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jamesfranco··on Your high IQ might kill your startup (2010)
I completely disagree with what you have said.

I have meet a lot of wealthy/successful people and trust me, they are way more happy than the poorer people I have meet. They've achieved their dream and can continue doing so. They have traveled, they given back, they create things, they are loved and they're happy.

>On your death bed you probably won't be looking over your life and decide whether it was worthwhile or not, and give yourself some report card on it. Instead you more likely won't even remember more than bits and pieces, and then eventually die and forget it all. You're wrong about this one. The biggest regret for people on their death beds were having gone through life with goals unfulfilled. http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/01/top-five....

I've always found it funny how others like you label rich people as having a shit life. That they can't find true love and have to hire escorts etc.

Success is what makes you happy. That could be making a billion dollars or milking cows.

Most of people have huge dreams and goals they want to achieve, its just that most don't care and don't try.

jamesfranco··on Mattermark Has Raised $2M in Our Second Seed Round
There a lot of pressure when you have 40+ people expecting you making them a 10x + return. But raising money is something that startups think they must do these days.
jamesfranco··on Mattermark Has Raised $2M in Our Second Seed Round
I'll say. Raising money is why many startups fail.
jamesfranco··on Show HN: WriterKata – a site for writers to practice their craft
That's a great idea.
jamesfranco··on Show HN: WriterKata – a site for writers to practice their craft
My writing skills suck. This would be really helpful!
jamesfranco··on Why isn’t New Zealand richer and more productive?
"Nobody pressures you to achieve a certain level of material success."

I live here in New Zealand and thats quiet true. There are 3 billionaires in NZ and almost no one knows who they are. The only guy that is living a noticeable extravagant lifestyle is Kimdotcom, but that guy's german.

jamesfranco··on Scientists Find an ‘Earth Twin,’ or Perhaps a Cousin
OMG they find one of these all the time.
jamesfranco··on Ask HN: Rejected from YC? What's your startup?
What are you talking about? Quixey.com is an app that let users discover apps and hasn't been removed from the android app store. Plus it has raised millions from Eric Schmidt's fund, Innovation Endeavors.
jamesfranco··on Link Bubble - A new browser for Android
Chris, do you plan to release this on iOS? Are there any restrictions from Apple?
jamesfranco··on Android coming to wearables
Whatever you wear reflects on you. I don't think this is something for someone who is fashion conscious people (like many people in LA). Wealthy people would prefer an Audemars or a Rolex any day compared to a Motorola or Samsung. Definitely see maybe teens and techies in Silicon Valley wearing these.

Like the iPad when it first when out, the smartwatch should do some key things better than any other device, which it does and some minor things like telling the weather, taking notes etc. although reading long articles, viewing photos or anything that involves a lot of interaction is be suited on a phone, tablet or computer.

jamesfranco··on Android coming to wearables
I have 3 question:

1. Will this only work with Android phone for now?

2. Do you agree that smart watches are more for apps that don't need a lot of user interaction. Like Instagram or Dropbox will not be great on these. Simple things like showing weather etc. will be okay.

3. Does anyone know the price of the Moto G or another Android Wear devices?

jamesfranco··on I have lost all respect for TechCrunch
Secret's just a Instagram/Snapchat/WhatsApp wannabe. Those VC's are hoping as hell.
jamesfranco··on I have lost all respect for TechCrunch
https://www.quora.com/Secret-app/Why-does-Secret-get-so-much...
jamesfranco··on Squirt.io – Readability Meets Spritz Speed Reading
Thanks for the reply! I thought Squirt used Spritz technology?
jamesfranco··on Squirt.io – Readability Meets Spritz Speed Reading
Does anyone know of a speed-reading API another than Spritz?
jamesfranco··on WebFlow
What's new? This is old. Hasn't this startup been featured on HN a couple of times?
jamesfranco··on Show HN: Siri-as-a-Service Speech API
I contacted them a while ago and they stated that they will let developers create their own intents soon.

http://www.ask-ziggy.com is also similar

jamesfranco··on Ask HN: How persistent and smart do you have to be to learn to program?
I'm not. I wish.
jamesfranco··on Show HN: Siri-as-a-Service Speech API
http://www.maluuba.com Does the same as wit.ai I guess
jamesfranco··on Ask HN: How persistent and smart do you have to be to learn to program?
lol my username had been taken and I am a couple of accounts and I forgot login details for them so I used James Francos name.
jamesfranco··on Ask HN: How persistent and smart do you have to be to learn to program?
Would you recommend the book for beginners with minimal knowledge?
jamesfranco··on Ask HN: How persistent and smart do you have to be to learn to program?
Thanks for your reply. Would you recommend this course by Udacity? https://www.udacity.com/course/cs046

Its in Java and seems to teach you how programming works. How difficult is it to transfer from Java to Ruby?