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I bought tickets on Fandango and later found the Fandango App in my FB profile. I never installed it or approved it--it just appeared. To me, that's simply wrong.

Pretty diverse list of companies http://nyfi.observer.com/politics/464/startup-incubator-vari...

Wow.... I was really hoping to see some independent analysis, not a press release.

Yep, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analysis_paralysis

After reading all these comments, I wish that I'd known Dan. It sounds like he was a pretty great guy. My condolences go out his family and friends.

She makes a lot of good points that relate to anyone on the forum who's wants to start a business/startup. "The real deal is that we need to take ownership of ourselves, and take i…

Depending on the cost, this might be an attractive alternative to buying a Kindle by using this iTablet with the app, Kindle for iPhone.

This liquid breathing stuff was also used in Dan Brown's new book, The Lost Symbol

Thanks for the tip. I probably should have subscribed a while ago anyway...

And more specifically, the defense industry. Ugh....

But I'm able to use anecdotes because I'm not a MD/PhD writing an article in a major US publication

Wow, this is pretty awesome. I work with various federal agencies and am amazed at how little they share resources, even within the same agency. This seems like a huge step in prom…

What really irks me about this article is that the author uses anecdotes and vague references to science to strengthen his stance. Not only is this shoddy reporting, but it commits…

"First, I wanted the challenge and freedom of running my own show. I like the idea of waking up in the morning and knowing that the success of my company depends directly on the de…

The city actually did something right... awesome

To the OP: thank you so very much for linking to this list all on one page

"[...] as part of an application to Y-Combinator, Spring 09. Later, I was greeted with a rejection letter. But that was ok! I knew I didn’t need permission to start a business. So …

Haha, so true and reminds me of this xkcd post: http://xkcd.com/627/

I often encounter not-so-technical folks and usually go with "I do computer stuff". The response is usually, "Oh, cool. something else blaa blaa"

"Internet sites may not post detailed information that approximates play-by-play during a game."... "The NFL has strict regulations on who can report what from its games." When wil…

When seeing a new site, my first two questions are "What does this do?" and "Why do I care?" The answer to question #1 was a little unclear to me at first. I read the FAQ but I don…

Also, if you're going to focus on outdoor gear, you might want to update your copy to something with "outdoor" in it. Maybe "Custom Outdoor Gear Alerts to Your Inbox" or something …

I've had similar success by appending the site version to the query string. src="/foo.js?v=2.1" This has worked for me across all major browsers and required extremely little work …