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Why is it difficult to create an interesting website? You created digg and that, I must say, is a very interesting website. Also how could I contact you about possibly having you work or partner on a possible project? It is an interesting website!

Just wondering, what are you up to these days after digg? I would imagine you could utilize the notoriety you gained from digg to create an app development team. Something to the nature of electricpulp.com ...

It is up to your interpretation

If you are referring to colonization and how that hurt the Native American population... that is not the same of the current conditions.

America is a country of immigrants. Yet, every group of immigrants is angry when a new group comes in. Though, once the new groups come and assimilate and work and pay taxes and create a great culture... America is better for it.

I would say simplicity makes users happy and it is hard to be simple and have lots of information. If a product says "healthy", that is simple. If a product says "10% lower carbs and calories" it is no longer as simple and therefore people no longer care as much.

Google and Facebook. Third place isn't clear.

Although the bill may slightly lower the salary for many American workers, especially scientists, it is necessary. It would allow America to brain drain the rest of the world and in doing so greatly help America's economy. Furthermore, the immigrants wouldn't only fill jobs they could also become entrepreneurs or small business owners and created new jobs.

I ask questions on YC!

Shift happens. Old media better shape up and change also. The Internet provides new opportunities for old media in a new context. Through social networking and streaming on line content it provides a new way media can reach its target.

Good idea, but it is still rough. The actual value of the idea wouldn't matter in an auction setting, it would just be the perceived value that would matter. And that perception would usually be flawed.

IP has value. I don't know if a mere idea with no protection is IP though.

Information is meant to disseminate. It is nearly impossible to manage the spread of the information. Nothing stops someone from reselling an idea or just distributing it freely after distribution.

Usually when ideas are sold there is a specific context for the ideas. Consultants can come in and just give advice (ideas) and receive compensation, but they are solving a problem. Not just a random idea.

Never give up. But know when to change directions. You don't want to keep banging your head against a wall.

Bad ideas can be salvaged with good work ethic and execution. But make sure that you have the right idea before you start your march forward.

Self regulation and IQ are both important characteristics. It makes sense that self regulation has a stronger correlation with better school performance than IQ. School tests one's ability to regulate their time and focus, studying a paying attention.

I believe that children must mix "raw" play where they can imagine their surroundings. The good old empty box comes to mind... it can be a race car, a castle, a rocket ship and so on and so forth.

On the other hand I think the commentary undervalues the importance of regulated play. The learning of rules will come in handy when one enters school and the work world where there are many formal rules to follow.

Thats what art galleries do, but they give the freedom to the artist and then decide whether the painting is "good" enough. This is more like contract work where someone would get payed to do murals or portraits and that too is commonplace. Also a webapp's popularity will mainly have to do with the quality of the idea and how well it is marketed and publicized, much of the programming necessary is relatively elementary.

If intelligent design was true there would already be a scientific revolution. The science just isn't their. If you want "truth" focus on the philosophical ideas.Get right wing fundamentalists that want to evangelize religion rather than finding actual scientific truth to fund you if you want to research id. If you want to research the early universe study astronomy or astrophysics.

Cloning and aerogel

Which Facebook group? Is there some special for entrepreneurs/hackers?

A social network is just a platform for an idea, their is still room for original social networks.

No, I don't have a team of hackers and I am just now learning to "hack" myself. If someone wants to collaborate email me at abiek13 (at) aol (dot) com

Why do you think Powerset's pr people are able to get so much and such positive press.

read this http://paulgraham.com/die.html

Paul Graham argues the fear of looking bad is what motivates people. Based off of that concept I thought of the idea of a social network kind of like 43things with the major differences being: - you can set a timeline of when you want to accomplish the goals -people could rate the difficulty of the goals and you have a reputation based on how many goals you complete and the difficulty of them - could be public or private -could be more individualized, ie finish essay for English before Friday

No. I just like ideas. I have my own ideas, I just think it would be cool to get a list of ideas that people have but know they won't be able to work on. To prove this I'll start by listing some of my own. PG says one point of this site is to make you look like a desirable candidate for a start up so if you can list some good ideas or critique others it makes you look good. Ideas alone have very little intrinsic value on their own. The best ones are ones that can make things just not suck. 1. An online radio site that lets you select station by what mood you want to feel. 2. A website like 43things but with a timeline for each goals that tries to hold you accountable for them through social pressure. 3. An online video website that are like demo conferences where people can share their ideas. 4. A social network (or app) where users could do market research and product development for companies and get paid for their work and ideas and it would turn it into a competition.