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Re:Terence Tao: The "Mozart of Math" on Monday March 30, 2009 @05:36AM (#538344)

Terence did in fact win the Fields Medal in 2006 (this article is from 2005). He has a very good blog over at http://terrytao.wordpress.com

Re:Ask HN: How many Lines of Code do You Write Every Day? on Saturday March 28, 2009 @01:03AM (#536203)

"Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight." - Bill Gates

I truly don't understand why counting LOC is some sort of badge of accomplishment. I think once you've coded enough you'll realize that efficiency matters most. Efficiency and elegance is what I aim for.

Re:Ask HN: Any advice for single founders applying for YC Summer '09 r... on Thursday March 12, 2009 @09:47AM (#513412)

+1 Thanks for the insight. I've decided that I'm going to build this with or without YC. I'll able to take a leave of absence if I need to at school.

Re:Ask HN: Any advice for single founders applying for YC Summer '09 r... on Thursday March 12, 2009 @08:18AM (#513331)

Good point. I'm going to build this thing regardless if I get selected or not. It costs little to nothing to build web software these days. Absolutely no reason that I can't pull it off on my own.

Ask HN: Any advice for single founders applying for YC Summer '09 round?

Posted by cthan323 on Thursday March 12, 2009 @04:14AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm currently an undergrad graduating in December of this year, and I decided to apply for the YC summer round. Unfortunately, I'll be applying as a single founder as I've failed to convince my friends to renege on their full-time offers from Microsoft and other companies. They’re not willing to sacrifice the safety of a nice salary in this economy for my untested idea.Google search results...

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