realschool | 14 years ago | on: I got laid off
Good luck to you, I've been in the same situation.
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realschool | 14 years ago | on: How many hours of work does that purchase cost?
Dan Ariely has made an app that does something like this, although instead of looking at the number of hours it takes to pay for something he compares it to what alternatives you could buy, so if you like coffee and you want to book a book you see how many coffees you would have to give up to get the book, similar but equally interesting concept. You can see his app here, its the first one Oranges2Apples
http://danariely.com/apps-tools/
realschool | 14 years ago | on: How I went from writing 2,000 words a day to 10,000 words a day
When I wrote my first novel I spent a lot of time at my neighbours house using their old 486 and notepad. They didn't have internet access and the places was quiet other the cat that I was cat sitting. Needless to say, the situation turned out to be very productive and without distraction.
realschool | 14 years ago | on: Always a starter, never a finisher.
Its good to finishes projects, but its also important to realize that some projects can't ever be finished, or may not be worth the effort of completing them. That's not to say one should drop a project when it gets hard or to think your self out of completing it, but more to the idea of being reasonable about expectations while still trying your hardest.
realschool | 14 years ago | on: Living in my car, working on a start-up
Living in the Valley has its benefits, but living in a car to start an alarm clock start-up... hum... yeah.
realschool | 14 years ago | on: fridgemag.net - responsively designed imageboard
it is sort of responsive? what's that delay when the page first loads?
realschool | 14 years ago
what's wrong with the title?
realschool | 14 years ago | on: Yahoo proves that Silicon Valley is no different to Hollywood
How is anyone surprised that an old company that has run out of steam is trying alternative revenue models that are designed for the benefit of old out of steam companies?
realschool | 14 years ago | on: Why don't I see anything worthwhile happening in the startup space?
My sentiments exactly, especially when I see people like Joshua Schachter, a brilliant entrepreneur creating stack overflow clones (jig) and companies like Instagram being valued at 1/2 billion dollars.
Surly I'm jealous of their success, but I still question the 'real' value they are creating.
realschool | 14 years ago | on: Ask HN: What do you do when someone else executes your idea?
I had a very similar idea to, been working on it for a while. We pivoted a little. t
This seems to be a very popular genera right now, maybe it has to do with how easy it is to create a photo app?
realschool | 14 years ago | on: Show HN: my weekend(s) project, instant websites
There was an article recently about how all the low end development/design will be done without developers/designers and only high end will need people. Tools like this seem to be propagating that idea.
realschool | 14 years ago | on: Kim Dotcom’s first TV interview: ‘I’m no piracy king’
I'm not saying that he is a good person, just that he's not so bad as all the information that came out made him seem.
realschool | 14 years ago | on: Kim Dotcom’s first TV interview: ‘I’m no piracy king’
Seeing all those videos that came out when he was first arrested gave the impression that he was a 'bad' person who deserved to be in jail. Hearing him speak gives a completely different impression, obviously he'd have to be smart to have the success he has, but this video goes to show he's articulate, convincing and well versed in the industry that he is a part of. Clearly the early propaganda served a purposes, but this video shows reality.
realschool | 14 years ago | on: W3C Proposal from MS, Google, Netflix for adding copy protection API to html5
I like how I get down voted for pointing out an obvious problem with HTML5. Regardless of what world you want to live in, the world we live in is ruled by content owners.
realschool | 14 years ago | on: W3C Proposal from MS, Google, Netflix for adding copy protection API to html5
This sort of thing has to happen, as great as the idea of media embedding in HTML5 is there needs to be copy protection.
realschool | 14 years ago | on: Being rich will kill your startup
Having money is helpful for start-ups as it allows them to focus on a problem and solve it. The opposite side of the coin could be that when looking for solutions with lots of money their maybe less efficiency.
realschool | 14 years ago | on: Groupon Posts Disappointing 1Q Results, loses $43M
Good movie, hard to find.
realschool | 14 years ago | on: Groupon Posts Disappointing 1Q Results, loses $43M
Something about Groupon hasn't felt right since the beginning.
realschool | 14 years ago | on: White House Refuses To Comment On Petition To Investigate Chris Dodd
As for as intellectual discourse goes, politics seems to be one standard deviation above celebrity gossip.
realschool | 14 years ago | on: Ask HN: My Startup didn't go viral- what now?
Like others have said, I don't understand what value this adds. Second, I don't have Facebook and won't give my twitter login to an random site..... at the same time, those 'social' networks seem to be what gives this product value.
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