braintree on here for the same reason (and because it was acq. by PayPal)
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    by xasos 12y ago

    Maybe it's just me, but I see sooo many HR/Marketing/Finance startups in Chicago and they are all kinda boring to me because they are all approaching very similar problems. Didn't know about Bikespike, looks cool!
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    by xasos 12y ago

    Not a big fan of the list, as they left out some great companies. Some of my favorite Chicago startups: 1. TempoDB - Database for IOT and sensor data 2. 640 Labs - Precision agriculutre platform 3. Opternative - Online Eye Exams 4. ShipBob
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    by xasos 12y ago

    Super uninspiring list for me also. And the only YC company ever in Chicago wasn't even included.
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    by xasos 12y ago

    If they don't, definitely will be switching off. I love that it integrates with my FB events and various google calendars.
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    by xasos 12y ago

    Yup. Also because Joyent asked that Node Forward not use the "node" term, even though it was in public domain a lot longet than Joyent's been around.
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    by xasos 12y ago

    Yes, link it dynamically :)
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    by xasos 12y ago

    Someone made a TechCrunch parody site like this called TrapCrunch[1] a while back as well. [1] http://trapcrunch.com/
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    by xasos 12y ago

    I though the whole point of io.js was that they would work on the project faster than Node, but eventually merge back into Node once Joyent became more transparent. The Node release cycle was pretty slow and they had some dispute with the c
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    by xasos 12y ago

    This would be so cool to see. That would give Google such a huge advantage.
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    by xasos 12y ago

    Location: Chicago, IL Remote: No Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: HTML, CSS, Javascript (Angular + React + Node), Python/Flask, iOS (Swift/Objective-C) Résumé/CV: Please e-mail me :) Email: nirajpant7@gmail.com GitHub:
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    by xasos 12y ago

    I would guess so. There are tons of startups out there, you just have to find one. Try Angelist[1] or Crunchbase[2] and you should be able to find something. If not, contract work isn't bad either. [1] http://angel.co [2]
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    by xasos 12y ago

    Maybe it's just me, but I really like the way Go does package management. Not needing to publish to a central place for packaging is awesome (just have it on any website), but I agree that it needs reorganization (godep is a step in th
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    by xasos 12y ago

    Nilas[1] is using React with Atom Shell to build a native desktop mail client for all three major platforms on top of their API. Awesome stuff! [1] https://www.nilas.com/
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    by xasos 12y ago

    I agree with the statement the most (also a Chicagoan). Chicago isn't a tech hub, and people need to stop saying it is. Why is it that our flagship university (UIUC) sends more people to Silicon Valley/Seattle than Chicago, which
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    by xasos 12y ago

    Sadly, most of the startups are finance/marketing/hr-focused. I haven't seen many other large startups outside that. Ones that come to mind are TempoDB, BellyCard, ShipBob, Raise, ParkWhiz, and SpotHero.
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    by xasos 12y ago

    also when construction starts :)
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    by xasos 12y ago

    Chicago is pretty segregated as whole. The North side is predominantly Caucasian and the south side (save for a few neighborhoods) is predominantly African-American and Latino.
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    by xasos 12y ago

    A bunch of data sciene material, in particular, is written in Python 2.x, and it wouldn't be bad to teach Python2 either. You could always use the _future_ command for newer modules as well
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    Show HN: ScandIn – Networking with Google Glass(github.com)

    1 points by xasos 12y ago|0 comments