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Unregistered··on Compress 7G to 1K with epic vaporware
And not a single 3rd party tweet - https://twitter.com/search?q=%23TechweekLA%20Cyborg&src=typd

Given the ground breaking nature of this "technology" you'd expect a "best in show award"

Unregistered··on Thumbd, An Image Thumbnailing Service Built on Node.js, SQS, and S3
concurrent, or trivial ?
Unregistered··on We bring 3D to the web
We're currently in closed beta, but here's a render of the tie fighter with a couple of droids from 3Dtin - http://imgur.com/pHPtI
Unregistered··on We bring 3D to the web
TeamUp - www.getteamup.com - likewise provides a WebGL preview of 3D assets, but is also paired to a realtime production renderer. Disclaimer: I work there.
Unregistered··on Enter Darth Vader's Tie Fighter
The model actually comes from here

http://www.blendswap.com/blends/vehicles/vader-tie-fighter/

where it is download-able

Unregistered··on Ask HN: Fat founder, does it hurt getting funding?
Reid Hoffman is neither slim nor athletic looking. Focus on your product, market, and go to market strategy and you should be fine.
Unregistered··on Reddit to go dark on Jan 18 to protest SOPA
Can't help thinking it's a better strategy for everyone to stay open, and use the day's revenue for lobbying. money talks.
Unregistered··on Ask HN: Startups and data mining
Hopper Travel

http://nextmontreal.com/hopper-raises-8m-to-reinvent-travel-...

Unregistered··on Renting vs Buying, Foreclosures and Job Growth across 50 US Cities
When calculating the cost of purchasing/ renting, are they including condo fees, property/school taxes. In some areas the tax/condo fees alone exceed typical rents.
Unregistered··on Developer open-sources 200+ hr project after client refuses to pay
Its hard to change "policy" at larger companies, however offering a discount for early payment can help.
Unregistered··on Imagine the Apple Thunderbolt Display… without the display
" as long as those latencies stay significantly sub-second"

exactly.

You can't really state that something doesn't matter, and then give criteria under which it doesn't matter. That implies that it does matter, and the solution needs to be engineered within spec.

I'd also be interested in some examples of the "everything else" cases in which latency is a big deal ( within the given context).

Unregistered··on Imagine the Apple Thunderbolt Display… without the display
The article was meant to be forward looking -

"You see, we are almost certainly moving towards"

I don't think the vision is practical if you have to continuously plug/unplug your devices. The wirelessHD spec has theoretical data rates up to 25Gb.

Latency matters for user input ( keyboard/mouse) which is already accommodated at much lower bitrates, so I wouldn't expect it to be much of an issue.

Unregistered··on Imagine the Apple Thunderbolt Display… without the display
Why thunderbolt interconnect, and not wireless thunderbolt interconnect? We already have Wireless HDMI.
Unregistered··on Ask HN: Best Python Framework for Google App Engine?
I've tried django-nonrel as well - if you're not trying to get an existing django app running on app engine, I'd stay away from it. In practical experience, we saw our handlers taking 3-5 times longer when using Django-nonrel.
Unregistered··on Show HN: Facebook video chat, web based and iPad app.
App on facebook http://apps.facebook.com/hppycht/

In the iTunes store http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/happychat/id441038527?mt=8

Unregistered··on 13 year-old invents doorbell that tricks burglars into thinking you're home
great idea coupled with an unfair advantage FTW

"his parents, showed his plans to family friend Paula Ward, who was crowned the world's top female inventor in 2004"

Unregistered··on Your friends are liars
The post was culled from my current experiences starting Happy Stuff. So far friends, family and new people I meet are exceedingly enthusiastic about our project. I love hearing how great we are, but I want to hear the bad with the good, the side that too often overlooked.

For the part concerning feedback, I've seen a ton of douchy founders, and want to avoid being one of them.

Disclaimer: I'm the author of the post.

PS - I'm sure the interwebs are full of things you already know ;)

Unregistered··on On naming a startup: Practical advice and (embarassing) first names.
Any questions/comments ?

If you're in the Montreal area we're also looking for people to participate in our beta test.