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For example:
Q: Wouldn't it be better If Wikipedia had ads than planet-wide thermonuclear war?
A: No.
But worst case has to assume significant sales, or what's the point of the whole discussion? And are you suggesting the OP doesn't defend in court? Because if not, then legal fees will kill OP. If he doesn't defend, then I guess it is cross your fingers and hope the jury in East Texas holds an Opposite Day that day.
It sure sounds like you think the LLC provides more protection against this particular problem than it actually does. Sadly, I don't think it does nearly enough to make your concerns go away. IANAL and AFAIU, the LLC will protect your personal money if you get sued if you are not found by the judge to be personally negligent, and if you are not found by the judge to be merely an alter ego of the LLC (and thus s/he would pierce the corporate veil, i.e., order your personal assets liable), and if you pay your lawyers up to $1 mil in legal fees to defend, etc.
It's really not as protective as any of us would hope.
The rule for estimating project time is to take your estimate, multiple by 2, and then change to the next unit of time. So this means it will actually take you 12 years.
Of course, I'm (only half) joking. I started a project 7 years ago that I began in my spare time and...it's still not done. But I started from zero programming and had bad habits and put it down for months at a time. If you are already a programmer and know what you're doing, yes, it may only take one year.
A kindly woman in her late 50s with glasses that are attached with decorative chains that loop around her neck is preferable.
Quitting, after 30+ years, saying, "God bless you" (or really, "Gahblessyou") automatically after someone sneezes. If you stop and think about how dumb this is, it feels really good to break this ridiculous cultural habit. I've been "clean" from this for 2+ years now.
The equivalent would be not using dishwashing liquid for your plates after a greasy meal. Hot water and friction can do a lot, but it is an uphill battle. In the case of hair, your method might just be "good enough", though. But I'm sure your hair won't get the "Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific" response.
"Adapting" and "significantly different": Yes. Reasonable.
IANAL, but it strikes me as at least arguable as "confusing similarity" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confusing_similarity). Do you want to find out the answer in court, or could you just change the name of your app to something obviously different from "plenty of fish"? Like "The Gorton Fisherman of Love". No, don't do that.
(I'm curious if there is any additional concern about making a client for something without permission)
It has very been counterproductive to use such a device for programming, but I can't say I haven't gotten my $240 worth (since I bought it off my job after I'd used it for 4 years).
But of course there is a big distinction: Google controls the stream; it doesn't control the downloaded video. With control, it can choose to a) force you to watch an ad (as you mentioned), it can b) pull a video for any reason, including copyright infringement, content objection, failure to pay a subscriber fee, etc., c) ask you to be a subscriber, for either a cost or at least registration, etc. None of that is possible if the video goes out into the wild and can be, for example, freely traded among users through file sharing or, worse, alternate video hosting and streaming by a competitor.
The videos trove is their treasure, and they guard it.
I'm up to about 7 * $15 * 5x/yr = ~$500 savings. Look out, world!
I'd say more than anything else, focus on making real friends, and hit that hard. It doesn't matter what the manner is that you encounter them; one of my best friends from one era of my life I met because he got food at the job I worked at. Others were from classes. Reach out to people whenever you can, and see if you can take a genuine interest in them.
One of my favorite memories from college was when a very shy woman had to recite a piece from Shakespeare and chose King Henry's rousing speech to his troops. She belted it out and by the end we were all about ready to go fight the French army! So, just because you're shy in normal life doesn't mean you might not really find strengths you didn't know you have in front of an audience. Stranger things have happened.
This just says something about human psychology, that someone can be a wee bit past late adolescence, be making $60k clear for doing nothing, and yet feel "stuck and scared." Thankfully, most of the people in, say, Bolivia or Sierra Leone are unable to easily read Ask Hacker News. Ahh, humanity, you're a gas!
Do you eat within 1-2 hrs before bedtime? Maybe you shouldn't. Or if you don't, maybe you should. Healthy stuff, either way, of course.
Do you do fairly strong aerobic exercise regularly? (25+ min, 3-4x/ week, work up to ~80% max hr, which is 220-age, roughly).
I beat bedtime anxiety by listening to religious audio casts on arcane topics, despite not believing in them. I find it soothing and I fall asleep within the first 10 minutes.