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15,700 | comment | Goladus | 2007-04-22T13:10:54 | null | People steal the Y Combinator app is because it's so good. You can't just google and plug in the "right" answers.<p>Interpreting the responses is the skill that matters. | null | null | 15,653 | 15,628 | null | null | null | null |
15,701 | comment | dpapathanasiou | 2007-04-22T13:51:54 | null | <i>I believe, strongly, that building a real business is the only way to go</i><p>I agree with you completely.<p>"Lifestyle" businesses don't get the any of the media glory, VCs and i-bankers won't pursue you, but they'll still be here, long after the current feeding frenzy is gone.<p>And that "lifestyle" is pretty good, actually. | null | null | 15,685 | 15,684 | null | [
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15,702 | comment | ntoshev | 2007-04-22T13:52:29 | null | With memchached you pay the performance price for interprocess communication to get to the data in your hashtable, even when the data are on the same machine. The RoR / PHP / Python models for web development have each request running in different process, so this is unavoidable for them. Java / C++ are more suitable for pg's architecture (obviously Arc / Lisp too).<p>Also when you use memchached as a db cache, be preprared to lose some transactional properies of the database storage. | null | null | 14,709 | 14,605 | null | null | null | null |
15,703 | story | mattjaynes | 2007-04-22T13:54:23 | New Tiniest Motherboard: Pico-ITX Form Factor | null | http://www.dailytech.com/VIA+Announces+PicoITX+Form+Factor/article6989.htm | 2 | null | 15,703 | 0 | null | null | null |
15,704 | comment | gibsonf1 | 2007-04-22T14:04:24 | null | It looks like kpax uses the html macro from Allegroserve, which is a good thing. Does kpax support sessions? | null | null | 15,672 | 15,672 | null | null | null | null |
15,705 | comment | plusbryan | 2007-04-22T14:13:14 | null | We were very early adopters of both s3 and ec2, so much so that when we launched likebetter, amazon called us to congratulate us when they noticed the traffic spike!<p>So we never really trusted their reliability and built up integration with them in a hot-swap sort of way - so, while I'd love to take credit for weeks worth of work on this, switching meant changing around a few variables. :-) | null | null | 15,627 | 15,603 | null | null | null | null |
15,706 | story | gibsonf1 | 2007-04-22T14:14:20 | Public Wi-Fi may turn your life into an open notebook | null | http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-consumer22apr22,0,5309582.story?coll=la-home-headlines | 1 | null | 15,706 | 0 | null | null | null |
15,707 | comment | dpapathanasiou | 2007-04-22T14:18:02 | null | I was thinking about the Juwo web site and demo in this context a few days ago: <a href="http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/04/when_only_the_g.html">http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/04/when_only_the_g.html</a> <p>He <i>might</i> have a fantastic tool, but because of the way he's attempted to communicate it (both on this forum and his own web site) and the rigid technical requirements (sorry, but I'm not switching to Windows and/or installing a java browser plugin), he's made it impossible to build an audience or core community of users. | null | null | 15,696 | 15,554 | null | null | null | null |
15,708 | comment | plusbryan | 2007-04-22T14:18:49 | null | When I saw this post several months ago, I e-mailed the guy and chewed him out ("what on earth are you thinking", yadda yadda). He emailed back with an apology, something along the lines of him being a bit drunk when he posted it. Fair enough.<p>He had the balls a few weeks later to ask me if I would VOUCH for him to PG. Yeah, no, that didn't happen. | null | null | 15,543 | 15,543 | null | null | null | null |
15,709 | story | gibsonf1 | 2007-04-22T14:19:54 | Ad firm adapts digital strategy / Out of necessity, Goodby focuses more on new media | null | http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/22/BUGU9PB34G1.DTL | 1 | null | 15,709 | 0 | null | null | null |
15,710 | comment | mojuba | 2007-04-22T14:21:45 | null | I can probably write a similar site in any dynamic (dynamic enough) language in 100 to 200 lines. It's the mentality, not the language... although the language you use may form your mentality, too, of course.
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15,711 | comment | plusbryan | 2007-04-22T14:23:05 | null | It's all about commitment folks, simple as that. People over 30 and under 20 tend to have commitments that might get in the way of their startuping. My cofounder was 31, fwiw. | null | null | 15,144 | 15,144 | null | null | null | null |
15,712 | comment | plusbryan | 2007-04-22T14:27:20 | null | Did anyone notice they're ALSO using heysan's (a yc company) widget for their homepage? That seems pretty classy to me. | null | null | 15,628 | 15,628 | null | null | null | null |
15,713 | story | gibsonf1 | 2007-04-22T14:29:50 | Tech news blog - Microsoft hits the road with 'Guitar Hero' | null | http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9711199-7.html?tag=nefd.aof | 1 | null | 15,713 | 1 | [
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15,714 | comment | pg | 2007-04-22T14:31:30 | null | Wow, I can't believe I'm reading about domain-specific languages in InfoWorld... | null | null | 15,643 | 15,643 | null | [
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15,715 | comment | ido | 2007-04-22T14:31:58 | null | Then can you please do something like that for a scheme dialect? | null | null | 15,710 | 15,672 | null | [
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15,716 | comment | gibsonf1 | 2007-04-22T14:35:08 | null | We saw their van parked in front of Cnet on Friday. It drew immediate attention with loud rock blasting and large screens. The "crowd" thinned to about 4-5 people after the first hour. This is in a place where hundreds+ walk by in an hour. <p>It was, however, a media savvy move though as Cnet published it. (When they first parked the truck, the music was blasting and you could see most people in the entire Cnet building had gone to the windows to see what in the (<i>&(</i> was going on.) | null | null | 15,713 | 15,713 | null | null | null | null |
15,717 | comment | pg | 2007-04-22T14:36:13 | null | Possibly people were offended more by the plagiarism than the desire to fund startups in Europe. It is a bit much calling the thing Y Europe, for example. Seed funding doesn't <i>require</i> your name begin with Y. | null | null | 15,686 | 15,628 | null | [
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15,718 | story | gibsonf1 | 2007-04-22T14:36:56 | Reporters' Roundtable Podcast: In the buzz battle, it's still Google over Microsoft | null | http://news.com.com/Reporters+Roundtable+Podcast+In+the+buzz+battle%2C+its+still+Google+over+Microsoft/2324-11424_3-6177815.html?tag=nefd.aof | 1 | null | 15,718 | 0 | null | null | null |
15,719 | comment | Alex3917 | 2007-04-22T14:38:23 | null | Bar Graphs aren't good for visualizing landscapes. Pie Charts aren't good for understanding physics.<p>It's a visualization. It's good for certain things. It's bad for others. I have seen tag clouds used very well, for example here:<p><a href="http://chir.ag/phernalia/preztags/">http://chir.ag/phernalia/preztags/</a>
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15,720 | story | gibsonf1 | 2007-04-22T14:39:15 | Week in videos: From the tops in Webware to a geek topper | null | http://news.com.com/Week+in+videos+From+the+tops+in+Webware+to+a+geek+topper/2100-1046_3-6178142.html?tag=nefd.top | 1 | null | 15,720 | 0 | null | null | null |
15,721 | story | gibsonf1 | 2007-04-22T14:45:29 | Gates: Asia to spawn tech breakthroughs | null | http://news.com.com/Gates+Asia+to+spawn+tech+breakthroughs/2100-1008_3-6178194.html?tag=nefd.top | 1 | null | 15,721 | 1 | [
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15,722 | story | Benja | 2007-04-22T14:46:04 | Real people talking to real people: A good way to design a b2b site | null | http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/04/people_talking_.html | 1 | null | 15,722 | 0 | null | null | null |
15,723 | comment | Alex3917 | 2007-04-22T14:51:10 | null | Depends if you want a single partner from incorporation to IPO, or if you just need some one-off legal advice while mucking around. I had a really good experience working with Carr & Ferrell on IP. Most of the bigger firms won't work with you if all you want is a proofread on some provisional patents. They were recommended to me by someone high up at Wilson Sonsini, and they did a great job. | null | null | 15,499 | 15,499 | null | null | null | null |
15,724 | comment | omouse | 2007-04-22T14:56:52 | null | I wanted to laugh. But I couldn't. | null | null | 15,623 | 15,623 | null | null | null | null |
15,725 | story | Sam_Odio | 2007-04-22T15:06:10 | Sneak Peak Inside PageFlakes "Flurry" Release | null | http://startupmeme.com/2007/04/22/sneak-peak-inside-pageflakes-flurry-release/ | 1 | null | 15,725 | 0 | null | null | null |
15,726 | comment | amichail | 2007-04-22T15:06:55 | null | Have you tried gwt under eclipse? | null | null | 15,630 | 14,947 | null | null | null | null |
15,727 | comment | Sam_Odio | 2007-04-22T15:08:39 | null | Reddit's moving towards Django. It seems like they're outgrowing web.py, which is really meant for quick & simple web apps. | null | null | 15,679 | 15,679 | null | [
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15,728 | comment | jamongkad | 2007-04-22T15:13:25 | null | How come they won't migrate to Rails instead? | null | null | 15,679 | 15,679 | null | [
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15,729 | comment | Sam_Odio | 2007-04-22T15:22:40 | null | <i>And that "lifestyle" is pretty good, actually.</i><p>Actually, no, it's not. At least, it's not for me. Several of the businesses I've built in the past are "lifestyle" businesses. They're supporting me, they're paying my way through school, but they're not as much fun as you'd think. That's why I'm here, after all :)<p>Ask anyone who owns a restaurant, and they'll tell you lifestyle businesses are a lot like working at a 9-5. Only that there's much more to do, and the income isn't guaranteed. | null | null | 15,701 | 15,684 | null | [
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15,730 | comment | gibsonf1 | 2007-04-22T15:30:28 | null | What scares me is how the Chinese government will manipulate and use the MS workforce to help control the ideas reaching the Chinese Populace. Wouldn't it be that much more efficient to build censorship right into the OS? I would never want to make money this way. | null | null | 15,721 | 15,721 | null | null | null | null |
15,731 | comment | Sam_Odio | 2007-04-22T15:31:42 | null | The way Steve puts it - his original motivation for using python over RoR is that there's too much "magic" involved in rails. I think he doesn't think things being done for him, and rails does a lot for you...<p>That compounded with rails being slower and requiring an entire rewrite of the site, and it seems the decision to move to django is a no-brainer. | null | null | 15,728 | 15,679 | null | [
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15,732 | comment | Sam_Odio | 2007-04-22T15:43:45 | null | It also implies a collaboration with YC, which doesn't exist.<p>Regardless, I think it will be hard to fully replicate the YC model, because it's unlikely these firms will generate the following YC has. This following equates to attention, press, prestige and connections for all the new YC companies. <p>Without all that, all you have is an angel investor. And there's nothing new about that.<p>Really, when it comes down to it, this is just an enormous validation for what's happening here. After all, "imitation is the best form of flattery." | null | null | 15,717 | 15,628 | null | [
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15,733 | story | amichail | 2007-04-22T15:47:54 | What is the equivalent of freshmeat for web 2.0 apps (i.e., a place where you can announce updates of your app)? | null | 4 | null | 15,733 | 6 | [
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15,734 | comment | Sam_Odio | 2007-04-22T15:51:38 | null | They've been very responsive to my feedback as well. | null | null | 15,698 | 15,697 | null | null | null | null |
15,735 | comment | danielha | 2007-04-22T15:51:50 | null | Not a freshmeat equivalent, but do it on your own blog. | null | null | 15,733 | 15,733 | null | [
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15,736 | comment | jamongkad | 2007-04-22T15:54:01 | null | Hmmm makes sense, admittedly I love programming in Ruby but this article caused me to check out Python and Django :) | null | null | 15,731 | 15,679 | null | null | null | null |
15,737 | comment | danielha | 2007-04-22T15:58:24 | null | In this article, this author writes why he chose Python over Ruby: <a href="http://jesusphreak.infogami.com/blog/why_py">http://jesusphreak.infogami.com/blog/why_py</a> | null | null | 15,679 | 15,679 | null | [
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15,738 | comment | amichail | 2007-04-22T16:00:46 | null | Most bloggers don't have enough of an audience for that to be worthwhile.<p>A freshmeat equivalent would be better. | null | null | 15,735 | 15,733 | null | [
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15,739 | comment | jey | 2007-04-22T16:12:33 | null | "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."<p>Really, these guys aren't claiming to be YCombinator II. They're just validating the model and wanting to do something similar in Europe. They clearly state on their page "This site is inspired by, but not affiliated with YCombinator."<p>The YCombinators should be flattered, and everyone who participates in YC can give themselves a pat on the back for being funded by the original YC-style firm. [Hm, that has a nice ring: "YC funding" vs "VC funding". I wonder if that was intentional.]<p>Edit: Oh, now I see that they only added the disclaimer after a post in this thread called them out on it... | null | null | 15,732 | 15,628 | null | [
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15,740 | comment | Tichy | 2007-04-22T16:24:51 | null | Thanks, colourlovers works really well for me. | null | null | 15,191 | 15,069 | null | null | null | null |
15,741 | comment | mojuba | 2007-04-22T16:33:42 | null | I don't speak Scheme, I'm sorry. | null | null | 15,715 | 15,672 | null | null | null | null |
15,742 | comment | Leonidas | 2007-04-22T16:38:09 | null | I think that it's great there's something like Y in Europe for startups. Anything that helps to promote entrepreneurs are great. The 'issue' here is that YEurope, the "Y" implies that you're associated with YCombinator...which is kind of misleading. Secondly, the questions are exactly the same as the Y right down to the period. The program could have reworded it, took out irrelevant questions or add some more like TechStars did. Thirdly, the design of the site looks relatively similar to that of Y's with the huge sliding picture in the front.<p>If you want to use the questions right down to the period, might have been better if you emailed and asked the Y team if you could do that. <p>I know its weird and you're probably thinking, who cares if they copy right down to the period? Its giving entrepreneurs a chance. Yes, but at least give credit where credit is due. | null | null | 15,686 | 15,628 | null | null | null | null |
15,743 | story | mattjaynes | 2007-04-22T16:47:46 | Y Combinator Day, Pt. 1 | null | http://mattmaroon.com/?p=183 | 23 | null | 15,743 | 17 | [
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15,744 | comment | Leonidas | 2007-04-22T16:52:36 | null | I've thought about this for a bit and I really don't know who needs who more so I like to think a non-hacker needs a hacker both equally. For example, if a non-hacker can't find a hacker, he'll go hire one. Hiring one might not be the best approach but if you have the money to spend, why not? Of course it's always better to have a hacker as as cofounder. Now, a hacker - can be business savvy so he wouldn't need a non-hacker. <p>But lets think about this, you have a hacker who thinks he doesn't need a non-hacker. Well, most of the applications that hackers most likely build is for other hackers. When you speak to VCs, how many of them are hackers? Or a bunch of hacker guys building a 'fashion site'...uh what do guys know about fashion. In this case, I would go find a non-hacker chick to join the team b/c she'll know all the avenues and forum girls go to - marketing power.<p>You can build, but what you build won't always get users. I know there seems to be a view in Silicon Valley that MBAs are morons but it's wrong to lump them all into one group. I could easily say that a lot of hackers, while brilliant, may build something really 'cool' but so entirely 'useless.'<p>A hacker and non-hacker team is the best combination. You both need each other equally. There's no "I" in "Team."<p> | null | null | 15,618 | 15,613 | null | [
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15,745 | comment | Leonidas | 2007-04-22T16:58:12 | null | Good luck to you. I'm nervous for your guys! The Y team seems to be people you can talk to, I guess that's why they're so attractive to entrepreneurs. <p>Either way, very exciting
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15,746 | comment | jey | 2007-04-22T17:19:10 | null | I think throwing a parties or other social events for hackers would be more effective. This lets you all network and get to know each other, and brings together everyone from across the campus into one spot. You want to actually form a friendship and get to know someone before deciding to become cofounders. "Cofounder" isn't a position with a posting on a job board and an interview. | null | null | 15,676 | 15,613 | null | [
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15,747 | story | nickanderson | 2007-04-22T17:32:00 | Top 10 Myths of Making Money Online | null | http://www.ebusinessmba.com/articles/making+money+online.html | 12 | null | 15,747 | 1 | [
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15,748 | story | mojuba | 2007-04-22T17:55:51 | Can anyone build a site for sharing startup ideas? | null | 8 | null | 15,748 | 34 | [
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15,749 | comment | mojuba | 2007-04-22T17:59:37 | null | (1) If I have an idea but don't have the time to implement it, let someone pick it up through this site.<p>(2) If I have an idea but I'd like to "check the waters" before implementing it.<p>(3) Any brainstorming.<p>Most of us shouldn't be afraid of sharing ideas openly, because the value of what we do mostly is in <i>how</i> we do it. | null | null | 15,748 | 15,748 | null | [
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15,750 | comment | inklesspen | 2007-04-22T18:01:40 | null | If you're thinking about looking at a Python web framework, you could do worse than to read this O'Reilly book: <a href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596513719/">http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596513719/</a><p>(Full disclosure: I'm acquainted with the author, and involved with one of the projects discussed in the book, Pylons.) | null | null | 15,679 | 15,679 | null | null | null | null |
15,751 | story | ido | 2007-04-22T18:02:08 | Web Development in Scheme- What's The Best Way? | null | 4 | null | 15,751 | 5 | [
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15,752 | comment | ido | 2007-04-22T18:02:51 | null | SISCWeb? the plt webserver? Something else maybe? | null | null | 15,751 | 15,751 | null | [
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15,753 | comment | inklesspen | 2007-04-22T18:03:10 | null | jesusphreak, the author of that blog post, has since moved away from Django. He comes by #pylons every now and then, complaining about the Django community. I'm also not really sure if he ever actually has written anything.<p>But at any rate, here's a more recent post by him: <a href="http://jesusphreak.infogami.com/blog/vrp1">http://jesusphreak.infogami.com/blog/vrp1</a> | null | null | 15,679 | 15,679 | null | [
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15,754 | story | pageman | 2007-04-22T18:04:35 | DivX Launches Its Own YouTube, Stage6 | null | http://gigaom.com/2006/08/23/stage6-divxs-quality-youtube/ | 2 | null | 15,754 | 1 | [
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15,755 | comment | ido | 2007-04-22T18:04:54 | null | And more importantly - can anyone follow up on mojuba's premis? <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=15710">http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=15710</a> | null | null | 15,752 | 15,751 | null | [
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15,756 | comment | pageman | 2007-04-22T18:05:18 | null | was wondering why this isn't even mentioned in TechCrunch | null | null | 15,754 | 15,754 | null | null | null | null |
15,757 | comment | ycom | 2007-04-22T18:06:56 | null | waffle and nothing to download? There is a windows client available for download. Also read their new blog posting for more information: <a href="http://blog.gravityzoo.com/pivot/entry.php?id=21">http://blog.gravityzoo.com/pivot/entry.php?id=21</a>
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15,758 | comment | ido | 2007-04-22T18:08:40 | null | That sounds like a neat idea - but why don't you just use a wiki? | null | null | 15,749 | 15,748 | null | [
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15,759 | comment | brett | 2007-04-22T18:12:16 | null | This ebusinessmba.com guy is seriously persistent. It can't be that news.yc users are generating good ad clickthrough. | null | null | 15,747 | 15,747 | null | null | null | null |
15,760 | comment | mojuba | 2007-04-22T18:16:41 | null | Wiki sucks in many respects, including lack of true parallelism, while a simple reddit-like system with discussions would work better, perhaps with some modifications. | null | null | 15,758 | 15,748 | null | null | null | null |
15,761 | comment | mrmagic | 2007-04-22T18:22:32 | null | Unfortunately, self-promotion is king these days, but the site is not bad. | null | null | 15,747 | 15,747 | null | null | null | true |
15,762 | comment | JohnN | 2007-04-22T18:27:22 | null | good luck!
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15,763 | comment | mojuba | 2007-04-22T18:27:49 | null | Perhaps you could use freshmeat for that if only there weren't a requirement for posting a link to your tarball, which obviously doesn't make sense for web sites. Freshmeat could have done that if asked to, I guess. | null | null | 15,738 | 15,733 | null | null | null | null |
15,764 | comment | aquarin | 2007-04-22T18:29:45 | null | Hum, and for some unknown reasons Paypal do not allow accounts from Bulgaria (EU country) | null | null | 15,216 | 15,216 | null | null | null | null |
15,765 | comment | danielha | 2007-04-22T18:34:57 | null | Paul Graham did. What was that site again... | null | null | 15,748 | 15,748 | null | null | null | null |
15,766 | comment | nostrademons | 2007-04-22T18:37:47 | null | "For example, if a non-hacker can't find a hacker, he'll go hire one."<p>You can't build a successful tech business with a hired hacker. By choosing to hire, you'll only be able to attract programmers who are willing to work for the money you can pay them. The cream of the crop will pass you up in favor of startups that give them equity. Your first technical person sets a ceiling on the technical ability of your subsequent hires, because bad programmers are not able to recognize great ones.<p>If you're right and you do find a market niche that's extremely profitable, you'll invite competition. One of those competitors will inevitably have a top-notch hacker as a cofounder, and then you'll get eaten for lunch as their small, nimble team of elite hackers copies everything you do and then innovates way beyond it.<p>Many companies tried this approach in the dot-com boom, with predictable results. For example, Altavista/Lycos/Infoseek got eaten by Google, Value America by Amazon, Friendster and now MySpace by FaceBook. | null | null | 15,744 | 15,613 | null | [
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15,767 | comment | Leonidas | 2007-04-22T18:46:58 | null | You could just put up a simple forum and people can just enter their "Idea" as a topic on the forum. | null | null | 15,758 | 15,748 | null | [
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15,768 | comment | nostrademons | 2007-04-22T18:47:19 | null | I'd frame it a different way:<p>"Stay in touch with the potential cofounders you've already found."<p>I met my cofounder when we lived across from each other in college at the Arts Theme House. We just didn't know we were cofounders yet. At the time, I was a physics major - my cofounder knew that I had previously worked at a tech startup, but he had no idea that I was still into computers (I'm not sure I was, at the time), or that I'd done several major side projects. I knew him as a psych major who was a bit of an electronics whiz - I had no idea that he wanted to go into entrepreneurship or the Internet space. For that matter, I don't think he did either.<p>I didn't find out what he was doing until I went over to catch up with him at Homecoming. I knew that he'd been at a consulting firm (via FaceBook), but usually consultants go into big business instead of Web2.0 startups. Even then, I didn't join immediately - he had someone else picked out as a technical cofounder. It was only after the previous technical cofounder quit (for visa reasons) that I joined up with him.<p>Also - there's a common misconception that top-notch hackers spend all their time hacking. They spend <i>a lot</i> of time hacking, but most have other interests. For example, Guy Steele sings bass in choir and does swing dancing. Paul Graham writes essays and paints. One of the top hackers I knew at college was a CS/Theater double major. IMNSHO, these people often have <i>better</i> technical chops than the single-minded, socially awkward computer geek. | null | null | 15,676 | 15,613 | null | [
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15,769 | comment | npk | 2007-04-22T18:47:45 | null | This sounds like the beginning of a new type of "computer language shootout." Somebody:<p>1) Defines an application, all apps have to spit out the same HTML (or roughly the same.)
2) Solicits codes from a number of different languages/frameworks.
3) Runs the code on a web server, beats on it & measures performance.
4) Reports.<p>This is a lot of work, and I can see why it's never happened before, but I imagine it would be useful. | null | null | 15,710 | 15,672 | null | null | null | null |
15,770 | story | mattjaynes | 2007-04-22T18:52:10 | Functional Programming For The Rest of Us | null | http://www.defmacro.org/ramblings/fp.html | 17 | null | 15,770 | 8 | [
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15,771 | comment | eli | 2007-04-22T19:00:23 | null | It's also an Apollo demo app! <a href="http://mashable.com/2007/03/27/adobe-apollo/">http://mashable.com/2007/03/27/adobe-apollo/</a> | null | null | 15,069 | 15,069 | null | null | null | null |
15,772 | comment | jaggederest | 2007-04-22T19:04:24 | null | Well, one way is to pick a viewpoint and use that. But really, the important thing is, you see that you are valued by the people you respect. As long as you're a user in the system, it's obvious whether you have good or bad karma. | null | null | 15,678 | 15,543 | null | null | null | null |
15,773 | story | Sam_Odio | 2007-04-22T19:04:25 | Roundup: Google's StumbleUpon clone, Froogle gone, Google phone, more | null | http://venturebeat.com/2007/04/20/roundup-googles-stumbleupon-clone-froogle-gone-google-phone-more/ | 1 | null | 15,773 | 0 | null | null | null |
15,774 | comment | Sam_Odio | 2007-04-22T19:10:51 | null | Good luck, let us know what the decision was! | null | null | 15,743 | 15,743 | null | null | null | null |
15,775 | comment | mojuba | 2007-04-22T19:12:28 | null | True, but doesn't voting add some dynamics to a simple forum? | null | null | 15,767 | 15,748 | null | [
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15,776 | comment | RyanGWU82 | 2007-04-22T19:13:56 | null | Great comment. I'm an engineering student and was enrolled in an entrepreneurship course at the business school here. This kind of bias was evident there as well. Our instructor often made comments about our project having "lifestyle business" potential as if that was a bad thing. If we couldn't grow to "$50 million in five years" then we weren't appropriate for venture capital, and we'd have to seek other types of funding, and apparently that was a big negative to him. It was frustrating and counter-productive, really. | null | null | 15,685 | 15,684 | null | [
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15,777 | comment | mojuba | 2007-04-22T19:15:55 | null | In fact, YCnews is perfect, except it doesn't take into account voting that's going on inside a post. That is, if there are good comments under a post from many people (the more the better) that post should get a higher rank. Well, hm, like this one :) | null | null | 15,767 | 15,748 | null | [
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15,778 | comment | Sam_Odio | 2007-04-22T19:17:09 | null | Agreed, I've personally been in Juwo's position too many times to count. As entrepreneurs, I'm would guess we've all had that experience where we've been labeled outsiders, ridiculed and "written off." <p>I've even developed a saying:
"When they call you crazy, you're either extraordinarily stupid or extraordinarily smart. You can only hope for the latter." | null | null | 15,696 | 15,554 | null | [
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15,779 | comment | timg | 2007-04-22T19:20:54 | null | Alone in their basements? Seriously. | null | null | 15,674 | 15,613 | null | null | null | null |
15,780 | comment | juliob | 2007-04-22T19:33:24 | null | <a href="http://www.go2web20.net/">http://www.go2web20.net/</a><p><a href="http://demomyapp.com/">http://demomyapp.com/</a>
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15,781 | story | Sam_Odio | 2007-04-22T19:35:08 | New startup develops wireless electricity | null | http://www.mercurynews.com/search/ci_5708216?nclick_check=1 | 6 | null | 15,781 | 9 | [
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15,782 | comment | Sam_Odio | 2007-04-22T19:35:21 | null | Pretty cool concept. I've been waiting for this for a while... Although I was thought the technology would use electromagnetic induction - not lasers.<p>For more on powerbeam, also see: <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2007/04/20/powerbeam-the-wireless-electricity-start-up/">http://venturebeat.com/2007/04/20/powerbeam-the-wireless-electricity-start-up/</a> | null | null | 15,781 | 15,781 | null | null | null | null |
15,783 | comment | amichail | 2007-04-22T19:35:53 | null | I'm looking for something like freshmeat where they make <i>updates</i> prominent, not just initial announcements. | null | null | 15,780 | 15,733 | null | [
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15,784 | story | Alex3917 | 2007-04-22T19:53:44 | Is social networking dead? Nope. We've only just seen the beginning. Here's why | null | http://alexkrupp.typepad.com/sensemaking/2007/04/is_social_netwo.html | 5 | null | 15,784 | 1 | [
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15,785 | comment | missrogue | 2007-04-22T20:02:34 | null | Hey gang...there is already a 'hub' in San Francisco. The Coworking movement (that Cafe Bricolage in NYC is hooked into) started here with Chris Messina, Brad Neuberg, Ryanne Hodsen, Jay Dedman, Ted Tagami and myself (Tara Hunt).<p>We currently have several coworking spots in the city:<p><a href="http://www.citizenspace.us">http://www.citizenspace.us</a>
<a href="http://thehatfactory.net">http://thehatfactory.net</a><p>and you can see much more discussion on the work we are doing around the world (as well as collecting all sorts of data in surveys, etc.) here:<p><a href="http://www.coworking.info">http://www.coworking.info</a><p>Tara
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15,786 | comment | jsjenkins168 | 2007-04-22T20:04:48 | null | Thanks for the valuable info. Our interview is in less than 2 hours.. Talk about being nervous hah. Good luck on getting funded. | null | null | 15,743 | 15,743 | null | null | null | null |
15,787 | comment | missrogue | 2007-04-22T20:06:33 | null | Oh...and in San Francisco...even the most remote places run for about $2.00psf/month. We got a steal at $1.10psf in South Park, but it was the only thing we saw after looking for months.<p>We were aiming for the $2psf.<p>Oh...and there are WAY more costs than rent, btw. Check out our post on the costs of running a space:<p><a href="http://citizenspace.us/2007/03/20/baring-it-all-the-costs-of-citizen-space/">http://citizenspace.us/2007/03/20/baring-it-all-the-costs-of-citizen-space/</a><p>And we charge about $350/desk + $225/floaters. Free for drop-ins, though. :) | null | null | 9,704 | 9,704 | null | null | null | null |
15,788 | comment | dfranke | 2007-04-22T20:07:25 | null | What is the Mahir Corollary? Google doesn't seem to know... | null | null | 15,617 | 15,554 | null | [
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15,789 | comment | missrogue | 2007-04-22T20:10:40 | null | Hey gang...there is already a 'hub' in San Francisco. The Coworking movement (that Cafe Bricolage in NYC is hooked into) started here with Chris Messina, Brad Neuberg, Ryanne Hodsen, Jay Dedman, Ted Tagami and myself (Tara Hunt).<p>We currently have several coworking spots in the city:<p><a href="http://www.citizenspace.us">http://www.citizenspace.us</a> <a href="http://thehatfactory.net">http://thehatfactory.net</a><p>and you can see much more discussion on the work we are doing around the world (as well as collecting all sorts of data in surveys, etc.) here:<p><a href="http://www.coworking.info">http://www.coworking.info</a><p>Tara<p>p.s. there are spaces being started up and down the peninsula, too | null | null | 11,808 | 11,808 | null | null | null | null |
15,790 | comment | missrogue | 2007-04-22T20:12:34 | null | A recent survey we did of over 120 people on the coworking list stated that location, location, location was crucial. Oh...and that meant close to public transportation and not a big commute (on buses and trains) from their homes.<p>Survey results here:<p><a href="http://blog.coworking.info/2007/04/21/the-results-of-the-coworking-survey/">http://blog.coworking.info/2007/04/21/the-results-of-the-coworking-survey/</a> | null | null | 12,163 | 11,808 | null | null | null | null |
15,791 | story | jamiequint | 2007-04-22T20:18:18 | University of Portland VP of Information Services Cites Patriot Act Against Students | null | http://www.mgridley.com/rogueUP/Rogue_Blog/E830C4E1-10A6-40A9-910B-61B64169B0DF.html | 1 | null | 15,791 | 1 | [
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15,792 | comment | jamiequint | 2007-04-22T20:18:51 | null | see the archive of this site for more of the ridiculousness that is happening at my school | null | null | 15,791 | 15,791 | null | null | null | null |
15,793 | story | matt | 2007-04-22T20:20:32 | Is Google the next Wal-Mart? | null | http://digg.com/tech_news/Is_Google_the_next_Wal_Mart | 1 | null | 15,793 | -1 | null | null | true |
15,794 | comment | danw | 2007-04-22T20:21:46 | null | It's a pretty crazy situation but I'm not sure if I should vote it up. It's not exactly 'startup news'. Perhaps try reddit/digg? | null | null | 15,791 | 15,791 | null | null | null | null |
15,795 | story | matt | 2007-04-22T20:21:56 | Is Google the next Wal-Mart? | null | http://andrewchen.typepad.com/andrew_chens_blog/2007/04/5_reasons_why_g.html | 1 | null | 15,795 | 0 | null | null | null |
15,796 | story | jmtame | 2007-04-22T20:26:09 | Inspiration for when you hear people say "That's not a good idea." | null | http://www.thoughtmechanics.com/2007/04/21/some-very-funny-and-totally-wrong-predictions-of-the-past/ | 5 | null | 15,796 | 4 | [
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15,797 | comment | mattjaynes | 2007-04-22T20:26:17 | null | Site requires registration, here's the full text:<p>-----------------------------------------<p>Takahashi: New idea? Electricity researchers work on cutting the cord<p>By Dean Takahashi<p>Mercury News<p>Article Launched: 04/19/2007 07:12:46 PM PDT<p>-----------------------------------------<p>Who ever heard of wireless electricity? Seems impossible.<p>I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen a demo myself at PowerBeam, a Sunnyvale start-up. The technology they showed off makes me believe that big, revolutionary ideas are still possible in Silicon Valley - even after decades of innovation. Don't close down the patent office yet.<p>PowerBeam co-founders David Graham and Xiaobing Luo showed me how they could power up a little toy with a spinning fan without using either batteries or a wired power source. They can do so with an invention that seems suspiciously simple.<p>They pointed a laser beam at a solar cell. The solar cell collects the light energy from the laser and converts it into electricity. Light in, electricity out.<p>Then the electricity travels from the solar cell into the device. They call it an "optical power beam."<p>It's the same principle that powers your pocket calculator with a solar cell. But in this case, PowerBeam gets a lot more electrical power from a laser as far away as 65 feet.<p>In a patent application, PowerBeam says it can produce much more electrical power than other methods because it has tamed a dangerous laser. It uses a powerful laser of the sort that could cut through your hand, but it has integrated a safety system, allowing it to channel a lot of energy into the solar cell.<p>I can't be a good judge about the PowerBeam technology (other than vouching that the demo worked). But I love the vision. I believe
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that someone who pioneers this market will find a bonanza.<p>Graham envisions someone using a laptop without plugging it in at all. You could, for instance, sit at a cafe or in the middle of a hotel ballroom and draw power from a light fixture above the center of the room. A laser atop the light fixture would seek out any solar receptor in the room with help from a detection system, such as a camera. When it finds it, the laser would concentrate its light beam on the laptop's solar cell.<p>The size of the solar cells needed would vary based on how much power is needed. A cell phone could be charged with a solar cell the size of a silver dollar, says Graham. For a laptop, the cell would be bigger and be mounted as a pad on the laptop's cover. If PowerBeam systems improve and became popular, you wouldn't need batteries for your laptop as you travel.<p>Another application is security cameras, which often need to be placed where it's not convenient to string an electrical cord. A security camera can run on just four watts, which Graham says his device can produce using a very small solar cell. Still another application is to use the PowerBeam system to connect high-end audio speakers anywhere in a room without having an unsightly electrical cord attached to it.<p>It's a big dream for a little company. PowerBeam is just a two-person company in Sunnyvale's Plug and Play Tech Center, a building that houses scores of start-ups. The company still has perhaps two years or more before it gets a product on the market. But Graham says the company has filed for patents on the basic invention and is now talking to potential partners about applications.<p>"We produce wireless electricity," Graham says. "Think of us as PG&E. Our partners will do interesting things with it."<p>As for competition, it isn't hard to find patents for "wireless electricity." In the early 1900s, radio pioneer Nikola Tesla unsuccessfully tried to commercialize a wireless electricity invention. Many wireless power solutions aren't really useful because of problems relating to how much power they can transfer over distance.<p>Last year, a research team headed by Marin Soljacic at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said it could transfer electricity wirelessly using a concept called electromagnetic resonance. Powercast, a Pennsylvania start-up, says it has a safe wireless power system that uses radios to transmit power. The company says it will be used in lots of devices by the end of 2008. And another start-up, WildCharge, is preparing to start selling a pad that wirelessly charges cell phones that are placed on top of it.<p>PowerBeam's Graham says his solution uniquely combines a powerful laser with a safety system.<p>This isn't his first start-up. He sold a previous software company to National Semiconductor in 2003 for an undisclosed sum. After a year at National, he left to start something new. He dreamed up the PowerBeam idea about two years ago and later recruited Luo, a former National colleague who is an optical scientist.<p>The two men were able to get a short-range demo working in December, and I saw it work across the width of a sizable room. The company is self-funded so far, but it plans to raise venture money. The solution eventually has to solve somebody's problem, and it has to be inexpensive.<p>"About 10 percent of this is science," Graham says. "The rest of it is engineering." | null | null | 15,781 | 15,781 | null | [
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15,798 | comment | Tichy | 2007-04-22T20:26:32 | null | Makes me wonder if I should not just stick with Java... | null | null | 15,753 | 15,679 | null | [
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15,799 | comment | Leonidas | 2007-04-22T20:28:31 | null | "MySpace by FaceBook" -- that's kind of arguable because MySpace was acquired and I really don't know who's making more money than whom. What about Digg? As for Google eating those companies you listed up..heck Google eats everyone up.<p>Having a hacker as a co-founder is always better than hiring which I stated. The point is, having a team of just solely hackers is not always better than having a team of a non-hacker and hacker.<p> | null | null | 15,766 | 15,613 | null | null | null | null |
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