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akat··on Jeff Atwood On Parenthood
and why the downvotes?
akat··on Jeff Atwood On Parenthood
> I don't really subscribe to this whole "kids are wonderful" cliché.

Failed parent. Since kids can only be as wonderful as you (parent) mold and let them to be. (at least in the early years)

akat··on The Greatest Hacks of My Life
immoral - yes. but how would this be illegal?
akat··on Why I’m scared of the post-PC era.
The "post-PC era" is greatly exaggerated. It may eventually happen but only for those kinds of consumers who would have never bothered with LEGO anyways. For hackers, the PC (or Mac) isn't going anywhere.

In other words, if everyone uses the iPad, who creates iPads and all the apps?

akat··on Creating an Entrepreneurial Startup Culture
I agree. not sure how multiple local maximas' would help overall.
akat··on Meeting People
Care to elaborate? OR you (think) don't have to do that either? :)
akat··on H1B Salaries in the US
Data could be off but not for the reason you are mentioning.

That is how it is supposed to be since these jobs are theoretically given to outsiders because you could not find suitable people within the US.

akat··on What do you guys think of this side project?
clickable - http://www.learnfrom.it
akat··on Netflix Splits DVD And Streaming Businesses
I too think its a terrible idea but, What a stupid question. (how much does Amazon cost with Prime?) I hope you realize that if you cannot figure out an answer to that questions in like 10 seconds yourself, you probably shouldn't be commenting things like companies pivoting.

(And an equally stupid answer. Prime is $79/year if you are not a (mom or a dad or a student))

akat··on If this then that
because you need to justify the purchase of your enterprise version of ifttt
akat··on Updated US immigration rules: H1-B can work for own company
You are wrong. What do you mean "original h1b"?

Once its transferred, its transferred. There is no "return policy" equivalent because its tied to an employer and your past employer wont necessarily keep the position open just in case you need to come back.

akat··on Updated US immigration rules: H1-B can work for own company
Yes, its possible.

www.h1b1.com/concurrent.htm www.h1bplanet.com/h1b-part-time-concurrent.php etc.

akat··on Updated US immigration rules: H1-B can work for own company
I wonder if these updated rules apply for "parallel H1" where the second H1 can be for a part time job
akat··on Updated US immigration rules: H1-B can work for own company
I am excited but I am really curious about how I can bootstrap my startup while working for a big Co. on H1B. Is it possible with these "updated rules"?

EDIT - the "full time" sounds like a major hurdle for those who want to bootstrap. Am I correct?

akat··on Jonathan's Card revealed as viral marketing campaign
I would like to assume good faith but strange that Jonathan was so active on HN the day his card story was here but is nowhere to be seen on HN today/this thread.
akat··on My secret Hobby: Applying for jobs
So little time for yourself yet reading and commenting on hn...just saying...
akat··on An iOS Developer Takes on Android
Jst trying to confose you more - He used 'u' in more than just you. (Just, emulator)
akat··on Why I Quit My Job to Start a Tech Company
I don't have down vote privileges, but you just lived up to your handle. Idle words indeed. -1
akat··on Hacker News Fires Steve Yegge
just curious, what group did you work in? was it AWS?
akat··on Hacker News Fires Steve Yegge
according to whom? just you?
akat··on Ask HN: New Zealand?
Not to take over OP's thread but since relevant people would be reading and responding here, how is the startup scene in Oz? Compared to NZ and US?
akat··on ZIP and RAR support now available in the Google Docs Viewer
from the linked post - "ZIP and RAR archives that are embedded inside other archives also work. For example, if you have a RAR file inside a ZIP file (like in our example above) you can just click on that file to access the embedded archive. "
akat··on Why should I found my innovative, game-changing startup in litigious America?
Any thoughts anyone on Australia?
akat··on Ask HN: I'm gonna have to go ahead and ask you to learn Java.
Reg. community, the list cannot be complete without the SO tag - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/java
akat··on A notebook and a pen can be a highly effective personal productivity system
I wonder where LiveScribe fits into people's personal productivity system. Is anyone using it successfully?
akat··on A Second Disease Wiped off The Face of the Earth
and I wonder how many new created.
akat··on You Can’t Make Money Charging $1 Per Month
Serious question - Wonder how LastPass makes money then? (free or $1/month)

Or can we say that once you have acquired x number of customers at %5-7/month, it may then be easy/feasible to switch over to $1/month model since you already have a "traction" at this point

akat··on My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant
Downvote me, delete my account if you wish, but +1000000
akat··on My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant
at least, get in the line.
akat··on My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant
Anyone can do (almost) anything illegal and blame it on "Global economic order". Does it really justify the illegal actions?
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