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wunna

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    Comment #6267668

    Dreams are not what happen when you sleep, dreams should be what keep you from sleeping. - (not sure who said this)

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    Comment #6155168

    Be yourself, everyone else is taken - Oscar Wilde IMO no truer words have been spoken. Much unpleasantness would have been avoided had I known . HTH.

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    Comment #6119125

    I was responding to an oversimplified and vacuous argument, that naively assumes that supply and demand are the only two market forces. You ought to read up on the field of System …

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    Comment #6111398

    If you were an entrepreneur you would understand....

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    Comment #6100171

    Implicit in that statement is a shortage. If programmers have choices, by definition implies more demand, less supply. You contradict yourself!

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    Comment #6100162

    define "enough". Easy enough for you to pontificate, if you know better, start your own company and pay everyone million $ salaries. What are you waiting for? p.s. I am an entrepre…

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    Comment #6100150

    well, there is no infinite elasticity of supply & demand.

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    Comment #6099776

    what is that these people do, that they turn down even 125K,150K,200K - according to you - "low salaries"? McD? or Welfare paying higher?

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    Comment #6099760

    So go do it! be the change you want! You know, if you want something done right, DIY! Setup a noble, patriotic company that only hires "Americans" and pay then $250K or $1MM salari…

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    Comment #6099704

    The stock response such arguments is: "there is no shortage of programmers, just a shortage of programmers at a given salary". Yeah right! "There is no poverty. just shortage of pe…

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    Comment #6099690

    pg - I would urge you to write an essay or article in some prominent magazine. Someone of your stature voicing is critical to the high-tech industry.

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    Comment #6057124

    PM me if you need ideas....I have done similar things and could point you in the right direction.

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    Comment #6050617

    The UI/IX is a bit clunky IMHO - the wizard interface is meh. Lookup http://timebridge.com/ their UI seems more intuitive.

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    Comment #6005336

    These are all very good reasons posted below, but I believe that the most important reason is corporate mindset . The powers that be - mostly old-hands- view software as physical "…

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    Comment #5969169

    Knowledge >>>>>..n Degree

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    Comment #5965037

    "...jumping off a cliff and building a parachute on the way down" - unknown (not sure who said this, if you know pls comment so this can be duly attributed.)

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    Comment #5806134

    Dell XPS 16GB (W7)

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    Comment #5727838

    The first few seconds I don;t know what the app does....more importantly how it is different from the bazillion other place rating apps.

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    Comment #5633807

    Is there any other option for my (slightly) grown-up startup with a ton of traction to come pitch you? p.s I did read the YC FAQ etc. But hoping that might be just the "official li…

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    Ask PG: Do you invest in any startups outside of YC?

    Do you invest, advise or other ways involved with any co.s that choose not to participate in YC or have matured beyond a YC stage? Some startups need more your sage advice, than an…

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    Comment #5623055

    Thanks, have you used it? The limits seem a bit small....or is it more cost-effective that AWS?

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    Ask HN: Solr Hosting in the cloud

    Hi HN-ers, I need to host Solr in the cloud, I am looking for a host other than AWS. Any suggestions or recommendations?