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will_lam

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About will_lam

Product Marketing @ Taplytics (YC W14) & Magic: The Gathering nerd.

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    Comment #42297466

    I think it's what it's officially called in the Alien Universe

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    Comment #41401255

    Damn. End of an era. Anandtech was the reason I got into hardware and computers in general.

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    Comment #33999571

    Is this a problem that needs to be solved? No sarcasm intended.

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    Comment #24367622

    As a customer of Mode, why not give Taplytics a shot? :)

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    Comment #22868511

    RE: RescueTime new URL tab.. that's really clever! Stealing this for myself. Cheers

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    Comment #22853731

    Also, SizeUp. Let's you customize your desktop windows to fullscreen, half screen etc with hot keys. http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/

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    Comment #22853723

    RescueTime. Hands down. Have been a proud customer for 4 years. Saved me months of my life being frittered away. Except right now.. I guess :)

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    Comment #10583422

    Why all the cynicism?

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    Comment #9263951

    Swift and Olympic Weightlifting

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    Comment #8917260

    Interesting that Optimizely is positioning themselves as the over arching discipline as "Statistics reinvented for the internet age". My guess is to parry against the onslaught of …

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    Comment #8863657

    Even if it's not an official response, there are ways to be able to get backchannel information.. only if you're able to leverage relationships you've already built for people work…

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    Comment #8508614

    You'd be surprised at what you're body is capable of as long as you're lifting with proper form, getting enough rest and doing mobility on a regular basis.

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    Comment #8508607

    Yeah, that's a shame. I understand their rationale as it might undermine their programming. At my CrossFit gym, they'll allow you to try other styles of programming only after you'…

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    Comment #8332369

    Wow, that would be a great case study over at bootstrappers.io ... Would love to read about your bootstrapping / lifestyle business experiences.

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    Comment #8332363

    I find the Anki software to be perfect for my purposes of spaced repetition learning. I've invested a lot of time in creating my decks. Because I don't want to recreate those decks…

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    Comment #8332327

    What's the startup that you'll be working on?

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    Comment #7689260

    Crap - I just bought a new Macbook Air the first day it was available. Oh well, I guess I'll never really notice...

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    Comment #7615622

    Been learning Ruby via Learn Code The Hard Way for a part time Rails course that I'm taking over at BrainStation.it https://www.evernote.com/shard/s51/sh/b463df04-03b4-44cc-9f0...

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    Comment #7615618

    Sweet - I just got an invite back on April 11 - looking forward to digging in. Right now I'm still on Fitocracy but looking for alternatives.

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    Comment #7614018

    I'm surprised 500px wasn't on this list.

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    Comment #7610145

    Looks like it's missing a bunch of retention hooks to bring users back to continually engage and check int. Whether it's email reminders, notifications etc. I created an account 2 …

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    Comment #7610143

    Looks like it's missing a bunch of retention hooks to bring users back to continually engage and check int. Whether it's email reminders, notifications etc. I created an account 2 …

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    Comment #7468270

    I think just sticking to one framework is the best way to go - I decided to go rails because it's the lowest common denominator, stupid amount of resources on it and approachabilit…

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    Comment #7462991

    I toy with the idea of purchasing a dumbphone at least once a month.