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by yangez 14y ago
I see a page full of grammatical errors, inane capitalization, awkward sentence structure, and spelling irregularities like "Face Book." It probably shouldn't affect how I feel about their ability to actually complete the project, but... I
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by yangez 14y ago
> "Confused" doesn't even begin to describe it. Relax, no need for that. Obviously India is an English-speaking country, but when we targeted "English" speakers we expected a higher percentage of our traffic to come from Western sources
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by yangez 14y ago
This problem isn't confined to Facebook alone. A while back we were getting ridiculous CPAs on Google Adwords of under 50c, but quickly realized that literally none of these were converting into paying customers. Notably, we were targeting
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by yangez 14y ago
> It took more than five years to build the 828-meter ‘Burj Khalifa’ in Dubai—the current world’s tallest building. > ...projected cost at US$628 million — as compared with the US$1.5 billion Burj Khalifa. Seems like the only thing
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by yangez 14y ago
Facebook's App Center has a distinct advantage over alternatives: they have much more information on the users of their apps. Also, because ratings are based on real names, they'll have a much easier time preventing ratings spam. Because of
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by yangez 15y ago
>The app doesn’t allow users to share anything from Everyme to Facebook, Twitter, or other social networks — Cameron says that’s so you know that what’s shared in a Circle stays in the Circle. These guys have it right. It's about time a
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Bankrupt Kodak seeks permission to pay bonuses(usatoday.com)
2 points by yangez 15y ago|1 comments
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U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Gets Open Source, Publishes on GitHub(techcrunch.com)
5 points by yangez 15y ago|0 comments
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by yangez 15y ago
It may be wiser to focus on the absolute best way to make something that people want rather than just crunching your optimal exit strategy. In most cases this probably means you want a co-founder. 10% of something is better than 100% of not
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First-borns are 55% more likely to be startup founders(techcrunch.com)
1 points by yangez 15y ago|0 comments
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Wealthier people are less honest than lower classes(spring.org.uk)
3 points by yangez 15y ago|1 comments
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Typography shaped entirely by human hands(thecreatorsproject.com)
2 points by yangez 15y ago|0 comments
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Baylor Law leaks names, addresses, race, GPAs, and LSAT of all admitted students
8 points by yangez 15y ago|0 comments
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by yangez 15y ago
He worded the post in a much more compelling way.
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Silence gun quiets you whether you like it or not(news.yahoo.com)
2 points by yangez 15y ago|0 comments
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by yangez 15y ago
This is worth the $3 just for the working search functionality and the ability to view your sent messages. The awesome UI is just a bonus.
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How AOL could have been Facebook(online.wsj.com)
1 points by yangez 15y ago|0 comments
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by yangez 15y ago
Easy. Take "ethnicity" out of the application and blot out the applicant's last name when evaluating applications.
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by yangez 15y ago
At what point does inspiration become imitation? Clearly Curebit stepped over the line in this case, but it's undeniable that lots of startups draw design inspiration from other companies. But at what point does this become unacceptable? Fo
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Professional Photographer's Association as out of touch as MPAA and RIAA(stuckincustoms.com)
61 points by yangez 15y ago|7 comments
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by yangez 15y ago
This article is interesting to read and think about from a theoretical perspective. Practically, though, it is completely and utterly useless. Fact 1: Pirating is possible and fairly easy across the board. Fact 2: Some content creators try
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by yangez 15y ago
Very cool. How are you getting the results? I've seen this happen with domainr too but there seems to be some errors. For example, "fotoflow" is listed as an available domain name but it is actually taken. In any case, this is a very useful
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by yangez 15y ago
>entrenched, culturally underaccomplished, fascistic, and depraved aristocracy of indolent, manipulative parasites The article specifically mentions the "financial services or banking industry" in this context so that's who I assume you
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by yangez 15y ago
"This legislation specifically says there can be no secondary liability [to US-based sites]." - Richard Cotton. Then he contradicts himself 15 seconds later. Is Richard Cotton a liar or just ignorant?
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by yangez 15y ago
Here's the big thing that you missed in PG's analysis: >The most dangerous thing about our dislike of schleps is that much of it is unconscious. Your unconscious won't even let you see ideas that involve painful schleps. That's schlep b
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by yangez 15y ago
I'd feel a lot better about using this if its website looked a bit more professional.
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by yangez 15y ago
I don't know about this. I've called Paypal many times and even though they sometimes weren't very helpful, they were always friendly and very respectful. Intentionally or unintentionally, the poster probably transcribed a phone call in a w
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by yangez 15y ago
Anyone who cares about Hacker News already opposes SOPA. Anyone who supports SOPA would be glad to see Hacker News down for a day. What's the point of shutting down Hacker News again?
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by yangez 15y ago
I appreciate your in-depth analysis, looks pretty accurate to me. I think the tone of my original post falsely suggested that I thought no one should give their photos away for free. This isn't true - I firmly believe that if people stopped
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by yangez 15y ago
This is not entirely accurate. The original "this photograph is not free" article wasn't an attempt to prevent his own images from being copied. It was an attempt to influence OTHER photographers not to give away their photos for free. I've

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