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I bought a little bit of Nokia stock last year because I agreed, generally, with the adoption of Microsoft's smartphone platform and the stock had already taken a huge hit. The sto…

The fact that Instagram was a billion dollar idea proves that the money you earn from your startup doesn't necessarily measure the impact it has. I know everyone wants to make a to…

I get that this sucks as one of the 3 remaining people using Netflix's API, but the writing has been on the wall for at least a year since they announced that Netflix itself accoun…

HN is for blackmailing shitty employers right?

They have your eyeballs, now they just need someone to pay for them.

First it giveth and then it taketh away.

I was going to use iron.io for a Hackathon, but didn't end up finding a way to use it in my project. I looked through the docs though and it's really interesting.

I like the idea, but the pricing is a little bit steep. This seems like something that would be free from a supermarket that had all of the ingredients and wanted to target a new d…

Thanks for the reminder.

How similar are your ideas? Is there a chance that you could be an early employee at those companies? In order for it to be worth your time, you have to have a chance of success, a…