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Re:Just need a hacker dude and we'll be rich by motoko on Friday May 23, 2008 @09:51PM (#198545)
This looks like a reasonable advertisement for a first technical hire at a somewhat flaky startup self-evident web marketing competence. (yes, we're onto your game)

What's the big deal?

Re:Just need a hacker dude and we'll be rich by wehriam on Saturday May 24, 2008 @04:26AM (#198682)
The big deal is that it's honest, and funny, and still kind of crappy.

In good fun, "knows what bootstrap means and likes it" translates to "minority share and you'll be doing all the work."

Re:Just need a hacker dude and we'll be rich by tptacek on Saturday May 24, 2008 @01:00PM (#198881)
Bootstrap doesn't mean "minority share". It means "low salary".
Re:Just need a hacker dude and we'll be rich by lliiffee on Saturday May 24, 2008 @09:54PM (#199262)
Wow, given the line it was on, I had a rather different impression:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootstrapping_(statistics)
Sorry, the parenthesis break the URL detecting, so you'd need to copy/paste. (Bug?)
Re:Just need a hacker dude and we'll be rich by rms on Friday May 23, 2008 @10:40PM (#198562)
but dude, machine learning! You will eat your words once Sproost makes Strong AI.
Re:Just need a hacker dude and we'll be rich by zach on Saturday May 24, 2008 @01:40AM (#198639)
And uses it to, um, make interior design accessible to everyone. Just like we all secretly dream to do.
Re:Just need a hacker dude and we'll be rich by ovi256 on Saturday May 24, 2008 @06:58AM (#198717)
I will eat anybody's words once anybody mankes Strong OR Weak AI.