HNHacker News
TopNewBestAskShowJobs

bzupnick

281 karma · joined February 27, 2011

I'm a 17 year old avid web developer/entrepreneur who is constantly building web sites and starting startups. I know HTML, php, MySql, css, javascript, and java.
submissionscomments
bzupnick··on Show HN: GetHacker - Paid, short term projects for developers
Sometimes this happens with Heroku when uploading things to the database. Make sure all your database credentials are up and correct.
bzupnick··on Polyphasic Sleep
Before jumping right into the new schedule. Make sure you read the post of why he changed back to monophasic.
bzupnick··on PassMyWill Is A Will For Your Online Assets And Passwords
The benefit is that if you did it with an encrypted USB that you keep with a lawyer, every time you make a new account or change your username or password, you would have to get the USB back, re-write the txt file, then give it back. Whereas here, it may be easier to update your information in this fashion
bzupnick··on Amazon Losing $10 on Every Kindle Fire
Well, this just exemplifies what everyone has been saying; that amazon's business model isn't the hardware, it's what's sold after that initial buying of the hardware.

So they lose $10 per tablet, but people buy a lot more then that in merchandise.

bzupnick··on Rejected & Accepted in one day – Not your typical “Tech Cofounder Needed” post
yeh, i went on the site. and it does need some major speed adjustment between pages
bzupnick··on Samoa to jump forward in time by one day
im sorry samoa but, thats ridiculous. Whats going to be the date? are they also gonna skip a day like that? and a day isnt just some thing. its a pattern that dates back thousands of years just for them to disrupt that pattern
bzupnick··on How does the cleverbot work?
its horrible....i asked. "watsup?" it said. "in science"
bzupnick··on MBAs are for wusses: Military service makes Israeli techies tougher
also the israeli unit, unit 8200, is supposed to be the best computer training in the world. and the book "start up nation" goes through in depth what this articles scratches the surface of
bzupnick··on Intel reinvents the transistor as a 3D Tri-Gate
intel provided the ability for someone else to create it. intel does chips, people take those chips, and make great things. intel doesnt do that. its up to us now, lol
bzupnick··on [dead]
i was on the site and "bounced" into the backend developer. i was talking to him for a little. but whats even funnier is that "thenabster", the one who posted this link, posted this link 3 times in the past 3 days, the previous got no up votes. i wonder why.....reminded me of http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2517822
bzupnick··on Hacking Hacker News Headlines
also cleaning up the graph somehow would be great
bzupnick··on Ask HN: Great books for teenager age 15
i am 16 years old so i think that the main thing is not to shove anything down his throat. if you do that, he will intrinsically hate that thing, most of the time. and just have him read, think, be intellectual. and the rest has to come from him
bzupnick··on Mysterious US Helicopter Used in Bin Laden Raid
stop posting bin-ladin news! this is HACKER news, not ANY news!
bzupnick··on Ask HN: Why not hide vote counts on links as well?
i agree with the quality needing some adjustment, there are waayyy to many osama links posted. its getting kinda annoying. but in terms of the links. well, i was already against hiding the votes for comments, but, i feel like if the votes are hidden from links, i would have NO clue what to read or whats just junk
bzupnick··on Tell HN: Please bring back comment scores
yeh, logic wins arguments. but people will upvote the comment that is most logical, which should also be the correct one. if a comment is illogical, then its also incorrect. so basically, the right and logical ones will get upvoted. whule the stupid, illogical, and wrong ones will get downvoted
bzupnick··on Tell HN: Please bring back comment scores
so why cant we start down voting with less karma, as opposed to now it being 500. so more people could counteract your issue. AND i think that if a comment has more upvotes, then they DID win the argument and that should be seen that they won.
bzupnick··on Ask HN: what do you do with ideas you have no way of implementing yourself?
well, i think that a main aspect is definitely dedication. if you have to handle a full time job while doing this project, so be it it, you gotta live. but then every other second should be on this project. if that doesnt happen, then the project wont happen. another aspect, i think, is an awesome partner. going with PGs' philosophy of you almost always need a partner to succeed. but good luck =)
bzupnick··on Ask HN: .com, .co, .me does it really matter?
yeh, then norm is .com anything besides that will just hinder users from getting to your site simply due to confusion. i highly recommend simply doing .com
bzupnick··on Gawker's Traffic Numbers Are Worse Than Anyone Anticipated
i heard that the reason for the re-design was partly because there are more pages viewed. meaning more advertising. so, i guess they thought it would bring in some more money....dont think that worked out to well.....
bzupnick··on Inspiration for startup ideas
why would someone tell there startup idea to the world?
bzupnick··on Facebook Relationship Status News Feed
the home page when im not logged in needs some designing.....
bzupnick··on New Twitter Home Page...Thoughts?
i dont like it....its not the normal twitter blue. takes away
bzupnick··on Built the alpha in a day: what are your thoughts?
i honestly dont get the point of the website....could you add an explanation?
bzupnick··on Ask HN: How do you do graphic design?
i, as a web developer, have the same exact issue, im not an artist, yet i need it done. so i believe if your not good at something, dont pretend that you are. you just got to bite the bullet and say that if I try doing this: A) its not gonna be good anyway B) im going to waste time on bad designs. so personally, obviously taking my lack of design skills into account, i would hire someone OR partner with a designer. thats also a good option
bzupnick··on Hacking The Status Game
if you go into a conversation mentally giving people status', and then swap in the middle unbeknownst to the other people in the conversation, wouldnt that just really confuse them and make them think, "wait, am I the alpha male or is he.....i coulda sworn he was but then, it just kinda changed..."
bzupnick··on Ask HN: What would you change about Craigslist's design?
i would add colors. when you go to the website, the first color that hits you is the disgusting link colored blue. that is very a very 1999 look. add color basically. oh, and take away the peace sign favicon.