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It works great. In fact, it recommends such good movies that I'm almost guaranteed to have seen them many times already. Ferris, Outlaw Josie Wales, Back to the Future. All are perfect picks for me, but it might be neat to add a few lesser known selections. I find myself keeping a google doc of movie recommendations from reddit threads, then renting when I have the time. Found Primer this way.

I found this illustration on his blog easier to follow: http://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2012/02/07/coarse-grai...

This is, of course, happening in a lot of apps and websites. I wrote a quick note about making it easier to understand TOS here: http://clearsignal.posterous.com/do-we-value-our-laundry-mor.... Within minutes, olefoo pointed out that http://khulaproject.com/ has already tried. Seems like something that could help.

Update: olefoo pointed out in the Pinterest thread that this has been tried apparently. Updated post to reflect.

Amazing. This is why I like HN. I just wrote up a quick note with an example image here: http://clearsignal.posterous.com/do-we-value-our-laundry-mor... When I get back, link to actual example. Thanks!

Even if Path buried this disclosure deep in a TOS page, would anyone read it? I just posted a startup idea I have to generate easy-to-read summaries from website TOS pages: http://clearsignal.posterous.com/do-we-value-our-laundry-mor...

This reminds me of the debate on Path's address book upload activity. I don't think it was malicious. It could be covered in a TOS update. But I rarely read the TOS for a site. When I do, it's a serious investment of time to understand what they're trying to say.

I think we need to simplify TOS language and standardize on a set of images to represent privacy, affiliation, and payment terms for a service. I would actually read an at-a-glance TOS summary.

What if you could parse a website's TOS and generate the summary? Startup idea :)

Don't waste time worrying about how to succeed as an introvert. You'll find examples of successful communicators, entrepreneurs, leaders, and CEOs that are all introverts. I would write more about examples and experience, but back to point #1. Don't waste time worrying about how to succeed as an introvert.

I'm surprised by these comments. I came in to see if there was any mention of a fund to support/sponsor her. I did the science fair circuit back when it was the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and it gets expensive to compete at that level. I also earned a good chunk of change from prizes and royalties from a commercial for Philips Petroleum (I was in environmental sciences). But you have to get there first.

Not sure why this type of story has to unravel into class warfare noise. I get enough of that elsewhere. The signal to noise ratio should be better here.

My startup (CubeVibe) was mentioned in this article on the changes coming to enterprise software. I know enterprise software is considered boring by the TechCrunch masses, but I think it's pretty exciting. And you know there is a lot of room for improvement if you've ever worked with (any) enterprise software.

Great concept, but 1 for 5 in recognition. Matched dollar sign. No euro, no pound, no ampersand, no pi? Maybe I'm a horrible artist, but 49 suggestions (some that look like pi) and no pi?

There is a competitive advantage for startups that embrace this. Hipmunk gets a lot of their user experience love by eliminating the single digit content problem that Stephen describes here vs. Expedia, Travelocity, etc. They even have a slide that illustrates the wasted space on competitor sites with color boxes.

I think Eric is a fantastic author (and speaker). He uses examples from real companies like Dropbox, provides helpful vocabulary to use with your team, and moves on to the next point. Most modern business books take one fairly simple concept and tease 10 chapters out of it. I'd much rather have a book that is packed with ideas you can use, even if densely packed.

I'll take Eric's writing style over Steve Yegge's any day.

I love easy-to-engage sites like this. I have long-time java dev team members that I've been encouraging to learn ruby. This makes it easy to invite them in and give them a taste. Array manipulation alone should be enough to pique interest.

It's been fascinating to follow Drew's story from the link to the early video on HN, to the YC application as a solo-founder to a "nine-digit" offer. This speaks to the importance of a good product. When Dropbox was pitched early on, everyone would point out how many competitors there were. Drew would silence the crowd by asking "how many of you actually use one of those services?"

It's all about the product.

The proof-of-concept demo said my camera had been click-jacked, but it didn't look like the camera was active (no green light) and no image on the site. Mac + Firefox.

I'm surprised we don't see more click-jack vectors. Watching most of my relatives use a computer blows my mind. No attention whatsoever to urls, link destinations, what they're clicking, or memory of what they've clicked afterwards.

Highly desirable content (from PG)...check

Supporting someone (Andrew) who provides a huge service to startups...check

Easy-to-consume format for Kindle...check

Easy-to-consume price...check

Shut up and take my money.

I'm not sure the author of the article is familiar enough with Arrested Development to draw the analogy. Most agree that AD's problem was marketing, not product. If you're familiar with the series, you know the story wasn't overtold. If anything, it was left hanging.

We didn't know about the show when it aired. Like many others, we caught up on Netflix much later, loved it, and were surprised they killed it off so early. Be careful not to assume a product problem when you're actually suffering from a marketing problem.

Fun fact that the author should have included: AD actually makes fun of "jumping the shark", using Henry Winkler's character no less.

I'm hoping Amazon will have a pretty good hook. I want to be excited to buy one. However, the kindle book offering is not enough. I love the kindle, but the kindle app is already fantastic on the iPad. So I don't need a new kindle tablet. Give me something new, Amazon. Or open up the developer program and let us help you.

Nice work Justin! I heard you mention this project on your last podcast and was looking forward to seeing it. I know there are a bunch of tools out there to better manage twitter, but this is the easiest at-a-glance view without any setup that I've found.

My biggest takeaway from Trello so far: make it easy to get started, understand, and share your product with others. With Trello, they've nailed this. Good things to study and copy.

Yes- audio is great for commute. But I can read the transcript in a fraction of the time. I do both depending on schedule, and like the option.

Does anyone have insight into why this approach is being adopted after so many years without change? You'd think if we were going to change anything, we'd at least make it harder for patent trolls to sit on filings without actually having built what they've "invented".

Edit: the more I read about the changes, the more it sounds like it benefits large organizations with the resources to file vs. startups busy building new things.

The one thing that prevents me from replacing my 13" MBPro with a new MBA is the 4Gb memory limit. I know it's only a matter of time before they up it to 8. When they do...I'm sold.

I think jonpaul is exactly right with his response to the famous Ford quote. Perhaps the customer's imagination is limited, but they know the pain points well. If you're listening carefully, you could figure out the solution. Unfortunately, too many companies use this quote as an excuse to think they're smarter than the customer and develop in a vacuum.

RIM did this. I was a Blackberry to iPhone convert, and I bet a company that was willing to listen to me could eventually figure it out. I would have asked for a browser that actually worked, a larger screen, and thin enough to fit in my pocket (rather than the ridiculous belt clip I had to wear). I had no idea we were capable of the iPhone when it came out, but sounds like my checklist doesn't it?

I don't know why this was so much fun. More engaging and challenging than a casual flash game. Here's my digital counter: http://i.imgur.com/gYoHb.png.

Now I'm wondering how I can convince my daughter it's a game :)

I'm fascinated by the way physicists are able to blend experimental data with theory to explain what that little dot probably means.

Makes me think of some guy like Feynman sitting in a room with others thinking up and arguing over accretion discs, tides, and how much solar units of mass _that_ black hole must have.

We've come a long way since Copernicus and still have so very far to go.

Don't worry if you get 'filtered' out at any step along the way. You'll learn something new that will prepare you for your next attempt. Learning is progress and you'll probably be able to push through to the next barrier. Just keep going and push a little further each time.

When I look back, I see a very clear pattern of working my way through this funnel. A decade ago, I dropped an idea in an early stage because the consulting $ was too good. Five years ago I built a product, but was nervous to release it because it wasn't "perfect". Last week I launched a product at Startup Riot and had a blast. It was an awesome experience.

Remember Edison. With each attempt, you get closer to success.

Nice. If I remember correctly, in his review of my site he said it was as ugly as eBay :)

This post reminded me of the early days. There was a time when all you had to do to get Michael to review your app was to add it to delicious with a tag he watched for.

He reviewed my web2.0, vertical search, Google map mashup (so 2005!). I wish I would have kept a screenshot for nostalgia.