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    Comment #4251859

    In hindsight, I realize that I took the relationships in my life for granted when i was younger because I always had an abundance of them in high school and college. Back then I wa…

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    Comment #4208571

    Been listening to this duo Chiddy Bang lately. Finding some inspiration in that as well. Not as mainstream as what you mentioned but noteworthy. http://chiddybang.net/

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    Comment #4203243

    I agree, the next buttons are too invasive. I'd love to see them as left and right arrows near the edges that bold with mouseover. I think that users would be more familiar with th…

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    Comment #4181513

    I don't think it is a problem to use the design methods outlined in the article. In fact, Microsoft didn't invent this type of design per se. They simply coined the term "Metro" fo…

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    Comment #4181477

    No, no, no Microsoft, the start button was fine. We just didn't want 7 ways to turn off the computer...

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    Comment #4158624

    "...Do not, under any circumstances, work for free..." Totally agree with this. It ha been my experience that well paying customers are the best kind. They are more respectful of m…

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    Comment #4142912

    Agreed. It is one thing to falsify customer reviews, for example, but something completely different to have several aliases to promote an active community. The information and lin…

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    Comment #4095981

    Agreed. Keep in mind the liability aspects as well. From what I understand, payroll mistakes are not easily forgiven. That is part of the reason there are so many HR outsourcing co…

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    Comment #4087162

    Not working for me on iPad. Cool hack though as some people are having luck.

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    Comment #4087153

    Hack their systems. Partially joking. But in all honesty companies have hired hackers that did built something slightly destructive (in the short term) to their website/app. http:/…

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    Comment #4087134

    In a Stanford lecture, Tina Seelig said something along the lines of: find where your interests, what your good at, and the market (ie someone will pay you) intersects and do that.…

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    Comment #4051881

    Can you sketch? A picture is worth a thousand words. If you can create pictures either with a sketch pad or digitally then it will help your developer visualize it and make it work…

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    Comment #4044608

    $20k per month sounds like a good problem to have for two people with little overhead. I'd recommend getting out of town for a few days without an Internet connection to just rest …

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    Comment #4043653

    I totally agree. I too am shocked to see so many "quit your side projects" comments. The trick is prioritization, like the old saying goes: "anyone with more than 3 priorities has …

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    Comment #4017833

    I agree. Another might be: http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-War-Sun-Tzu/dp/0385292163

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    Show HN:ThemeIQ.com, Mobile App Theme Marketplace

    I'm getting ready to launch a new marketplace for mobile app themes and designs. But before I do any feedback that anyone might have on the copy, design, concept, execution, etc. w…

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    Comment #4013068

    I guess I missed that when viewing on my phone. I went straight to the meat and potatoes. Touche to that. From my first and second hand experiences, I still feel that it is not acc…

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    Comment #3994042

    Congrats. You are in a great position that many hackers would kill for (no pun intended). My advice echoes and negates several of the comments already posted: - I agree that, at be…

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    Comment #3993277

    I love the simplicity in this. Eloquent and seemingly effective. Cheers.

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    Comment #3992955

    True but this launch and then build is common practice these days. In fact, many product launches on tech crunch, et al do this also. When launching a company/service/product the m…

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    Comment #3992431

    That essay is garbage in my opinion. My wife and many of our friends are teachers and it doesn't take into account things like lesson plans and grading papers - both Of which are t…