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>"Conway has invested in Groupon (GRPN), Twitter, Square, Dropbox, and Airbnb -- and those are just the companies whose valuations top $1 billion apiece."

This is sort of like another guy I know, who has also invested in multiple billion dollar companies. That person is me, by owning shares in companies like Walmart, Coca-Cola and IBM.

Conway is a huge SV insider, thus many of these investments require nothing more than being in the right circumstances. There are lots of people who would have loved to throw some money at some of these tech darlings in their early days. But most people aren't able to.

Of course, I don't want to diminish the man's success too much; after all, we create our own circumstances.
Java is an enterprise technology, if you are going to stay in the enterprise then by all means Java is the way to go, it is not going anywhere for a long time. That being said, by your post I can tell that that is not where you want to be. A lot of people will say just use what you know, but ignoring trends does not make them go away. There is a reality and that reality is there is a lot of cool problems that are being solved and that work is not happening in Java. There are cool problems being solved in Java don't get me wrong, but what you you are looking for, is easier found in other language cultures. It is a reality whether we like it or not. That being said there are ways to leverage your Java knowledge and still move towards that culture. Specifically there are two languages that utilize the JVM and the existing Java libs they are Scala and Clojure. I recently made the full switch over to Clojure because I want to work on something else, and it has been a great experience. While it is not as popular as Ruby, the work available for the market it some of the most impressive projects I have seen. This was a big factor in my choosing it as a technology to invest my time in and it is a very valid reason to do so. Anyways point being yes you should absolutely learn Ruby if the market seems to be solving problems that you want to work on, but in saying that there are some other really cool languages out there running on-top of the JVM that some interesting work is available for, if you just want to get into interesting work, you might want to take a minute to investigate the others because your experience with the JVM and Java libs will give you a head start in moving over to them.
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Design suggestion: I am more interested in seeing the score given by the community rather than the rank awarded by an algorithm. I think you should replace the large position text (#1, #2, etc) and with the # of upvotes.
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@randfish and I were very inspired by HN. We understand the tradeoffs in terms of design (we're big reddit fans too).

Your observation that marketers (our audience) are different from hackers is dead-on.

With inbound.org we had some early debate around design. Candidly, I was more on the "lets make it like HN" (I write code every day) and he was more on the "lets do something creative and solve for our audience" (he has a much better aesthetic sense). We're still debating it.

We're also both entrepreneurs, so understand the importance of launching and just getting it out there.

Now, back to dealing with the technical issues we've run into tonight...
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I've used Github frequently all week,personally and professionally, and if they temporarily lost a nine or three, I haven't noticed.
+1 (and substack is talking)
The problem is, how do you tell whether you're brainwashed or not?
Why doesn't the standards body ask webkit to deprecate and begin to phase out any -webkit-* CSS selectors which have been fully standardized? That seems like an effective way to force people to use the standards once they actually exist.

Complaining about people using -webkit-* before the standards exist is obviously unreasonable, considering the implications of populating the global namespace with conflicting versions of the same feature.
If you're comparing buying shares on the public market for companies that are already worth billions of dollars to investing millions of dollars in companies that are worth a few tens of millions of dollars, then you should probably elaborate, because the comparison on its own is apples and oranges.
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I am always fascinated by why people get so caught up in titles or no-titles. The reality is if it is a good team titles are not going to go to their head, they know it is just a title. Further titles help when dealing with third parties that are concerned with titles. I can't tell you how many times I have seen a consultant or a third party provider talk past the "tech guy" to the CEO because the "tech guy" does not have a title. Worse yet I have seen them undermine their authority, because they perceive them as having no power. I swear we do it to ourselves in this industry, when everybody has no title then the cool guys will all be giving themselves titles and titles will be all the rage. If you are the guy that calls the shots you are the CEO plain and simple, having that title simplifies things and brings clarity. If you run the technology you are the CTO again this is simple and brings clarity. It does not matter if you are two guys starting out or a 5000 person company, titles help simplify understanding. If someone is so pretentious that a title changes how they work, then you don't want them around, it does not matter if there title is CEO or secretary.
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Not a problem, don't forget about Facebook too.
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Fixed fee saves you from some issues and throws you square into the middle of others.

Specifically, it means you now need a far more detailed requirements doc BEFORE you can start working (safely, anyway), and you need to manage changes much more carefully because they are coming directly out of your pocket.

Plus, as an hourly guy, I never cared when the customer wasted my time, e.g. with over-attended phone meetings that take unnecessarily long because everyone needs to have their say. It didn't matter, because I was paid for it.
How do programs like Y Combinator and TechStars compare to Founder Institute?
He gave those examples as common qualities of CS students who go above and beyond school work.
I'd actually give you more respect if you'd validate the idea without writing code. Use whatever method gets your idea in front of potential customers for feedback the fastest.

If you're selling a product or a service, I'd even suggest creating a buy button that takes them to a coming soon page and then put analytics on the button. See how many people actually click the buy button (even though they can't buy anything).
That was his point.

To reiterate:
Up till now, it has basically only been the "unknowns" using Kickstarter, hoping that their product and pitch video are good enough. Some of them have done well, but the Double Fine project has made more than any other project in 24 hours.

This project shows what can happen if an already well-known brand goes with crowd-funding. To me, the craziest part is that they didn't even pitch a specific game, just the genre.
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Ask HN: How accurate is 'time on page' from Google Analytics?
I have a blog and I occasionally check stats using Google Analytics. For some pages, I get several visits a day that have zero 'time on page'

Are these real (i.e. people clicking and then immediately back)? or are these bots? or is the metric just inaccurate?
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If you jumped on a project and they used tabs and you used spaces, what would you do?

issue :retab! command

Nice. So if you invite me into your home you wouldn't mind if I start to rearrange the furniture?

If you get onto some else's project or you start working on an existing code base, the polite thing to do is to familiarize yourself with the formatting conventions of that project rather than reformatting everything the way you like it.

To me, programmers who can adapt to an existing code base without getting anal retentive about tabs and spaces and what not, is to me a sign of a mature programmer.
Can we entertain Ron Conway's constant hawking and lobbying with Mayor Ed Lee?

My opinion is that it's a bad thing. He's getting deeply in bed with government and virtually buying his seat in local government and I'm uncomfortable with that. We're doing just fine, thank you. (I don't appreciate that he often speaks for the broader tech community on matters of policy, either. We're a diverse lot.)

Not to mention, that music video that he paid for made an utter mockery of the local political process. Frankly, it's disgusting.

Any other opinions? I'd really like to have an educated debate on this.
If they did nothing, their silence would be taken as assent. There would be a critical point of social acceptance past which the number of people actually paying for their product would rapidly drop to an unsustainable level. They work to keep it from reaching that point.
Be diligent in describing how the time you have spent has resulted in a benefit for your client.

I found that our clients are interested in quarter of day granularity. E.g

Thursday 2nd Feb 2012, 4 hours, Installing and configuring Operations' Team new Wiki website.
Thursday 2nd Feb 2012, 3.5 hours, Fixed problem where the CEO's iPhone wouldn't sign in to the reporting website.

To see what works for you, send your client your best effort on a time sheet for the first two days or so, and get their feedback. Its better than waiting an entire month to find out your reporting process isn't up to scratch.
Dock for a phone? Really? On the pictures it looks like they are at least sending a man to the moon.

A charger for Nokia phone costs 1.5 USD. Why this costs 79 USD? What a ripoff.
I actually agree with that: the point of a standard is to specify something in a way that multiple interoperable implementations can exist. If there is only one implementation, it is extremely difficult to say what behavior should be specified in the standard and what should be left implementation-defined.
Those two are different, but JavaScript does not encourage clarity about when you'll have one versus the other, thereby leading to traps for unwary beginners.
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What is truly amazing is that his approach makes so much sense, you'd think there were a lot more angels like him out there. On the other hand, it does take a lot of passion and effort, so I guess that explains it.
I'm not too familiar with the intricacies of insurance but what would happen if you were to continue rock-climbing and mitigated your risks (by climbing in a gym with toprope and a partner, etc.) such that you were never actually fatally injured while climbing?

What's the risk there-- that some sort of injury actually does happen, you're forced to reveal your hobby, and you'd be held personally liable/leave yourself open to prosecution for negligence? Or would your premiums just increase whenever the truth came out?

Sorry to speak in such negative hypotheticals, but I'm just genuinely curious about what the terms of "giving up" something for insurance entails.
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(Read to the end of the link)
We bought a place in the East Bay recently, although you need to be selective about what neighborhoods you want to live in (well, true anywhere). The funny thing is that that from North Oakland I can be downtown in 30 minutes including walking time to BART, whereas from the sunset district (west SF, where I am moving from...slowly) it takes an average of 70 minutes.
Business class is a lifesaver for long-haul flights. I can't sleep unless I can (mostly) lie down; noise and motion aren't a problem, but I need a seat that reclines if the flight is going to cross more than four or so time zones.

Economy seats for most airlines have something like an incredibly generous 5" of seat travel, which is why I've caught up on all the movies that I didn't watch when I was younger.

Oh, and if I start reading (which includes hacking), I get motion sick. It's hell.

I'm genuinely envious of people that can sit and work in economy. It would be fantastic to be able to get some hacking in...
It happens with many stories. I wish those who submit articles would take the time to check their article/page hasn't been submitted yet.
Thanks, we're working hard on getting a good public release out soon! We'll post a Show HN when we're ready to go live.
Every startup should be like a Kickstarter project. Show your concept, find customers who pre-purchase, build product, deliver and scale.

Grow organically.
Now that you've sold your startup you could climb again, right?

I've heard a good break can bring your skills to the next level!
That's because the guy is just a boss. Tons of connections, and from I've seen just an infectious aura that make people receptive to him.
I suspect he's supporting Ed Lee because Ed Lee was very likely to be mayor, and has both pro-startup leanings himself, and, with Ron's guidance, could be more pro business.

Getting the mayor, whoever it is, to understand and support startups is a great goal -- the mid-market redevelopment, fixing the payroll tax (especially on options), etc. I'm sure Ron saw that a lot of his portfolio wanted to be in SF, and when they mentioned issues to him, he got involved. I don't really follow SF politics that much, but I think the payroll tax fixes and creating more commercial real estate are both supported by the vast majority of SF startups; the most debatable thing is probably sit-lie, but personally having lived around 6th/Market in the past, I strongly support a solution to aggressive panhandling, homelessness, etc. (mainly, better mental health and addiction programs)

His other personal charity/political interests seem to be totally benign -- UCSF Medical, various children's charities, etc., so I'm more likely to think his involvement in SF politics is for his portfolio (and the wider startup and business community), vs. much personal interest in politics.

Although Ron Conway for Mayor or CA Governor would be awesome.
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Is there any way I can build a business out of it? I am not asking out of greed. I am so enamoured with this that I find myself constantly working on this. I would like to do it full-time. Now, only if I can make it make money...
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Kudos to the author of the article. I read the referenced article on glazman.org, and once "glazou" described -webkit-* as having "hardware market dominance", I could not stop LOL'ing until I finished reading his blog post. Seriously?!

I second that the web is constantly evolving, whether or not it benefits the ego-fat cats at Google, Apple, or Mozilla. Get used to it and adapt, at least that's what I remember hearing in a Google Tech Talk back in 2008, does anyone still tune in to those?
I would like you to explain your rationale for respondeat superior in a case like this, ie the idea that the executives should be charged because of the misdeeds of a subcontractor or junior staffer. It seems to me that the problem here is the difficulty of establishing that Vevo execs said 'throw a party, and make sure it has the superbowl but not in a way we have to pay for, heh heh.' How would you show, as a prosecutor, that it wasn't simply corner-cutting by the event services firm? (I don't know for sure if the event services were contracted out, but that's how these things are usually done.)
The problem with ACTA is that it's not even democratically enacted. It was negotiated in secrecy to the point that the Obama administration said it couldn't be disclosed for reasons of national security. It's a travesty on every level, and its promulgators should be publicly shamed.
Another, similar, technique is checking for a NOBOT cookie and if it doesn't exist, serve up a page that uses javascript to set the cookie, then reloads.

This requires the bot to interpret javascript, and it can easily be configured in nginx and other load balancers.
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I've been programming since I was really young, and I skipped university, so most of my knowledge is self-taught. Up until recently, I would have no idea what you were talking about if you said "A*" or "Boyer-Moore".
But then I realized that those algorithms are just basic concepts behind fancy names.

I was recently reading an article from that C++ guy at Facebook, where he talked about the programming challenges they do during interviews. He mentioned that every candidate should at least be able to write a simple version of the 'strstr()' function.

I did some research. I learnt about Boyer-Moore, and I realized that it was actually pretty straightforward and simple. Then I thought about how it might be optimized for tiny alphabets, such as DNA sequences. I came up with some ideas while travelling, and when I got home, I found a research paper that used exactly the same approach.

So that's when I realized that the world of algorithms wasn't as daunting as I thought it was.
Optimization can sometimes make them a little hard to read, but even the most complex ones can be broken down into understandable pieces.
Bonus idea, could it be made to also start up RescueTime or similar software?
So many of the linked articles have comment threads that are total circle jerks!
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Amnesty international asks EU not to sign ACTA.
But what if you are trying to reach a larger audience that is not going to see your presentation (either because it's not online or they don't have the time to watch a video) but might flip through your deck? It needs to be possible to get a worthwhile takeaway just from viewing the slides.
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Bringing up racism, sexism, and homophobia in a discussion of Web standards is a little bit extreme, don't you think?
Ever think of running for office? You're quite the pun-dit.

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>It would be a start just to find an industry where some participants are VC funded and some aren't, and then look at how they each fared.

I think that might be a skewed metric. This may be the first time I agree with DHH, but VC funding changes the definition of "fairing well". It all depends on how you want to define success. I personally know a lot of bootstraped companies who have achieved success simply by not having to worry about making enough money to cover this month's payroll. That is clearly not the case with a VC funded startup.
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Ooh, that's a great twist! If you're working on the computer, that's an excellent hack.
The Wikipedia article I found, probably the same one you found, only specifies male connector cycles "The lifetime of a USB-A male connector is approximately 1,500 connect/disconnect cycles." I was more concerned about the receptacle, which I can't seem to find info on. I wouldn't care to lose a thumb drive so much, but a port would be horrible.
Another +1 for removing categories. I find myself subconsciously ignoring headlines based on the category even though when I force myself to read it, it's actually something I'm interested in. Super dumb! But for me seems to be my human nature.

For what it's worth.

But love what I see and my social marketer has been forwarded the link and we'll keep checking it out.
I simply use google docs spreadsheet. Has everything I need and I can "privately" publish it.
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Interestin dichotomy: In a managed system, a "leak" is when a pointer points to a memory allocation too long. In an unmanaged system, a "leak" is when you have no pointers to a memory allocation. :)
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