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Read "The Intelligent Investor" by Benjamin Graham.

Start your own project. Open source is not strictly about contributing to existing projects. You can start as many new projects as you'd like. My experience is that many big projec…

The problem they had with the "oil" was not the oil, but the engine itself. The engines had a coating applied to the cylinder walls that (theoretically) reduce frinction. Turns out…

I'm not sure if this is a product that will become profitable soon. I am quite sure that you did learn from building it (and you did a good job!), so that may be worth more in the …

It is a valuable app for people looking for startup ideas. It even validates a point that PG makes on one of his essays when he talks about how the current CRM is nothing more than…

Is it stock?

I used to be a professional auto mechanic (still work on cars for fun, though). Here is my take on your question(s). Mini Coopers are cheap "premium" cars, in a sense that they are…

1. Pick one of the startups mentioned daily in HN. 2. Build a clone (even if very basic). 3. Repeat. Make sure to have some kind of online portfolio (github is fine), a place to wr…

There is not a lot of stuff out there. You will find a lot of out dated materials. Most computer/programming classes are taught using the English terms (mixed with Spanish), becaus…

Yes, yes I do. The more languages one speaks, the less one speaks one. :D

It's really a simple term used to describe a combination of factors that create the sense of pleasure on certain individuals. Though it is highly subjective, and varies from person…

Me too. Its not the hardware, but the nut behind it that matters.

Congratulations to the streak.com team. This is a great product. * This brings another point: There is a need for a better business email application that is as easy to use as Gmai…

>I meant that just to underscore the point that (from my observations) PG doesn't care if you have been a long standing community member at HN. I agree with your point. A man who h…

>Submitting an objective, or factual story is fine, but when the sole intention is to tarnish the reputation, then the "bury hatchet" comes out. Such is the reason HN thrives. Thou…

Thank you, Mr. Raganwald. This motivated me to publish a book I'm finishing under the same model.

>Someone has to make an alternative to word that is as easy to use but doesn't allow you to do all the stupid stuff. Enforce styles, make references and other data-connections easy…

I run with the most strict settings that firefox has to offer. No cookies, private browsing, no JS, etc. On top of that, I use noscript, ghostery, the web dev toolbar, better priva…

I've developed a simple set of questions to avoid these types of pointless interviews. It was last tested about two weeks ago when I was casually talking with the founder of a loca…

>I have a frind whose dad told me to start with HTML making >web apps. He told me that app developement was to comlex >for a beginner like me. I understand why he would reccomend H…

I started tinkering with computers at age 8, so I can relate to you very well. At your age, I would start by installing a Linux distro of your choice (if you haven't done that firs…

Have you ever tried prototyping with an arduino? I started out from zero, and have slowly been able to get to the point where I can build small robots. Its been challenging, but en…

Nice project. Will you be accepting contributions from readers(May I contribute)? If so, where could you be contacted(other than twitter(I don't tweet))?

Here is how I do it: 1. Find a pen. 2. Find a paper or notebook. 3. Sit down for 5 minutes. 4. Write whatever idea comes to my mind in those 5 minutes. 5. Review ideas. 6. Pick the…

3. Not sure where to start. This was particularly true among younger developers. They'd be interested in joining a project to improve their skills and work w/ others, but they were…