xenoterracide

I don't know about incorporation, but an llc takes about as much in the US. it's not really an easy question generally. I'll probably end up waiting until closer to a 'production' release

the question is not one of 'should continue' it's one of should I go out and organize and start building the legal entity now, or should I code for 6 more months and try again.

what I'd like to know is (yes I've been rejected again) is should I consider organizing now... or continue coding and again hope to get picked up by yc in the next round (yes I know I don't need yc). they say the don't like dealing with existing paperwork. I'd also like to know if anyone has seen YC fund something that wasn't a web application.

if you don't need gaming, I'd get a linux box ( or a mac ), and run windows in a virtual machine.

I'm not saying you should... but it might be a good idea to give even a generalized idea of what you are trying to build. even if it's a couple of lines, you don't have to sell your secret sauce. just show us the box.

that's a cop out. that's why for the most part my computer never seems to get faster, because the apps are getting slower. I doubt they are getting 'more correct'. I wish more projects thought like webkit and thought that performance was one of there #1 priorities. In fact the only thing to sacrifice performance for is, 1, security, 2 stability. I haven't had any problems with webkit browsers on windows (not that I used chrome for long), and the linux stuff isn't a straight port, I think.

interesting... but results aren't so great relevancy wise and pictures don't go with the results they are linking to. (search postgres and postgresql. separately)

engine yard may be an exceptional exception to the rule. I was generalizing, and speaking of managed hosting in general. Like I said, I can't speak of engine yard specifically, I haven't worked for or with them.

or explicitly tell them how to configure their system, and what kind of a system to run it on. this doesn't help you avoid a dba, it merely avoids them having one.

There is no easy out, if you really need to scale, regardless of infrastructure you are going to need someone who understands databases. If you're lucky you might be able to find someone who can do more than one job. e.g. dba+sys admin. Just make sure that they really do know both things.

having managed hosting doesn't mean you don't need to a dba. In my experience all the host does (worked for a managed hosting company) is set up the servers and keep them running, their help really can't help you with tweaking queries or tuning the db. I can't speak for on engine yard specifically. But I wouldn't bank on your host knowing anything beyond the basics of databases.

@detroit HEY!! no you're totally right except detroit is right next to Ann Arbor, which is actually one of the bigger tech startup area's in the nation, or so I've been told... I don't think downtown detroit could be an SV, but I think you could turn part of metro detroit into one. If you could somehow avoid all the morons and corruption...

I see no "leave a comment link". in fact there is no word "comment" on the page at all. Fail at web accessibility, you know the part where your site should work without javascript. At least I assume this is added if I allow one of the 10-ish domains that noscript says I'm blocking, I tried allowing the main domain, but that didn't help.

what do you think of mine Caleb Cushing xenoterracide@gmail.com ? would you toss my resume for that? xenoterracide is google-able, my caleb.cushing@gmail is not. I use the xenoterracide one for all my social networking, blogging, open source work.

oh I always put, contract or consulting on my entries. I've got like 5 contract/consulting things on my resume, 2 internships, 2 failed business attempts and 1 that I was actually fired from.

I'm pretty sure I get skipped over because people think I'm job hopping when the truth is I'm 24, I've only been given 1 real break, and in that job I found that there are just some things I'm not great at, like help desk. Technically wise I do fine, I just can't handle the phones...

also I tend not to like background checks because of the above I'm pretty sure I've a crappy credit history. I've had hard times making payments due to lack of stable work.

also I wonder if the people reading my resume, are also noting during this job hopping I've mostly been in school full time.

Churn: does this keep you from hiring someone? I'm unfortunately just getting started, I've had a lot of contract jobs. When my job was done I moved on.

Gmail address: Seriously get a life other than worrying about who someones email provider is. If they have AOL so what? how does this affect the job they do for you, AOL allows you pop or imap right? (might have to pay extra) maybe they use a mail client... and because they've had it for so long they don't want to change. I'm not an employer (yet) but I really don't care what email you use to mail me, even if it's totally unprofessional/inappropriate. I'm going to give you a company email anyways, I assume you were just being efficient with your time and not going out of your way to make another email just to impress me.

Customization: I probably wouldn't reject a tailored resume, but to me this reeks of a person who wastes time on perfection. If you are seriously looking for work... you are probably emailing a lot of companies, tailoring for each one is just a foolish waste of time, there are better things you could be doing with your time, like learning something new. I'd make an exception for a place you really want to work, have inside info on, customer etc. but most places I've applied to have not made this list.

Email to the CEO: Really it's a good idea to waste the CEO's time? In a small business where the CEO is HR then it's fine. I think emailing the department manager that you want to work with is the right answer.

Numbers: the numbers this guys citing are probably BS, numbers like that are obviously made up, don't lie on your resume if you have numbers that you can prove you are responsible for, then don't list them.

What I don't like to see on blogs, no place for comments, or registration required for comments. How dare anyone question you.

here's an article I wrote on creating them, and having them be recoverable. http://xenoterracide.blogspot.com/2008/04/making-secure-reco...

in my experience people don't want the truth, most people aren't like hackers. Hackers love honesty, no matter how brutal, most people simply aren't like that. I don't mind a brutal critique so long as it includes advice on how to be better if I'm just starting something. But don't tell me I did it wrong and leave it at that, I have to know why.

posix, it still doesn't support enough posix to make all the tools I use in linux natively available. so long as I need cygwin or msys for git, it won't be good enough.

xp, mac, linux. most enterprise customers are on xp, not vista.

Yes I've used vista, only moderately, someone wanted a new computer and even though I advised against vista, they bought it anyways.

most likely everyone here knows vista's garbage. providing the same criticism repeatedly is generally futile. If you didn't get through the last few times, what makes you think it'll change now.

criticism is not constructive if it cannot be.

Criticizing vista is generally little other than an exercise of complaining, whining, etc. Microsoft most likely does not hear the majority of it, and therefore cannot do anything about it. You cannot do anything about vista's poor qualities other than not use it.

Criticism is only truly useful when it can have a positive impact.

Imagine saying, I don't think it should have rained today. Although phrased as a criticism, there is no possible good change that can come from that statement. Therefore, it is simply a complaint.

Truly, however, criticizing vista in the proper venues and at times where some good can come of it could be constructive, generally, however, it is as useful as criticizing god for the weather. If you want it different, go elsewhere.

unfortunately it's not as easy as saying it might be able to be done by by doing it way X. my sister was constantly offended by my intended to be constructive criticism of her cooking, and usually it was a simple as this would be better if you used more salt. I never said it was bad, I merely suggested how things could be improved, and she took this as an insult, and a complaint.

I find that people don't like criticism period, doesn't matter what, you are criticizing or why. They see it as A, complaining, B insulting, C plain negativity.

technically yes, but I find that more often than not, people think it is the critic who is wrong. Should the critic really continue to fight the society he is part of? it only serves to hurt him/her in the long run.

I find that a lot of people can't tell the difference between what's meant to be constructive criticism and an insult.

awesome, I didn't realize there was a free version online. Thanks for the link.

speaking of gentoo... creating an ebuild would be a great idea, if the ebuild tests and works you can give it to us over on #funtoo or try to get it into gentoo on gentoo's bugzilla...

roflol

nothing against adodb but if mantis is any clue it doesn't solve this problem. I've tried installing postgres in mantis and it was a no go due to known bugs, related to the area of schema definitions.

maybe they used the reddit source.