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It's not hard at all to exclude buyers of the advertised product from the ad and I can't imagine that Amazon doesn't know that. We're doing it for clients all the time. Probably th…

Banning someone for calling YC out is bad enough, but bad mouthing him afterwards and claiming that he mistreated founders (or YC founders saying that he did) is such a cheap shot.…

Austria has the least mentions but is in 4th place when it comes to upvotes per post. That's what I'd call efficiency ;)

I completely agree. Your comment should be required reading for every "gifted" child.

Additionally, they are probably more talented and therefore have a higher progress rate when they practice which leads to less frustation and more relaxation. It's easy to be relax…

It literally takes half a second to get what the site does and how to help. Brilliant. I'd put the mailing list or something similar more prominently above the fold, because more p…

Congrats to Felix and Red Bull! Makes me and so many others proud to be Austrian.

At the moment it looks like he passed it.

No, he probably did this to leave Joe Kittinger one of his world records, because Joe was the essential team member who made this mission possible for Felix.

It's a question of intent not of rounded corners. Smsg and Android had the clear intent to copy Apple, so there should be no discussion about their guilt. I totally agree on your v…

My comment in another HN Thread: Is it good for the industry in the short term? I'd say No. Is it the best thing that could have happened to the tech industry in the long term? Yes…

Almost every single founder would go crazy if someone copied their interface or device design in the same way. Yes the same people that are now claiming that Apple is a threat to i…

Is it good for the industry in the short term? I'd say No. Is it the best thing that could have happened to the tech industry in the long term? Yes, I think so. Android and most de…