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kangaroo5383

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About kangaroo5383

Constantly striving for beauty in function and form. Passionately curious all day, everyday. http://twitter.com/kangaroo5383

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    Ha! That's exactly me. However I'd suggestion being jill of all trades and master of 1. In my experience I find it more helpful to be really good at one thing but can do a lot of d…

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    Comment #9200119

    1. "Software or music" doesn't require water... most of them anyways. 2. Software / data and more modern approaches to agriculture can potentially optimize water usage. 3. startup …

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    Comment #8754437

    Lounges can be between $30 - $100-ish depending on location, quality, amenities etc. There are lots of really great lounges that can be had without expensive flight tickets - http:…

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    Comment #8414552

    This is brilliant. I'm going to have to steal this whenever possible.

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    Comment #8414538

    Great read, thank you for posting that! There's an interesting shift towards empathy in programming that I think will make better software. The empathy to ask - what is the easiest…

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    Comment #7327846

    Insightful comment, thank you for posting that. Ignorance and bigotry are powerful forces.

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    Comment #7327826

    It's not a conscious choice people make. It's a subjective perception issue, which is harder to fix. Example: In a room with a male and a female founder, most people will ask the m…

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    Comment #6778852

    This is a shared control, interactive collaboration, similar to shareJS but WITHOUT developer integration. Not just add chat to any website. That would be lame. Had to clarify, as …

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    Comment #6778833

    Thanks, this is very helpful. We will consider this in our next iteration.

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    Comment #6777548

    That was an attempt at not having to make people sign up and make it super low friction. So an option to sign up for a different account is preferable? Also curious as to your reas…

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    Comment #6777535

    Thanks for the note. What system are you on and what browser? We are taking a look at it right now. Can you try refreshing?

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    Comment #6777209

    Some use cases would be: a. QA recording bugs instead of writing tedious instructions for repo, since you can use the inspector on the recording. b. Developers making changes insta…

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    Comment #6757320

    It's possible that because YC is now a recognized brand, it has access to lower-risk companies - i.e. those that have pretty much everything figured out. As such, that will increas…

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    Comment #6574295

    Clever humor, a product of wit, mental sharpness which usually comes with the ability to make correlations quickly and creatively. Mathematicians are trained to understand systems …

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    Comment #6485915

    iOS and Android developers too I hear!

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    Comment #6331310

    Joining a big company has many benefits such as being able to see what leads to bureaucracy in order to avoid it, meet at least one awful manager so you will never be like that per…

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    Comment #6092244

    Personally I believe that no filter communication works best in conveying ideas clearly and directly. However, it only work if there's established trust and respect in the relation…

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    Comment #1812007

    "Before you know it, people will automatically know to come to you when nothing else works." That in itself IS the reward.