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Reminded me of "8-Bit Philosophy": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLghL9V9QTN0jve4SE0fs3...

Do some research first: find out what type of person is actively using it and why. I may learn about something FB isn't doing... yet.

Healthcare IT is screwed up only because our healthcare SYSTEM is. I recently left my job at UC Irvine, where I worked in telemedicine research and IT. I can only repeat what ahi a…

Scratch your own itch. Startups that solve your own problem are great ideas: you know the need exists and in turn you become passionate about a solution.

I may do the exact same thing! I've already started: my exit interview is this Thursday. Statistically, the chances of PG accepting me into this latest YC class are slim to none, s…

Anecdotally, at what point this is true also seems to depend on the host OS. Windows 7's pmap was beneficial at a lower n than Mac OS X's for a simple O(n) function. I have always …

Is that really Wandi on your site? And fill out your "About" page. That's always one the first sections I look at.

It's this "let's hack together" mentality that seems to be lacking in Southern California, where so many schools & companies still insist on cubicles. Time to take the train up to …

Likewise. I was fortunate to live and travel through South America and Southeast Asia through my teenage years since my father took overseas engineering jobs. I cannot begin to exp…

I used Evernote extensively for a few months. Their mobile apps did not support rich text, which frustrated me, but I found myself using the desktop clients exclusively. Evernote m…

It gets the job done! is deprecated (or not supported at all) in HTML5 but I'm sure it'll be at least a decade before we have to worry about that.

Original image available through EFF's flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hughelectronic/3531668253/

Your submission intersects with mine, but not the same. Thanks for posting.

That is the meanest-looking bird I have ever seen.

I agree with all the above. I eventually figured out why people work at Starbucks. Be nomadic. I've been exploring the idea of "hacking field trips": taking a train somewhere (whic…

Funny and still helpful. I found myself googling names I wasn't familiar with. Perhaps I'm just too green.

You managed to read it all? I printed his dissertation out once and fell asleep at the beginning. If this happened to anyone else you can read a somewhat abridged version in his AC…

Not sure how I feel about this, or the "We’re All Adults" rationalization. What about the mormon, or the recovering alcoholic? Drinking at work won't put them in danger, but it may…

I lived in Chile for 4 years. The problem is that blacks of any ethnicity are extremely rare, so at the very least you'll immediately draw attention. A friend of mine recently post…

We don't want any 909ers 'round here brah. :) On another note: there is a ton of opportunity in web companies with a background in applied mathematics with all the data mining and …

If your system is registering a C average for a student in Calculus perhaps your system can recommend a tutor. This is where referrals and sponsorships come in ($). Or perhaps some…

I like it too. You took a small problem and offered a solution to it. It won't change the world, but it will probably change someone's day. You will eventually be able to determine…

Where are you and David now?

If you want to revolutionize medicine, you need to revolutionize how everyone in medicine is paid. The revolutionary technology already exists: telemedicine (TM) through live video…

I'm in the same exact boat at 29. As a result, I'm currently looking for partners who are under 26 and still covered by their parent's health insurance. The last thing I need my pr…