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Because gmail is a good product. Please don't tell us what not to use. Point us to a better product. (spam, uptime, ease of use, free, fast, etc) Got one? Yeah, I figured.

Wow _you_ got funded for running a company? That's inspiring.

also see http://fastflip.googlelabs.com/

I live in NYC and don't own a car, I bike to work whenever the whether permits. All the appliances I own are energy star. All my light bulbs are the energy saving type. What else c…

1. opensource it (the code, so people can build their own website) 2. provide an api You'll soon face spam issues though. what's your spam strategy?

Fix bugs. That's the best way to learn and make friends. It will give you exposure to the code base and existing code conventions.you'll learn much more and get some street cred.

What about L visa

he mentions some sales position somewhere, so I don't think he's eng

Reality Check: Windows not affordable for all, either! Which is the reason for piracy, of course, but Ballmer wouldn't know that, would he? ;) If you follow the argument, Free (bee…

Godfather, anyone? :-)

I think folks who complain about java must make sure that they are using a very powerful ide first (example: eclipse or intellij idea) If, having used and mastered a good ide and a…

Look at the source of that html. Looks like someone ran a for loop for all the img. It'd be cool to use some ajax and make this update automatically when the number changes.

I think another important thing to note is that $300 of it goes to apple. Time to buy apple stock!

The problem is that most folks are not made aware of the fact that privacy is a one-way street. Once open to all, the information is always lurking around somewhere, basically impo…

I <3 Amazon, but I've started looking for alternatives (for buying, not for reviews) ever since they started charging us NYers tax. Sure, not their fault, blame NY state, but the p…

This is moronic. The author expects TSA to 'approve' apple laptops? The TSA will have to go around and train every flight attendant to recognize what brand of laptop it is and then…

The problem is such visa issuances invariably involve working closely with IRS (to ensure the person actually runs the business, makes enough money, employs all the people he/she c…

Gandhi. For being fearless _and_ inspiring an entire country to be fearless without a single weapon in hand. Think about it, it's nothing short of a miracle.

meet yourself. Most people don't know themselves deep enough to figure out their own plusses and minuses and act on them. Every person has the potential to achieve success, but it …

Google didn't release Chrome till it was good enough to be released. This, from a company which completely believes in releasing early! Of course Chrome is still beta, but there's …

1. It works 2. It is cheap (mostly free) This is the same reason why it's hard to beat google, ebay, etc. Things change when the company which owns a market leading product makes a…

Almost exactly the same as in India. That's why people here in US think that everyone in India is smart _and_ hardworking. Well, the truth is that they encounter only those people …

I think the single biggest factor is fear of failure. And it's mostly because of society (but other factors too). If you start something in India and fail, you are forever termed a…