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Does anyone know if there's a guide anywhere on how to write the 'non-nerd hackable code' described here? Sweet article btw.

To this day; Googlers still find tiny bits of string tucked into the corners of their otherwise immaculate office space.

Apple already made the first step by releasing an OS that is geared around the idea of cloud-based computing (Lion). It's just a matter of time before this happens, and when it does; Dropbox might have a hard(er) time competing.

http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2011/02/apple-in...

Wish he wrote those do's and don'ts down.

Humbling.

This video affirmed to me that even Steve Jobs had a period in his life where he wasn't as confident on stage as he is now. Great public speaking is no natural or innate trait, but something that can be learned by anyone that has the perseverance to stick with it.

Article is old: Apr. 21, 2009

Only 219 cables released so far. It is mind-boggling to think how much there still is left, although WikiLeaks presumably started off with some of the most juicy bits to get press coverage.

This was submitted by the Guardian. Could be that they will upload content later. Anyway, awfully slow now. Those servers are hogged ;-)

Edit: Here you can see them all including content: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1948360

Some words from the great Churchill might aid: "Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, give up. Never give up. Never give up. Never give up."

I read a lot of biographies. It's interesting how you start seeing the common denominators between great men when you do. Especially 'Alexander of Macedon' by Peter Green is a riveting read.

I think it's a 'tinyurl for location'

Doesn't anybody find this funny in a weird way? I'm actually in shambles over this one. Just like the subtle weird humor in David Lynch movies. It's surreal.

Isn't that a line in the movie Boiler Room? http://goo.gl/IM7r

Starting a business, is ofcourse, another way to get rejected. I think this post is more about leaving your comfort-zone in the face of fear or anxiety, and not so much about getting a job.

All great leaders are creative. Generals, just as much.

Alexander the Great conquered a soghdian fort by having his soldiers climb the mountain behind it, and declaring that he had flying men. Toyotomi Hideyoshi had his men divert rivers and build dams so he could flush the enemy out of their castle. Cortes sank his ships, so his men could not retreat, and their focus would be on one thing only, victory.

Find individuals that moved the world, and you will find creativity.

Check out: http://slowitup.com. Every day I hope to collect and curate the best slowed down songs submitted by readers. Should be online within the hour. Inspired by and dedicated to the awesome Reddit sub-topic (http://www.reddit.com/r/slowitup)

You're on the frontpage of HN, where is your landing page that explains what your app is about and captures our e-mail adresses? You don't have long before you lose your frontpage position!

I think you hit the mark here. An entropic network is not so much the cause of success, as it is the effect of the entrepreneurial mentality that encourages exploration beyond a personal comfort-zone. This is the mind-set so often highlighted in great entrepreneurs; the ability, self-confidence and maybe even playfulness to break through boundaries and adventurously explore the unknown.

1. Start with the minimum viable product and expand your idea from there. It is really hard to improve a product if you don't know where to start. Radically slim down your app to do and show only the bare neccessities, the core, the meat of your service. From there, you can always slowly start to expand the feature base as long as you remember that it will never be the extra features that get you your users, it is the core that matters.

I strongly suggest you to(at least temporarily) remove: Display of people online, all the sorting buttons, the red in yellow notification, the need to sign up or login, the amount of views per post. Next to each post, only show amount of viewers, don't discriminate between guests or users.

After you have done this, start working on color-schemes, and read online guides on typography to make the interface less confusing and complex. Make sure a visitor's eye is drawn towards important elements, and that less important elements are in the background more ( smaller, less bright typography/elements).

2. If realtime Digg is not unique, why create one? It doesn't matter if it's unique or not, as long as your users get what you are offering them. "Interact with Others" is a slogan that could apply to an alcoholics anonymous group or a dating website. What does your website do that is appealing to me, in a maximum of 5 words?

3. Your first and foremost concern right now is to get users, if the site gets too chaotic- at least it will be used. In the event that you start to get serious spamming issues, you are most likely successfull already and you will have plenty of time to fix the problem. Don't think that far ahead.

Cheers, -Edo

1. Visually too 'busy'. My eyes don't know where to go, and the interface is probably too complex.

2. "Interact with others" is an incredibly non-descriptive slogan, call it "Realtime Digg" instead. I don't 'get it' soon enough. Visitors should see what this is and why it is awesome for them, within 10 seconds.

3. Entices me to start chatting, but then dissapoints me by saying I need to login first. I suggest you remove the login requirement for chatting.

Looks like an interesting concept, just needs a little more polished execution.

Beautiful paragraph:

"To embrace the misfit in oneself is to be vulnerable. It is to forsake the easy acceptance that comes with fitting in and to instead be fortified by a kind of love, really. A love of life, a love of wonder, and, ultimately, a sustaining love for oneself. Far from egoism, that love for oneself is a measure of one's love for others, for humanity. And it is only from love that great ideas can be born."

We decided to invite the competition over to have a few beers with us. Now we use the relationship with them to fuel our own competitive streak and to enhance team cohesion. Just so as long you keep focusing on your own customers, and solving problems your own way, it works.

If this really is your 93th attempt, I must commend you on your persistence, yet at the same time urge you to learn a little about lean startupping. It might save you another 100 failed attempts ;-)

1. What do you want to do most, what are you passionate about?

2. Do that thing, no matter what.

http://spudu.com is the same app with a different UI

This is almost poetry, expertly written.

"The essence of our experience is change. Change is incessant. Moment by moment life flows by and it is never the same. Perpetual alteration is the essence of the perceptual universe. A thought springs up in your head and half a second later, it is gone. In comes another one, and that is gone too. A sound strikes your ears and then silence. Open your eyes and the world pours in, blink and it is gone. People come into your life and they leave again. Friends go, relatives die. Your fortunes go up and they go down. Sometimes you win and just as often you lose. It is incessant: change, change, change. No two moments ever the same."

Can anyone tell me why we aren't able to progress into better levels of recognition. Am I correct to assume it has nothing to do with computing power, and everything to do with (semantic/linguistic) software?

Conciously replicate the feelings you had when you started.

Your seemingly unlimited drive is not something providential, it is something you can 'conjure' up, by consciously shaping your every thoughts:

Try and go a day focused only on the most awesome outcome of your goals. Actually imagine and feel that outcome as if it already happened. Do this constantly and before you know it, you will suddenly have the same 'Hyper-interest' and motivation you had in the early beginnings.

Cheers, Edo van Royen

Ah, didn't know that. Strange that the interface allows me to write all that text, when it won't show anyway.