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rwar

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    Comment #9898405

    youtube-dl: https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl

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    Comment #5477974

    Have you taken a look at http://www.discogs.com/developers/ ?

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    Comment #5071315

    It would be good to add sources in this wiki!

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    Comment #4557412

    We're their product. Advertising is the customer.

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    Comment #4133384

    http://pastebin.com/3fyLWT3W

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    Comment #3952231

    You can do this with chrome by adding a search engine (and making it default): https://www.google.com/search?%7Bgoogle:RLZ%7D%7Bgoogle:acce...

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    Ask HN: How do you evaluate yourself (or your employees)?

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/opinion/for-teachers-shame-is-no-solution.html Bill Gates has an opinion article on the NYTimes about how to evaluate teachers. I thought the poin…

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    Comment #3245882

    In addition to e-mailing for Submit Puppy, have you considered adding a Drag-and-Drop or a Browse/Upload? (You could even add a captcha!)

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    Comment #3245094

    My understanding is that the wireless router broadcasts a packet and that packet contains the SSID and MAC address.

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    Comment #2693187

    It'd be nice for Firefox to adopt a LTS version. That way security updates can be guaranteed and IT guys can work on making sure LTS versions work.

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    Comment #2565100

    Perhaps, but it doesn't mean users are incapable at identifying phishing pages. With an address bar both the user AND Chrome can help identify phishing attacks.

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    Comment #2564993

    I think there is a bigger concern of phishing attacks... Without an address bar its harder to confirm that you are actually visiting X.com

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    Comment #2486290

    Theres a typo for the link: The API is ready for you at http://www.newbslur.com/api .

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    Comment #2449407

    It would also be interesting to see it run against Gnome 3 shell (it's 'intended' predecessor)

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    Comment #2390317

    "Though Zipcar didn’t really incorporate reducing carbon emissions into its core idea, Chase says it’s a by-product that can’t be taken away." I think it is crucial that startups r…

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    Comment #2388806

    Because they can get away with it... If there was better competition, (in an ideal world) the quality of the product would get better.

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    Comment #2365991

    I always enjoy these types of posts! I think its very beneficial for those who are preparing for their own launch (or to just improve in general).

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    Comment #2361618

    Advertisements are also not the only way to monetize (and add value to) your product.

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    Comment #2360696

    (full disclosure: haven't pitched to investors/YC) Just talking about your product with colleagues, mentors, friends, etc. can help you get prepared. Most likely they will ask you …

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    Comment #2358023

    Theres another HN article with a more complete list, http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2356941

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    Comment #2358018

    moki.tv - It takes the best of all worlds (Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Hulu, etc.) with respect to online video and spins it with IMDB and Facebook.

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    Comment #2355892

    The "simplifications" in the program that can be achieved by a supercompiler Redundant code elimination. Performing operations on data that are known at the time of supercompilatio…