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It looks pretty pixelated on a Retina display. Consider using vector icons.

Additionally, how to change the style of text was not immediately obvious to me. I tried doing Markdown at first (this would be a killer feature).

Any plans to allow the data to push back? Specifically, would it be possible to add webhooks after data was pushed to a stream? This could be amazing for a decentralized notification service.

I'm honestly surprised at the amount of reactionary responses on this thread. Everyone is so quick to take up arms against this man because he's systematically eliminating distractions from his day to day. Some people are making wild jumps from point A to point X -- postulating that he'll be friendless and alone, telling him that he's selfish, theorizing that it's not going to work, calling him a robot.

None of us are in Matt's situation. Stop projecting your moral compass, fears, and/or insecurities on him.

If it works, I envy his ability to cut out noise from the signal.

This hit home, I'm going through this right now. Work issues coupled with recently getting married, changing cities, and miscellaneous family problems makes every conflict or obstacle seem much larger than it is.

To stay zen, I frequently remind myself that everything is a lot better (and a lot worse) than it appears.

Jake Lodwick (Vimeo co-founder) was doing this with Elepath. I interviewed with them about 2 years ago and he was building the team before he had a product goal.

Honestly, with the amount of start-ups pivoting into new spaces when their original business plan isn't fully realized, this doesn't seem like a bad plan. Build a team that can execute on ideas -- that seems to be the hard part anyway.

I'm working on this (a subset of these features at least) right now. It was going to be an internal tool for my company, but having seen this interest makes me think I might try and go the SaaS route...

Austen! So glad you launched successfully. The new site looks great.

This is one of the better articles I've read regarding procrastination. It echoes a point that really hit home for me when reading recently[1] -- you don't have to FEEL like doing something to actually do it. This is something I was guilty of.

I would wait until I was in the "zone" before starting work on a personal project or tackling a big task at work. Now, I can recognize when I'm doing that and subsequently avoid it.

[1] The Antidote - Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking (I recommend this book heartily)

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Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you!

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Tugg (http://tugg.com) is hiring highly passionate hackers to work on the next phase of our crowdsourcing platform. As the industry leader in event-based crowdsourcing, we are now looking to branch out into other verticals in order to create the future of e-commerce.

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You can in fact rent cars before the age of 25, but they charge a hefty premium. Source: I rented a car 2 weeks shy of 25 years old. There was an additional $80 fee per day.

I'm doing this in Austin currently. Inspired by Tynan, I got a Rialta as well and have been using it as an exercise in minimalism. So far, it's worked out very well, even in the extreme heat.

Just some somewhat-constructive feedback: It's always a pet peeve of mine to see the default bootstrap theme on new web apps. It doesn't take a lot of effort to customize it and doing so goes a long way to provide a sense of authority about your application.

I know it doesn't seem like that big of a deal (and for all I know, I could be alone with this sentiment) but it makes a world of difference for me.

That being said -- this looks awesome and I look forward to getting some consulting work to try it out.

It really annoys me the way a lot of people picture evolution. The genetic mutations happen before the need is realized. If mutation helps a species survive in it's environment, the gene is carried on through natural selection.

An endless supply of teeth has no environmental advantage in the modern western world. The loss of an adult set of teeth does not inhibit an individual from eating or mating.

However, it will be interesting to see what genetic mutations carry on in the developing world assuming it never attains a western standard of living.

This is the part he lost me at as well. You can tell very little research went into the article when you quantify the broad-scope merits of any language. You can't say Python is 50 good, while Ruby is 100 good.

Has this been attempted in a zero-gravity environment (or even water)? Would that completely obliterate the results of the test, as the sand wouldn't be on a solid surface? I'm curious what the results would be.

Playing devil's advocate, hating Paris Hilton could have something to do with a longing or desire to be accepted, loved, or renown. She has those things with traits that you find far from ideal. This could breed resentment.

It's especially interesting as you didn't mention her wealth at all, just her publicity.

Disclaimer: Pure speculation.

Food sustainability is my passion area. Although the technologist in me thinks this is an awesome endeavor, the sustainability advocate in me thinks this is a step in the wrong direction. Agriculture is an area that I think needs to stay relatively low-tech. However, the cultural boundaries preventing that are pretty massive.

You've certainly given me some food for thought. I had not considered that it could potentially be a full time job informing those around you that they are being crude and/or disrespectful.

It also seems that we are agreement on everything except the agency of men. While I would personally call someone out if they were being overtly sexist or disrespectful to anyone, I cannot expect others to do so. For some people, the thought of calling someone out in public is a terrifying proposition. Which, as I typed that, I realized that this was exactly your point as to why the onus should not be put solely on women. It seems that I have won and lost an argument with myself.

It upsets me that we are only able to share sanitized parts of ourselves depending on the situation. I realize that it is a necessity to tone down our ancillary personality traits when among strangers and acquaintances, but setting arbitrary rules and guidelines about expected social behavior seems to be killing a fly with jackhammer -- neither effective nor practical.

I also sympathize with those that feel alienated in environments that should be welcoming to people of all demographics. I would not personally partake in any of the things this person speaks of (with the exception of sexual innuendo and only if I was in known company). The parenthetical may seem hypocritical, but it's part of my personality. For better or for worse, toilet humor is something I find funny. Blame it on my upbringing or my public education, but it's a part of who I am. I cannot turn that off, no matter what the setting is.

Ultimately, if someone is making you uncomfortable or crossing any sort of personal boundaries you've set, it's your responsibility to let that person know. If they ignore and persist, it warrants elevation to a higher authority. We must remember that human interaction is human interaction. There are too many variables involved to write a guide book.

All of that being said, I appreciate posts like Ruth's. Anything that helps me expand my own world view is invaluable and praised as a great asset. If the debacle at PyCon has taught me anything, it was that we all need to sit down and listen to each other.

Sorry, they're middle-school aged. I should have specified. I think your advice is still applicable though.

I definitely want to focus on the accessibility. I came from similar roots and would likely not be in the career I am today if not for the low barrier of entry.