Hacker News: j2d2

New comment by j2d2 in "Every BBC Essential Mix, 1993 to 2010"

j2d2 — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:23:51 +0000

Or install extension.fm :)

New comment by j2d2 in "Diaspora: An Overdue Update"

j2d2 — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:23:38 +0000

Why the condescension? The user's name is clickable and his profile shows he hasn't used the site since March. Instead of being rude, perhaps consider why his experience wasn't sticky.

New comment by j2d2 in "Diaspora: An Overdue Update"

j2d2 — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:22:29 +0000

Head's up: You probably shouldn't have a testimonial from a guy who hasn't used your site in months (Prakash)

The story of Andy Mueller, the creative behind Art Dump, Girl Skateboards

j2d2 — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:32:30 +0000

Article URL: http://www.fletcherlives.com/post/998771665/andy-mueller-is-the-creative-genius-behind-art

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1627377

Points: 1

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New comment by j2d2 in "Ask HN: Diaspora hasn't updated their blog in a month."

j2d2 — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:05:51 +0000

My guess is they've all got their heads down trying to hit that deadline.

New comment by j2d2 in "MongoDB 1.6 stable released"

j2d2 — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:20:11 +0000

Mongoengine is pretty tight for python/mongo

New comment by j2d2 in "New York will always be a tech backwater, I don’t care what the VCs say"

j2d2 — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:01:35 +0000

One anecdote for another. I'll take it.

New comment by j2d2 in "New York will always be a tech backwater, I don’t care what the VCs say"

j2d2 — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:10:00 +0000

Interestingly, I met many people in SF who had signed contracts that disagree with this law.

New comment by j2d2 in "New York will always be a tech backwater, I don’t care what the VCs say"

j2d2 — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:18:30 +0000

That is actually a great point. When was this law made?

Also, this only protects people who are aware of it and willing to fight for it

New comment by j2d2 in "New York will always be a tech backwater, I don’t care what the VCs say"

j2d2 — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:59:55 +0000

This is garbage. California does this as much as NYC.

New comment by j2d2 in "Rethinking the iPad Browsing Experience"

j2d2 — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:40:06 +0000

I couldn't watch the video on my iPad. They should rethink that.

New comment by j2d2 in "[dead]"

j2d2 — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:26:50 +0000

To me, this behavior solidifies further Google's transition into the Microsoft of the 90's role. I guess that puts them at 2020 for being virtually completely removed from innovation and fully in the role of a differentiation defeater.

Microsoft could turn around and so could Google, but it's very hard when they're so established that short-term risk to profits becomes a major concern.

Microcap Bubble $0.02

j2d2 — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:15:26 +0000

Article URL: http://thegongshow.tumblr.com/post/801839484/microcap-bubble-0-02

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1509461

Points: 1

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New comment by j2d2 in "Ask HN: What are you working on today?"

j2d2 — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:45:46 +0000

Tornado, MongoDB and using Emacs to do it.

New comment by j2d2 in "Please review the iSound.com beta - (Pandora for new music)"

j2d2 — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:48:02 +0000

Aren't you going to be sued, like everyone else that has tried this?

Approaching 1 billion documents with MongoDB

j2d2 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:02:54 +0000

Article URL: http://www.slideshare.net/boxedice/mongo-sf-1-billion-documents

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1454786

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by j2d2 in "One on One: Fred Wilson, Union Square Ventures"

j2d2 — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:17:02 +0000

Nick B? Is that you?

New comment by j2d2 in "Scaling CouchDB"

j2d2 — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:28:42 +0000

Is that because you haven't tried redis or because you haven't tried mongo?

New comment by j2d2 in "Why I Switched to Git From Mercurial"

j2d2 — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:55:12 +0000

Try SmartGit.

New comment by j2d2 in "New Finance Website based on Arc / HN"

j2d2 — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:17:25 +0000

New Mogul was the first I've seen of this and was the best. I think New Mogul's success was also partly due to the intensity of the financial crisis and people's interest in understanding how it all works. Nickb vanished, unfortunately, and New Mogul eventually fell.

No site has been able to replicate the New Mogul community and I don't believe it's the UI's fault entirely, though New Mogul actually did a good job sprucing up the default look. I believe the intense interest along with communal enthusiasm just doesn't exist in that industry under normal circumstances. And certainly not enough for a shared information / aggregation system to prosper.

Consider the nature of the industry. Knowledge is power. If you're not all in a sinking ship together, why would you give up your competitive edge?