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It would correlate, except so many things have gotten dramatically cheaper while the cost of, say, bread has stayed the same (adjusted for inflation). It's possible for inflation-a…

This is why I like HN so much---the entire culture is aimed at getting rich by startup, which is a mercilessly meritocratic process. It's extremely focused on what can you do? An h…

Ah, but it doesn't apply to the business world, that's the thing. What makes school bullying viable is that nothing you do matters---the effect of everything you do is delayed twel…

I don't know besides my company, but as a generalist technical founder, I would be loathe to take someone with experience in x technology over a generalist who'd shown ability to l…

But the non-mathematicians will JUST give you a weird look, rather than laughing and then giving you a weird look.

Fun fact---I discovered "Open Source Cook" on facebook while I searched for Cooks Source. I was thinking today that there MUST be an open-source set of recipes or something similar…

I meant for the customer, and while I agree that grocery stores don't care about deadweight loss for their customers, I think they could . I think the chief reason line length is c…

It sounds like the Ask YC Archive at http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/startupswiki/Ask_YC_Archive , or Search YC at http://searchyc.com/ could be helpful.

Finance? I'm extremely skeptical, but my time on HN has taught me to be curious instead. Expand?

"On a day-to-day basis, it is suggested this could mean that social contact leads to 'over-stimulation,' explaining why introverts would withdraw or shy away." Anyone else feel lik…

"Basic, quality food" isn't the issue. Right now we have an abundance of junk made from subsidized crops. High fructose corn syrup only came into vogue because there was a surplus …

I had a situation very similar to this; I quit and started freelancing. One of the smartest (well...most worthwhile, probably not the smartest) things I've ever done. I had it easy…