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intellegacy··on That'll do, pig, that'll do
If your 14 year old is going to another state for a month then your 14 year old isn't going to be doing chores and you won't be needing to tip them for said chores.

I agree with theinternetman that this idea was ill-conceived and easily replicable.

intellegacy··on How to Earn a Technical Co-Founder
The reason I argue against the "idea guys have no worth" is the exact reason you mentioned: real idea guys have a vision, which includes an implementation strategy, understanding of what the tech is gonna do to solve the problem, how to market and sell the product, who to target, a realistic plan to build and scale, a good name for the product, an idea of what the logo and slogans should be ,etc.

An idea is way more than just one line (uber for X). My idea of an idea is insights into the market, designs for the MVP, and marketing strategy all in one.

intellegacy··on How to Earn a Technical Co-Founder
Yea as an Idea guy who knows how to code but isn't the best at it, let me apologize for taking things too sensitively. Those are def. questions every idea guy should have already thought of. And you bringing them up should not be taken as an attack. I think those are really constructive questions that would help a business succeed.

PS if you want to discuss startup ideas let me know

intellegacy··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2016)
Offering great value rates for my first iOS freelance gig. If you have a simple MVP or idea you want to get up and running quickly for cheap, I'm your guy! Contact me via email.

  Location: USA
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Perhaps
  Technologies: Swift, iOS
  Résumé/CV: https://github.com/makthrow?tab=repositories
  Email: makthrow@gmail.com
intellegacy··on Vinod Khosla asks for $30M for access to public beach
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.escapeapps...

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/our-malibu-beaches/id5656361... http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-malibu-beach-app...

intellegacy··on The Rise of Renting in the U.S
also see reddit.com/r/vandwellers
intellegacy··on Idea Debt
Why would someone give you their good ideas for free? This is what happens when engineers repeat the falsehood that "ideas are worthless". Well, engineering without an idea is also worthless.
intellegacy··on Kinto by Mozilla – An open-source Parse alternative
So my problem with kinto and couchDB/couchbase is that as a newbie indie developer I have no idea how to get started with these.

AT least with Parse they had an iOS SDK and tutorials. With kinto or couchdb/couchbase i don't even know where to begin.

intellegacy··on Facebook is closing Parse
that'd be great! thanks. please post the guide to HN or on the parse blog
intellegacy··on Facebook is closing Parse
What would you recommend? Im' a new app developer. Debating whether I should begin using Firebase or .. what you just said.

The thing is, there are articles guiding me through using Firebase. I'm not sure there are articles telling me how to setup mongodb and where

intellegacy··on Facebook is closing Parse
sigh, I just made my first app on Parse and now I have to migrate to another BaaS. what do you recommend? Firebase?

I dont' think running my own servers with Parse is viable as Parse won't be updated from now on while other BaaS will stay updated and keep improving

intellegacy··on Facebook is closing Parse
how long does the full migration and setting the digitical ocean box take to do? debating whether i should do that, or just start over with firebase
intellegacy··on Don't bother creating a mobile app
I think they fell for the myth that "ideas don't matter, execution does"

If you start with a flawed idea there's no saving you, no matter how hard you try.

intellegacy··on Macbook charger teardown: surprising complexity inside Apple's power adapter
I've bought two replica chargers for $20-30 off ebay.. i'm on my second. The first one lasted a year, which is about how long my original charger lasted due to the cord fraying
intellegacy··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2015)
Interesting company. Would you hire someone who knows Django but not RoR?

your email is missing an 'e' at the end of 'private' btw

intellegacy··on The idea of giving up is worse than of it killing me (2014)
I don't really get what's going on here. Do the OP and his friend know how to code? If so, why bother raising money when you could bootstrap your MVP?

if not, what were you doing with the 7 projects that failed?

intellegacy··on A Teenager’s View on Social Media
Not surprised insta isn't popular among your engineering group. It's like twitter but for photos.. it's very visual-based. a lot of artists and celebs are on it.

also seems to be the home of pretty girls posting selfies and getting validation from that.

it's like a cooler, more upscale version of facebook. Insta is hugely popular from what I'm seeing

intellegacy··on Show HN: Hacker News iOS client using the new official API
also, how long did it take to make

i might try it as a learning project

intellegacy··on Show HN: Hacker News iOS client using the new official API
I don't see a way to make comments.

Is that feature included?

intellegacy··on How I work as a digital nomad
Hey, just wondernig how your model works. I'm an SAT tutor and want to implement something similar. So you give away the explanations for free online, and charge for PDF? And get tutoring opportunities from the free book marketing. Do you teach online?
intellegacy··on How I work as a digital nomad
thinking of going to vietnam for boostrapping burposes, just wondering how you chose it and what city? what kind of rent are u paying per month?
intellegacy··on Show HN: 60 Minutes Chat – Anonymously chat in self-destructing chatrooms nearby
Interested in collabing with you on this. I had the same idea and vision.

any way to contact you

intellegacy··on Interactive SICP
I wonder if there's a market for online SICP course. The value added being an instructor and guidance through the course.
intellegacy··on The Craigwatch Story
it's a great story.

BTW, can anyone give me perspective on what it would take to recreate this in Python? As a learning exercise

Is it possible to do? how long would it take for someone relatively new, etc.

intellegacy··on Apple II Game – Flapple Bird
What's the best flappy bird imitation for those who don't have their hands on the original?

android and iphone

intellegacy··on Overstock.com Is Now Accepting Bitcoins
Umm, what? Wages denominated in USD become less with inflation. Wages denominated in BTC become MORE with deflation.

Why would you get paid less? Deflation means the wage you get paid is worth more. Inflation means the wage you get paid is worth less.

intellegacy··on Ask HN: Who is Co-Founding?
Not ready to cofound anything at the moment and my dev skills aren't that good but I'd be willing to chat and join your mastermind group at least.
intellegacy··on Bitcoin, what took ye so long? (2011)
the legend himself.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3;sa=show...

intellegacy··on Inside a better CUDA-based Scrypt miner
Greatly thankful to Christian Buchner, and now Dave, who have helped double my hashing
intellegacy··on Monty Hall problem explained visually
I suspect that much of the contention around this famous problem is based on the original boundaries / rules of the problem being unclear.

The problem as stated sometimes leaves out crucial information that affects the outcome.

Example:

Game show, 3 doors. Contestant chooses one door. The host opens another door, which has a goat. Do you switch?

In this situation, it is not explained whether the host randomly picked one of the two remaining doors to open, without knowledge that one of them would contain a goat. This is the key missing information. If the host ALWAYS reveals the goat, then it is beneficial to switch as 2 out of 3 times the contestant wins by switching.

However, if the host is simply opening another door at random, and the door happens to contain a goat, then there is no advantage to switching, as the odds are 50/50.

edit: it appears that from the original version of the problem stated in Parade magazine, the implication is that the host knowingly reveals a goat.

"Suppose you're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. You pick a door, say No. 1, and the host, who knows what's behind the doors, opens another door, say No. 3, which has a goat. He then says to you, "Do you want to pick door No. 2?" Is it to your advantage to switch your choice?"

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