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rowaway1

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    Comment #2621274

    i said: "it's not about working at night, but going balls out from waking to sleep." if you sleep early, ok. but when you're awake, do you want to spend all your time hacking? then…

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    Comment #2615532

    where did the term "stove-piped" come from? how did "stove piping" come to signify any system built in isolation from other systems?

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    Comment #2614919

    it's not about working at night, but going balls out from waking to sleep. how long u stay awake doesn't matter, but the passion that engages your every waking moment, and makes yo…

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    Comment #2599241

    anyone got the source for this?

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    Comment #2596506

    www.toggl.com

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    Comment #2586540

    i'm sure their parents are very disappointed that their children won an elite $100k grant before the age of 20. it's gonna be an ugly mark they'll never scrub off their resume, or …

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    Comment #2586500

    education != school smart, motivated people can teach themselves. the ranks of un-degreed entrepreneurs refutes your skepticism that the un-degreed can't contribute or innovate.

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    Comment #2586489

    CEO != entrepreneur many entrepreneurs lack degrees.

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    Comment #2586483

    but now they'll start doing great things earlier, and won't be hampered by debt after graduation, which also postpones doing great things.

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    Comment #2586448

    he's not make a point about ordinary people. he's making a point about school not working for everyone. he's taking the smart, motivated people who don't need school and giving the…

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    Comment #2584451

    the spread of startup accelerators in the style of y combinator suggests that the entrepreneurship-as-education model is growing. not going to scale to everyone, but that's not the…

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    Comment #2583130

    I'd apply if only to outrage you 2.

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    Comment #2563144

    tl;dr summaries bad

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    Comment #2563143

    tl;dr summaries bad

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    Comment #2496234

    you've never stared into a bright LCD in the dark and become blind to the keyboard? if so, cool. but many people have sensitive eyes.

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    Comment #2496230

    people who work in the dark, but have not achieved total union with the keyboard, appreciate the backlight. forced battery drain isn't an issue: turn off the light if you don't wan…

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    Comment #2496206

    do f and j bumps enable you to touch transcribe this string? >}[\|:{%^&?`~]*();"'!@_+-=#$,./ not for me. these keys are the bottlenecks that break my flow and force me to think for…

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    Comment #2493865

    backlit keyboard aren't just for looking nice. they're for working at night in dark rooms. before touch typing you need to glance quickly at your hand's position above the keys, to…