darkmethod's comments

darkmethod | 11 years ago | on: Salary for Founders of a Broke Startup

Obviously, I don't have all the information to make an informed opinion. Also, IANAL. No cash to pay salaries might be indicative that its time to shutdown or at least seriously contemplate doing so.

darkmethod | 11 years ago | on: Can you solve the mystery of the Gold/Blue Dress?

My wife insists that it is white and gold. And I see blue and a light brown.

darkmethod | 11 years ago | on: Lifespan depends on month of birth (2000)

My team of five software developers were all born in December. I didn't think anything of it until I saw this post on HN.

darkmethod | 11 years ago | on: What should I do about YouTube?

The creativity in her work is inspiring. Also, I really enjoyed her Wired interview (she mentions her previous career as a programmer).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TTX0ryyoac

darkmethod | 11 years ago | on: Leatherman Tread, a New Wearable Multi-tool

There is an opportunity here. The first thing I thought of is the iWatch.

darkmethod | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: Does a print-and-mail-something-for-me service exist?

I haven't used Lob myself. But I hear good things. https://lob.com/

darkmethod | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: Unit test makes my mind blow up

I think this question may be better suited for http://stackoverflow.com

darkmethod | 11 years ago | on: Coffee naps are better than coffee or naps alone

I can attest to this. I've done this several times for the energy boost. I didn't know there is a name for it; "coffee nap". I tend to add dance/techno music to know when to wake up and get back to work.

darkmethod | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: Good Morn. - What's The Quickest Way To A Million Dollars In 1-2 Years?

Acquire 10.15 Bitcoins and hope that the 2013 Wedbush Report [1] will be correct.

[1] $98,500 per BTC http://www.scribd.com/doc/188644617/Bitcoin-Intrinsic-Value-...

darkmethod | 12 years ago | on: Richest Bitcoin Addresses

Back in early 2011 I ran a BTC miner for awhile on a spare system and generated around 18 BTC. I bartered them later in 2011 for a pair of movie tickets to take my wife out to see Moneyball (ironically).

darkmethod | 12 years ago | on: We Let Our Employee Set Their Own Salaries

Agreed. I'm going to have to remember that one.

darkmethod | 12 years ago | on: Automated cold e-mails for sales people?

Honest question. Is this any different from spam?

The end users of MailChimp require double opt-in before being signed up for receiving news letters, email, whatever, etc. Your use of "Automated cold e-mails" in the headline sounds oddly similar of spam to me.

darkmethod | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: What is a good book for learning front end design?

"Don't Make Me Think!" ~ Steve Krug

darkmethod | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: Good coding music?

I'm a fan of anything by Zoe Keating. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TTX0ryyoac

"Into the Trees" is my default coding music.

darkmethod | 12 years ago | on: Amash’s Amendment To Defund NSA Program Fails 205-217

Is this the will of the people?

darkmethod | 12 years ago | on: Intelligence Chief Calls Leaks on U.S. Data Collection ‘Reprehensible’

I'm starting to question if morality and legality are considered the same by those in power? Honest question, although off topic and a bit esoteric.

darkmethod | 12 years ago | on: Cancer and Startups

This post has some special meaning to me. I work as a developer at a cancer hospital. The work I do directly helps clinical trials. I handle everything from trial conception to actual patient accruals and the resulting deluge of data.

Every little bit of tech I get to use which has a net positive affect on my efficiency reduces the time of my deliverables/milestones. My team and I develop the tools/software/data which the doctors/nurses/practitioners rely on to provide care, solve interesting medical puzzles, etc. It is a race against the clock. I get the privilege of writing code that has the potential to help cure cancer.

I switched from TextMate to Sublime Text 2 recently. I've been monitoring Light Table and ST3 as of late. Keep up the good work.

darkmethod | 13 years ago | on: Ask HN: How did you make your first $10,000?

Trading time for money doesn't scale.

darkmethod | 13 years ago | on: I've got 10 btc for the best CoffeeScript/JavaScript Nodewar bot

I wish the ladder and replays were available publicly, I have a few friends that are interested but are put off from the signup form. I think if I could send them a link to a replay without signing in, they would get a kick out of it and potentially join in on the fun.

darkmethod | 13 years ago | on: I've got 10 btc for the best CoffeeScript/JavaScript Nodewar bot

I kinda wish there was a dedicated forum/community of some sort for this.