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kimura··on Show HN: I built a tool to detect scams
An API would be awesome.
kimura··on Programming Notes for Professionals books
Why free? It seems like a lot of labor went into making these books.
kimura··on Ask HN: Would quitting my job, to work on a passion project, be a bad idea?
Yes, it is a sound plan. Give them you two weeks tomorrow.
kimura··on I met you in the rain on the last day of 1972
Good read. Thank you for sharing. I hope they reconnect.
kimura··on Ask HN: What is the most you've paid for a domain name?
I was offered $2000 for laptracker.com - I didn't sell it. Looking for 10 to 20x that amount.
kimura··on Ask HN: Love building Products, hate Marketing. Am I doomed?
You are only doomed if you believe that you are doomed. Go out there and grind! Given that grinding is not your cup of tea, your only option is to pay someone to grind for you. Good luck with your product.
kimura··on Ask HN: Who is using the .NET stack for their startup?
At http://www.listmax.ca we use .NET for our backend api and various other tasks. Plentyoffish ran .NET stack on one machine for a very long time.
kimura··on Inside Russia's Ridiculous Sochi Security Scanner
What is this? 2048 already.
kimura··on Tell HN: My Brother Died Last Week. His Death Will Not Be In Vain
Sorry for your loss.
kimura··on ASK:HN Is HN accessed more by mobile or desktop/laptop?
My guess is desktop/laptop between 9am and 5pm
kimura··on Show HN: Web site I built last night that takes screenshots of web sites
You should also check out http://www.htmltoimage.io it does the same thing and more. BTW: your app looks great. Just let allow me to enter something like CNN.com without http
kimura··on Massachusetts Introduces Software Service Tax
Taxachusetts
kimura··on Football player convicted of murder based on text messages and surveillance
convicted?
kimura··on Ask HN: Killer idea, no cash to build an MVP, what to do?
crowd-founding is your friend.
kimura··on Ask HN: website getting hacked through code injection
Given that it happens at exactly 12am, it is safe to assume that the machine itself is infected with some kind or rogue software. Kill all unknown processes in the machine. Get an updated virus/malware cleaner. Look at scheduled tasks on the machine. Did you check registry entries? Good luck
kimura··on MIT and the Demise of the Viral Infection
A good start would be to put this on kickstarter.
kimura··on Aaron Swartz commits suicide
RIP
kimura··on Show HN: simple web utility for converting html to image
Yes, it does. I will to look into phantomjs to see how it handles css and flash.
kimura··on Show HN: simple web utility for converting html to image
Thank you for the feedback. We might have to start generating .png outputs - that will definitely solve the quality problem. Do you mind sharing the site/input you used?
kimura··on Surface with Windows 8 Pro – Pricing
Too expensive
kimura··on Ask HN: Know of a hacker in Cambridge or Boston who wants a bookstore?
I highly recommend turning it into a co-work space. I'd be interested in working out of that space if you do. Look at 1369 cafe a few doors down you'd notice that people just don't go there just for coffee. People are always on their laptop trying to get some work done. I'd be willing to partner with you if you want to go that direction. Drop me a line.
kimura··on Ask HN: I received an offer. Should I sell?
$193 in 3 months equates to about 65 a month. In a year, you will net about $772. Conclusion, there is no point in selling it for an amount less than $772, especially given that maintenance only takes 5 minutes of your time in year. I'd probably wouldn't sell it for twice that amount - I tend to be attached to my domain names. Anyhow, think of it as beer money.
kimura··on Want To Disrupt An Industry? Try Actually Working In It First
I am a current leasing agent; there is a lot to the job.
kimura··on Craigslist Quietly Begins Testing The Feature It Sued PadMapper For Adding
Good start, however Craigslist needs to do a lot more than adding maps. For example, real estate listings need to have transportation options. Part of the reason why we started http://www.realtywarp.com is because renters need more information about a given neighborhood before visiting a listing. Renters tend to have a preference for a specific square or metro. That said, they will not be visiting a listing if they do not have that information immediately available.

Here is an example of what craigslist could be doing with maps and transportation options:

http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/fee/3181869892.html

kimura··on Ask HN: What are your side projects?
Looks well polished.
kimura··on Ask HN: What are your side projects?
Thank you for the comment. It is for real estate agents, landlords, and property management companies.
kimura··on Ask HN: What are your side projects?
I am working on a real estate listings management platform. http://www.realtywarp.com
kimura··on Stripe raises $18 million from Sequoia
If only stripe was around a couple of years ago, we wouldn't have found ourselves locked down with BOA. Having to pay $500 termination fee sucks.
kimura··on Please review our startup - the easiest way to manage rental listings
Thank you for the review. We are definitely going to be making some improvements based upon your review. What is the name of your website?
kimura··on Please review our startup - the easiest way to manage rental listings
We’re a small bootstrapped team based out of Boston, MA. Our platform allows real estate agents and property management firms to manage and syndicate their rental listings to various websites. Our platform can be considered as a more user friendly version of postlets in addition to the ability to manage clients and receive listings from various landlords.

Thank you for your anticipated feedback.