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Re:Ask HN: I made $1.01 yesterday. What next? on Thursday October 28, 2010 @01:33PM (#1843903)
Consider monetizing with game related affiliate programs. There are lots of toolbars, gaming sites that pay $1-$3 CPAs which will improve your eCPM.
There's a place called WorkSpace here in Vancouver that's similar to this. Check it out: http://www.abetterplacetowork.com/
Re:Ask HN: How do you create a "limited fixed div"? on Saturday January 10, 2009 @04:46AM (#427841)
+1 for jQuery dimensions. That plugin is a godsend for doing things like this.
Re:Ask HN: Review our webapp (Sproost); team met on HN on Friday January 09, 2009 @05:36PM (#427235)
The application is just as much (actually, probably more) about the interior design than the engineering :)
Re:Ask YC: Review my Startup (HN with a business/fundraising focus) on Wednesday December 24, 2008 @05:40PM (#409197)
I may have been a little mean in my other comment - but you're on the right track to having a real startup. I've had probably 5 serious projects that eventually got abandoned because a) no business model, b) no users, and c) stupid idea. But the knowledge I gained by creating these projects? Priceless.

It's better to fail & learn on crappy projects so when you find a great idea you can just knock it out of the park.

Re:Ask YC: Review my Startup (HN with a business/fundraising focus) on Wednesday December 24, 2008 @03:58AM (#408657)
Why do so many people insist on labeling their crappy websites as a "startup"

Your website is just another clone of 1000 others out there. I could clone your clone in about 4 hours.

Re:How do you test your web app in the various browsers? on Tuesday November 04, 2008 @02:13AM (#353153)
A parallels installation (win XP) dedicated to only IE6&7, opera, windows safari, and FF2&3. Opera, safari, FF2&3 in OS X.

I just do it all manually - FF2&3 and safari usually have very little differences (if any), but opera and obviously IE sometimes have strange quirks.

Re:TechCrunch Party Thread on Sunday July 27, 2008 @04:00AM (#258115)
Chamillionaire was cool, Julia Allison turned out to actually be pretty nice also. It was nice to meet the founders of tipjoy.com. Talking to various Facebook employees, including the creator of FireBug was interesting.

Wish I could have hit up the after party, next time I guess.