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by zacharyz 16y ago
Professionals exist for a reason. That doesn't mean he can't learn enough to establish a MVP and become knowledgeable about the subject domain though. Being able to call BS from your developers or a perspective co-founder doesn't require yo
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by zacharyz 16y ago
I owe a lot to him. It was a picture of a Mandelbrot on a computer lab wall that inspired me to pursue programming and computer science in the 90s. It was the combination of math and art that was so beautiful to me. I programmed my first ma
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by zacharyz 16y ago
Hey Michael, I just wanted to say that this book is fantastic and has been my go to reference for rails 3.0 since I discovered it. Thanks!
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by zacharyz 16y ago
XNA was originally just Managed Direct X (direct x written in .net). So no it isn't a surprise that they don't support open gl.
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by zacharyz 16y ago
Every time I try to use yelp.com I am reminded about how much more focused and useful their iphone app is in comparison. The results are always more meaningful and organized in a way that makes it easier to consume.
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by zacharyz 16y ago
Yep, and that is probably intentional. It is called Long Copy and those internet marketers use it because it works.
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by zacharyz 16y ago
Hey fellow Portlander, I agree I don't think Rose has seriously been to here if that is what he thinks this place is like. There are certainly places in Oregon like that and you can get to them within an hours drive from Portland. That is o
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by zacharyz 16y ago
He is the CEO of both wordpress.org (maintainers of the open source distribution of wordpress) and automattic (wordpress.com). He is the main visionary and final say on all features that are released. Back in 2003 he forked an old blog tool
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by zacharyz 16y ago
Completely agree with you. I was expecting to be able to throw it up on a random shared host, now this won't be possible. Oh well hopefully it will work on Heroku.
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by zacharyz 16y ago
How is this different from flavors.me?
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by zacharyz 16y ago
This is the gist of the article for me, in particular because his tweet is the way I found the post. I think if anything it just goes to show that buzz is way more personal than twitter and most people unfollowed him on it because he was to
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by zacharyz 16y ago
Not at all. The rest of the premium theme and plugin market already works under/with the GPL.
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by zacharyz 16y ago
The main message of this article is the importance of investing in yourself. Ferriss chose to do that through Angel Investing and the knowledge he would gain as an advisor. Going to an expensive MBA program isn't the only way to do it.
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by zacharyz 16y ago
I agree - perhaps take on some outsourced employees that can handle the repetitive stuff when it does occur.
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by zacharyz 16y ago
Or you can try another approach: demonstrate value to the company by finding solutions to problems they didn't realize they had in the first place. If you are a designer - offer a mock up with descriptions of how your design is an improveme