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Are video views a good barometer to measure YC interest for interviews?

Honesty is the best hack. If it's coupled with a genuinely good way of solving a big problem, then it's an even better hack. And if it's associated with a team that has accomplishe…

Annnnd this post is a hack :) If it gets more points and you get up in the queue, then this would turn into a great hack indeed. And by hack, I mean a smart way of getting noticed,…

Very considerate of YC to do that.

I feel you my friend. Up vote for you :) When the heck did it become to have a business that does not make money, does not focus on making money and gets a valuation to half a bill…

Well I was very young in 1998 - I was too interested in getting my maxpages in top rankings in the maxpage domain :) so i don't know much. But man, this is just ridiculous. Really,…

wow, I could not agree more with the writer. Some where along the way, the basic concept of making a profit, and making it fast, and making it within a certain period has simply be…

Some of us may not agree to their responses. But, they should be respected for their willingness to respond with such thoroughness in such a short period of time without playing th…

I have seen quite a few pictures trying to depict the "mightiness" of humans over small beings and their "tinyness" compared to celestial bodies ... but this interactive presentati…

I have seen a lot of pictures trying to depict the "mightiness" of humans against smaller organisms or their "tinyness" compared to celestial bodies ... but for me this one takes t…

Hmm not sure why, but I cannot seem to see anything on the page.

Thanks. Number theory sounds very interesting. I think I am going to pick up a book or a website on it ... really want to look into it.

the customer service response could have been better crafted. Right now it screams "that's what you get when you are part of a website that has so many customers. Your request is n…

great, in that case wouldn't it be easier to simply pick up a book or two or listen to a few open course lectures to get a referential understanding of avoiding classic pitfalls in…

wow .. thanks. That's quite a summary on the mechanics of how it works. Do you mean to say, it would be a bad idea to start with C coding?

Thanks for the all the replies below, they clarify quite a bit. Here is another question, how much of the "incredibly difficult" math actually comes in handy and serves real coding…

I have always wondered how much of CS coding knowledge applies to web apps and how necessary it is to take some of the killer math courses offered in university to be able to code …

What are some of the main differences?

It is not okay in the legal sense. But it has been given a green light far too many times by tacit approval of the users who could care less so long as the info is not leaked.

Amen to that. I couldn't have said it any better. I have been arguing the same thing - history of the web and these companies have been a pretty clean one.

Theoretically speaking, in every conceivable world, would the users not trust the companies who steal their data. However, practically speaking, users trust the companies who "stea…

Bingo

Yes, I think it is quite a clear statement. Uploading to an app is not the same as posting it publicly. Other points that you are mentioning have more to do with user's willingness…