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ashitvora

849 karma · joined June 20, 2010

Co-Founder at RaftLabs | Building Raftwise | USC Alumni | Empowering Startups & Agencies with Scalable AI-Powered Applications

Twitter: @ashitvora LinkedIn: @ashitvora

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ashitvora··on Ask HN: What do you do to relax?
100% agree with fiction book point.
ashitvora··on Ask HN: What do you do to relax?
Read.

I do the same. I would suggest you to read fiction books. It will relax your mind.

BUT, if you have friends, family or kids, I would suggest you to hang out with them, play with them.

It will make you more productive next day at work.

Try it for a month. It works. :)

ashitvora··on Ask HN: Offer of Employment retracted
I know it is ridiculous but with your immigration status at stake, don't think of all these. Just go and talk to your current boss.

Also, once you get your job back, send http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:yR0N5a0R8puacM:http://www... to the company who retracted the offer.

ashitvora··on Ask HN: Offer of Employment retracted
100% agree with frossie. I know it is ridiculous but with your immigration status at stake, don't think of all this. Just go and talk to them.

Also, once you get your job, send http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:yR0N5a0R8puacM:http://www... to the company who retracted the offer.

ashitvora··on This is my in-progress collection of CSS3 buttons. Any ideas for more styles?
You might wanna add Hover, Click affect to this button.
ashitvora··on Algorithms from the Book
http://cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/189/algorithms-f...
ashitvora··on HTML Sanitizer
Thanks :)
ashitvora··on HTML Sanitizer
Guys, this one seems to be working http://phpjs.org/functions/strip_tags:535

Still if you have any other suggestions, please let me know.

Thanks :)

ashitvora··on Text Processing API / Service
Thanks :)
ashitvora··on Text Processing API / Service
Thanks :)

I am working on an intelligent feed reader which keeps track of what kind of articles you like and show articles which are of your interest.

To learn user's interest, he has to like/dislike an article.

ashitvora··on Want Mashup feedback?
Hey, sorry for late reply. check this out. http://wp.me/pBYVZ-2f
ashitvora··on Reddit CoFounder Dips Back Into YC With Travel Startup Hipmunk (YC S10)
Is 15K not very less amount. I mean, I've never seen any company receiving such a small amount in funding.

Is this normal?

ashitvora··on Reddit CoFounder Dips Back Into YC With Travel Startup Hipmunk (YC S10)
It seems, it searches only for domestic flights.
ashitvora··on Ask HN: What are you working on (hacking)?
Flipboard like personalized, local, online newspaper.
ashitvora··on Ask HN: Companies that ask for sample code before interview
They wanna see the quality of your code. Your coding style says much about you.
ashitvora··on Want Mashup feedback?
How many lines of code did you write for this? Try Presto 3.0 http://jackbe.com/mdc
ashitvora··on Opensource Bug Tracking System
I have so far used JIRA and Trac. I don't like the UI and User Experience. JIRA seems very cluttered. Plus the provide integration of Subversion and other version control systems in it which I myself have never really used.

I wanna make something simple and easy to use. Plus, this is a sort of learning project and I would like to experiment newer technologies like HTML5, MongoDB, etc.. in it.

ashitvora··on Ask HN: is it better to have work experience before starting a startup?
Well, it depends on your needs, situation.

If you are not running after money but want to work for yourself (passion for being an entrepreneur), I would suggest you to take risk and start your own company. Try it for a year. I possible also have a co founder who's frequency matches with you but skill sets are complementary with yours.

If you need more money. Forget about starting a company now. Get few years of experience (4-5 yrs). And than start.

ashitvora··on UI Testing Tutorial
Thanks Alex. Will give it a try.
ashitvora··on [dead]
Crunchbase
ashitvora··on Ask HN: Where are the hackers?
Well, I am from Bay Area but dont visit coffee shops and any places for that matter.

I usually spend weekend playing pool, swimming, bowling, hanging out with friends or online.

You should visit coffee shops near Palo Alto area, Casto Street if you are interested to meet techie people.

ashitvora··on Ask HN: How to know how good at coding you are?
well, it's simple. if you work on something that you enjoy, you will do well. Always set small targets. the joy of achieving those targets will motivate you to work more.

It doesn't matter how long do you work but how often do you work. So spend some time daily on that project rather than spending 10-15 hrs on Weekend and not thinking about it at all during weekdays.

hth

ashitvora··on [dead]
Thanks. I like Mediterranean veggie food too.
ashitvora··on Ask HN: Do you think an interface like Flipboard is good for reading HackerNews?
I think so... But I would say, it should also provide a way to read other Apps like Reddit (which I like very much) and Digg.
ashitvora··on Ask HN: If you were teaching web apps, what would you have your students build?
I would ask him to TRY to clone his favorite web app.
ashitvora··on Poll: Are you a software pirate?
I was but not anymore.
ashitvora··on Ask HN: What is the best Java IDE?
VIM
ashitvora··on Ask HN: Starting a startup on an F1 visa
Please check DHS's website. You can always work UNPAID. You can not accept any sort of compensation on F1 visa if you dont have approval from DHS.

I was myself on F1 and I know many students working unpaid for experience.

ashitvora··on Ask HN: What blogging site is best for me?
I tried posterous but didn't like the themes they provide. Plus it doesn't work for my domain which ends in .info and not .com :(

So far I am loving Tumblr but was wondering what other options do I have.

ashitvora··on Ask HN: What blogging site is best for me?
Well, I do need some hosting. And if I want to host at Wordpress.com, they will charge me 10 bucks a year.
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