jcolemorr11's comments

This. Right here. This. The worst part about it is that even organizations started by the "scrappy" guys are only running after the "ib" types. And the transition seemed very quick.

This article made me wretch because the last thing I want to see is a bunch of silver spoon idiots calling themselves entrepreneurs. I was in a fraternity, which has a high chance of attracting entitled heirs, and it was the dumbest choice I'd ever made. Very very few of them had a shred of originality, ingenuity, or fire...and lacking these traits kept them out of entrepreneurship.

But now...there's an organization that would look at these type of people (high grades, family connections that would count even though no one will admit it, pizaz appearance, etc) and fund them. Yeah this is no challenge to YC. I don't agree with all of their selection processes but at least they look for traction and authenticity.

Maybe I'm the only one who's thinking like this but...

...It's just Dropbox.

"But she access to ALL THE THINGS!"

I highly doubt Dropbox will intentionally jeopardize the meat of their business model. And again. It's just Dropbox. Not the golden keys to nuclear warfare or even a tech mover and shaker like Google.

What I want to know is why a highly educated, over qualified, former leader of the country is joining a cloud storage company. Her skill set could be leveraged so much better elsewhere. It's just...what the hell. That's what's confusing me. Not her wielding political influence to rename my file extensions to .nsa or .chevy.

I honestly misunderstood the definition when I first read it. I've built a variety of web apps (old php + mysql, actual static content, nodeJS + angular), and I this terminology escaped me. I've never looked at an Angular app and referred to it as static? In fact, what is defined here is the exact opposite of what I'd assume was a static application.

Wat. This seems a bit belated in it's submission to HN.

Did anyone actually think that automation was the only thing killing jobs? And then you read it and find that the title has only a small portion to do with the actual content.

Coming from an economist (a professor at least), I'd expect a little bit more positive economic analysis and objectivity. This reads more like a sociology commentary.

Died laughing when I saw this title because it's exactly what I thought about Ember. For speed of development I kept flirting with Ember because of the "positives" I've heard. The oddities of its ecosystem and the rather disgruntled/angered contributors backlash towards negative feedback has really cast a negative shadow on it.

Agreed. It seems like the one of the biggest problems perfecting a product prior to shipping is - is the mindset. Placing the ship date ahead of time forces one to focus on the priorities instead of every tiny detail.

Thanks man. Great straightforward list.