Last year I uploaded an empty package to Ubuntu titled "Free Launchpad Karma" -- the idea was that whenever an Ubuntu developer wanted more Launchpad karma points, they could easily file a bug against it, close a bug against it, upload a new version, provide a translation, and so on.
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#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are you sure this isn't real?
On second thought it could be real, but the notion of a startup needing a VP of engineering with 5 years of rails 3 experience seems absurd given how long rails 3 has been in existence. edit: there are several articles about this company since 2011, so I guess it is real... edit2: it's hard to take seriously with this line from the ad: "Yes, we realize that the best technology leaders are highly sought after. So why…
It's definitely real. I've seen it long before today.
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
Next year, I'm going to cite your comment in the 2014 version of this thread and say "And someone will comment ahead of time, explaining what will inevitably happen throughout the day"
Funniest thing is that someone said that in the 2011 version. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2394349
Not seeing it. Got a link to the specific comment?
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#54OkCupid Labs Date Courier (find dates via snail mail): http://www.okcupidlabs.com/blog/2013/03/30/Date-Courier.html
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#55Everest launches a startup within a startup, code named: Project Pink Elephant
http://everest.com/about
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#56Android Dev Portal "Add New Awesome Application"
http://nirvanatikku.tumblr.com/post/46785199420/add-new-awes...
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#57Google Analytics: Visitors from the International Space Station - Control Room
http://nirvanatikku.tumblr.com/post/46833558732/google-analy...
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#58I've been keeping a list of every website that puts up an april fools' day joke since 2004. Here's the 2013 list (submit to here if you like too) http://aprilfoolsdayontheweb.com/2013.html
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#59Supposedly "Wearing Unerdwear can solve EVERY SINGLE problem you can imagine"
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.293334650798987.10...
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#60From Google, * Google Nose: https://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/nose/help.html * Gmail Blue: https://mail.google.com/mail/help/intl/en/promos/blue/index.... Edit: Gmail Tap removed.
Gmail blue made me think of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsi_Blue