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Just hang up and dial back. Do this a few times and you'll find an agent who can help. I imagine this auto plan thing is to avoid massive per minute charges they would normally charge

Just because you built an API doesn't mean anyone knows or cares. Bizdev looks for opportunity and partnerships that will drive revenue for both parties. It is a type of sales; if the company puts time and effort into it, it is expected to produce revenue. This can take nurturing, creativity, and a real life human to make big revenue happen in most circumstances. An API -- from the perspective of bizdev -- helps reduce friction and provides a reusable framework for these partnerships.

If there was mention of his name on the /about page, it's now been removed.

Bitter much?

This is precisely how Zynga weathered the massive, near overnight success of FarmVille from a server capacity standpoint -- AWS!

They are creating Twitter overlays -- new applications that attempt to leverage the Twitter social graph in clever ways.

Quora's new walled garden reminds me of expertsexchange.com. And that's not a good thing.

Who cares about the title? It's the body of work that matters.

Excellent! I love this app. Now if you could only do something about the HN performance issues, the app would be an even greater pleasure to use! Thanks for your hard work.

Real nice. Can you customize city names and/or their time zone labels?

I don't always test my code, but when I do, I do it in production.

There is likely a minimum technical bar. Meeting it doesn't make you a sure hire.

Find a new job. Seriously, you are going to (likely) be working for the rest of your life so it might as well not be boring!

Unfortunately, there are a fair share of companies that refuse to disclose total outstanding shares.

Not entirely true. I ask EVERYONE I interview what their biggest screw up has been career wise. If they don't have anything interesting to share, I don't want them working for me. This guy has a great story to tell and a real lesson learned.

$150/hr does not seem out of the ordinary for this particular discipline (iphone development).

It certainly emphasizes just how much YC is built upon the backs of the starry-eyed tech youth...

Yes, no more TechCrunch_50_. I'm guessing that this is just a way of getting publicity so that they can announce it is expanding to become TechCrunch100 (or whatever).

Yikes! How do I close my account? Intuit == evil.

This is the best hack that I've ever seen posted on Hacker News. It really serves as a reminder that making a difference in the world is about solving real problems for people. Solving real problems won't always make you rich, but they are just as important. Inspirational -- thanks my friend.

Why would the article not apply to someone with a family? Seems like important wisdom, family or not.

If it's being gamed to the top, then no. Otherwise, why not?

Why not ask yourself if it is intellectually stimulating rather than trying to decide whether N.C. or A.C. are categorically "worthy" of Hacker News front page?

Agreed. 37narcisists.com is more like it!

True. I've lived in the bay area for the past 15 years (Berkeley, Alameda, Oakland, San Francisco, Redwood City, etc.) and nothing compares to the madness that was the original dotcom bubble.

I usually exercise 3 times a week -- about 45 minutes of running/jogging each time.

Rental prices are still pretty absurd.

These two books are a good introduction:

CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide

CCNA ICND2 Official Exam Certification Guide

Both are on Cisco Press.

It doesn't go up to BGP but does provide a solid introduction to other routing protocols like RIP, RIPv2, OSPF, and EIGRP.

Cool idea, although it seems a bit scammy. I especially agree with the earlier PayPal comments in regards to the login...

Your description of 'how it works' on the main page should also have something like ...

"... don't see anything you want? No problem -- start a request list yourself!"

Maybe even a short flash demo for those of us with 30 second attention spans...

I don't understand the criteria for what CDs can be requested... do I pick it from thin air, or do you have a 'master catalog' from a distributor ya'll order from that you will make searchable? Are you placing bulk Columbia House orders??? (20 CDs for a penny!!) :)

Your web site is an absolute disaster design-wise... sorry I don't have any constructive tips but I'd say to get someone with an eye for that on board... it looks very retro Geocities...

Please explain your business model? Do you basically require 20 people (I'm making this number up) to sign up for a CD (earning you at least $20) and then you go about acquiring a $10 CD and distributing it to the first person, thus netting you some profit in the arbitrage?

Makes you want to work for him, eh? Rightt.... :)

Quite an unfortunate bug.