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potatofish

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    Comment #1580053

    For those who didn't bother to look: http://biggovernment.com/capitolconfidential/2010/04/20/goog... And here: http://www.americanthinker.com/2006/05/is_leftleaning_google...

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    Comment #1580040

    Can see all the Google shills came out to downvote me, but nobody bothered to refute my comment on the grounds. No surprises there.

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    Comment #1579556

    Agree, that kind of specific behavior is really not cool. I think though the idea of trying to uplift or bury a story through organized voting is fine.

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    Comment #1579552

    That's nothing, you should see what Google does to conservative news. Google is a pretty big shill for the Democratic party, has a former exec in the West Wing, and has been caught…

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    Comment #1564430

    Class is a false concept created by those who want to keep people stuck in one station in life. Especially those who bemoan those who had some privilege. I wouldn't waste my time a…

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    Ask HN: About to take on a partner, what to be aware of?

    I'm currently structured as an LLC, and my prospective partner is also structured as an LLC. We are planning to combine our intillectual property into one entity. Whether we create…

  7. story
    Ask HN: Should I bother reserving .cc for my domain?

    Is there any chance in the future that someone might type it in by accident, like some do today with .net/.com (albeit rare) ? I have no need for it as I have the .com for my domai…

  8. story
    Ask HN: Is there such a thing as typesetting consultants for the web?

    And if so, where can I find one? For instance, I have a great visual design that I'm happy with, but when I try to design how the header and opening text areas are set, I come up w…

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    Comment #1493271

    So is the consensus that it's ok if the other domain name does not engage in the same market, but not a good idea if it does? I also have the chance to do the former, and it's star…

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    Comment #1490758

    Well I get all that, but when thefacebook.com was starting up, did facebook.com have a site with a similar goal? Or was it something else entirely unrelated? I guess that's the cru…

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    Ask HN: Good or bad idea? Using a domain that starts with 'the'.

    My biggest fear is people will fail to use 'the' when typing in the domain, and end up at the other website, which has a similar focus. Yet at the same time, the other website is n…

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    Comment #1483322

    True, but my question is in the general sense, not specific to my own site really.

  13. story
    Ask HN: Are Web 2.0 "badges" played out?

    I'm talking about these things: http://akoogle.blogspot.com/2008/05/web-20-badges-collection.html They seem to be a rite of passage for a Web 2.0 site. But they seem played out. At…

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    Comment #1470099

    Would just like to thank all for the positive comments. Upward and onward!

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    Ask HN: If someone else is "doing it", is that a reason not to compete?

    I think just about any idea has been tried to one degree these days. I am working on something that on paper is being done by a number of firms. The thing is I have a different ang…

  16. story
    Ask HN: How much should I pay myself and will it affect fundraising?

    I'm currently making as little as I can afford to make for my current set of financial obligations and family responsibilities. I'm creating a start-up. For the first round of seed…

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    Comment #1440925

    Are you saying business plans are decided upon based on how different they are in structure? What I thought would make it stand out was the substance, and I am looking for an outli…

  18. story
    Ask HN: What are some good examples/templates of business plans?

    I'm specifically working on a SaaS company, and while I can draw from other business plans I've written, it's been many years since I've drafted one. Are there any examples or temp…

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    Comment #1422657

    So that means that the OS firewall is safe enough that I shouldn't worry about it being compromised? I suppose the HW firewall could also be compromised, but it does give a bit of …

  20. story
    Ask HN: Do I need a hardware firewall for my first dedicated server?

    I'm getting ready to deploy the first phase of my app on a dedicated machine. Phase I is not public, meaning it has no web site, other than the one I use to administrate the app, a…

  21. story
    Ask HN: Are dedicated servers a better deal than VPS/Cloud options?

    Just looking at Softlayer's dedicated machines, it seems they offer a better deal on these than if you go with their Cloud computing offerings. What is the advantage to using cloud…

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    Comment #1388688

    Thanks for this answer. Is there a resource that covers in general what advertising rates are expected to be in different situations and with which ad networks?

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    Comment #1388684

    This is a good point. I was wondering about it, things have changed since I did web development back in the late 90's. Has caching changed much? When you say "screw up", is there a…

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    Comment #1388454

    OK, so if I understand you, the 20c/GB is not what you'd expect to pay for a site that does good volume and buys the bandwidth by the bulk, so to speak? Not sure if this is the rig…

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    Ask HN: How does the economy of bandwidth work in the era of Web 2.0

    I should say in advance that while I am pretty savvy on low level software, I haven't been paying much attention to the Internet for many years (like over 8) and I am trying to und…