Hacker News: wudf

New comment by wudf in "Ask HN: What are some startups working on big problems in the developing world?"

wudf — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 18:41:48 +0000

Jola Venture with ties between Boston and Cameroon is working on bringing modern innovations to rural and impoverished communities. They haven't scaled like a "Startup," but they operate like one. http://jolaventure.com

New comment by wudf in "What It Means to Live in a Holographic Universe"

wudf — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 01:49:23 +0000

key takeaway for me was that the word "widdershins" means counterclockwise

New comment by wudf in "Fetching.io: Search the full text of every web page you visit"

wudf — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 01:56:54 +0000

that's pretty cool. we made something similar at an HP IDOL hackathon but it was focused on social

New comment by wudf in "Y Combinator companies has more funding than sum of all remaining accelerators"

wudf — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:00:16 +0000

I always call YC a money-making machine machine when describing it to the unfamiliar.

New comment by wudf in "Reddit"

wudf — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 18:15:02 +0000

Next I'd like to see Steam as a member-owned platform. Awesome announcement, sama!

New comment by wudf in "Mozilla Brick"

wudf — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 06:43:22 +0000

It's so bare, I love it. Just add more components and we might have something usable for front end developers.

New comment by wudf in "How to Start a Startup: Fall 2014"

wudf — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 17:38:32 +0000

HackReactor is doing it with great success, wouldn't be too surprised to see positive feedback for this course leading to something similar.

New comment by wudf in "Shout – A web IRC client"

wudf — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 21:01:44 +0000

Seems slower than qwebirc. Anything it does better?

New comment by wudf in "What your first-grade life says about the rest of it"

wudf — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 18:29:26 +0000

Check out the Up Series if you find this interesting. Video interviews with English kids from age 7 to 56. "Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_Series

New comment by wudf in "Show HN: Startup idea valuator"

wudf — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 22:06:13 +0000

I think it's broken. My mom said shirt collars as a service was a million dollar idea.

New comment by wudf in "Secret + Quora = Quibbles"

wudf — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 18:06:50 +0000

Perhaps a Quora app that hid identity but showed some kind of "reputation score" could preserve quality while allowing anonymity.

New comment by wudf in "Poll: What is your #1 productivity killer?"

wudf — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 03:38:13 +0000

Traveling between collaborative spaces... Working from Cafes and other open spaces without a persistent office sucks.

New comment by wudf in "Interactive Design and Optimization of Free-formed Free-flight Model Airplanes"

wudf — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 05:13:49 +0000

This is the coolest thing I've seen all day. Every kid should get the chance to play with this software in school and build their designs

New comment by wudf in "A Reminder To Investors"

wudf — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 18:20:54 +0000

Zero tolerance for harassment of Founders or of YC Founders? By what mechanism can founders safely report an offender?

New comment by wudf in "PayTango"

wudf — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 02:24:51 +0000

I had the same thought. Anyone know how it compares to competing invoice solutions?

New comment by wudf in "YC Hacks Recap"

wudf — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:19:02 +0000

Great hackathon. Really didn't like the expo style presentations though.

New comment by wudf in "We Will Fight Until The End"

wudf — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 04:13:49 +0000

The way they phrase it, "magnet sphere," makes what they sell seem so arbitrary. It really helps them make the case of pro-democracy, as if it could be any object banned from sale simply because we cannot trust consumers with them.

New comment by wudf in "Diversity and Startups"

wudf — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 20:43:57 +0000

Let me get this straight: YCombinator is pledging to snub investors who conduct sexist and racist abuses toward founders? I know we'll face adversity, and I want our team to be able to stand up for our beliefs without getting fucked by the tight-night nature of the community.

Frugal HN: Looking for 37 SFers to rent this place $200/mo/desk

wudf — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 00:25:13 +0000

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/off/4560485825.html

Or a similar place. My cofounders and I can't afford $500/month/person for a 24/7 secure office. But $172 before utilities? Sure!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8039950

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New comment by wudf in "Every person with a Wikipedia article in a frequency graph by birth year"

wudf — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 05:03:51 +0000

I would love to see how this graph has changed between wikipedia's launch and today.