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rdin

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About rdin

Cofounder, www.munchonme.com and www.trycaviar.com

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    Comment #7542967

    That is a very open ended question and it depends on what you want to get out of it. Are you particularly looking to study EE, CE, CS, or a mix of them all? The major can be very b…

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    Comment #2762303

    I agree, quitting isn't for everybody. But one thing everybody can do is at least consider other options that fit with their risk profiles

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    Comment #2710728

    Congrats to BT- though my site doesn't use them, their mentality of trying to cut out fine print for CC processing is a good step in the right direction.

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    Comment #2699142

    I used to work at EA (now doing a YC company), you can change your password here: http://profile.ea.com Though it doesn't fix any of the encryption limitations that they are using.…

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    Comment #2658620

    4G networks will have to fall back on 3G networks sometimes, which is one of the reasons why AT&T is still building out its backhaul for its 3G network. Though I agree, it would be…

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    Comment #2658611

    Wooops- meant MicroSD! =S

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    Comment #2657808

    Hopefully this will address some of the issues with the Nexus S, particularly: -No dual ATT/Tmobile HSPA support -Lack of MicroSIM

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    Comment #2612631

    I think the point of the article is "In order to use your financial and legal counsel less, you're going to have to self-educate." Note that the author says to use professional ser…

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    Comment #2593697

    Building web applications is just a small part of programming in general; I too would agree on learning HTML and CSS first. Once you can master static pages, you can start learning…

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    Comment #2593694

    Well said- congrats!

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    Comment #2566963

    I would recommend clearing out student debt before doing a startup full time. One can always work full-time at a big company, and do a startup at the same time on the side

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    Comment #2467140

    You can thank AT&T for that one

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    Comment #2459518

    I think part of it is that everybody has their own opinion of where others should start. For example, some people think that new programmers should start low-level (such as with C)…

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    Comment #2428523

    "The technology behind them is far from cutting edge: Anyone with an email program can start a company." The tech is slightly more complex than that :D

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    Comment #2421206

    Unfortunately, it's been invalid for awhile. You can check it out for yourself here: http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js vs https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

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    Comment #2421191

    Forming a startup without a real lawyer is very difficult, especially if you have to create contracts with outside parties. For a basic incorporation and issuing of shares, you are…

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    Comment #2421164

    We had some issues integrating 3rd party systems, such as the Twitter button, which has had an invalid certificate for months now. If your site can live without these bells & whist…

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    Comment #2420473

    Using Pandora on my Atrix keeps giving me LivingSocial ads from Seattle, but I haven't lived there in 2 years; I'm not sure how tightly integrated the GPS information is.

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    Comment #2230195

    As a part of this team, I'm very excited to help launch this site. Check back soon for great deals!

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    Comment #2205544

    The problem with this is that Nokia has invested a significant amount of resources into its own systems already. If it partners with Microsoft for WP7, Nokia will just be another p…