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14,500 | comment | ryan | 2007-04-19T06:06:47 | null | Here's a scenario: my co-founder and I are trying to finalize our company/website name. We have two names right now, one we like slightly better than the other.<p>The problem is, the .com for the 'better' name is held by a squatter who wants $25k! I hold the .net and .org.<p>The 'worse' domain is slightly longer (an extra syllable), and from my tests so far people find it a bit harder to pronounce. The positive is I own the .com/.net/.org<p>So my question to the bright minds here: how hard do you think it is to brand a company with a .net domain (and potentially purchase the .com when we can afford it)? I know some companies have done it.<p>Would you go with a slightly-better-name.net, or a slightly-worse-name.com? | null | null | 14,497 | 14,497 | null | [
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14,501 | comment | timg | 2007-04-19T06:07:26 | null | That's what she said. | null | null | 14,446 | 14,438 | null | null | null | null |
14,502 | comment | zaidf | 2007-04-19T06:08:05 | null | What you really need to do is make a screencast demo explaining from the VERY beginning a) what is the problem b) how juwo solves it. In very plain language with in screen demo.<p>For a sample look at Mosoto:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpuU4l_4Nr0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmosoto%2Ecom%2F">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpuU4l_4Nr0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmosoto%2Ecom%2F</a><p>You don't have to be anywhere near as crisp as these guys. If you can answer what's the problem and how juwo solves it in 2minutes you'll have fewer confused minds. | null | null | 14,492 | 14,253 | null | [
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14,503 | comment | brett | 2007-04-19T06:17:48 | null | It seems pretty clear that you're right. What makes it hard to stomach though is that they're seriously on to something with S3 and EC2. Moral issues aside, should developers be wary of the poison spreading to the web services division that they've built their startups around?<p>It would make me feel better if the other shoe dropped and some other huge company released some competition for S3 and EC2 (I'm looking at you Google). That would provide some competitive protection from them screwing people over and another viable option. I would hope for a startup to fill the void, but this seems like as good a candidate as any for the type of problem where the big guys have some advantage. | null | null | 14,486 | 14,485 | null | [
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14,504 | comment | jward | 2007-04-19T06:47:43 | null | Email the squatter and be very firm and offer a reasonable amount for the .com you want. Couple hundred bucks at the most. Don't go higher, and don't give him twenty five grand or the pisant will just go buy more domains he won't use.<p>If you can't get it up front, go with the .com you own now. I may be bitter and jaded, but I'm sure anyone who has ever tried to register a domain name feels the same way. Domain squatters and ad spammers are lifeforms barely above spammers and slightly below the bacteria that grows in sewer sludge. If you get enough success to let you be exploited into paying his ransom, he'll just raise it.<p>After all, it's now more valuable. Get it now, get it cheap, or get another name. | null | null | 14,500 | 14,497 | null | null | null | null |
14,505 | comment | blader | 2007-04-19T06:49:45 | null | I recommend doing a Technorati search on that. Lots of people have received less than reliable service on the Grid. They do great marketing, but their tech is overrated from I've been reading. | null | null | 14,430 | 14,403 | null | [
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14,506 | comment | mauricecheeks | 2007-04-19T06:52:24 | null | <a href="http://radar.net">http://radar.net</a> seems to be working fine and radar.com is something entirely different and dumb. They went with the .net because the .com was taken. | null | null | 14,497 | 14,497 | null | null | null | null |
14,507 | story | bootload | 2007-04-19T07:00:04 | Yoda: Ended these browser wars have? | null | http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070418-the-browser-wars-have-ended-rejoice.html | 1 | null | 14,507 | 1 | [
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14,508 | story | bootload | 2007-04-19T07:00:28 | Voyeurism still rules the Web 2 | null | http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070418-voyeurism-still-rules-the-web-2-0-world.html | 1 | null | 14,508 | 0 | null | null | null |
14,509 | comment | jey | 2007-04-19T07:01:58 | null | If you want a dedicated server, aplus.net has "value servers" that are basically unmanaged dedicated servers using last-gen hardware. I pay $50/mo for a 2.5 GHz P4 with 512 MB RAM.
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14,510 | comment | mattjaynes | 2007-04-19T07:05:11 | null | It's funny that so many big companies let their ego get in the way of good business. <p>I imagine that this lawsuit and loss of community good-will will cost them millions of dollars. Uh, millions of dollars that they could have used to just acquire Alexaholic. They would have gained good-will, great press, and a great developer already passionate about their product. <p>What a huge blunder - sad to see, especially since they're so innovative in other areas. | null | null | 14,485 | 14,485 | null | [
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14,511 | comment | mattmaroon | 2007-04-19T07:05:52 | null | Seems like they should have just hired the guy. | null | null | 14,485 | 14,485 | null | null | null | null |
14,512 | story | bootload | 2007-04-19T07:07:34 | What's Missing: A Web 2.0 Critique | null | http://www.stoweboyd.com/message/2006/04/whats_missing_a.html | 1 | null | 14,512 | 0 | null | null | null |
14,513 | comment | mattjaynes | 2007-04-19T07:09:40 | null | Fortunately I was working for a startup that had a great exit when it was acquired. Since they were entrepreneurs themselves they were amazingly supportive and I still go to the founders for guidance from time to time.<p>For more on this topic - I wrote a post on how to break up with a girlfriend (or employer) that addresses how to not burn your bridges at:<p><a href="http://blog.nanobeepers.com/2007/04/05/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do/">http://blog.nanobeepers.com/2007/04/05/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do/</a> | null | null | 14,432 | 14,432 | null | null | null | null |
14,514 | comment | Tichy | 2007-04-19T07:14:26 | null | That looks seriously cool. | null | null | 14,405 | 14,405 | null | null | null | null |
14,515 | comment | mattjaynes | 2007-04-19T07:19:56 | null | Nope, sorry but that's just wrong and totally unhelpful. <p>Asking for advice from peers who are actively involved in what you want to do is a great idea.<p>Since you are early in your dev career, I would highly recommend finding an existing startup to join with more experienced developers and learning from them - both what they do wrong and what they do right. Hopefully more of the latter ;)<p>When I left my first bay area job I almost did my own startup at that point. However, when I was honest with myself, I realized I wasn't ready to do it alone and needed a team. So I looked around and applied at several startups. I felt great about one particular startup where the founder was super-smart in business, but also very mature and kind. I don't think I ever saw him get upset or show the least unkindness during the whole startup phase. And he had plenty to be frustrated with, believe me. Anyway, I learned a ton of good and bad through that experience and the company was acquired by Intuit for $60 million. I was really lucky in that regard. Most startups will not have an exit so quick or so profitable.<p>So that's my recommendation based on my limited experience. Good luck! | null | null | 14,446 | 14,438 | null | [
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14,516 | comment | davidw | 2007-04-19T07:23:37 | null | I'm ok with running my own machine, so I have a dedicated box from Layered Tech that's not too expensive, and has a gig of memory and hardware raid. One thing you can do with a box like this is, while you're ramping up and don't use the full capacity, share it with a friend. | null | null | 14,403 | 14,403 | null | null | null | null |
14,517 | story | rms | 2007-04-19T07:32:44 | What's the best free shopping cart software? | null | 1 | null | 14,517 | 0 | null | null | null |
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14,518 | comment | jey | 2007-04-19T07:39:49 | null | The highest density of competent geeks I've found in this area was at <a href="http://shdh.org">http://shdh.org</a> . I had a lot of fun drinking beer (Old Rasputin Imperial Russian Stout and Stone IPA 4tw) and geeking out with fellow programmers. I met a Google millionaire who was developing his own Lisp dialect with Pythonic features, and had a long discussion with another guy about cache performance problems caused by smart pointers that use atomic refcounting.<p>May have been skewed by the fact the only one I've been to was on the evening following Startup School, but I was told that all of the SHDH events have about the same turnout. | null | null | 14,438 | 14,438 | null | null | null | null |
14,519 | comment | jey | 2007-04-19T07:41:18 | null | <i>It would make me feel better if the other shoe dropped and some other huge company released some competition for S3 and EC2 (I'm looking at you Google).</i><p>Sun has something similar to EC2 called "Sun Grid Compute Utility": <a href="http://sun.com/sungrid/">http://sun.com/sungrid/</a> | null | null | 14,503 | 14,485 | null | null | null | null |
14,520 | comment | jey | 2007-04-19T07:53:30 | null | I haven't been to Shiva's, but Amber India on El Camino Real is excellent. It's also pretty pricey, but the lunch buffet is a great deal. Godavari (formerly Sue's Indian Cuisine) on Castro St is also very good, and more reasonably priced. I've only been there for their lunch buffet ($10).<p>I'm pretty picky when it comes to Indian food because I'm ethnically Indian and I benchmark the restaurants against mom-cooked meals. :)<p>Castro St has a bunch of other good restaurants, and a number of crappy ones too. | null | null | 11,788 | 11,622 | null | null | null | null |
14,521 | comment | staunch | 2007-04-19T07:56:03 | null | He's asking "What should I do with my life now?" and you answered him as if the the question was "How can I be like you?".<p>I think he has some serious soul searching to do and that's what I was trying to communicate. I could have said it more gently I suppose.<p> | null | null | 14,515 | 14,438 | null | [
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14,522 | comment | jayliew | 2007-04-19T07:56:13 | null | Harj, this is inspirational. Thanks for sharing. I'll be keeping an eye on your company :) | null | null | 13,125 | 13,125 | null | null | null | null |
14,523 | comment | jayliew | 2007-04-19T07:56:56 | null | Harj, this is inspirational. Thanks for sharing. I'll be keeping an eye on your company. All the best! | null | null | 13,125 | 13,125 | null | null | null | null |
14,524 | story | blader | 2007-04-19T08:03:10 | news.YC SF Weekend Meetup? | null | 6 | null | 14,524 | 9 | [
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14,525 | comment | blader | 2007-04-19T08:04:54 | null | I had a really good time meeting up with people I met at Startup School last month. Is anyone interested in meeting to have a beer and talk shop maybe Friday evening? I'm flying in to SFO early tomorrow for some other business so Thursday is good too. | null | null | 14,524 | 14,524 | null | [
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14,526 | comment | ced | 2007-04-19T08:09:40 | null | "no binary drivers allowed, period"<p>That's the only part in bold. Why is that such a big deal? I thought forbidding binary drivers was a hurdle for Linux. | null | null | 14,388 | 14,388 | null | [
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14,527 | comment | staunch | 2007-04-19T08:13:33 | null | Can you be more detailed about what you're doing and the application? Has your solution opened your app to corruption or data loss in the event of app or server crashes?
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14,528 | comment | staunch | 2007-04-19T08:23:53 | null | I would say that under almost <i>no</i> circumstances should you use a .net domain. What happens when you're successful and the .com owner puts up a bunch of porn banners? Buy it for millions? Not to mention you will go totally insane dealing with people's confusion.
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14,529 | comment | jaggederest | 2007-04-19T08:27:46 | null | As I posted over there:<p>Look at Prevayler and HAppS, two systems that don't use a database at all. In-memory persistence with write-ahead logging, and they handle give-or-take 1000 hits/s on a stock Xeon server. | null | null | 14,421 | 14,421 | null | [
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14,530 | comment | staunch | 2007-04-19T08:28:22 | null | Surely they will patent S3/EC2, if they haven't already, and sue Google when they release something similar.<p>Just like with their one click patent Amazon should be raked over the coals for this. It's just too pathetic for words.<p> | null | null | 14,503 | 14,485 | null | null | null | null |
14,531 | story | staunch | 2007-04-19T08:37:59 | MySpace Launches News Site Based on Acquired Newroo Technology | null | http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/18/exclusive-myspace-news-launches-tomorrow/ | 3 | null | 14,531 | 0 | null | null | null |
14,532 | comment | gyro_robo | 2007-04-19T08:55:37 | null | The problem with VPSes at least is if anyone on the physical box manages to crash the machine, it goes out for everyone. Xen has historically been buggy -- just starting SBCL would crash it(!). Count on Murphy's law -- I had just finished some work and was waiting for a client to take a look at it, and of course my webhost decided to reboot the VPS right before the client checked. Since I hadn't put a restart in rc.local yet, it was just down.<p>Even with all your other ducks in a row, you don't want a third party rebooting your machine while someone is in the middle of using your site, especially if there's anything important going on, like customers purchasing with a CC or investors taking a look.<p>Jey's suggestion of cheap dedicated servers for $50 sounds better than EC2 if you're CPU-bound (2.5 GHz vs. 1.7) and is cheaper ($72 per node for 24-7 EC2 usage) and won't wipe everything on restart like EC2 does.<p>Note that mileage varies widely with webhosts. The majority of them do not understand even the basics of computer security, e.g. the importance of publishing their SSH key fingerprints (via https).
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14,533 | comment | ced | 2007-04-19T08:58:01 | null | I think it's strange that "Bayesian Theory" has become a concept. It's just one of many formulas in probability theory. Yeah, it's particularly useful in many cases, but learning Bayes theorem without learning the rest is silly.<p>Regardless, I agree that investing in probability/statistics is a good idea. Right now, there's a rush to fill all the niches of the web ecosystem. Startups can afford to be relatively unsophisticated, because so is everyone. I suspect that eventually, we'll see radically more "evolved" systems displacing the old ones, like Google did to Yahoo. I don't think that those could be built in 3-months, though. I'm curious to see if YC will have to change its model, but that might be a way off. | null | null | 14,464 | 14,464 | null | null | null | null |
14,534 | comment | gyro_robo | 2007-04-19T08:58:44 | null | They want to charge people $100 to sit through a sales pitch? | null | null | 14,490 | 14,490 | null | [
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14,535 | comment | gyro_robo | 2007-04-19T09:07:49 | null | Regardless of where you are, I'd suggest improving your tech skills beyond rudimentary knowledge of PHP and Ruby. | null | null | 14,439 | 14,438 | null | null | null | null |
14,536 | comment | gyro_robo | 2007-04-19T09:10:25 | null | My thoughts on my non-upcoming Y Combinator interview:<p><i>It wouldn't be very polite to prove someone wrong.</i> | null | null | 14,436 | 14,436 | null | null | null | null |
14,537 | comment | gyro_robo | 2007-04-19T09:12:25 | null | Don't tell them jack. Really. If they have a "we own your brain" employment agreement, treat them as hostile.<p>Be polite, be friendly, but be very quiet about your plans. | null | null | 14,432 | 14,432 | null | null | null | null |
14,538 | comment | jey | 2007-04-19T09:12:59 | null | A very good essay on Bayesian probability theory and its applicability to rationality is "A Technical Explanation of Technical Explanation" at <a href="http://yudkowsky.net/bayes/technical.html">http://yudkowsky.net/bayes/technical.html</a> . The beginning is more mathy than the latter half, which is more interesting, so don't let the math keep you from reading it and getting to the more interesting later parts. There isn't much math, and the math that is there is pretty simple. If you haven't been introduced to Bayesian probability, you need to at least skim through the article entitled "An Intuitive Explanation of Bayesian Reasoning" that is linked to from the above URL.<p>If you decide that Bayesian rationality is totally awesome, read the book "Probability Theory: The Logic of Science" by E. T. Jaynes, which is specifically about Bayesian probability theory and its applications, derived entirely from a list of simple informal "desiderata" that we would expect from a theory of probability. He shows that Bayesian probability theory is the <i>only</i> way to satisfy these simple logical desiderata, and that Bayesian probability theory is the unique consistent and natural extension of Aristotolean logic (True/False logic) to real values.<p>Bayesian probability is a good topic to be familiar with as a general conceptual tool for evaluating information; it's not just some obscure theorem used by statisticians. | null | null | 14,464 | 14,464 | null | null | null | null |
14,539 | comment | SwellJoe | 2007-04-19T09:20:57 | null | This is good advice, despite the down-mods. Google is a great place to learn a few things, make contacts, and find your co-founders. You shouldn't stay too long (a year or so), but there's a lot of much worse paths you could take.<p>Don't spend too much effort on it though...the interview process can really suck up a lot of time (I know because my girlfriend works there), and if you aren't really Google material (don't have a proper degree in your area of interest, for example) your odds of getting hired are low...particularly given your inexperience. I've received a recruitment letter from Google due to some projects of mine on the web, but I suspect I wouldn't actually get hired. Luckily, I already know what I want to do in California, so I don't need to work at Google while I figure it out. ;-) | null | null | 14,453 | 14,438 | null | null | null | null |
14,540 | comment | npk | 2007-04-19T09:28:47 | null | ced - "Bayesian Theory" is more than just a formula, it's a way of thinking. A beautiful book exists on this subject, "Information Theory, Inference and Learning Algorithms" by David Mackay, which you can read for free online. Granted, the nomenclature is confusing, there is a Bayes formula. [Edit: jey mentioned Jaynes' book. Another excellent reference. Link to chapter in Mackay (<a href="http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/mackay/itprnn/ps/22.40.pdf">http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/mackay/itprnn/ps/22.40.pdf</a> read from bottom of page 25 on)]<p>In regards to the unsophisticated aspect of startups, I think that much of the low-lying fruit has been picked. Statistical sophistication is but one ladder to the higher fruits. Why? Social websites have enormous databases of information about their users. People who /understand/ data will be able to take social networks to the next level.
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14,541 | story | gyro_robo | 2007-04-19T09:29:25 | Options for clusters of 16+ GB RAM 4+ core hosting? | null | 2 | null | 14,541 | 12 | [
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14,542 | story | michele | 2007-04-19T09:31:55 | Empowering the developer: why Rails is good for you | null | http://blog.wonsys.net/posts/9-empowering-the-developer/ | 2 | null | 14,542 | 0 | null | null | null |
14,543 | story | waleedka | 2007-04-19T09:36:43 | Best places to network with super geeks in the bay area | null | 7 | null | 14,543 | 6 | [
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14,544 | comment | waleedka | 2007-04-19T09:37:02 | null | I attended startup school and I met many brilliant and ambitious people. I also heard of superhappydevhouse.org which sounds like a lot of fun. Anyone knows of other good places to network with programmers and founders in the SF/Bay area? | null | null | 14,543 | 14,543 | null | [
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14,545 | comment | kevinrose | 2007-04-19T09:42:33 | null | is this for web or desktop? | null | null | 14,494 | 14,253 | null | [
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14,546 | comment | JohnN | 2007-04-19T09:43:08 | null | i think the standard approach is that u<p>1.cannot work on ur idea, during work time
2.u cannot start an idea that is a direct competitor to ur companies business<p>if these two do not apply u shud be ok, but the laws are harsher here in the uk. with non compete clauses etc
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14,547 | comment | jey | 2007-04-19T09:43:54 | null | Why not simply static render these things when something actually do change... huhu. | null | null | 14,471 | 14,421 | null | null | null | null |
14,548 | comment | andreyf | 2007-04-19T09:51:25 | null | It's confusing to talk about Amazon as if it were a single acting agent. It seems to me as if someone there has just hired some overly enthusiastic lawyers, and top management/PR department hasn't realized how much it's hurting the company just yet.<p>This doesn't take away from the engineers that seem to have done a great job implementing S3/EC2 before the competition has much of anything comprable to offer. | null | null | 14,486 | 14,485 | null | [
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14,549 | comment | michele | 2007-04-19T09:56:12 | null | At my company, we decided to get a few dedicated servers from LT. Prices are great and so far -- knocking on wood -- it's been a great ride.<p>VPS are not the best for mission critical services, because you never now what you neighbours are doing. Colo is just to expensive and not practical. | null | null | 14,403 | 14,403 | null | null | null | null |
14,550 | comment | andreyf | 2007-04-19T09:59:06 | null | It's hard to fire workaholic lawyers, and once you've hired them, they'll find people to sue, with or without good reason. Could the moral of the story be: don't hire in-house lawyers if you can, and make sure someone PR-competent holds a big stick over their heads if you do. | null | null | 14,510 | 14,485 | null | [
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14,551 | comment | jey | 2007-04-19T10:00:14 | null | Isn't this a little harsh? What, you can't file bug reports or submit suggestions without going to the workshop? These user conferences / workshops are <i>very</i> common in the software-for-businesses industry, AND $100 is extremely cheap for one of these things. I'm not saying that it provides any legitimate value or anything, but it's a normal practice, and I think people just go to them because they just have to drink beer and socialize with other geeks, it's a vacation from real work, and they expense it so it's free to them. | null | null | 14,490 | 14,490 | null | [
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14,552 | comment | jey | 2007-04-19T10:03:34 | null | <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com">http://news.ycombinator.com</a><p>In all seriousness, it seems like this site has a high concentration of both true geeks and persons living in the bay area. You can also shoot me an email, I'm always looking to meet more super geeks: jeykottalam, gmail. | null | null | 14,543 | 14,543 | null | null | null | null |
14,553 | comment | gyro_robo | 2007-04-19T10:08:41 | null | jey pointed out superhappydevhouse here:
<a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=14518">http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=14518</a> | null | null | 14,543 | 14,543 | null | [
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14,554 | comment | jmw | 2007-04-19T10:09:18 | null | It's not really a place you'd necessarily network at, but you can at least work in the presence of other geeks (and wannabes) at Ritual Roasters coffeeshop on 21st and Valencia.<p><a href="http://ritualroasters.com/">http://ritualroasters.com/</a><p>Around Cambridge - I personal prefer <a href="http://www.diesel-cafe.com/">http://www.diesel-cafe.com/</a> in Sommerville, Ma.
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14,556 | comment | gyro_robo | 2007-04-19T10:44:39 | null | I think the idea is the hardware is fully documented, hence the reason to go with this particular model. (This is just an assumption.) The project developers won't allow <i>themselves</i> to be tempted by a closed-hardware phone.
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14,557 | comment | mattjaynes | 2007-04-19T10:53:23 | null | Sorry to continue an argumentative tone, but I just really don't like to see young hopeful guys ask for advice only to get slapped with an unwarranted "grow up you baby" response. <p>If you actually read his question, it's clear that he is asking very specifically for advice on this situation:<p>1) Moving to California<p>2) Wants cofounders<p>3) Has junior dev skills in PHP/Ruby<p>4) Has 10K in savings<p>Doesn't sound much like the meta-physical angst question as you suggest... | null | null | 14,521 | 14,438 | null | [
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14,558 | story | mattjaynes | 2007-04-19T10:57:36 | Sins of Software Security | null | http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000841.html | 1 | null | 14,558 | 0 | null | null | null |
14,559 | comment | mattjaynes | 2007-04-19T11:06:50 | null | SHDH is really great. Lots of smart and helpful guys to hang out with while you're coding. | null | null | 14,553 | 14,543 | null | null | null | null |
14,560 | comment | mattculbreth | 2007-04-19T11:08:10 | null | Ah, I guess I'm programmed to think YC == PG. Don't know if Robert frequents the site here but it'd be a cool discussion to have.
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14,561 | comment | Tichy | 2007-04-19T11:15:47 | null | I don't know - XSLT is rather obscure, and I don't think it is the speediest solution either. | null | null | 14,434 | 13,679 | null | null | null | null |
14,562 | comment | mattjaynes | 2007-04-19T11:16:35 | null | I'm heading down from San Fran to the SDForum event Thursday evening in Palo Alto - you're welcome to join us - let me know if you need a lift. After SDForum we'll be heading over to watch Mystery Science Theater 3000 with some friends and you're more than welcome to come to that too.<p><a href="http://www.sdforum.org/SDForum/Templates/CalendarEvent.aspx?CID=2130&mo=4&yr=2007">http://www.sdforum.org/SDForum/Templates/CalendarEvent.aspx?CID=2130&mo=4&yr=2007</a> | null | null | 14,524 | 14,524 | null | [
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14,563 | comment | mattjaynes | 2007-04-19T11:19:08 | null | Great point ;) | null | null | 14,550 | 14,485 | null | null | null | null |
14,564 | comment | Prrometheus | 2007-04-19T11:25:25 | null | Exactly. Right now my best plan is to wait until I can get into a grad school out there to begin the startup process. Grad school would connect me with like minded people and keep me alive until we can open the doors on our business. However, that's at least a year and a half away, and I'd like a plan to do it sooner. But if I just show up in CA with a "startup or bust" t-shirt, I don't know how to get the show off the ground. | null | null | 14,557 | 14,438 | null | [
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14,565 | comment | mattjaynes | 2007-04-19T11:33:28 | null | <i>"I don't know how to get the show off the ground"</i><p>Exactly. <p>The good news is that there are plenty of startups that already have the "show off the ground". Join the most interesting startup you can find with a team you 'click' with, then work your tail off with them. You'll learn more than you ever dreamt ;) | null | null | 14,564 | 14,438 | null | null | null | null |
14,566 | comment | jward | 2007-04-19T11:48:06 | null | My impression of them has always been that they are the Apple of webapps. They have style, grace, and a cult following. They also have a reality distortion field, will nickel and dime their customers, and if you don't get it then it's your fault you suck. | null | null | 14,496 | 14,490 | null | null | null | null |
14,567 | comment | dpapathanasiou | 2007-04-19T11:48:27 | null | While his headlines are intended for shock value, his book is <i>not</i> new-age crap like "The Secret".<p>It basically amounts to working smarter, applying effort in the right way, to get the maximum effect.<p>But I suppose that message is too boring or likely to be overlooked, so he calls it "The Lazy Way". | null | null | 14,431 | 14,074 | null | [
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14,568 | comment | mattculbreth | 2007-04-19T11:48:30 | null | Remember Paul Buchheit's advice at Startup School. "Maybe consider not using a database", or some similar statement.
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14,569 | comment | dpapathanasiou | 2007-04-19T11:57:30 | null | FWIW, here's a contradictory take, also seen on YC news recently: <a href="http://blog.tomevslin.com/2007/01/web_20_greater_.html">http://blog.tomevslin.com/2007/01/web_20_greater_.html</a> | null | null | 14,090 | 14,090 | null | null | null | null |
14,570 | comment | extantproject | 2007-04-19T12:14:28 | null | heh | null | null | 14,445 | 14,438 | null | null | null | null |
14,571 | story | brlewis | 2007-04-19T12:16:47 | First Rule of Usability? Don't Listen to Users | null | http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20010805.html | 7 | null | 14,571 | 4 | [
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14,572 | comment | dpapathanasiou | 2007-04-19T12:19:26 | null | Ballsy, definitely, but think about the people who show up for that: you (if you're 37signals) <i>know</i> they'll sign up for anything you offer.<p>There's an important concept in sales called pre-qualification (i.e. only spend time pitching to prospects who are likely to buy) and this is one way of doing it, albeit an extreme one. | null | null | 14,534 | 14,490 | null | [
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14,573 | comment | dpapathanasiou | 2007-04-19T12:21:05 | null | Call me old school, but I think this is a <i>bad</i> idea.<p>Some things should not be blogged. | null | null | 14,436 | 14,436 | null | null | null | null |
14,574 | comment | dpapathanasiou | 2007-04-19T12:25:34 | null | Just reading the headline, I thought this was yet another 37signals badass, but the point of the article is "Watch Users Work", which is a terrific strategy. | null | null | 14,571 | 14,571 | null | null | null | null |
14,575 | comment | dpapathanasiou | 2007-04-19T12:29:14 | null | I never want to see it go down or become unavailable, either, but I agree with your underlying sentiment.<p>On a related note, I find that user feedback (of any kind) is a terrific boost: since most people are lurkers (or worse, look for 5 sec and never return), people who take the time to email us or post a blog comment provide a huge lift.
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14,576 | comment | ntoshev | 2007-04-19T12:42:17 | null | Having looked into Pevayler, I think it buys you more problems than it solves. Thanks for the happs reference.<p>Terracotta may be a good solution for Java. | null | null | 14,529 | 14,421 | null | [
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14,577 | comment | ntoshev | 2007-04-19T12:43:31 | null | "use in-memory hashmap for small data, Amazon S3 or filesystem for large data. treat disk as sequental device." | null | null | 14,568 | 14,421 | null | [
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14,578 | story | jkush | 2007-04-19T12:55:11 | More Thoughts On Zenter | null | 2 | null | 14,578 | 3 | [
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14,579 | comment | jkush | 2007-04-19T12:56:40 | null | The more I think about it the more I think Zenter might be in a very good position; if their software is really good (and I expect it is) then Google competitor's might want to acquire something to compete with Google. <p>What do you guys think? | null | null | 14,578 | 14,578 | null | [
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14,580 | comment | mattculbreth | 2007-04-19T13:13:00 | null | Yeah there you go. | null | null | 14,577 | 14,421 | null | null | null | null |
14,581 | comment | dpapathanasiou | 2007-04-19T13:13:35 | null | The fact the you're posting this question here, in a startup forum, tells me you've already made your decision to do it (i.e., quit the ibank and head to California).<p>This is according to a French philosopher (digging deep here, trying to remember that freshman course...) who used an example of a young man in France, during the German occupation in WW2.<p>He was trying to decide between joining the priesthood or the resistance.<p>The fact that he went to his local church for advice meant, according to the philosopher (attention lazyweb: name check?), that he already decided for the priesthood, and just needed some reassurance or confirmation. | null | null | 14,439 | 14,438 | null | null | null | null |
14,582 | story | rjam | 2007-04-19T13:34:15 | How to get into the del.icio.us popular page | null | http://www.robertoalamos.com/how-to-get-into-the-delicious-popular-page-in-5-simple-steps | 1 | null | 14,582 | 0 | null | null | null |
14,583 | comment | juwo | 2007-04-19T13:40:39 | null | why does Jesus make you and others so angry?<p>I will bet $10 that if instead, it were a short para on Hinduism or Buddhism (and I dare say, even Islam), no one would have been so hostile. | null | null | 14,300 | 14,253 | null | [
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14,584 | comment | ralph | 2007-04-19T13:42:40 | null | Anyone know of detailed write-ups by people that didn't use a database. I too dislike the overhead of SQL as an interface. How did they cope with the problems that DBs solve? Did they ever have to scale to more than one "DB server"?<p>Cheers, Ralph. | null | null | 14,421 | 14,421 | null | [
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14,585 | comment | juwo | 2007-04-19T13:44:03 | null | Arent the pictures clear and simple?
The problem with screencast is what juwo tries to solve.<p>However, as you suggest, I shall create a screencast and see which is better.<p>
Also see:
my reply is here: <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=14590">http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=14590</a>
Thanks for continuing to engage!<p> | null | null | 14,502 | 14,253 | null | null | null | null |
14,586 | story | anon | 2007-04-19T13:46:19 | Cofounders - how high a bar? | null | 9 | null | 14,586 | 20 | [
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14,587 | story | dawie | 2007-04-19T13:46:45 | Web 2.0 Expo: All Things Widgets | null | http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_expo_all_things_widgets.php | 2 | null | 14,587 | 0 | null | null | null |
14,588 | comment | anon | 2007-04-19T13:50:17 | null | [I submitted this anonymously because the person in question may very well read this site now or at some point in the future.]<p>In short: I have a potential co founder, which is something that everyone seems to say is good. The problem, though, is that I don't think this guy is perfect (he may well think the same of me), for various reasons. Ok, no one is perfect, but I know people that I think would be "about as good as you could get" (unfortunately they aren't available), and this guy doesn't measure up.<p>Better to strike out on my own, or throw in my lot with someone who's perhaps not the right person? | null | null | 14,586 | 14,586 | null | [
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14,589 | comment | Sam_Odio | 2007-04-19T13:59:42 | null | I agree, my friends actually just switched off MT because of their difficulty hosting RoR apps. | null | null | 14,505 | 14,403 | null | null | null | null |
14,590 | comment | juwo | 2007-04-19T14:08:27 | null | It is hard to explain juwo in one sentence because it can be used for at least a dozen things. I dont want to leave anything out. IMHO, juwo is a new concept. IMHO it is very powerful - but I am getting carried away...<p>I have reorganized the page so that the simple explanation with the diagrams comes first.<p>I have to also say this. Your recommendation, wufoo.com; "Online HTML forms" means nothing to the layman. Similarly, I think the layman will not understand anything by <i>"juwo is... <p>A "Swiss Army knife" piece of software that gives more power to consumers to structure snippets of audio, video and text as a bullet list, to more easily index and annotate them, and to share the lists with others. Its benefits extend to multimedia as related to more enriching broadcasts, collaboration and organizing".</i><p>Yes, it may look like I have put the Help manual there. That is intentional. <i>For a new concept, I believe that if people cannot get help easily with the details, then they will stop using it.</i> Help manuals tend to be secreted away in software like a squirrel hides nuts.<p>Of course, it can be argued successfully that I have already scared even the geeks away!<p>I am not justifying, but explaining my rationale. I hope everyone at news.YC will continue to engage with juwo. <p>Anil Philip
juwo.com | null | null | 14,362 | 14,253 | null | [
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14,591 | comment | blader | 2007-04-19T14:10:29 | null | Awesome, I think I'll take you up on it. Check your email. | null | null | 14,562 | 14,524 | null | null | null | null |
14,592 | comment | jsjenkins168 | 2007-04-19T14:12:13 | null | You actually had time to type all that? Go work on your demo :) | null | null | 14,436 | 14,436 | null | null | null | null |
14,593 | comment | Goladus | 2007-04-19T14:12:46 | null | Usually when someone asks for advice about what to do, they're really looking for facts and information.<p>If I present a problem to a bunch of friends, the chance that I'll just take their list of suggestions and pick one to run with is minimal. What is valuable are the various tidbits of information that come up during the discussion. Often, it's information that I wouldn't have thought to ask about directly. | null | null | 14,521 | 14,438 | null | null | null | null |
14,594 | comment | gibsonf1 | 2007-04-19T14:13:32 | null | It's an excellent opportunity for their competitors to get informed about their products for only $100 (and a plane ticket. My startup being one of them - not that I have time to fly over there) It is also a social gathering, so people might be getting value out of it in that respect too. | null | null | 14,551 | 14,490 | null | null | null | null |
14,595 | comment | juwo | 2007-04-19T14:15:45 | null | I have put in a TOC now.<p><a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=14590">http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=14590</a> | null | null | 14,351 | 14,253 | null | null | null | null |
14,596 | comment | juwo | 2007-04-19T14:16:40 | null | my reply is here: <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=14590">http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=14590</a><p>Thanks for continuing to engage! | null | null | 14,495 | 14,253 | null | null | null | null |
14,597 | comment | juwo | 2007-04-19T14:17:18 | null | both. please click a demo. | null | null | 14,545 | 14,253 | null | null | null | null |
14,598 | comment | juwo | 2007-04-19T14:17:37 | null | my reply is here: <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=14590">http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=14590</a>
Thanks for continuing to engage!<p>What is a pro-con link?<p> | null | null | 14,458 | 14,253 | null | null | null | null |
14,599 | comment | gibsonf1 | 2007-04-19T14:19:12 | null | One of my sayings is "Perfection is Difficult" meaning that it is actually impossible. I wouldn't want to start up a company with someone I couldn't completely trust. Having different skill sets is actually a very good thing, but you need to really like the company of the person. | null | null | 14,588 | 14,586 | null | [
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