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_JasonE··on Evernote Blows Up the ‘Fail Fast’ Gospel
My wife and I tried using Evernote for keeping a running shopping list. Our options were: You can copy the shared note, but only that most recent version. Or, you can keep it as is but always have to navigate to the "work chat" and click on the note there (no way to add a shared note to your notes without copying it).
_JasonE··on I turned my interview task for Google into a startup
Correct me if I am wrong, but couldn't Google claim this is their IP since they provided the options?
_JasonE··on Lambda School (YC S17) now pays eligible students $2k/month
Thanks for answering those - Sounds like a great program!
_JasonE··on Lambda School (YC S17) now pays eligible students $2k/month
Hey Lambda team. Congratulations on the ISA program and living stipend! I'm sorry for having so many questions. We have an ISA program as well and I found these to be the most important questions people have about coding bootcamp ISAs:

1. Do the payments begin if the new job is not in-field (not related to Software Engineering)?

2. Is there a grace period or deadline (depending on your point of view) before the payments begin? If so, how is the monthly payment amount calculated?

2. Is there a grace period in the event they stop working after the payments begin?

3. Do the ISA payments kick in if it's not a new job? In other words, if they continue working in a job that makes >=$50K/yr?

4. Are the requirements for participating in your ISA program similar to obtaining a loan? Good credit, no defaults, etc..

Sorry if I missed any of these answers in the announcement or terms. We have been offering an ISA program at our Houston and Atlanta based bootcamp for just over 6 months now and recently adjusted it based off feedback so that payments only kick in when the new job is in-field, includes a grace period, and must be a new job. However, we couldn't do much for the credit history requirements. An ISA is essentially a delayed loan and requires the same (if not stricter) credit history requirements. It's a good alternative to taking out a loan for some, but it's usually not a fallback if you can't get one.

Thanks Lambda team!

_JasonE··on Google One
Google One sounds like a device to me. I think it would be clearer to take the existing "Google Family" service they already offer (of which Google One is feature) and add "Shared expanded storage on Drive, Gmail, and more" as an optional feature.
_JasonE··on Show HN: Find a Study Buddy for your MOOC
Ahh I see. Then I would use something closer to what you just wrote there:

Works with Coursera, EdX, Udacity, The Great Courses, and Udemy courses.

I'd actually recommend changing the tagline on the site, as well, to be more clear: "Find the perfect study buddy for all your Coursera, EdX, and Udacity courses."

_JasonE··on Show HN: Find a Study Buddy for your MOOC
"Add courses to your profile from our catalog" I'd need to see these before signing up. The picture of the books on the shelf seems to imply you can use MOOCs from popular sites but "our catalog" sounds proprietary.
_JasonE··on Google is discontinuing Inbox
but it's no longer a single swipe - this was the best part of the Inbox snooze feature.