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To be honest. It took a lot of hard work.

I have learned HTML, CSS, PHP, Unix and other technologies from scratch for the past four years and still have a lot to learn. As long as you have the passion for learning you will be a successful "self starter".

Hand Coding HTML/CSS

I would like to learn Erlang, but am looking for a general Computer Science/Programming book. A book that will explain some of the fundamentals behind computer programming no matter what the language.

Knowledge. I believe it is very important to know the code behind the startup.

I don't get it. No matter how you spin it Yammer is just a Twitter for businesses. Companies like GoodGuide and Swype were much more deserving of the grand prize.

-Mountain Biking -following the Startup Scene -following the Cleveland Browns -Going to the Beach

Glad you are a Hacker News fan, but the Steelers Suck.

Tell me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the parts alone cost around $200. I am not saying that this is impossible, but reliable batteries alone have got to be pretty expensive.

I believe it does. Innovation almost always comes from the human spirit being tested to its limits. It is then when humans are pushed to their breaking point that they truly innovate.

For instance, there are alot of people are hoping for $8/gallon gas, since $8/gallon gas would catapult the US into seriously investing in alternative energies.

No way. As long as you have passion for what you are doing that is all that you need.

Dynadot was great for me too.

I have been following both Ustream.tv and Justin.tv since they launched last year. They are both great sites, however, it is amazing how blatant Ustream copies Justin.tv's interface. Almomst every time Justin.tv comes up with some cool redesign for its site, Ustream.tv eventually copies them. Yeah the color schemes are different, but Ustream is stealing the principle layout of Justin.tv's redesigns. Take a look for yourself. Ustream.tv just launced a new version of their site. Now compare that with the current Justin.tv site. That should speak for itself.

Maybe this is one of reasons why Ustream is so far behind in terms of traffic. As a lot of you may already know, building a website without unique design principles, usually puts a site in perpetual cathup mode. And you never want to play this game with a competitor.

Awesome. A barebones site that does what it is supposed to do. Great job.

Media Temple. They are great for the price.

Working at a Startup

I love it. Uncompressing the stories makes it much easier to read the homepage. The only thing I don't like is the voting system. Why do you have to make the points in the middle of the arrows? This sort of takes away from the simplicity of reddit.

None. Listening to music just distracts me.

BA English from The University of Dayton.

Nice idea, but to be brutally honest the design is web 2.0 on steriods. How about a small elegent image for your logo and then the form input elements and thats it.