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Re:MintData Shows Real-Time Spending Trends for U.S. Cities and Merchants on Thursday October 28, 2010 @11:01PM (#1845909)
search for "Wal-mart"
Re:Indinero - Jessica Mah Interview [video] on Tuesday October 12, 2010 @08:45PM (#1785583)
love love love Mixergy. Keep up the great work, Andrew!
Re:Why Wesabe Lost to Mint on Friday October 01, 2010 @08:56PM (#1749347)
Didn't they spend a huge % of their initial money on the name?
Re:Details on today's Facebook outage on Thursday September 23, 2010 @09:17PM (#1722209)
My favorite comments on fb page:

  Stick with Mysql

  * * * * If it aint broke, dont fix it!

  Me too Melissa, and it's out there in the media that a group of hackers caused the problem, is this true, Mr Robert Johnson?

  PLEASE !!!! WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP THIS FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN???????????????? PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CANDY

  Kip da updates comin'

  Did anyone get a message like I did about someone trying to access your account from another state?
Re:Ask HN: Review our startup, fairbooks.com on Wednesday September 22, 2010 @08:08PM (#1718041)
what was the isbn?
Re:Ask HN: Review my Twilio SMS app, friendpods on Friday September 17, 2010 @11:15PM (#1703614)
In this sentence (You can add up to 6 people, but less is fine.), you should use the word "fewer" instead of "less".

Fewer is for finite, less is for infinite. (fewer apples, less flour)

A great way to thank people who help you out

Posted by sethwartak on Thursday September 16, 2010 @10:19PM
from the self-post dept.

Here's an idea, let me know what you all think.Lots of times, someone will do a favor for you, and you might want to thank them or wish you had a way to show them your appreciation.What if I came up with a service where you pay me a few dollars (or whatever) and I'll ship them a beer with a nice note (chosen by the person)? Almost a little bit like Flattr.Nice copy, nice design, thanksbeer.com...

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Re:Ask HN: recommendation for VPS/Dedicated Server on Thursday September 02, 2010 @09:59PM (#1658364)
from my experience, slicehost.com is great.
Re:Ask HN: When does programming start to make sense? on Tuesday August 31, 2010 @10:10PM (#1651584)
Work on something useful, something that has a goal.

Beating your head against a problem for hours is the best way to learn something (because you learn all the ins and outs of that thing, not just the part you were working on).

Re: Review my site: AwesomenessReminders on Wednesday August 18, 2010 @09:45PM (#1616233)
Create a community - I'm sure if you created a separate section for people who would love to call your customers (and maybe even make a couple bucks), it would be therapeutic for them as well:)

Pricing?

Re:I Move You (YC S10) Is An Evite For Healthy Activities on Tuesday August 10, 2010 @10:40PM (#1593637)
same here.
Re:Rate my startup: Gantto, easy to present Gantt charts on the web on Thursday August 05, 2010 @09:42PM (#1579937)
In my browser at work (IE7) on a 1024x768 resolution, your feedback button on the left covers your tagline (specifically the words 'easily,' 'automatically,' and 'effective.')
Re:Ask HN: Suggested Reading List on Monday July 26, 2010 @10:52AM (#1548170)
DELIVERING Happiness by Tony Hsieh is an incredible book, especially concerning their customer service focus. (If you're especially interested in their culture, they give their culture book away for free at request).

Also, Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston is a great book with some great insights by early entrepreneurial efforts.

Re:Wannabe entrepreneur symptoms and cures on Sunday July 25, 2010 @11:38PM (#1547055)
depends on your IQ / determination.
Re:Ask HN: Who is Hiring? on Thursday June 17, 2010 @09:39AM (#1438842)
37signals is hiring for customer service / support. http://jobs.37signals.com/jobs/6873
Re:Ask HN: Please review my startup (www.spibby.com) on Tuesday June 01, 2010 @09:02PM (#1396665)
it's too complicated / how do you use it?, let me know what it does within 5 seconds or fewer....