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bahman2000on Show HN: My network connection monitor for Mac

I'm on Lion. Installed the app, launched, window comes up but connections are not listed.

Restarted the computer. Connections are still not listed.

Reinstalled as per FAQ. Still not working.

Am I doing something wrong?

bahman2000on My Family’s Experiment in Extreme Schooling

3 continents, 5 different schools, 2 different education languages for my sister and I, as children. it was okay, I don't regret it. Moving and assimilating as an adult is definitely much harder. Though it is much easier for me than for my wife, who was born and raised in one town.

bahman2000on Chromebook to the "rescue"

Multitasking with browser tabs is not that hard... Ctrl+Tab to start with, more here: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Chrome/thread?tid=16c2...

catch(.com) notes instead of textpad/notepad

bahman2000on How to Fix Our Math Education

The guys at http://jumpmath.org/ have had some successes at teaching math in a way that involves and advances the kids, who were deemed to be bad at math.

bahman2000on When Not To Quit: Man Revived After 96 Minutes

Medicine is science and as such is always evolving.

I recently got certified in CPR and defibrillator use. Turns out that CPR guidelines keep changing as scientific research advances our knowledge of what is actually going on. One of the reasons why a first responder should keep getting re-certified every year or so.

bahman2000on Can the HP Touchpad become the best $99 Android tablet?

Not unless I can get my hands on one :)

bahman2000on Using SMS is like paying for email, email that isn't very good...

carriers do not guarantee SMS delivery or its timeliness. i had SMS messages arrive hours, even days after they were sent. i had SMS messages lost in space altogether.

bahman2000on Updated US immigration rules: H1-B can work for own company

I don't think your holiday visa is H1-B. This deal is for existing H1-B visa holders.

bahman2000on AT&T reacts to iMessage, removes lower tier SMS plans

Quite the way to show some good-will and consumer choice in light of all the negative press re: TMO merger.

Just switch to Google Voice.

bahman2000on Issac Asimov: What Is Intelligence, Anyway?

I second this one. Mr. Asimov could easily become a mechanic if he were to apply himself. His mechanic, most probably, would never become an academician.

bahman2000on A writer leaves Microsoft Word

iA Writer is great! http://www.informationarchitects.jp/en/ia-writer-for-mac/

bahman2000on Why I hate the Kindle

AFAIK you can select passages on the Kindle and send them to your Twitter or Facebook.

bahman2000on Entire U.S. Stealth Fighter Fleet Grounded

We still have the stealth bombers though, right?

bahman2000on [dead]

Is this not hacking of the legal system?

bahman2000on Kicksend (YC S11) Launches To Make Sharing Big Files A Breeze

I've been using Kicksend as beta. I transferred several gigabytes of data to a dozen or so people. The developers were always responsive to feedback and I am glad to have contributed to this project, if only in a way of feature suggestions.

bahman2000on Just the Facts: S&P's $2 Trillion Mistake

I continue to be amazed at how much credibility we seem to give this (and other) rating agency after they rated subprime-backed derivatives as safe, rated AIG & Lehman as safe. Is our collective short-term memory non-existent?

bahman2000on Secure your browsing using a home VPN

For the other 50% of smartphone users that are on Android (as per this http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2855717 ): you can use OpenVPN and certificate authentication, Cyanogenmod supports it natively. Tunnelblick is the OSX client of choice for OpenVPN.

bahman2000on Poll: Which smartphone platform do you own and use mainly?

you can have a smartphone without a data plan, just connect to wifi networks at your work, home, bookstores

bahman2000on How to Launch Your Startup Idea for Less than $5K

refreshing to see definitive idea selection and validation stages in your process. too much of the if-you-ship-it-they-will-come ideology on hn.

does the $5k price tag factor in the value of time you and your partner spent on this project? at the minimum you had to live somewhere and eat something...

bahman2000on Game of Thrones CGI

I watched the show first and it made me want to read the remaining books.

It was quite an interesting experience, being able to place faces and voices from the show onto book characters as I read along.

bahman2000on Government Hankers for Hackers

we shouldn't underestimate the number of hackers (job applicants) who think wiretaps and general malfeasance are okay.

bahman2000on The Big Plan

good luck!

perhaps you should consider hiring someone to do the polishing and non-programming stuff.

bahman2000on Ask HN: Should I go freelance? Right now?

the after the debt thing might take a VERY long time though

bahman2000on 'Fluid cloak' to help submarines leave no wake

I'd be willing to consider any cash offers to keep it secret that the US Navy might be willing to make. But how do I approach 'em?

They approach you.

bahman2000on Who's your SSH buddy?

can you not ssh from your phone?

bahman2000on A very easy way to send public Google+ posts to Twitter

Excellent!

Once I enabled, it shared my latest public post (from 2 days ago) to twitter. Didn't seem to share the plug for your service though... yet

bahman2000on Bitcoin Android Released

"Wallet file backed up in the cloud (synced to your Google account) in case you lose your phone." Here's hoping that the wallet is encrypted.

bahman2000on Bitcoin Android Released

I think this app is less about mining and more about payments on the go.

bahman2000on The Ultimate 6-Week Startup Crash Course (MBA alternative)

There are MBA programs that are specifically tailored for entrepreneurship, such as the Babson College program (disclaimer: I am an alum).

For instance, there are specific tools and frameworks that, when used properly, help you identify the opportunities worth pursuing.

Further, you can be an entrepreneur in both cases: when starting your own business, or working for a large company. It's true the other way too: you can start/have your own business and that wouldn't make you an entrepreneur.