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Re:Ask HN: Do you have a side project you want to sell? on Sunday April 27, 2014 @03:03PM (#7656297)
StudyShuffle - http://www.StudyShuffle.com/

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Re:Apply to the Winter 2014 Batch of Hacker School on Saturday November 16, 2013 @05:55PM (#6746734)
I'm not against affirmative action on principle, but does anyone else find it a little strange that the need-based grants are only available to female programmers? They could bias the admission process in favor of female applicants (or other underrepresented demographics) without conflating financial issues, right? Or there aren't even enough female applicants without this incentive to allow for that?
Re:Ten days and nights unplugged on Monday October 07, 2013 @09:45AM (#6508154)
I started taking semi-regular walks with friends around town without our phones. The take away has definitely been akin to 'pros' list here, but dodged all the 'cons'.

Shameless plug - We actually set up a website to help facilitate these walks, hoping to get others involved: http://www.OffTheGridOnTheGrid.com/

Ask HN: Advice for consultants/freelancers, rather than start-ups

Posted by haon99 on Monday June 24, 2013 @08:10AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I've found a lot of interesting advice on HN specifically geared towards start-ups (e.g. assembling a pitch deck and venture capital deal structures.)I'm wonder if the community can recommend any resources (books, blogs, forums) that have advice geared more towards consultants/freelancers (dev. shops, design firms, social media/online advertising agencies). Somewhere with topics like how to do...

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Re:Show HN: LaughMatch on Sunday November 11, 2012 @12:03AM (#4768779)
Not by me. All comments/criticism appreciated. Original title read "Show HN: LaughMatch (MVP built in ~3 days)"
Re:Re: What You Can't Say on Monday November 23, 2009 @02:15AM (#957012)
Not to be a jerk, but "[Copernicus] was forced into it, because it was the only way to make the numbers come out right" just isn't correct.

Tycho Brahe's measurements showed that Ptolemy's model was more accurate than Copernicus's. The point still stands that Copernicus transcended his time, but he was really riding on the coattails of Ptolemy's genius. Ptolemy never gets enough credit...