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Re:Tracking, Personalization and Screams of Privacy on Saturday February 16, 2013 @03:03PM (#5232773)
Great input on debate of personalization vs privacy. Would love to hear the community's thoughts.

Ask HN: Best place online to learn building web apps?

Posted by Wesmax27 on Monday May 31, 2010 @11:12PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am sick of having a great idea for a web app, yet no way to execute a simple version to try to get funding or help with it. Can anyone give recommendations on the best entry level language and where I can learn it online? I am thinking Ruby on Rails would be a good place to start.Thanks in advance.

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Re:Ask HN: Best practices with elance? on Monday July 20, 2009 @10:32PM (#715607)
That's very good advice. Thanks.

Ask HN: Best practices with elance?

Posted by Wesmax27 on Tuesday July 07, 2009 @06:46PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Can anyone share an anecdote or refer me to an online resource where I can learn about best practices when it comes to using elance to design and develop my website idea?I am not a programmer, so I am just looking for a few tips.Thanks in advance.

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Your favorite music startup?

Posted by Wesmax27 on Thursday June 04, 2009 @09:22PM
from the self-post dept.

I've been thinking lately about some ideas I have had and would really like to do a startup in the music space. So I'd like to pose a question to the group: what is the music startup you are most excited about currently and why?I will start the discussion by saying I am really excited about what popcuts is doing. Incentivizing fans to get in on music early is brilliant, and truly benefits the...

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Re:Ask HN: What to read during the holidays? on Monday December 22, 2008 @01:13AM (#406147)
I am going to get through Warren Buffett's biography, The Snowball.
Re:Ask HN: Is there a HN for music? on Tuesday November 25, 2008 @01:42PM (#376618)
I guess it's all in what you want.

An analogy: when I want to meet new people I usually go to parties that my friends are having because I figure that if my friends like the guests then chances are I will too. However, every now and then I go to completely random bars and gatherings because I want to be exposed to a completely new circle of people who have no common relationships with me or my friends.

Similarly in music, there are times when I want to discover things that are similar to what I have liked in the past, but also times when I want to discover things that are completely random and unrelated to anything I have ever heard or liked.

Re:Ask HN: Is there a HN for music? on Tuesday November 25, 2008 @01:03PM (#376585)
Thanks. Noisetrade is pretty awesome.
Re:Ask HN: Is there a HN for music? on Tuesday November 25, 2008 @01:08AM (#376079)
Thanks for the insightful post. One question though: don't you think your highlight about last.fm and approach to HN is a little too homogenous?

While I can appreciate music suggestions that are in line with my taste, that is easy enough to find on my own (through the methods you suggested). What isn't easy to find are bands that sound nothing like what I've heard, but could be just as brilliant as the bands I know and love. This is where I think the suggestions in this thread are most useful.

And I would go even further to argue that because music is subjective and immeasurable it would make an even more interesting discussion.

Thanks too for North of America - I haven't heard them but will definitely check them out.

Re:Ask HN: Is there a HN for music? on Monday November 24, 2008 @09:42PM (#375886)
And that is why I love this community. Thanks for that suggestion.
Re:Ask HN: Is there a HN for music? on Monday November 24, 2008 @08:43PM (#375825)
Thinking about it. But I can't code. :(
Re:Ask HN: Is there a HN for music? on Monday November 24, 2008 @06:25PM (#375634)
If anyone is interested in chiming in further while we are here, I'd be really curious to know the top ways people are discovering new music right now.

For me it is: Sirius XM U (formerly Left of Center); Hype Machine; Pitchfork; Songkick (for finding shows in my area); URB Magazine; Fader Magazine; OHHLA Top 25

Ask HN: Is there a HN for music?

Posted by Wesmax27 on Monday November 24, 2008 @02:53PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have been thinking about this recently and thought I would throw it out to the group. Is there a destination online that has meaningful discourse around music?Hype Machine is the first thing that comes to mind, but I'd love to hear more thoughts about any HN or Friendfeed type conversations that are going on out there. Perhaps even suggestions of Twitter or Friendfeed people to follow to...

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Re:Ask YC: Open source platform for a social network with lots of UGC(... on Tuesday September 16, 2008 @04:39PM (#306275)
May I ask why you need an open source solution? My company does exactly what you are looking for, but it is a hosted solution.

Email me if you're interested in discussing further.

[email protected]

Re:JamLegend Takes On Guitar Hero On The Web (1,000 Invites) on Friday August 29, 2008 @04:57PM (#290443)
I love the game and love the idea. The only issue I have had thus far is pulling off combos. Not sure if I am just too slow or if something about the keyboard is prohibiting me from moving from note to note fast enough. Has anyone else had this problem?

What would be really interesting is if you could build this into a facebook app.

Re:Poll: Would you like to see this site become CS/Startup related only? on Sunday August 17, 2008 @08:59PM (#278765)
This site is the first place I go every day because it offers enough interesting things about my industry in addition to a smattering of other eye-opening intellectually stimulating items. If anything I think the standard should just be a little higher for anything non-hacker/cs.
Re:California Uses More Gasoline and Diesel than China on Friday July 18, 2008 @02:25PM (#250038)
i think that is a bold faced lie
Re:Ask YC: Startup Interview Tips on Tuesday June 10, 2008 @11:35PM (#214568)
Thanks for this.
Re:Ask YC: Startup Interview Tips on Tuesday June 10, 2008 @11:34PM (#214567)
That is really great advice. I will definitely research that. Thanks.
Re:Alt.techcrunch.die.die.die on Tuesday June 10, 2008 @10:40PM (#214537)
Is it just me or did these types of articles start appearing once Arrington started promoting HN on TC?
Re:Ask YC: Startup Interview Tips on Tuesday June 10, 2008 @08:44PM (#214479)
Thanks for all the responses! One piece of information I did not mention is that I am not an engineer/hacker but a biz dev/sales guy. I don't think that changes much but just thought I would put it out there in case it does change anything. Thus far I have been very selective about the startups I have chosen to interview with. From the advice here, it looks like I should continue doing that.

Ask YC: Startup Interview Tips

Posted by Wesmax27 on Tuesday June 10, 2008 @06:33PM
from the self-post dept.

Hello, I am freshly unemployed and am about to embark on a few interviews with different startups. Can anyone recommend any tried and true resources or advice that might set interviewing at a startup apart from interviewing at a regular company/corporation?

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Re:This is the shirt I wear when I interview hackers (ignore fake pric... on Friday February 29, 2008 @02:40AM (#125960)
how much is it really?