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cappaert

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About cappaert

Co-Founder at Contactually.com. Ex-Microsoft PM. @cappaert. cappaert AT gmail DOT com.

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    Comment #2754925

    Searching the Google Plus about pages returns about 8.88M users currently: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1366&bih=653&...

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    Comment #2742828

    Anyone else notice the Microsoft bot has a 7 (as in Windows 7) on its head? http://robohash.org/microsoft

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    Comment #2702981

    I was interested a while back in finding short (5 or 6 letter) .com domains still available. Wrote a little script to do a bulk check at Godaddy. There are a few variables you can …

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    Comment #2702966

    Can't recommend Kashi GoLean highly enough. Pair that with Greek yogurt and you're eating 35g+ of protein for breakfast alone, all with comparably little sugar. As for the comment …

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    Comment #2689939

    See: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2378703 http://blog.hirelite.com/how-to-evaluate-a-non-technical-co-...

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    Comment #2689936

    Having watched only a few episodes from Season 1, I was always struck by the emphasis placed on product (I invented this cool new gizmo) versus people (I've got the best team to ac…

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    Comment #2657805

    The Economist published an interesting article about the device (LVADs) a week or so ago: http://www.economist.com/node/18750728?story_id=18750728 Turns out they've been around sin…

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    Comment #2280622

    This is perfect. I've been looking for an easy way to find user location (city, state) based on IP address, without having to scrape a IP lookup service for it. Great find!

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    YouTube really can be beautiful - epic video mashup

    try this out. at first, you'll probably think it's stupid/ugly/a waste of time. but after a while, you realize it really works. beautiful.

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    Comment #2226399

    Does this work in the US? I've been under the assumption that with the recent switch from analog to digital signal (and the need for a digital converter box), connecting an antenna…

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    Comment #2218456

    There's an increasingly-active startup community in DC -- consider staying here and saving money staying with the rents. Here's a quick overview of the major spaces to meet-up with…

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    Comment #2198813

    "It is estimated that 1 in 50 people do not have prints or prints clear enough to be registered by the fingerprint readers currently in use." Can you provide a source? I'd be inter…

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    Anyone else get a free Google TV invite?

    Just got my invite - anyone else? Woot!! 10,000 devs getting them shortly: http://googletv.blogspot.com/2010/10/google-tv-is-coming-to-10000-lucky.html ------------- EMAIL TEXT ---…

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    Comment #1834115

    Why bother with the warning? If the site wants to monetize through subscriptions, put up a pay-wall. If it wants to distribute content freely and monetize through other means (ads,…

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    Comment #1831618

    I can obviously get it to work with most queries. I was just pointing out that it does seem to strip out letters or return a poor result if the query is part of a larger word. Yes,…

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    Comment #1830164

    Great project idea, but I can't get it to actually work. I'm encountering a similar error to Toucan with respect to the spacing. If I enter a query "MIT is", Google is returning re…