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fake_pg

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About fake_pg

Sold WebVia (a web site that buys products from people) to Microsoft; author of many things including the FARC Programming Language (a dialect of Erlang); and writer of popular entrepreneurial-related haikus.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #1012401

    Treat every job as if it were your own startup. This statement is dangerous, especially for those just starting their careers. Clearly, employees are bound to perform their duties …

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    Comment #931814

    Exactly, although the list wasn't posted in its entirety, this "list" serves the readers a great disservice for its lack of context. It's like saying for tomorrow, bet on sunlight,…

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    Comment #898686

    Agreed -- I was the one who posted it first.

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    Comment #897273

    Hi, I'm new here. What do you mean that "this post will be dead within the next couple hours"?

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    Comment #895231

    I didn't see the value of this talk. There were no great insights into the "post-crisis consumer".

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    Comment #895038

    Overall, the opinion touches on many subjects, but I agree with some of the comments on the NYT Site: not everyone can be an entrepreneur. Perhaps the inflation of the idea of bein…

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    Comment #893087

    It doesn't even support the reverse-reach-around-click. Very sad.

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    Comment #892693

    The commenter is trying to say that you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.

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    Comment #839475

    Bottom line: what worked for them (37signals) may (or may not) work for you. Should you drink their Cool-Aid? Only if you're thirsty.

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    Comment #802830

    Yes, perhaps the original question is too open-ended, but without a proper context, all answers will be leaning towards the abstract. While I may express the solution in Objective-…

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    Comment #802649

    I take a slightly more abstract approach: I first think of the problem from the user's perspective (and their expectations), then I map out a work flow before diving into pseudo-co…

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    Comment #800774

    Argh...again with the questions. Yes, "hackers" use Unix-based operating systems. Great hackers also generally insist on using open source software. Not just because it's better, b…

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    Comment #800284

    I agree. Thanks to Ken Anderson, Trevor Blackwell, Daniel Giffin, Sarah Harlin, Shiro Kawai, Jessica Livingston, Matz, Jackie McDonough, Robert Morris, Eric Raymond, Guido van Ross…