intellegacy

The rules of the problem aren't explained very well. most of the contention probably is based on unclear boundaries of the game.

I learned to code. Listened to all the advice of hackers who said it was the most important thing ever, and they'd never work with you on startups unless you coded as well.

Well I learned. I worked as a software dev for 1 year as well. And you know what I've learned? I have no passion for coding and it makes no sense to force myself to do something I'm not interested in doing.

If anyone is interested in working with me on a startup let me know. I'm a founder who knows how to code but doesn't like to.

Is it Free to use for one month, or free to download and use forever, offer expiring after one month?

Yep, they're targeting tutors. They contacted me (SAT Tutor) and got me to signup. I haven't completed the registration yet as they want me to schedule a phone interview with them and I don't see how it can help me yet.

It's situations like Matt's that I find myself wishing I studied CompSci in undergrad, if simply for the connections to other hackers.

Goodluck Matt. Let's grab coffee sometime.

Schopenhauer said it 200 years before Orwell did, a fact I discovered only this week.

I recommend Schopenhauer's essay if you liked this one. Read essays 1-3 http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/s/schopenhauer/arthur/

I don't think this works with HN.

Can you articulate how this is different / better than writespace?

still not working. Signed up, answered your questions, back at the main page

what language / framework did you use to make this? nice job btw!

This is bit of a nitpick but he did not quit school to work on tumblr. He was homeschooled, first of all, while working at various startups. Secondly he started tumblr in 2006?, long after he had dropped out of high school.

Hey HN, slightly off-topic question: is it possible to have a "login to our website with HN" capability? similar to facebook and twitter connect.

Quora?

Very insightful, thanks. Maybe I can make a startup based on helping people help others.

Sure, drop me an email.

No worries! I block spam accounts too, haha. I saw an account that had tweets that sounded a bit off. After reading them carefully, I realized they were most likely fake 'real' tweets. Incredible what the spammers are doing these days.

Boston is an underrated startup scene. I've only been getting involved recently and it's amazing how many quality tech businesses don't make it to HN, especially ones out of MIT or ones started by older professionals (often with phds, etc)

They don't make it to techcrunch but they have really, really smart people working for them and are tackling wicked hahd problems.

BTW tried to follow you on twitter but blocked? haha. no offense taken just wondering why

I don't see your email anywhere but sent you an invitation on linkedin. or pop me one.

This is amazing! So insightful.

Can I talk to you sometime via email? I'm interested in your thoughts about how to bring people together and be less lonely.

BTW why can't I follow you on quora?

Insightful emotional intelligence you don't see often on HN. Where/how did you learn that?

Thanks. These meet pretty infrequently though.

I guess I'll have to make my own connections somehow. Maybe join a hacker house in Cambridge.

>The main feature of my site though is a private messaging feature. This allows users to instantly message other users of their interest instead of having the inconvenience of opening another application or window for email, and as well as giving out their private e-mail account.

I don't believe that feature is good enough to make people switch from Craigslist. Messaging to me is just one click. For less savvy computer users they won't mind the extra step to email.

I admire your chutzpah though. Keep thinking of ways to make a better product than CL or ebay.

Shoot, I can't make this month's OpenHack. it looks cool though; I will try for June. Thanks a bunch!

Regardless of one's stance on the well-hashed out debate of whether ideas are worth nothing, the guy suing was one of the three co-founders with equity. To kick him out like that without proper recompense is unjust and malicious. To me, the two other founders' characters are suspect and they shouldn't be trusted.

What are current revenues if you don't mind me asking?

Is this basically strikingly?

Your site isn't up. What's the best way to reach you? Interested in chatting about the idea

Got an email from BosiDNA but had no idea where it was from. Now I know.

I got a spam phone call too, which may or may not have been from cofounderslab selling my data.

How has your startup benefited from being in SV? And how much more benefit has that been over your old location?

I don't understand, are you currently working at any of these companies still?