Writing code every as a CEO now and again is a nice thing to say but it isn't a scalable approach if you want to maintain that code properly. You can't just expect your C(E|T)O to drop everything that they're doing when an unexpected bug pops up. Great for the morale, but bad for the code.
I can't read the article at the moment as it seems the server has died but I can say that in my use of VirtualBox on OS X in the last 2 years I have yet to have a major crash. The majority of the time it has been used for very temporary staging environments in Debian and it's been perfect for this.
I started my coding on OS X with TextMate, in the time when releases were frequent. I spent a summer working a job where local development was not particularly easy and so I spent a lot of time in remote vim sessions over ssh. While it took a little adjusting and learning to get to the same level of productive as with TextMate I've never looked back. The ability to sit down at any machine and know that Vim is most likely installed is really really useful.
It's only in the last 3 months that I can really appreciate the argument that Jason is putting forward. I left Ireland and its risk-averse conservative culture behind and have tried to surround myself with entrepreneurial types ever since. The change in attitude and the drive for greatness is infectious. When you find yourself with people who are doing things that you thought out of reach your previously "crazy" dreams become so much more achievable.
It's hardly surprising that these people are being caught. Using a VPN service that resides primarily in the USA, the same jurisdiction in which your attacks are being carried out, seems a bit shortsighted.
I hope this is tongue in cheek as it's clear from both AP and BBC that this is not a sensationalist release. Also note that the false alarm discovery of the Higgs in CERN this year was not an official release and rather the actions of a rogue researcher.
Some great nuggets of wisdom from what is obviously a very high-throughput and productive team. Zach always has something very interesting to say. The beautiful slides are a nice plus as well. What are you using to make them Zach ?
If you still have the data backed up I suggest you mention this to Jason Scott (@textfiles on twitter) or the archive.org team as I'm sure they'd love to help you with such a project
I will most definitely buy one of these boards when they come out if even just to support the charity. That said I'm sure such a small functioning computer would no doubt come in handy down the road as well.
What legal issues are there with the Apple employees and not the plainclothes police officers carrying out this search ? Are Apple in the clear here seeing as Calderon agreed to the search ?
Can someone explain to me why they think this is a good idea? The leaked encryption key was known about in certain circles for months. By releasing this massive flood of unredacted data they're giving their opponents huge ammunition given how reckless this looks.
Unless there are burning issues that you need addressed the best thing you can do is just talk to people about their startups: what issues they've had, how they've overcome them and the like. The advice and stories you'll hear from people will turn out to be incredibly useful.
They may not have the same experience but the point he was making was that they are almost obsessed with trivial fleeting trends. In my experience of people, that is not the case.
His comment about the 'YC demographic' not having any insight to the pains in business is both lame and in my experience quite inaccurate. Just because they're not in the stereotypical age bracket does not mean you should discount them off hand. It's just arrogant.
That is not my experience. While the odd all-nighter can be productive when deadlines are looming I think many would agree it's not the best practice. Personally I like to sleep normal hours and function in the daylight
For what it's worth.
1 - There are ways around this. For instance you don't have to pay yourself a salary.
2 - I've flown in and out of the US numerous times this year and have yet to be "molested" or even go through millimeter wave scanning. Even then the radiation dose is minuscule. You'll get more exposure to radiation on the flight itself than in the scan. Don't let your fear rule you.
3 - Telepresence isn't the problem; the 8-hour time difference is. Technology will not surpass this unless one side becomes nocturnal
The 3 months of YC will be some of the hardest you work and you'll be working in extreme close proximity to your co-founders. If you don't go the solo route, just keep in mind that when looking for a co-founder you want someone who will happily go through that with you.
This makes a lot of sense for reddit. They get to keep a huge and very successful sub-community and really integrate it into the rest of the site. The exchange is one of the cooler things on the internet to show to friends and I'm really happy that the guys can now afford to work on it full time with the reddit team. Congrats guys!
What I don't get about the new Messenger application is that it doesn't seem to me that it's worth it's own application. Why would you split the functionality of your application in two and leave the crippled one still working in the main FB app instead of making it better ? Should the messenger application be viewed as FB trying to get into the market of replacing SMS ?
I would recommend going the SIP route by setting up an Asterisk box somewhere and buying a DID and upstream capacity and then using it with whatever clients you want. Asterisk can be run on a whole load of hardware and I know of a few people who run it on their home routers (beefy enough as these routers are, they're far from industrial standard) and so far I have yet to hear any complaints from them.
I've been using the Android native SIP client with an asterisk box and it works really well. Be aware though that it doesn't allow you to make calls over cell data, but rather limits you to making/receiving calls on Wifi only.
In terms of upstream providers the only one I know of in Europe is Blueface[2] as a few of my friends at home in Ireland use them in their homes
What would you have rather AirBnB done in this situation? Do you not think it's a little unreasonable that AirBnB would have to take on the role of the insurer here ?
People should know the risks they're taking in letting a complete stranger into their house without even meeting in person. Just because someone found you through AirBnB doesn't mean you can take the risk for granted. You're still letting a complete stranger have access to your house and belongings.
Am I the only one that would have presumed that AirBnB would not be financially responsible? They're a forum for helping people find short term tenants. They can't possibly vet everyone who's going through the system.