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vchien

30 karma · joined October 19, 2010

I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward. (TE) I will either find a way or make one.

We don't live in a world of reality, we live in a world of perceptions. (GS)

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vchien··on How can I learn to program?
MIT open courseware - ocw.mit.edu
vchien··on Review my startup Munchery, solving "What's for dinner?"
Great UI design and very easy to use!!
vchien··on Breakup Notifier Shut Down By Facebook
Could I get a copy..:P
vchien··on Show HN: Breakup Notifier
Brilliant - FB: college students nationwide began to capitalize on the ability to catalogue pictures of themselves doing keg stands, and to find out the relationship status of people they are interested in...
vchien··on Job Posting for Amazon.com Before it Launched (1994)
I am wondering .. What's meaningful equity ownership?
vchien··on Merry Christmas HN
Me too! Wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year!
vchien··on 500 Startups Announces First Winners Of Its $250K Twilio Micro-Fund
Love all three!!
vchien··on Etacts (YC W10) Shutting Down
I was wondering why shut it down?...this is a great product/tool - easy to use. Great exit.
vchien··on First Kinect sex game tech demo arrived (NSFW)
I think then the next step will be

Group centered...

vchien··on Yahoo Just Pissed Off The One Group They Shouldn’t With Delicious Closure
I think they should at least consider selling it or focusing on promoting its API to allow developers to develop better/cool stuff.

Btw, a post regarding its competitor http://news.ycombinator.net/item?id=2014670

vchien··on Confirmed: Yahoo To Close Buzz, Traffic APIs & Maybe Delicious
http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/16/is-yahoo-shutting-down-del-... confirmed
vchien··on If I Launched a Startup
Great summary!!

http://www.foundersspace.com/legal-ip/what-are-typical-legal...

vchien··on Visa is under DDoS attack
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/12/operation...
vchien··on Assange arrested in London (BBC)
The prosecution's case has several puzzling flaws - so obvious! Come on!! Those are NOT the reactions to rape and sexual assault. However, sorry, I do think the recent release endangers people's lives in wars.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336291/Wikileaks-Ju...

vchien··on Ask HN: How do you write a privacy policy/legal page for your site?
Great..
vchien··on Ask HN: Why doesn't HN have a Search Bar
I saw "saved" in my profile. How do you save? Thanks much.
vchien··on Ask HN: Why doesn't HN have a Search Bar
How about Favorite? So you can save some interesting postings and comments...
vchien··on Google's Current Bid for Groupon: $5 Billion.
too funny
vchien··on Google's Current Bid for Groupon: $5 Billion.
Wow...better work hard....
vchien··on Ask HN: List of YC Start-ups Sorted by YC "Semester"
http://www.slideshare.net/cultureshock/y-combinator-portfoli...

Good luck!!:)

vchien··on Nice cheat sheet collection
Great...Thanks~
vchien··on Ask HN: Friends and Family offering large amounts of money, what do i do?
I second you. My mom offered and I said NO....
vchien··on Prop 19 defeated..What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. LikePot.com
Mmmh..Was gonna do a few side projects. :-) LikePot.com PotAce.com @_@ Tweetpot.com
vchien··on Sex.com sells for $13m
Insure.com – Sold for $16,000,000 in Oct 2009 to QuinStreet Fund.com – $9,999,950 – Sold in 2008 Porn.com - Sold for $9,000,000 sometime in 2007 Business.com – Sold for $7,500,000 in 1999 Diamonds.com – Sold for $7,500,000 Beer.com - Sold for $7,000,000 Casino.com – $5,500,000 – Sold to a private company in 2003 Slots.com – $5,500,000 – Moniker auction May 2010 Toys.com $5.1M sold to Toys R Us AsSeenOnTV.com – Sold for $5,100,000 in January of 2000

See more...updated May 14, 2010 http://www.fka200.com/2009/01/03/a-list-of-some-of-the-top-d...

vchien··on A Brief Look At Paul Graham's Writing Habits (with Charts)
Great Analysis..impressive. I do find PG's essays inspiring.