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Review our startup - MightyBrand.com | 3pt14159: Awesome product, we (FreshBooks) may even end up using it. But it is going to be kinda cheap for us, all we need is the blogger package. This is sillly. We are a 30 employee company, we could afford to pay much more.You should up your prices for guys like us, or (somehow) charge on some other metric.Awesome site - it is totally slick. |
Review our startup - MightyBrand.com | geuis: In FF3, clicking on Feedback shows underneath the video on http://mightybrand.com/features |
Review our startup - MightyBrand.com | jwesley: You need to allow brand names to be more than 20 characters. A lot of brands are longer than that, for example school names. "University of Blank" will almost always be too large, and those educational brands spend a ton of money on marketing. |
How do I make myself competitive for a master's in CS after college? | mainsequence: I'm not a student at the Media Lab, but I do go to MIT and have some friends there. From what I have seen, it helps to have some good artsy-techy projects under your belt.I don't think they require the GRE to get in, and I'm not sure how important grades are if you've done some interesting projects. I think they want some form of "accomplishment" combined with decent coding skills.Admission is to specific research groups, so I'd look at the site, find a group doing work that interests you and contact the professor or some of the researchers in the group. Can't hurt to ask them what makes a strong candidate. |
Review our startup - MightyBrand.com | ewoodh2o: Looks well thought out - I think the idea has great potential! Just a few points on the marketing pages:* Why do the Twitter / Yahoo / Digg links on the home page actually link to those sites? Maybe it's because the arrow pointing up to the T for Twitter, but I clicked one of those links expecting more information about how your service integrates with that site. Instead was swept off your site. I'd gander that most of the people in your target audience are well aware of what these sites are.* Is there really no audio on the screencast? A little explanation along with it would go a long way.I'll look into it a bit more later on. Seems to have promise though! Good luck! |
Review our startup - MightyBrand.com | jwesley: A few suggestions:There needs to be a way to sort the results by source so people can see only mentions on twitter, digg, blogsearch, etc. Currently it can be tough to tell where any given conversation was found.It would be helpful to have negative filters for removing false positives. Some brands have similar keywords, so it's annoying to see the same irrelevant topics coming up.The positive/negative filters need some work. About half the results in the negative tab were actually positive in the test I did.You're tracking the keywords by sucking in RSS feeds for search queries correct? You might have a challenge convincing savvy individuals to pay for a service they could basically recreate in an hour inside their own feed reader. |
Review our startup - MightyBrand.com | dkokelley: In your FAQ you have the question:Why would I need something like this?People 'love' to feel like someone is listening. Millions of people are talking online about you, your competitors, and your market space. If you're not listening and effectively communicating with them, you're missing a great opportunity for customer support and acquisition.From a sales perspective, I think this is a bad approach. It's a defensive position that assumes the visitor's default position is "I don't think I need this." When I read this line, my thinking changed from "This could be useful" to "Yeah, why DO I need this?"The answer to the question is good, but the question itself is what I would change. You could ask "How will MightyBrand.com help me achieve x?" and then answer by selling the benefits of your service.Also, the Feadback tab hovers over the text on some pages (like the FAQ).Goodluck with this. I think it's a great idea! Goodluck on the execution! |
First freelance job. Any tips on contracts? | quellhorst: Contracts are to keep honest people honest. But if you are dealing with a con the contract doesn't matter. |
Review our startup - MightyBrand.com | joshuarr: http://mightybrand.com |
Review our startup - MightyBrand.com | jpwagner: Looks good.
Great concept.
Pricing section MUST be reworked. no on "big shot" |
How do you track/solicit/manage customer bug reports? | cperciva: At the moment I'm just keeping tarsnap bug reports (very few) and suggestions (lots) in a "TODO" file -- but I'm thinking about putting up some sort of public bug/suggestion tracker soon. I'm not sure which system I'll use yet -- probably whichever I can get installed the easiest, given that my requirements (being the only tarsnap developer) are pretty minimal. |
How do I make myself competitive for a master's in CS after college? | cmos: If it's the MIT media lab you really want, which always seemed like an amazing experience, then figure out a way to visit, meet the people, and understand what they are doing.Doing your own projects/research and publishing them would help to get your name out there. I'm not an 'academic' by any stretch, but that's what I would do if there was a job/opportunity I really wanted.Do something amazing and doors will open.Apply through the 'machine' and there will always be hundreds of people competing in the GPA/undergrad arena, and chances are they all have a better GPA than you. |
Review our startup - MightyBrand.com | toddc: Good idea, now just start refining it.Users love a sparse UI, but you've gone overboard. You need to add descriptions to the different pricings; the labels aren't intuitive.
I assume you mean 3 brands = monitor three brand destinations (e.g. youtube.com mentions, twitter mentions, and yahoo news mentions). That is confusing to marketing people. Try to make it more clear that you offer increasing depth penetration for a single brand. The multiple users feature isn't intuitive either.
--Neither of these items were adequately answered by your FAQ.I would revise your FAQ language, it comes across as too chatty and colloquial. Your trying to get into the wallets of marketers, act professional. Your design is clean and well done, now bring the writing up to the same level. |
How does one prototype a physical product? | ph0rque: Make a CAD model of it, then send that file to get it prototyped. I've used http://www.redeyeondemand.com and http://www.quickparts.com before; didn't have any extreme experiences with either of them (either good or bad). |
How do you track/solicit/manage customer bug reports? | Hates_: Maybe something like http://uservoice.com or http://getsatisfaction.com will suit what you need. |
How does one prototype a physical product? | npk: How complicated is it? Can you make it yourself? It's probably best if you do. If you have something you want to make in quantitiy, you'll want to hire someone who is experienced with tooling up a factory efficiently. What you're doing is not really engineering, but more like "drafting".If you live in the bay area:
http://techshop.ws/If it's relatively simple, you can find a CAM house that will build the part for you, but then it becomes expensive. This place has an FDM house (wikipedia for details):
http://www.emachineshop.comYou can find cheap drafters on craigslist who can make a solid model of your part that you would ship to the machine shop.good luck |
Review our startup - MightyBrand.com | bretthoerner: Nitpick: make a PNG logo from the original and replace your JPEG - it is your brand, after all. (the fuzz is annoying, and stands out against an otherwise very clean site)http://mightybrand.com/img/mightybrand.jpg |
How does one prototype a physical product? | NonEUCitizen: from visiting techshop, i found out that google SketchUp (plus a plugin) can be used as the CAD tool for their Dimension SST. SketchUp tutorials: http://sketchup.google.com/training/videos.html |
How does one prototype a physical product? | bprater: Great question.There is very little magic to the prototyping phase. Google 'rapid prototype' (maybe add 'plastic' to it) and find a shop that has a price that is in your budget. (The price usually has to do with size of the blank they will work on for you.)Spend a bit of time looking at the different methods of creating a prototype from plastic. Some use a type of "printer", others carve it from a chunk of plastic. Find out the pros-and-cons of the different methods. (Cost vs accuracy vs material.)Find out what software format they import from and build your prototype in software that can export in that format. Email them the data, your credit card number, and in a few days, you should have your prototype!Enjoy this phase -- the tricky/expensive part is going from the prototype phase to production. |
How does one prototype a physical product? | tstegart: Clay, paper mache, foam, legos, wire, sheet metal, balsa, glass, wood. You can carve a mold and inject molten plastic (styrofoam beads) at home (preferably well ventilated). You can also melt soft metals and use sand molds.Thats simple prototyping. To get an exact replica, in the same materials you want to use for final production, there are shops that will make plastic or metal molds from CAD files, or can carve with lathes, etc.Edit, I should add wax. Its actually an incredible material for prototyping. It carves especially well, and you can add pieces if they fall off accidentally, or you decide to change the design. If you don't like it, melt it down and form a new block. Lastly, when you're ready to make a mold, you can encase it in sand or another substance, and then melt the wax away to leave your shape. |
How does one prototype a physical product? | gamache: How about a RepRap, the Replicating Rapid Prototyper? http://www.reprap.org |
How do I make myself competitive for a master's in CS after college? | menloparkbum: The Media Lab is totally different than the Symbolic Systems program and both are completely different than the CS programs at their respective schools (and any other school.)The Media Lab does not require the GRE nor does it require that you even really have any formal training in computer science or engineering. It's more like an MFA program than an engineering degree. However, you do have the opportunity to take cool engineering courses if that is your bag.The Media Lab is a joke academically but it is the easiest way to get a graduate degree from MIT. If you align yourself with the right projects and professors it can be a much better experience than a "real" master's program and you can parlay the experience into a cooler career than most. If you align yourself with the wrong projects it is a massive waste of time. It is unique in that it is a funded master's program so at least you won't waste any money.The way to get into the Media Lab if you didn't go to MIT as an undergrad is to create a portfolio of cool projects that look like what the research groups you are interested are producing. For instance, if you want to get into the computational photography program you should start writing some photo manipulation programs and build a blog about them. It also helps to become friends with the professors there.If you didn't get an undergraduate degree in Symbolic Systems at Stanford you are ineligible for the master's program. It is a "co-terminal" degree which means it is essentially just an extra year after undergrad. |
How does one prototype a physical product? | mhb: For 3D modeling, I like Rhino (http://www.rhino3d.com) ($800). The support the company provides on their usenet group is unbelievably good and there is a huge community of extraordinarily helpful users.Shapeways for rapid prototyping (http://www.shapeways.com). Many people who use Shapeways use Blender which is a free 3D modeler. |
Review our startup - MightyBrand.com | asnyder: You should have another option for a single brand. Currently I only want to monitor one brand, and wouldn't use the extra 2 the blogger option provides. Furthermore, this discourages me from signing up because I feel that after 30 days I would be paying for something that I'm not using. |
How do I make myself competitive for a master's in CS after college? | surfmike: Do research. Read the journals where the professors you'd like to work with publish, and work on research in that area. If the program you're applying to is primarily focused on research, this is the most important thing they're looking for-- your ability to publish and do research. |
How do I make myself competitive for a master's in CS after college? | physcab: Concentrate on what you love. Honestly, there is too much focus on getting into "great" or elite programs. Every school has advantages and disadvantages, and graduate programs function VERY differently than undergraduate programs.The best thing you could possibly do for the next two years is hone in on a specific area of interest. Try to be as introspective as possible. Are you fascinated by the physics of gaming? Do you want to improve human-computer interaction? Are you an expert code-monkey who just wants to create a useful and intelligent program with new tools?If you can establish yourself as an expert, more or less, graduate schools will take you on without question. They will evaluate you on your ability to be successful. Everyone knows that the GRE (and sometimes a GPA) are horrible metrics for success in graduate school, but sometimes they are the only pieces of information a school has to evaluate you. The worst thing that can happen is that they hire you (for a PhD program) or offer you a scholarship, and you end up flunking out, quitting, or never finish.However, if you follow your heart and show your competency in one or two specific areas, you will be a gem. Then you will also get the most out of graduate school. You will have access to so many excellent resources like free journals, experts in the field, and open up doors for future careers.Graduate school can be an incredible opportunity or somewhat depressing. What I've found is that those who are most ready, emotionally and academically, do amazing things, but those who are not tend to flounder.You want to be ready, so do yourself that favor.Please feel free to contact me if you want to chat a little bit more about the experience. |
When do you code? | noodle: like you, i tend to get distracted, so i try and make it easy for myself to sit and go when the mood strikes.i tend to be most focused around 10-noon and 7-midnight.but then again, i have a circadian rhythm disorder. |
How does one prototype a physical product? | brk: I've done this a few times. Mostly for industrial design projects like product bezels and cases and such.I usually "carve" something out of wood and paint to get an idea of physical appearances, fit, etc. From that I'll usually make a fiberglass model (so that I can test fit something that is close to the actual dimensions/thickness of the actual item). Then I Google for a local freelance CNC shop in my area and commission a formal CAD drawing and prototype milled out of a plastic.From there you can generally figure if your design is right for injection molding, vacuum forming, etc. Find the right CAD guy and they can often help guide you somewhat with the design as well.Happy to help if you need more info. |
How does one prototype a physical product? | knieveltech: It doesn't make sense to bother with jobbing out initial fabrication of a prototype unless you've got VERY deep pockets and absolutely plan on going into production. Unless both of these are true I suggest modeling the part from balsa or foam and then cast your prototype in resin or low temperature metal. |
When do you code? | bprater: If I can isolate myself from distractions, I can code anytime. |
What do you think of self-promotion on HN? | sidsavara: I think it depends, but I have no problem with self submission (disclaimer - I've submitted 2 articles myself from my site in the past 6 months, one today).I would prefer others submit them, but until the community is large enough and my site's following also large enough, I'll submit my own content if I think it is good and relevant to HN. I tend to err on the side of caution though, since HN is a pretty tight and specific community. |
When do you code? | dan_sim: Between 10am and noon. I can do it again around 3pm to 8pm (or later if I'm in the mood). |
What do you think of self-promotion on HN? | bprater: If it is relevant to hackers, submit it. And then let the 'upmod' gods do their thing. |
When do you code? | alecthomas: 10pm to 3am also, but I think it's just that there are no distractions. |
When do you code? | leftnode: Both in the early evenings and early mornings. I have to work all day, so I'm up at about 430 to take care of my dogs and then I start coding before I have to leave for work at 7. Then I get home around 6, hang out with my wife and dogs for a bit, then we usually each get on a computer, she does her thing and I code till about 11 when we go to sleep. Works well, and I get a ton done. |
When do you code? | johngunderman: My best hours are all the hours of night. 5-2ish. I just loose track of time and end up getting sooo much done. |
What do you think of self-promotion on HN? | noodle: if i were to write something i felt would be relevant and quality, i'd self-promote.but it would have to be specifically high quality and relevant. all else would not be submitted. |
When do you code? | gregstoll: My good zones are 2-5pm and 9-11pm. I try to fill the other parts of the work day with administrative stuff or studying existing code, when possible. |
When do you code? | Allocator2008: I get in around 9:30 and usually zone out for an hour in front of my computer, but it looks like I'm working. I then zone out for another hour after lunch too. In fact, in a given day, I'd say I do fifteen minutes, of real, actual work. |
When do you code? | mlLK: Ever since losing my job (3 months ago), moving back in with my parents, and returning to college to complete my degree, my sleep habits have been dramatically altered and would now describe myself as either a B-person or night owl. I get most of my work done from 10 pm to 4 am while maintaining/establishing freelance contacts from 2 pm to 4 pm. |
When do you code? | okeumeni: I code when I feel the groove. I'm one of those people who code until I’m done with what I wanted to achieve or my head spins and I must stop. |
What do you think of self-promotion on HN? | DanielBMarkham: Dude.You're on a board ran by somebody who wrote books and articles about hacking. Every time any of us posts, we're helping somebody else self-promote somewhere down the road.Life is self-promotion. I can't read a zillion articles looking for you. If you write something we might like, go for it. I want to read it.I'd much rather have people write and submit their own article than the usual crap we get where one famous person writes something (usually a rant) and the crowd gathers around and cheers. Celebrity does not equal potential relevance -- you might have great ideas to submit on subject X that we'll never hear about unless you submit.In fact, given my druthers, I'd limit the number of articles we could see from famous writers to only so many per week. After a while, it all starts to look like so much noise. Fresh voices welcome. |
What do you think of self-promotion on HN? | puzzle-out: All the world's a stage, even hacker news.
Go for it - it will get downmoded if its junk, as hacker news is one of the few bullshit freezones left. |
What do you think of self-promotion on HN? | gravitycop: When I write something about something, I'm always tempted to submit it on HN.It says in the guidelines to do just that: http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.htmlIf you want to add initial commentary on the link, write a blog post about it and submit that instead. |
What do you think of self-promotion on HN? | anatoli: If you don't self promote in some way, how will anyone know you're writing something somewhere. :)Seriously, though, I think this is where the voting comes in and the community will decide if the article is interesting or not. |
When do you code? | vijayshankar: I code usually between 3pm to 8pm. Sometimes 10pm to 1am. |
When do you code? | sam_in_nyc: It goes in bursts, and depends how interesting the thing I'm working on is. My sleep schedule shifts a lot, (I think I was meant for a 25 hour day) so right now I work from 7pm to like 5am. |
When do you code? | rufius: Being a student I've learned to pack it in between the classes as well as during some classes. However this semester I've managed to get myself a schedule where I have no classes on Tuesdays or Thursdays.That said, I tend to get up and work out in the morning and if its Tue/Thu then I'm coding till lunch, coding till dinner, then on and off in the evening unless the g/f objects. MWF its just whenever I get time. In between classes and so on. Sat & Sun is hit or miss. Just depends on my plans. |
How does one prototype a physical product? | blackguardx: sculpy, wood, foam, sandpaper, exacto knives, chisels, saws. |
How does one prototype a physical product? | dreamingaway: Hi. I work for a company that does a huge amount of prototypes for all types of companies and industries. I would recommend using Google's sketchup over all the other options. It's free and gives you much better results than other software packages, even the ones you pay for. Doing something in rhino looks nice on the computer but is a huge pain when you go to actually create it because it doesn't have basic mechanical structure to it.Check out www.protocafe.com They do a great job with everything i send them. Cheap and professional. |
What do you think of self-promotion on HN? | pclark: the main reason I'm still here is because of the "review my stuff" posts. |
When do you code? | jparicka: 10pm and 4am. |
When do you code? | tjr: Most preferably, 8pm - 2am or so, but I rarely actually get to spend those hours programming. |
How does one prototype a physical product? | saundby: You might try a sculpting class at your local community college. It'll get you some basic skills, resources to use, and be inexpensive. Talk to the teacher at some point in class about what you'd like to do. If more of your ideas run this way you'll have a good start.My prototypes usually start out on engineering paper, get a few quick 3D CAD drawings, then get made up in polymer clay as a form for a mold for shell casting. The 3D step is new, and hasn't eliminated the clay stage, where I still catch problems and see new opportunities that the computer doesn't bring out for me.So I'll make a solid item out of polymer clay, then press that into more clay to make a negative mold. Then I make a shell casting by putting mold release on the negative form, pouring in some liquid acrylic, and wobbling the mold in my hand to let the acrylic build up a shell over the whole surface. There are other ways I use, too, but this is a favorite quick and dirty method.There are books on plastic casting that teach the basics, but there's nothing like hands on in a class with an instructor, even if all you're doing in the class is learning the basic sculpting skills and tools. |
When do you code? | swapspace: Same here. Between 11pm - 4am. I'm not sure why, but I just feel much less distracted at night. Maybe it's the feeling that it's calm everywhere or maybe because daytime at office, with low cubicles, is full of noise and movement. Even with my noise-canceling headphones, I can never escape the feeling of movement and noise around me.Sometimes, I sneak into an empty conference room when I've to really focus during the day. |
When do you code? | semicon: I get to work around 10:00am, but actually start coding at around 5pm and code for about 2 hours and accomplish more than I did from 10-5. I feel like all these people around me are just trying to cause some kinda intelligence vacuum. |
How does one prototype a physical product? | timcederman: Use blue foam and get some razor blades and sandpaper. That should do it for the first few iterations. |
When do you code? | doogle: I code when I can, between meetings.Offsite, it's when I can. |
When do you code? | akkartik: Rather surprisingly, my most productive time is the 2.5 hours commuting on caltrain everyday. No internet access, nobody around from work or home = no distractions. It's been 4 months at this job, so it's unlikely to just be a honeymoon period (knock on wood)I feel cheated on the days I accidentally get on an express.This would be impossible if I was still hacking in C/C++ like a year ago. Then, it would take me 2 hours just to get in the zone. Hacking sessions less than 4 hours were simply useless. Now my unit tests make the zone super-easy to find. It's been the biggest epiphany of 2008. |
Please review our Startup - ThreeFeeds | bprater: You haven't clearly described what the service is and what problem I'm having that it fixes. (And why my present tools aren't good enough.) |
When do you code? | quadhome: Github's punch card graph gave me insight on my hours.http://github.com/quad/moxie/graphs/punch_card for example. |
When do you code? | zkarcher: Interesting thread. My best hours are late at night, when the world is quiet, and there are no distractions.But... Recently I discovered that this also works if I rise early, _very_ early. This month, I've been waking up at 3am and accomplishing a LOT, until about 10am, when the outside world comes alive. It's nice because my mind is sharp -- I get to wake up and do something I love. I'm not racing against the urge to fall asleep, like when I code at the end of my day.The downside is that I go to bed at 6pm every night... But apart from that, I really like this sleep cycle. |
Best Places to Raise Kids? | brandonkm: It really depends on the part of the country you're in (or interested in moving to). I grew up in North Carolina where lots of families move to raise kids. Growing up, I saw growth of epic proportions. Families would migrate in droves to the triangle area from places like Ohio, Massachusetts, and New Jersey (this is still going on and the whole region is having some pretty serious growth problems). From what I gathered back then, and looking back on it now, I would say that good schools, good climate, nice people, safe area, reasonable cost of living, good colleges in state, and a nice outdoor environment are all paramount. These are mostly the reasons that people move to areas like where I grew up ( Cary, North Carolina). |
What do you think of self-promotion on HN? | baddox: I think I'm awesome. |
How does one prototype a physical product? | cmos: I noticed the other day that www.sparkfun.com does custom 3D design and prototype, though this probably isn't the cheapest option as you'll be paying them to make the design:
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/static.php?name=custom_encl...There are lots of premade 'enclosures' that you could hack apart to get what you want as well:
http://www.boxenclosures.com/category/category.htmlHowever, I would recommend something like the online services mentioned here that send you prototypes. Don't be intimidated.. just go through the tutorials and you'll be surprised at how easy it is. |
Please review our Startup - ThreeFeeds | utnick: I was thinking of doing something similar.I think it will be more popular if you don't make people login. For example, threefeeds.com/erlang takes you to the erlang feeds page and then just have a normal rss link at the bottom. |
What do you think of self-promotion on HN? | sirsean: I've tried it a few times. Submitted an article I thought would be interesting to people (along the lines of "check out this small program and talk about its virtues/problems"), especially compared to the steady stream of "I'm said ... this is why ... boo hoo" articles that had become prevalent.I'd say don't get discouraged when the articles you submit gets no upvotes and Google Analytics tells you that nobody even clicked the link. I wish I could follow that advice.But there's probably no problem with submitting your own stuff. |
Review my website - HotNameList.com | Jasber: Nice concept and good implementation. My only suggestion is get rid of the ads. Paid lists will be a huge revenue generator, no need to scare people off with ads.I'd suggest checking out Google Hot Trends (http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends) and finding available domain names against that.I had a site like this years ago and it did quite well. Looks like you found the right business model as well, domain squatters pay big money for these lists.The only reason I stopped doing it was because I felt uneasy contributing to the domain name squatting problem. |
Please review our Startup - ThreeFeeds | jeroen: Too late for deep thoughts, but two small annoyances:- <enter> doesn't trigger the Add button in the search field- when I hit refresh, everything I just added is gone. It would be nice if it were remembered (in a cookie?)Oh, and tell me what I get for registering. |
What do you think of self-promotion on HN? | nickfox: I love your question, it's wonderfully circular... |
When do you code? | cmos: I am most productive after feeding my damm cat's. After gorging themselves on diet cat food one falls asleep on my lap, and the other just to the left of my laptop, usually on top of my phone, which is always set to vibrate.That gives me a few hours of productivity, then when they wake up begging for more food way before dinner so I kick them outside for a couple hours so they realize that life isn't all that easy, and sometimes it's a bit tough, because I'm busting my ass to keep them living what appears to me to be the perfect life. (except for the fact that they have no balls) |
HN blocked today by a major .gov; your thoughts? | pg: Someone mentioned Websense just blocked HN, presumably based on the name:http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=444958Maybe they're using their filter.(Incidentally, I just passively used the new Webmynd search to find that link. I searched Google to find out about Websense. Then I decided I'd better include the link to the HN post in this comment. I was about to search for it, but it was already sitting there as the top HN result for the search I'd just done on Google.) |
When do you code? | albertcardona: I code my best between 6 and 8 AM.The world is asleep, the morning starts to pop up, I am totally relaxed and restored after a good night sleep.Full brain speed, no distractions: greatest time.The rest of the day is to run tests, write documentation and polish something here and there. [And to sleep: I usually take a nap between 8 and 9 AM, before getting out of home]. |
Review my website - HotNameList.com | toy99: Amazing resource |
Resume Video | jjs: When deciding on how formal to make it, just ask yourself: Is this the sort of video that would be appreciated by the sort of company I want to work for? |
Best Places to Raise Kids? | tokenadult: Anywhere with a fuss-free homeschooling statute.As the children grow older, it's a good idea to look for a place with strong advanced curricula for secondary school students, such as UMTYMPhttp://www.math.umn.edu/itcep/umtymp/and PSEOhttp://www.ohe.state.mn.us/mPg.cfm?pageID=797in Minnesota, the PSEO clones Running Starthttp://www.k12.wa.us/runningstart/default.aspxin Washington State, Youth Optionshttp://dpi.wi.gov/youthoptions/youthop1.htmlin Wisconsin, or other similarly named programs in a few other states. Especially cool is to have an explicit high school for the gifted such as Montgomery Blairhttp://www.mbhs.edu/in Maryland or Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technologyhttp://www.tjhsst.edu/in Virginia or one of the several state "governor's schools" for highly gifted learners. Some families move to Reno, Nevada for the Davidson Academy of Nevadahttp://www.davidsonacademy.unr.edu/but so far I haven't tried it. |
Resume Video | aneesh: Just don't do what Aleksey Vayner did: http://www.veoh.com/videos/e1336748NgyMqyG |
Review my website - HotNameList.com | siong1987: I don't know why I have this idea to create something similar with twitter. I know someone out there will be amazed by the idea as long as it is TWITTER-related. Think of this - Twitter Username Suggestion Service. |
Resume Video | xelfer: I'd just be natural and to the point, don't brag and keep the jargon to a minimum. Don't forget what happened with this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_is_Nothing_(video_r%...And in an excellent parody of that, Michael Cera gives a good example of what not to do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAV0sxwx9rY |
When do you code? | nirmal: Right now I'm going through quals so...I come into work at around 9. Sit away from the rest of my lab and code until my battery dies. Then I let my macbook fully recharge while I try to get through as much of my reading as possible.Rinse and repeat. |
What do you think of self-promotion on HN? | siong1987: Hey, it is like Ask HN post. If you think that you are asking a cool question, then, just submit it like you do like now.Most importantly, you get no penalty on submitting lame stories.(I am not saying that your stories are lame.) And, that's why there are no "down vote" button for stories submission. |
Best Places to Raise Kids? | iigs: Near family is my wife's primary deciding factor.Near a lot of opportunity is my primary deciding factor. I grew up essentially on a farm in a small enough town that we had no (and they still have no) stoplight. I'm very thankful for what I was given, and I take pride in my blue collar education/skills, but I was the only computer geek in my school, and while we were only a few minutes from a city of ~500k, I never built a social circle of people who shared my hobbies. I'd like my children to have the opportunity to experience a lot of cultures and be able to seek out situations that will allow them to excel at whatever skills they have.Fortunately my wife's family is in a big city, so we lucked out. :) |
When do you code? | flashgordon: actually one of the best times i find is between 4 and 8 before going to work!!! (problem is during my luckiest days i wake up no earlier than 5)...the world IS quiet, you are just fresh from a good sleep (even if it is only 4-5 hours) and man the zone is like there never before... ofcourse if you are NOT a morning person then it wont be for you (lucky for me, i can be a morning or a night person when necessary!) |
What do you think of self-promotion on HN? | sh1mmer: Nobody else will promote you until you promote yourself. If other people on HN don't read your blog or use your product you won't ever make it on here unless you kick start it yourself. Once other people are aware of what you are doing, you'll probably need to self-promote less.Remember the golden rule, if you give people stuff that's relevant to them, you are giving them something of value It's ok to promote yourself if you do that. If you aren't you are spamming. |
How do you get new freelance jobs/contracts? | yan: I was actually thinking the same thing recently, and I'm fairly sure most people here will respond with "wort of mouth" and recommendations. There are few things you can do to get more work that will help you more than increasing your network of people. |
Review my Forum - The Cal Forum | prospero: It's a forum. There are six sub-forums. It has the school colors, which is nice, but the orange is distractingly bright. Is there something else that I'm missing? Do you have integration with class listings, or club directories, or sports calendars? If you do, I have no way of knowing, and would be unlikely to register.Without any of these things, you have a forum with 5 members and no topics. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to review. |
How do you get new freelance jobs/contracts? | sarvesh: Craigslist. Try and get a local client first it helps. You can start building your network from there on. |
How do you get new freelance jobs/contracts? | brm: Do an incredible job with your current clients |
How do you get new freelance jobs/contracts? | joshsharp: I've only been freelancing for about 5 months, but so far I've just been referred into work from my friends on Twitter. My first job, the client approached me through my site - ever since it has been followers on Twitter who need work done themselves, or who have recommended me to whoever they know that needs a developer.I think this has probably been helped to some extent by networking with a lot of these people in person at meetups. There's no substitute for coming across as a nice guy who is knowledgeable and enthusiastic about what he does. |
How do you get new freelance jobs/contracts? | fizx: Networking, maintenance work on prior jobs, and extensions to OSS.I did well by making and contributing to some pretty common Rails plugins in the Rails 0.10-1.x days, and blogging a bit. Some small tech-centric businesses wanted some Rails expertise, were using the plugins, and contacted me. |
When do you code? | travisjeffery: Typically either late at night or very early in the morning.Few distractions/noise, plus you can't make noise yourself so you end up banging away at the keyboard for a while. |
Resume Video | tom_rath: Creating a video can require significantly more effort than you'd think and the results will probably appear amateurish, even if you've a ridiculous amount of time and budget to call upon (see Vayner).Your best option would be to focus on how you present yourself in writing (watch that spelling!) and (if you have cash to spend) purchase some appropriate clothing you feel good in instead. |
How do you get new freelance jobs/contracts? | maneesh: I've gotten all of my clients, for both writing (freelance blogging and copywriting) as well as programming, from job boards. If you have some previous work that was outstanding, you can often jump to the top of those boards.-M |
Review my website - HotNameList.com | jorgem: One of the big problems has been figuring out how to monetize it. The advertising isn't working (probably too much of that).And the advertising networks don't pay reliably. I know the domains are getting clicked and sold, but there isn't always a commission at the end of the rainbow.I have sold a few custom lists -- but I'm curious what other monetization ideas there might be... |
Is this (S3 on GAE) something people want? | mcotton: Its an interesting idea. I'm working with GAE but before I started I had to choose what platform I wanted to use. It seems like if I needed S3 it would have been best to go 100% amazon.I don't want to discourage you at all. Make a demo and let people see how it can be used. Maybe I'm just unique and not the target user |
How do you get new freelance jobs/contracts? | mattmcknight: I worked for two large companies in a consulting/contracting role for about eight years and built a reputation for good work and network of contacts from there. I'm still trying to expand out into some other markets to get a little diversification, so I've been trying a variety of routes to make that happen- mainly looking for problems that I could solve and building some prototypes that could be adapted to their needs. We have about 25 people on my team now though, so I have the coverage to do that kind of stuff. |
How do you get new freelance jobs/contracts? | icey: 100% word of mouth / referrals. When I was just getting started, I just asked my clients if they knew anyone that I might be of service to. They were happy enough with my work that just asking that question a few times kept me busy for years. Try it - it might surprise you! |
When do you code? | safetytrick: I code when and only when I've completed reading every article on Hacker News. |
Question about Heroku | nikz: This kind of thing is really difficult to do in Ruby. (I'm guessing you're looking for something similar to the autocomplete lists you've used in Visual Studio, Eclipse, or another IDE?)Because classes can have new methods added at runtime, individual objects can have methods added or removed at runtime, and so on and so forth, there's no easy way to reflect and grab that information while you're typing.Having said that, try the following in irb or script/console (not sure how to do that on Heroku)>> object.methods.sort>> object.methods.sort.grep /something/(where /something/ is a regexp representing the name or part of a name of what you're looking for).Hope that helps! |
What do you think of self-promotion on HN? | kirse: When I write something about something, I'm always tempted to submit it on HN. Is it a bad idea?Please do. I would much rather read what you have to say and provide some advice than read yet another frikkin' article on how Obama's new toilet is now Internet-capable and just cleared for top-secret access by the NSA.Ask-HN posts are often some of best threads on this site:
http://top.searchyc.com/commented |
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