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bryang··on How to get business ideas – remove steps
I guess this is why I will never teach math.

When I was in high school I would always lose points on my tests because I never showed any work. It was always easier for me to imagine formulas in my head like puzzle pieces then writing them down.

bryang··on How to get business ideas – remove steps
Also in regards to accuracy, weight never changes.

Volume fluctuates depending on temperature.

bryang··on A Critique of “Don’t Fuck Up The Culture”
I'm sure Peter Thiel changes his "best advice" depending on the situation - therefore making this argument entirely pointless.
bryang··on Wikipedia redesign
the best website design principles: http://motherfuckingwebsite.com/
bryang··on My Surreal UberX Experience
Hanlon's Razor is something I've never heard before - but it's a philosophy that I've tried to stick to in my life.

It's so great to be able to put an "official" term to something you know but can't associate with a title!

bryang··on Ask HN: Heroku or AWS or?
I am new to server management but I've got some much better dev guys on my side too. This is my mostly for my own research and seeing what the community thinks!

This is all super helpful as this is my first major undertaking.

bryang··on Ask HN: Would you want Apple to buy Tesla and why?
Or up...
bryang··on Ask HN: Would you want Apple to buy Tesla and why?
I'd be down for that.
bryang··on Ask HN: Would you want Apple to buy Tesla and why?
I'd want a "Steve Jobs" Apple to buy Tesla. The current Apple... I'm ambivalent.

Why? Well, Steve Jobs was a perfectionist and in some aspects, an idealist. Elon Musk is the same way and he has complete authority over product. That's why Tesla exists and is so damn good.

If purchased now, I think anything could happen. I'm not a Tesla groupie, but I would like to see the company succeed and succeed in making an entry level vehicle and I'm not sure its possible under the current Apple executive infrastructure. They have different skills.

bryang··on “Facebook turned me down” (2009)
I think this is the biggest thing. I'd love to do a data collection on founders and see what percentage of jobs they collectively got rejected for.

P.S. Care to hire me?

bryang··on Ask HN: WhatsApp for $16B.... What for Tesla?
3 solid thoughts. And I agree with you on all.

My question is more of a "pie-in-the-sky" type of thing, because honestly, who would've thought about Facebook buying WhatsApp for 16B?

bryang··on Ask HN: Is there an e-commerce service offers "Bill Monthly" capabilities?
I am familiar with Stripe but didn't realize this was within their capabilities. Will check out!
bryang··on Ask HN: Is there an e-commerce service offers "Bill Monthly" capabilities?
You are 100% awesome!
bryang··on Ask HN: Is Apple Delaying Text Messages on Older Models?
1) With me and others, this happened through both text and iMessage equally.

2) In my case and as far as I know in relation to friends, all accounts are for their iPhones specifically.

I asked HN because it hasn't just happened to me, as I mentioned. And also not in only one location. It seems to be an issue that goes beyond my singular case.

bryang··on Anyone interested in buying an island in maine as a joint venture
Didn't someone do this with his friends in a similar location?
bryang··on Ask HN: How much do you think SnapChat is really worth?
I've been thinking about making an app called ScreenSnap that takes screen captures every time a naked body appears on the screen... ;)
bryang··on Ask HN: How much do you think SnapChat is really worth?
"As much as its bought for" is a popular response when I've asked this question. I guess it comes down to sematics - is value sort of like Net Revenue Versus Revenue? Amazon makes boatloads of revenue, but still hasn't seen the return it wants. How does this affect the value of the company? The stock buyers apparently don't care...

I think these sort of app related multi-billion acquisitions with little or no revenue are a complete farce and do more harm than good - especially when it comes down to a product with NO revenue. It's basically disregarding capitalist business principles for shallow popularity.

bryang··on Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months
THAT would be in interesting...
bryang··on Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months
It's about time....
bryang··on Icahn Enterprises Issues Statement Regarding Twitter Account of Chairman
I don't know where to begin listing all the problems with a situation like this....
bryang··on A Visit to Disney’s Magic Kingdom
If only they did this for Pixar films and then you could've said that Steve actually had a hand in this...... ;)
bryang··on A Visit to Disney’s Magic Kingdom
Interesting points you bring up.... I've never consciously noticed a general color palette trend but it is interesting to look at this sample and see how Disney has many similarities across film periods.

I'm definitely keeping an eye open for Blue/Teal/Orange now

bryang··on A Visit to Disney’s Magic Kingdom
Definitely a good comparison....

And it will be an odd thing though when you have a coffee table with an ipad instead of books... I think that's where Surface will come in handy.

bryang··on A Visit to Disney’s Magic Kingdom
Definitely written by Mr. Gray.

That being said, Stephen Wolfram is surely at least a little pompous...

bryang··on A Visit to Disney’s Magic Kingdom
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing
bryang··on Mass Message Amber Alert Across Southern California
Primarily because I thought other people would be curious as to why their phones were going crazy.

This is has never happened to me or anyone I know before, and I think it's a very interesting use of technology with several positives and negatives.

bryang··on Mass Message Amber Alert Across Southern California
Yeah, I followed up on it, and it's very obviously real.

I rushed to get a picture of my phone alert online, but am now writing my thoughts on the uses of technology in situations like this and potential downsides.

bryang··on Perils of Convenience – In Technology, In Life
thanks for commenting!

I must admit I am rather excited for Google Wallet in GMail as well. Paypal frustrates me at times.

And yes - progress is progress and all we can do is be aware of what the changes are around us. That way, we'll have a better chance at avoiding wasted movement.

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