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He says it's a simple demo and not a proper game but I found it a lot of fun!

This is exactly what I thought when reading the article. One of the reasons I'm interested in start-ups is the idea of condensing my career so I can have more time to do the things I love later on.

In Denmark college is free or close to it, I don't think they've got massive debts to pay.

The argument here is about quality of life. I suspect the reason you mention income is that you believe it is nessecary to be able to do things outside of work.

I personally earn more than I need to get by, and I'm sure as I get older and have more commitments I'll want to forgo money in exchange for time.

Also income (or at least productivity) and time spent at work is not a linear relationship. I think this is a great idea.

Why does this only seem to be a problem in the USA? This doesn't occur in Australia/NZ but we still have patents.

I know now where I will never live

I would down-vote you if I had the karma

Same here, tried entering +, no plus, just the mobile number etc. Also on iPhone 4 and I'm in Australia

When trying to make my own version of coke it was interesting to learn that the real secret is the flavorings, which are then mixed with sugar and caffeine etc to form the syrup, which is finally mixed with carbonated water to produce the final product.

As the flavorings are such a minor portion of the actual drink (<0.1%) it's really hard to reverse engineer

I think the weight may vary depending on the cost of production/risk but it gets sold at the same price.

The idea of paying $10.50 for something like that due to inflation does seem a bit strange :)

I personally think a fair price is the highest price the market will pay for it. Over a year to sell a website seems the price might be an issue.

I still don't see how this is any more useful than just using the default auto-complete with your standard country list. The data I've measured shows that selecting your country is not often a pain point.

Also, if it's for shipping, you can often work out the country by the address, and perhaps just show the matches.

E.g. Do you mean Someplace, X or Someplace Y in a drop down.

Yes I see this so many times, even on big sites with millions of users. It's great for usability though, as I can go "ahh, that's what it was". As for security, most people's passwords are vulnerable to dictionary attacks anyway

This is great content. I really wish someone had told me about the point of focusing really hard on the first (and often trivial) project you're given when I first started. I've only been in the workforce a year, from a business degree at a large bank, but these laws still apply.

Read about NPS here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_Promoter

I thought that's how it works everywhere? I'm from NZ, you must take English and Maths up until a certain age, otherwise just pick your other four subjects and enjoy.

Yep! Started a new job on Monday with a fresh install of IE 6. I couldn't believe it, I'm now working at one of the companies where ie6 is forced upon all staff, even the web dev team. I complained that the majority of users are using a newer browser, and I was told that IE7 is currently being beta tested. I'm not holding my breath.

I like the ideas of getting up early to do work, I might try that. I'm usually either really tired afterwork so just chill out then sleep, or I'm pumped up and work until the wee hours of the morning.

Also don't underestimate how much time you can scratch on the job. I carry a A4-size book around and jot down ideas, think through problems etc when we're waiting for other people to get to a meeting or some other hold up. It all adds up and saves being bored.