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bzupnick

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About bzupnick

I'm a 17 year old avid web developer/entrepreneur who is constantly building web sites and starting startups. I know HTML, php, MySql, css, javascript, and java.

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    Comment #5092398

    Sometimes this happens with Heroku when uploading things to the database. Make sure all your database credentials are up and correct.

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    Comment #3116455

    Before jumping right into the new schedule. Make sure you read the post of why he changed back to monophasic.

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    Comment #3063964

    The benefit is that if you did it with an encrypted USB that you keep with a lawyer, every time you make a new account or change your username or password, you would have to get th…

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    Comment #3063376

    Well, this just exemplifies what everyone has been saying; that amazon's business model isn't the hardware, it's what's sold after that initial buying of the hardware. So they lose…

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    Comment #3062585

    Music lovers apps - Shazam (For detecting random radio songs) - Amazon mp3 (For buying/playing those detected songs) - Pandora (Listening to online radio) - Evernote (Writing ideas…

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    Ask permission from HN: can i steal your design?

    i have an idea to combat the deteriorating link posts in sites like HN and reddit. so i am working on the web site now but i suck at design, to be blunt. so i was wondering if i ha…

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    Comment #2636804

    and then what? they just wouldn't open any message to do with banking, password resets, or anything that MAY be a canary? i'm ok with that.

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    Comment #2628340

    or use airbnb to get a better price on a place to stay

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    Comment #2625167

    Well, my advice is to get SOMEthing up quickly, before you quit your job, to see if there's even a market for your idea and if people like it and are interested in it. If you get p…

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    Comment #2625096

    i went to those coordinates and see nothing of that sort: i took a pic of google earth at that location. http://tinypic.com/r/2uz9dv6/7

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    Comment #2624446

    >>I'm much of the mindset that just about anyone can do just about anything >> Know When to Quit how do you know when its time to quit and when its time to just be better. i keep h…

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    Comment #2622351

    in terms of keeping the business going. i just want to re-state how aurbnb got off the ground, they lived off of cereal...they were on the brink of poverty, and they didnt give up.…

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    Comment #2622007

    but facebook is mentioned because its the best out there. we didnt pick it arbitrarily to be the social network everyone uses

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    Comment #2621806

    it goes to fast.....the picture usually doesnt finish rendering when the next one starts...

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    Comment #2620139

    aweseome game!!! this guy ukosic, i got him twice in a row and he rocked me....hes so good i kinda suspect hes a bot, lol, he knew how to say acorn in hebrew, i'm israeli and dont …

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    Comment #2619954

    yeh but google wouldnt bring the higher ranked comments or stories to the top, which i think is a great feature

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    Comment #2616453

    what happened to searchyn? is it the same creators just different url and design?

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    Comment #2615710

    i disagree i think that the way games are designed now with there midget buttons need a mouse. but i think if they can be re-designed and re-thought of. it can work. for example, s…

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    Comment #2615688

    yes, you are alone. the fact is that no matter how used to the mouse we are, it isnt natural. think of the ease of switching desktops in ubuntu with the mouse or even the keyboard …