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Of course they do. IMO towing (especially here in SF where the price for getting your car towed is astronomical relatively speaking), lottery, all those types of gov't fines are really just a tax on the poor. If you're well off you don't really give a damn about getting your car towed a fee here and there, besides the inconvenience, but for someone who depends on their rinky-dink car to get to and from work, getting towed and having to pay a fee that is in some cases equivalent to the value of the car itself basically just fucks their entire life up.

That's definitely my flow right now -- unfortunately that works best for bigger projects but less likely to find material on smaller projects you know?

Looks interesting, I might try it out on my next Angular project (starred it to remember for the future).

As a side-note (don't mean to hijack this thread) but I always wondered why a service doesn't exist that sits on top of GitHub that allows for reviews/commentary beyond just issues on all these cool GitHub projects. There are so many awesome projects that look really interesting and I want to integrate into a project I'm working on but have no way of really knowing how effective or relevant they are without actually trying it (which sometimes works out but sometimes ends up being a waste of time). Just a thought, wonder if anyone else here at HN sympathizes.

Started with Visual Basic in middle school (when I was around 13, I'm 28 now) because I wanted to build a small Pokemon battle game...oh the memories

I know it's cliche, but it definitely puts things in perspective and makes me realize how fortunate I am to have the life I have

I've actually thought about building something like this for a while now -- might just do it now. If you want to chat shoot me an email henry.khachatryan@gmail

I Googled "how to handle error messages in php" for your co-founder and came up with this http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_error.asp, since clicking on the "Get an invite" button (on https://framebase.io) while leaving the email field blank throws an exception error:

Error: exception 'Exception' with message 'MDB2 Error: null value violates not-null constraint, _doQuery: [Error message: Could not execute statement] [Last executed query: EXECUTE MDB2_STATEMENT_mysql_8edec1a3e8682362d38c86df48ba2cd8 USING @0, @1] [Native code: 1048] [Native message: Column 'email' cannot be null]

Executed SQL: INSERT INTO `waitlist` SET `email` = ?, `created_at` = ?;' in /var/www/.submodules/TinyDb/TinyDb/Orm.php:630 Stack trace: #0 /var/www/.submodules/TinyDb/TinyDb/Orm.php(194): TinyDb\Orm::check_mdb2_error(Object(MDB2_Error), Object(TinyDb\Sql)) #1 /var/www/.submodules/TinyDb/TinyDb/Orm.php(165): TinyDb\Orm::raw_create(Array) #2 /var/www/.submodules/Framebase-Models/FSStack/Framebase/Models/Waitlist.php(20): TinyDb\Orm::create(Array) #3 /var/www/Includes/FSStack/Framebase/Controllers/register.php(38): FSStack\Framebase\Models\Waitlist::create('') #4 [internal function]: FSStack\Framebase\Controllers\register->__post_waitlist() #5 /var/www/.submodules/CuteControllers/CuteControllers/Base/Rest.php(25): call_user_func_array(Array, Array) #6 /var/www/.submodules/CuteControllers/CuteControllers/Router.php(28): CuteControllers\Base\Rest->route() #7 /var/www/index.php(47): CuteControllers\Router::start('/var/www/Includ...') #8 {main}

...thought that might help

I think the point of the contest is to spur innovation and fresh ideas in a system that's clearly lacking in that department, not just to build a simple "scheduling app"

I feel like everything I read nowadays on this topic has had the tone of "don't go to college it's a waste of time" etc etc. While I agree it's definitely not for everybody, I don't agree with it being a waste of time or that nobody should go to school (even if you're not pursue a career a law/medicine/etc).

I have self-taught myself everything I've learned in software engineering, beginning in middle school when I picked up a VB6 book. Then through high school/college with some C++, Delphi, and then eventually moving to the LAMP stack and beyond. Although even before getting into college I knew exactly what I wanted to do (I was bitten by the entrepreneurial bug early in my high school years) and knew college wasn't going to do much in helping me achieve my dreams, I was still excited for those 4 years.

I wanted to have that college experience rather than looking back years later in life and saying "man I wish I got to see what that was like." But more importantly than the experience of college, I wanted to learn things I knew I'd seldom get the chance to later on in life, such as philosophy, art, history, astronomy, finance, theology, etc. While many argue that you can learn those things on your own without having to go to college, and yes I agree anyone can order an eBook or go to your locally library and pick up a bunch of books on those various topics, but it won't be the same as getting taught by a professor who has spent a great part of their life learning, teaching, researching and working in those various fields.

My goals in life have been not only to be a successful entrepreneur and a great engineer, but to also be a knowledgable man overall, one who is well versed in a number of topics. And while college won't give you all of that in 4 years, it'll definitely help you get started on your journey.

I had a 350z and then a G37S but got rid of it last year before moving to SF...and now I just walk haha

btw both were coupes and 6MT, definitely fun to drive :)

I think GM is going to really be sweating considering the Leaf will end up being $10K+ cheaper (after rebates and credits) and will be produced in higher quantities from a brand (Nissan) that doesn't have all that negative press associated with it that GM has had over the past 18 or so months

Here you go, this should help, http://venturefizz.com/events

Google Applications - Free

The suite of applications that google provides for small businesses such as GMail, Analytics, Adwords, Calendar, Document Processing, etc are a must have. I use GMail to manage my small business' email and love it.

Inc magazine database fail

Boston is an amazing city. Have lived here for most of my life (after moving here from Armenia when I was 7) I can honestly say it's my favorite city in the US, and I've been to Miami, NYC, LA. It's very similar to a European city as you're going to get in the states, people are nice, the city feels homely (not too big yet big enough to have a lot to do). I know this doesn't answer your hacker-related questions, but just giving you my perspective of the city. Come visit and see if you like it.

hmm it says 2007 so i'm gonna say that it's not rails 2, which means it could be not very pertinent.

From a strictly design point of you I'll give you my initial thoughts (mind you these are quick things from the top of my head after a quick glance at the site)...

1. Logo looks rought around the edges, probably a transparency issue with PS or whatever image editor you used, might want to correct that because it looks weird and unprofessional 2. Seems like a lot of whitespace in the main body of page, you could just truncate things into a smaller area rather then spread everything out that much and have all that open space that looks weird 3. Not sure about the choice of font or the typography in general 4. Too much use of gray, especially since it's the choice of font color, borders, and in the sidebar as well. Try mixing in another color and see what looks nice

Again these are just some quick things I noticed from a largely design point of view

BC is my alumamater, good thing they didn't have this policy when I was there

good video, basically explains every nut-job that believes in intellectual design

i abandoned it but have started a new project

one of the better google maps mashups that i've seen

everything

I definitely find this to be true, I think it's more to do with the fact that you're working for yourself and setting your own guidelines rather then having set hours or a strict set of tasks to do at a regular job.

Really cool to see app developers willing to share some of this information with people. Really helps future devs in how they price, promote, and build their apps.

couple things:

1) the design is nice, but for some reason, to me at least, it seems like it's a template site, though I'm sure you guys built it from scratch, but that's just the first impression I had.

2) I think the free 60 day call to action needs to be higher on the page and/or more prominent, rather then being squeezed between to bigger parts of the page.

haha i love it

I do both. I'm currently developing my own startup thing on the side, working full time as a web developer, and doing web development/design work for clients

i remember the kids playing this when I was in high school...6 years ago