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AaronS

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AaronS··on An open letter from the founders of Scribd to those of you who didn't get into YC
We all know Alexa is useless:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/13/alexa-says-youtube-is-n...

The chart you mention just shows that Open Library users have enough common sense not to install that crappy spyware Alexa toolbar.

AaronS··on An open letter from the founders of Scribd to those of you who didn't get into YC
I don't think Scribd has much of a chance against the Open Library:

http://www.openlibrary.org/

AaronS··on Why to Apply to YCombinator
You join YC so you will be able to tell stories about how pg supplied you with cup-o-noodles for several months in exchange for 6% of your company.

It's like the story in the Bible where Esau sells his birthright for a bowl of lentils. Genesis 25: 30-34