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wammin

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About wammin

Currently working on Wattbot, a clean-energy startup: http://wattbot.com

Side project - Find biodiesel near you and around the world: http://findbiodiesel.org

My blog: http://nateclark.com

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    we had lot of great support from our 600+ user community

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    I feel for you ... the U.S. visa and immigration process sucks. My wife's parents were denied a visitor's visa to come to our wedding (from Taiwan). The system is broken, discrimin…

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    I've been using Tracker since they released a private beta right after Railsconf last June ... it is a truly excellent tool. Tracker codifies the Agile process (more or less follow…

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    Sam ... just left you a vm message, I think I can help you out. I have a couch AND an air mattress and I'm just a block away from the MUNI. I owe ya from your great hospitality bac…

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    Comment #111196

    Read a book. Then, build something.

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    Comment #74758

    As a native of the southeast U.S. getting ready to move to San Francisco, earthquakes terrify me -- I've never felt one before. Hearing about last night's 5.6 quake doesn't make me…

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    Comment #63810

    I will be at both Atlanta Barcamp and Startup weekend in the next few weeks! I'm really looking forward to them. I also usually make it to the ATL Ruby Users group. It's a pretty g…

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    Comment #63689

    I'm in Atlanta and I'm pretty smart ;) The problem is, that anybody bright and motivated enough to do a startup is already doing their own thing, and doesn't want to work for someb…

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    Comment #63386

    26 + B.B.A. + lots of self-taught geek skills

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    Comment #62947

    This is really interesting and refreshing to see a change in the way that healthcare operates ... BUT, it seems like this guy is trying to bypass insurance companies completely. Fr…

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    Comment #62505

    I've used both Dreamhost and MediaTemple for hosting rails apps. I would recommend neither for anything serious. I still use Dreamhost to host some non-critical stuff and very low …

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    Comment #61509

    I was one of the lucky NetBank customers that suddenly found himself without a bank account this weekend. Thankfully, I'm not rich (yet) so the FDIC will ensure that I don't lose a…

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    Comment #61477

    I've been running a production app on Edge Rails (straight from SVN trunk) for about a month now and it's been all good. The new-ish REST routing enhancements are great once you ge…

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    Comment #57268

    I give it a 6/10 I guess. While I like the simple approach ... I am also missing a few basic bells and whistles. I'd love to see a search feature and/or a way to tag or categorize …

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    Comment #54640

    Like anything, we have to be responsible about manufacturing processes and renewable raw materials. Biodiesel does not have to come from rainforest plants. Its unfortunate that som…

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    Comment #54538

    "why would I want that?"

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    Comment #54537

    "hopefully never"

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    Comment #54536

    I agree that hybrids are a sorry excuse for a "green" alternative. Aside from the fact that they currently cost more as Khosla points out -- just because a car or SUV is a hybrid, …

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    > 10 months is way too long to still be developing the initial version dude, I know. Actually, we have had a private alpha up for 6 months. Changed lots of things, added lots of th…

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    Comment #53045

    Word. I'm glad (and a little surprised) that you saw this and responded.