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Relevant: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2539892

If people read Dan's blog post http://blog.crushnotifier.com, they'd realize what a good and down to earth guy this his. Honestly, I think he's an inspiration to put oneself out there and give your projects a shot. It's one thing to not like a product. It's totally another to bash and write hateful comments like those on TC. That doesn't encourage other young entrepreneurs to take risks and try products out, which could be a horrible side effect. The best will always rise above it as I think Dan is doing.

This is different "You can use nChooseTwo to anonymously suggest matches, and to see matches your friends have suggested for you!" You match potential couples on that, versus on http://crushnotifier.com you pick YOUR crushes. Both are good concepts.

People only get two free crushes then they have to pay. My guess is there are some kinds of crush caps as well.

There were sites before BreakUpNotifier that alerted you when relationship statuses changed, some that are still going. Just like there are a ton of dating sites, probably a lot more than the anonymous crush sites.

Will be interesting to see what happens. This definitely has legs given the following BreakUpNotifier created.

back to where it all started!

Over the course of the past few months, my friend Dan (http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=theli0nheart) and I have been talking about launching a website that would help aspiring programmers learn how to code. There are a ton of resources out there already, but it’s so confusing to a newbie that it’s almost impossible to make a solid start without someone walking you through the process.

Dan's an experienced hacker. I'm not, and during the process of my first startup, I realized how much more valuable I'd be if I knew how to program - even if my focus was biz-dev and marketing.

We came up with the idea to build a website where he'd post videos and notes that would teach me to code from scratch. Along the way, I'd blog about my experiences so new programmers could follow along. The big goal is to foster a community for people who are interested in learning how to hack, share resources, and meet each other.

It will be a fun project and we're excited to see where it takes us. Hopefully you'll all join in and make it better than just we could all by ourselves. We have a landing page set up and would love you to check it out and leave your email.

Feedback and advice are really appreciated! Here's the link again - http://howtoprogram.tv.

Interesting that the WSJ changed the title of the article. It now reads: "Facebook Opens Door for Financial Disclosure or IPO in 2012"

In America, we need to start making structural changes to the system like eliminating bad teachers: http://papers.nber.org/papers/w16606 Doing so could produce $100 trillion dollars in gain for the U.S. (according to the paper above from HN yesterday).

Here's a positive view on U.S education standing: "The amazing truth about PISA scores: USA beats Western Europe, ties with Asia." http://super-economy.blogspot.com/2010/12/amazing-truth-abou...

I agree and am happy with the growth and flourishing of the entrepreneurial communities in foreign nations. But the picture is sometimes too rosy. I'm no expert, but this article poses some useful questions about China and India's future: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-28/advanced-economies-...

The bearish view from the article:

"Some demographers say China and India are decades away from becoming advanced economies. “Both countries are still very, very poor,” said Jane De Lung, president of the Princeton, New Jersey-based Population Resource Center. “China is growing by leaps and bounds, but the majority of the Chinese still live in very poor and poverty- stricken areas. You don’t have widespread economic growth outside the cities in either country.”"

Ultimately, the U.S., China, and India each have their own strengths and can hopefully cooperate in a way where it's not one versus the other, but rather, together helping move innovation and the world economy forward.

What percentage do you think are "real" accounts? (or anyone of course?)