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He's running a business; what's not to get? He sits higher up on the ladder with a bigger net than most doctors. The doctor that reads your x-ray at the local community hospital and this guy are in two different positions. One is an employee, the other is a business founder. The amount of money that you and the insurance companies pay to both are no different.

I've been told by my friends on HN and elsewhere that I've got somewhat of a talent for suggesting domains; so I figured I'd try to see if people would pay for that sort of service. There's nothing really I can do about the browser issue other than email the service I'm using to run the site – sorry.

Yes, under the product description, I make sure to explicitly mention that they are available domains. I'll certainly try my best to provide the best suggestions. I understand the "going nuts" bit is highly subjective, but I think I've got pretty good taste.

Hey, as for the lightboxes, I'm using a service to run the store, and everything's been working fine on my end as with a few friends.

As far as the clients – those are services that have either once lived or are still in the works. I'm not offering a successful company; I'm offering domain name suggestions.

I'm offering domain name suggestions for your idea/site. $50 for 5 suggestions. $75 for 8. Everything works on chrome on my end. I'm using goodsie.com to run the store.

Yeah, that's perfectly fine! Asking for a link is for those who may have their sites up and running but would ultimately like to change their current name. But if you don't have a link or a site, and you've got just an idea, just send me a description and I'll find some names!

What I got from his post wasn't that he deserved a better grade, but more willingness by the professor to field his questions. If other students felt this way, I really can't trust the author's claim that his low evaluation score was solely due to the fault of his students. Seems pretty unfair...

The cheating, although not excusable, could very well be partially blamed on the professor.

Would you have funded them had they not pulled their stunts?

Or maybe he can do his own thing and you can focus on yours?

Yes, you're correct.

There are 3 major phases in clinically testing a drug's safety and efficacy before it's brought to market, and it seems like they're close to starting the first one.

For all those interested in the 3 phases, here they are:

Phase 1: Small number of healthy volunteers to assess drug safety, toxicity, and pharmacokinetics.

Phase 2: Small number of patients with the disease of interest to test drug efficacy.

Phase 3: Large number of patients with the disease of interest to test effects of new treatment in comparison to those of existing treatments. This is where you see double-blind studies, etc.

Personally, this isn't terribly noteworthy. They've merely devised a new theory that's shown to be effective using animal models, and are still quite a ways away from seeing if similar results will occur with human testing. Of course, I do hope they see good results.

Many people don't, myself included.

Yeah, really good point – I agree for the most part and would say that it's really a combination of both.

That's really unfair. Whilst I agree there's a disconnect, I wouldn't say it's specific to HN, but rather to the entire industry. The reason why you see those Ask HN posts is because people are looking around and realizing that those types of services have been getting tons of funding and attention.

There's a disconnect, but it's in the social web world, not just HN. And I would say HNers are trying to capitalize on the hype.

So HN: Why does this get voted up because of the hustle and for her actually "doing something", and yet there are Rate My Startup posts of actual somethings that go unnoticed on a daily basis?

Check out the "new" and "ask" pages to help some of those people who've put a lot of effort into their executions by giving them more exposure.

Because as many here would probably not like to accept, HNers are just as prone to social engineering as the guy on Facebook who signs up for the app that can supposedly revert his Facebook page back to the old design.

HN can be gamed quite easily, for this and other reasons.

Since you're near the top of this thread, which itself is sitting at the top of the HN front page, why not link to your site here? I wouldn't mind.

So... a few questions:

1. What happens if I forget about my GiftRocket? Yes, you could say the same about gift cards, but those are physical items I can keep in my wallet and discover months later. If I forget about a GiftRocket, what happens...? Do I get a notification that it's gone unused after a set period?

2. Will you notify me upon entering a restaurant that I have a GiftRocket, or must I remember that I have one?

3. Are you linking paypal transfers based on location? So I have to be at said restaurant for me to get my money that my friend gave me? I get it's not that much different from a gift card, but the actual card itself carries an inherent value. I will always have it, and it will always be worth a certain amount given the expiry date has not passed. It seems like my gift is locked somewhere in your cloud until I have proven to you that I am at a given location.

4. Do many people even use paypal to buy food when they're out?

5. If yes to 4, are the paypal transfers instant? It would seem kind of bizarre to eat at Bill's Burritos using my credit card, and then redeem my GiftRocket thinking to myself "It's ok, the cost of this meal will be compensated to me in a few days' time pending my GiftRocket transfer."

I'm sorry, I just don't see it. I feel like there's a lot being hidden from the user here. A gift card is something delivered to me by the the gifter -- there's no middle man putting a restriction on when you actually receive your gift card. And when I lose a gift card, it's money I've lost somewhere in my nightstand, not money I've left in my gift card broker's pocket.

Maybe I am wrong.

Kevin Rose usually gets a lot of crap about Digg when posts about him show up. And you know, sure, Digg might be considered a tragedy to some (which, come on, really isn't), but I really, really respect the guy.

He really helped usher in the social web era, as neither a designer or a coder, mind you. He hustled his site using the opportunities at hand, raised tons of money, got shot to be on covers of some really huge magazines, and probably had a ridiculously fun time through it all.

If you listen to some of his videos, it's easy to see that he's got lots of big ideas, and he's put himself in a position to make it happen (again, without bringing any technical skills to the table, which, I think, is impressive and speaks to his ability to inspire people). If you look at his about.me/kevinrose, you'll find that he's also an investor in lots of really popular services, and he's well-connected with the best of the best in the valley.

So, props to Kevin. He's done some big things (Digg, Revision3), other smaller ones (Pownce, WeFollow), and seems to be onto others. I certainly would love to be in his position.

Personally, I would attend to my educational duties, and try to enjoy these years the best I can. That's not to say you shouldn't give attention to your development interests -- you absolutely should. Just don't worry too much about optimizing every second for maximum productivity. You're still really, really young, and have many years ahead of you to bury your head down in your work and really make progress. Plus, in my opinion, abandoning high school work wouldn't be the wisest thing to do. Make sure you stay on top of it; I don't think you'll regret it.

As for VPS, you could use free hosting services like Heroku and Google App Engine to play with some ideas. And for books, what type are you looking for? There are tons of free resources online to learn everything you could possibly imagine regarding web development (see other comments here for links). For someone strapped for cash, seek out resources online -- the same goes for those who've got money, too.

For scheduling time, like I said, don't worry too much about it. You might want to make a very rough schedule to stick to (like finish homework by 8pm, do programming tutorials for an hour, and work on an idea for another 3 or 4). But don't break your back sticking to it. Go out and enjoy being a kid.

This résumé looks far better than many I come across today, aesthetically.

The blatant idiocy and hatred of this comment more than justifies the downvotes from HNers (and lack of reasons for them) that this comment has received.

No, really, why did you guys downvote that?

Clearly not as her response complains about the side effects taking cystic fibrosis treatment, and nowhere did she mention how she would've rather died than had the disease treated.

Edit: Yep, missed that part. I was wrong there.

"What conventional medicine does is pretty gruesome."

What are you talking about? Chances are you would've died a century ago because of the lack of effective treatments for CF. There are people who have dedicated their entire lives to researching the genetic mechanisms that lead to CF, not to mention the efforts being led to better understand those behind cancer.

I think you need to give conventional medicine some credit.

What is sad about what conventional medicine has to offer?

It's definitely curable. My hypothetical was based on the assumption that treatment was not given to show that we actually have not evolved defenses against the virus.

Us not readily acquiring the malaria virus is not due to evolution of our genes; we just don't live in the areas where the vector thrives. If you and I were bit by an infected mosquito, there's a very good chance either of us would die in a relatively short period of time. Although, there are some in Africa who do have fewer chances of acquiring it due to them being heterozygotes for sickle cell anemia.

Anyway, I'm not discounting the underlying concept of your comment; I'm just saying that malaria wasn't a particularly apt comparison.

It'll be geared towards biological researchers.

Definitely, I agree, and I'll be working on building a great community. But surely there are features that even the most passionate of HN users have wanted that would enhance and leverage the relationships within this community.

You've got a few grammatical mistakes in there. Anyway, very cool video!

I don't see downvotes, nor do I see anyone ripping on him. Everyone's been pretty supportive.

Working now! Sorry for the scare.