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How do you come up with names for your apps/services? | growt: translate related words to Swahili and look what sounds nice. |
Looking for advice on manufacturing a physical product | cwan: Quite fortuitously, there was an article Friday in BusinessWeek on the subject: http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2009/sb20091... |
Why the "obvious" HN submissions? | byoung2: I've wondered about the motivations behind these posts too. If anyone can shed some light, please do. |
Why the "obvious" HN submissions? | jacquesm: They're usually by newbies to see if that submit button really works.They probably should be banned automatically somehow, they add a lot of noise to the new page and sometimes they last quite long.Flagging them helps getting rid of them, the more people flag the sooner they're gone.Also, see http://news.ycom... |
Looking for advice on manufacturing a physical product | joe_bleau: Of course it is possible! I've worked with several turnkey contract manufacturers in the US that would be happy to build 100 circuit boards. Some will even do PCB layout and help with circuit design. Mechanically, places like protomold and quickparts are a good source at low volumes, especially if you can... |
Why the "obvious" HN submissions? | mahmud: SPAM bots "tasting" the site. They will come back later to see if the post is still there, and if so, they hit the site with the actual "payload". |
Why do loopt have agreements with network carriers | mbrubeck: The iPhone OS doesn't allow background processes for third-party apps. So normally Loopt would have no way to update your location except when you open their app. The carrier deal lets them get location data straight from the carrier, whether their app is open or not:http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/09/04/... |
Why the "obvious" HN submissions? | noblethrasher: I don't check the classic HN page enough to know whether or not they're diverging a lot lately but as of now they do look pretty dissimilar. |
Why the "obvious" HN submissions? | pg: I don't know. They're always submitted from newly created accounts. I don't know if it's spambots or new users trying out the submit feature. Probably a mix, but mostly the former. It can't hurt to flag them, though they'll always get killed eventually anyway. |
Help develop a site idea, would this be possible? | yan: This sounds like a great idea if implemented well, but I just see the potential for a gigantic amount of noise. I mean the set of all topics is mostly highly-specific and uninteresting.If you would subdivide everything into clusters and nominate a small set to represent that cluster, and only then suggest things t... |
Help develop a site idea, would this be possible? | Tichy: It's called Hacker News :-)Or maybe something like http://sf0.org/ - I guess it's a kind of game where people propose challenges for each other. |
Contract for freelance work | pelle: There are a couple of good templates you can use over on Agree2:https://agree2.com/masters/publicOne of them is described in detail here:http://blog.extraeagle.com/2009/03/11/refactoring-the-consul...Full disclosure, I am one of the cofounders of Agree2. |
Help develop a site idea, would this be possible? | jasonlbaptiste: Definitely possible and I would use it (if executed right of course). Pick one niche/market to go after first. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | yan: And I guess I can start: mine are rock climbing, flying single engine planes (hoping to get into gliders) which is currently on break, and neuroscience (at an extremely amateur level). If anyone wants to get an introduction to climbing and are in the DC, Philly or NY area, I'd love to show you the ropes (har har). |
Help develop a site idea, would this be possible? | DanielStraight: What field do you intend to apply this to? My thoughts on the issue are much different if it's music than if it's books and even more different if it's physical objects/gadgets.I think books would be the place where it would be most interesting to me. |
Mac Python "Build Applet": how does it work? | makecheck: Ah, I eventually figured this out (if anyone is curious), by crawling the Python source tree to find this executable.It is little more than a program with a main() function that calls Py_Main(arg, argv) (defined in <Python.h>). I was able to create my own program like this, and solve the problem. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | dryicerx: Photography, Philosophy, Cooking, Travelling, Driving, Lockpicking, Tennis(fun fact: my current start-up was put in to gear because of my photo addiction and a few unsolved problems the field had) |
Startup related Mistakes you've done | dryicerx: I'll start* Not surveying and making sure there is a market for it: A cooking recipe site with features allowing for evolving recipes... the market was too small, and after launch realized using a website along with cooking didn't go hand in hand.* Hiring or bringing in skill over will: A rockstar coder is no... |
Entrepreneur or Hacker? Or Both | yan: Technical hacker. Maybe eventually the former. |
Entrepreneur or Hacker? Or Both | dryicerx: Technical hacker gone entrepreneur (at least attempting to). |
Startup related Mistakes you've done | zaidf: 1. Assuming I know what my users want.
2. Thinking that build-and-they'll-come will work.
3. Thinking that when build-and-they'll-come fails, that my product sucks. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | jacoblyles: Muay Thai, Jiu Jitsu.Learning the warrior mindset you need in the ring will change your perspective on a lot of things in life. And it will keep you in excellent shape, minus injuries. |
Entrepreneur or Hacker? Or Both | ujjwalg: Entrepreneur. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | mahmud: Beer, shooting pool, foreign languages, extensive traveling (~30 countries) and just having a good time. Hate to exaggerate this, but I prefer having fun to everything else in life. Anyone else a creature of comfort? At some point I would like to own a blues bar and design my own award winning steaks and burger... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | steveklabnik: I play Warhammer, ride bikes, and code things that are totally different than what my startup does. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | tptacek: Cooking. I mostly suck at it, but that's part of why I like it. I'm doing a lot of charcuterie-style stuff lately, and a lot of playing with sous vide. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | plinkplonk: Miniature Wargaming. Jazz Guitar. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | kevinherron: Mountain biking :)Trying to train 3-4 times per week (after work) for races coming up in the spring. Getting hard without daylight on my side. Gonna have to buy a light soon. Or adjust my work hours. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | unalone: I listen to excessive amounts of music. Just today I've gone through an old dreampop favorite ("Treasure" by the Cocteau Twins), gave a neoclassical album a try, listened to both an intense breakcore album and a darker classical album by a guy called Venetian Snares, and now I'm listening to the Kronos Quartet... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | imack: Rugby. Any adversity you encounter in day-to-day startup operations doesn't seem as bad as when it's compared with getting pummeled by Aussie and UK ex-pats. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | JshWright: I volunteer with my local fire dept.Also, I keep fish (both fresh and salt), and practice Tae Kwon Do. |
Help develop a site idea, would this be possible? | angelbob: Part of the challenge here is that you'd like to say to people, "people like you tried and liked X activity." So you'll need to collect a lot of data on what people tried and liked.More specifically, you probably need people to enter that data for you. So you might want to combine this with some other busin... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | ax0n: Learning, teaching, writing, bicycling, amateurish photography (snapshots, honestly), dorking with Lego stuff, cooking, camping.Of course, I got to do almost all of that at once this summer, when I led a group of 11 cyclists to a lake about 30 miles outside of town. All of us had packed up with our camping gear o... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | edw519: Bridge, boggle, and foosball. Things that are both hacker and beer friendly. |
Entrepreneur or Hacker? Or Both | jacquesm: http://news.ycombinator.com/newpollboth. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | mattmichielsen: Brewing beer and working on sub-$1000 BMWs and Porsches. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | aw3c2: Geocaching & OpenStreetMap are two of my favourite hobbies I recommend to anyone here. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | jedediah: Photography and boardgames. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | oldgregg: Snowboarding, hiking, cycling, basement dance parties, photography, making random videos, this american life on NPR, watching geeked out documentaries like helvetica, and getting up on my wife... not necessarily in that order. Oh, and eating, I love eating. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | davidw: Cycling is all I have time for, outside of programming (which is also a hobby) and family life. I used to like to go salsa dancing with my wife, but the baby is a bit of a hindrance to going out:-/ I also love to go out for drinks (spritz!) in the piazzas here - I would miss that a great deal if I ever went b... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | electronslave: Robotics, general aviation, motorbikes, running, reading. I gave my vices a break when I decided that my body and mind were too important. Now I just like going fast, amassing a robot army and reading Russian and German literature. I'd like travel more if I were Richie Rich, but holding down a consulting... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | keeptrying: Kiteboarding, snowboarding, beach volleyball. |
Entrepreneur or Hacker? Or Both | christonog: I'm a little bit more complicated. A wanna be entrepeneur turned wanna be hacker aiming to become an entrepeneur, though you could argue that being an entrepreneur is more of a lifestyle choice rather than a job title. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | tjr: Music production and photography, mostly. |
How to read a terabyte flat file | wmf: First, get the file into Hadoop. From there the parsing and processing should be easier. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | dgabriel: I write poems and short stories, listen to music (largely indie rock, classic rock, and old folk), bake, and do a little sewing (working on narwal costumes for my baby twins). Then there's python!Alas, my hobbies are mostly on hold until the babies get bigger. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | yesimahuman: Snowboarding, Snowmobiling, Video Games, Soccer, and I guess I could say "Drinking" is a hobby but I more mean drunken socializing with my friends. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | misterbwong: Basketball - Active hobby of choice. Will play this until my body stops me.Finance - Learning to actually make money in the market (equities and equity options).Eating out with friends - Trying different types of food is great, but the company is the best part.Traveling - Not a frequent flier or anything ... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | howardr: I am a total finance and economics nerd after being a programmer. I find something really interesting about markets, derivatives, et al. |
Startup related Mistakes you've done | seven: If we would learn from mistakes, we would be the brightest person (Charly Brown)Here a small fraction of my mistakes. And yes, I do sometimes repeat them.* Not outsourcing my tax stuff.* Distraction. :)* Being too proud to ask for help.* Slow in realizing that it is hard to sell inner value if the outer appearan... |
Help develop a site idea, would this be possible? | anotherpaulg: Here's a shameless plug for my startup Diddit, which sounds like it might do some of what you're asking about.On Diddit, you check off a bunch of the things you've done before. There's an endless list of things from the mundane (play frisbee) to the adventurous (eat cow's tongue) and everything in between... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | axod: Roller skating!
(Until 5 weeks ago that is - I was skating backwards fast round a corner on one leg and believe I hit a bearing that was on the rink - ouch broken hip).Photography, building Lego models, Playing the piano, Watching old movies, and most of all playing with the kids. |
Help develop a site idea, would this be possible? | robg: I actually think this is one of the inadvertent things we're doing. We show how conjunct words differ between people using the same word. So something like 'recipe' or 'space' can vary widely in it's second-order associations - consider "spicy AND recipe" vs. "cake AND recipe" or "information AND space" vs. "astr... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | brianobush: Japanese - studying Kanji and grammar (still at basic to low-intermediate level), but have over 2k Kanji down and can read manga. Goals are flency (and yell at my kids in Japanese :).Video Games - I only play on the Nintendo DS, and at that not often, but I do enjoy it and wish I had more time, but the afor... |
Help develop a site idea, would this be possible? | erikwiffin: This may not be exactly what you're going for, but it could be helpful in gathering data and encouraging people to follow through with it. If you were to make a book related "outside your comfort zone" website, what you could do is get recommendations from authors.So for example, if I happen to like Stephen... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | mcantor: I highly recommend fencing. It's a spectacular workout, and the three different weapons provide unique experiences, one of which will certainly cater to your intellect or personality. Foil is highly strategic, épée is much less rules-oriented and the most like a "real" duel of the three, and sabre is extreme... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | MicahWedemeyer: Gardening! Stick plant in ground, just add water, and magic happens. It's great! |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | paddy_m: Sailing and skiing.
I have really gotten into sailing recently, especially racing. There is so much beauty, skill, and thinking in the sport.I am a huge f1 fan. I either go to a meetup to watch the race (normally at 7am). Normally in addition I download a British feed of Friday practice 1 and 2 (speedtv onl... |
Startup related Mistakes you've done | petesalty: 1. Trying to start solo2. Not asking for help soon enough3. Thinking that the market was broken but really just failing to understand the market4. Never being "finished" enough to go live5. Listening to experts6. Completely and utterly underestimating how hard it would be to get customers. |
Help develop a site idea, would this be possible? | Alex3917: I've thought about doing something like this, since I only like to read counter-intuitive books and other things that challenge my beliefs. I think the best way to do this would be by asking a bunch of questions, and making recommendations based on the answers. The problem though is that you can't just recomm... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | simplify: Playing Go. I love playing all kinds of one-on-one competitive games, but Go's freedom of style and near perfectly fair grounds keeps pulling me back in. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | silencio: Knitting and crocheting and everything fiber-arts related. I love it because it seems tedious or stupid to a lot of people who don't know how to knit, but I get a lot of satisfaction out of creating fun things for my friends and family and myself (see http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/432735303/Photo_on_2009... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | tdonia: flying kites, riding bikes |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | chwolfe: Hoppy Beer and Golf (preferably together) |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | teuobk: Ice hockey. (Hey, I'm a Minnesotan!) Besides that, I like baking, photography (especially sports photography), cycling, and making a really good cup of tea. Sailing was great when I lived in California, and snowboarding will be fun once there's some snow on the ground. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | mcav: Jazz piano, frisbee, running, super smash brothers, age of empires. [des moines] |
Help develop a site idea, would this be possible? | RyanMcGreal: >I got thinking about this as I tend to find that as I get older I tend to gravitate towards ideas and beliefs that reinforce what I already know to be true rather than challenge meInteresting - I seem to be experiencing the opposite. When I was younger, I was afraid of ideas that challenged my worldview. ... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | warfangle: Violin, speculative fiction writing, bare-running, whiskey. [NYC] |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | simonsarris: Thinking, argument, negotiation, strategy games, pacing, stretching, cycling, reading, writing, wandering, exploring places, metaphorical bomb defusal [NH] |
what do you look for in a resume? | edw519: For each language you choose to include, in descending order of importance: - amount of work done (years, lines of code, # of programs)
- self-assessed level of expertise (expert, novice, 7 out of 10, etc.)
- how much you like it and why
- 1 or 2 major projects done in that language |
what do you look for in a resume? | YCW10: Links to websites are probably the best thing you can include on a resume. They are nice checkboxes on paper, but playing with something you built is invaluable. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | HeyLaughingBoy: Winemaking, electronics (somewhat HN related since I sometimes sell what I make and do consulting), machining metal, raising chickens, gardening, various forms of art, learning to play flute.I guess baking could count as a hobby since I do enjoy it quite a bit, but the primary driver is hunger, not pass... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | YuriNiyazov: Argentine Tango |
what do you look for in a resume? | spooneybarger: my take:your resume should be targeted to the job you are applying for. initially i dont care that you know scheme if i'm hiring you to do XYZ, but once we get further along, i do care. highlight what was important in the job posting and just tease that there is more.please note that although i do hiring... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | niks: coaching girls volleyball |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | jonallanharper: Learning Portuguese, studying physics for fun/knowledge, learning how to build an auto engine, and training for private pilot's certificate. |
How to read a terabyte flat file | nshah: Depending on language restrictions, you may be able to implement read streams that make a pass through the file and create appropriate call-backs when hitting each section... |
Looking for advice on manufacturing a physical product | avrPhreaque: Do you have a NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement)? That is absolutely essential to protect you from someone just taking your idea and running with it. With IP (Intellectual Property) Law, intent is a very important aspect, and an NDA signifies intent.There are numerous free resources on the Web which can hel... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | narag: Playing with my son, windsurfing and playing electric guitar. I like to do many more things, but I don't always find the time or the place. I like chess, drawing, billiards, foosball, karate, reading, net games and going out on weekends (or everyday in the summer). |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | trafficlight: Bowling. If I had to pick only one thing to do it would be this. My goal is to be competitive on the PBA Tour. I'm averaging 220 right now, but that needs to be closer to 235-240 to be competitive.My other big hobby is music. http://thesixtyone.com/abledanger |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | leif: music, books and girls occupy most of my time |
what do you look for in a resume? | run4yourlives: I honestly could care little about your "skills". I say that because I've come to learn that a resume is no place to discern language competence and/or tool familiarity (eg, SVN).Instead, I look for the "case study" resume. In other words, talk about a particular project, the tools you used, and the resu... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | revorad: Lindy hop, it's wicked fun! I've been going once a week for a few months now and did a half day workshop last weekend.http://www.swingland.com/And I do a bit of drumming, although have been a bit lazy lately. Mostly my hobbies have revolved around music. I enjoy hiking too but haven't been out too much recentl... |
what do you look for in a resume? | Edinburger: é ;-) |
Facebook Advertising Platform | theli0nheart: The upside is that you _sometimes_ get leads. The downside is that ads are overly-expensive for what you're getting. In my opinion, it's better to create a viral campaign and let others do the marketing for you ;).Edit: thoughts from Aaron Patzer, founder of Mint: "All of our customer acquisition has been... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | MikeMacMan: Weightlifting, beer, cooking, baseball |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | brianto2010: Watching anime; playing Touhou and racing games. |
Facebook Advertising Platform | imp: I had mixed results with a small sample of about 100 paid clicks.Compared to AdSense, Facebook had 2X the percentage of users who signed up for a free account. However, it had only half as many goal conversions, where the goal was simply using a free application. Kind of weird. I probably need to buy some more ... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | MikeCapone: Mostly: books, music, my fiancée, COD4 on a tactical server (no blind fire and jumping around).Wish I had something cool to write about here ("rebuilding pre-1950s motorcycles"), but in fact, "books" includes so many things that it's enough to keep me occupied. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | leertaylor: I enjoy various sorts of hands-on projects when I need a break for the tech world:Woodworking - building furniture, etc.Fixing up old pinball machinesWorking on the house, minor remodeling sorts of projects |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | anamax: Scuba. San Jose, but I just returned from the Galapagos. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | lil_cain: I do a small amount of pen and paper roleplaying, and the odd bit of computer gaming. Mostly though, I'm a political economy nerd. I read a lot of industrial economics, and a pile of political/current affairs stuff. The Phoenix, the Village, the Economist, as well as a reasonable amount of more textbook type ... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | sound2man: Audio. Live sound and home studio. Sothern California |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | david927: Film making and film direction. |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | LSalin: I play poker and I cook. I love the extra money I win at playing a fun card game, and I love to invite people over for dinner parties. Somehow, I wish my hobbies had a bit more synergy! :)I also enjoy reading quite a bit. |
what do you look for in a resume? | icey: I look for things that are directly applicable to the posting I have up.I dislike seeing filler like "SVN", or "Word". I hate it when people list every piece of software they've ever touched. Tell me what's relevant and I'll assume that's not the full corpus of your computer using career.Here is a snippet of some... |
Help develop a site idea, would this be possible? | narag: This information could be extracted from historical data. "See what people that were like you (four or five years ago) like now". |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | Shooter: It used to mostly be playing, trading, collecting, teaching, and admiring guitar. And audio production. I owned a boutique guitar store (high-end, appointment only) on the side, and I still own a recording studio and mobile unit. I find that my formal business interests are now crowding everything else out be... |
What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies? | mattiss: Rock climbing, mountaineering, backpacking, SCUBA, sailing, aviation, traveling, snowboarding, having fun! |
how would you help a person to choose an occupation? | run4yourlives: You can't do anything.I know that's not the answer you want to hear, but it's the correct answer. People aren't truly happy until they are following a passion. For many people, passion isn't profitable; or at least not as profitable as they feel it should be.Your friend has a few things to discover. Firs... |
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