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Re:Management today review of 37signal's "Rework" on Tuesday March 09, 2010 @04:34PM (#1179450)

Seriously, this is a rather typical old-economy response to a well understood concept at this point: Simple works.

Coming from the inside of the enterprise web publishing world I'd suggest it's not 37signals that is missing something.

Of course the author (of the review) did found a chain of restaurants...

Re:Have you ever been successful in changing your personality? on Monday July 13, 2009 @05:59PM (#702582)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/want-...

Maybe it's not you that needs to change but how you fit in with the dominant early-bird culture.

My own experience suggests changing personal behavior, much less personality traits, is an uphill struggle that requires substantial effort. Gaius is right on the 30 days to make a habit theory...

Re:Ask HN: How many of you (coders) use marijuana? on Tuesday March 10, 2009 @12:21PM (#510121)

I'm pretty sure this is the Spiders on Drugs reference you were looking for: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHzdsFiBbFc

Re:Selling a Working Web 2.0 Website - Where to Sell? on Tuesday April 15, 2008 @10:21PM (#164801)

Given the audience here on HN, it would make sense to include the link in your question. This would be the community in which to gain awareness.

Re:Would this community prefer to be under the radar? on Wednesday March 26, 2008 @09:13AM (#146834)

The question seems to center around the universal problem of mediocrity through popularity. It's not unique to the 'net. In the early 80s a flood of frat boys and party hounds invaded Dead tour and pretty much destroyed a truly beautiful thing. There's a similar trend happening at Burning Man. Pop culture visibility tends to dilute unique subcultures to the point of obscuring the original flavor.

Active mentoring of appropriate behavior and a willingness to exclude offending users seems to be the only way to preserve the culture. But if you take that approach too far you run the risk of becoming elitist and self-righteous.

Openness has a real value and very real risks. I like the "benevolent moderation" idea suggested by murrayh the best...

Re:Ask YC: What's the most inspiring sci-fi book you've read? on Wednesday March 19, 2008 @08:52AM (#140766)

Snowcrash...

Re:Ask YC: What logo do you prefer on Monday March 17, 2008 @11:19AM (#138950)

Link triggers my corporate content filter - bad bad bad

Re:Ask YC: What are the top 3 websites you frequently visit? on Sunday March 16, 2008 @10:21AM (#138165)

Hacker News, Digg, Techcrunch