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sid-··on Was anyone enrolled in Algorithms, Part 1/2 on Coursera?
You can get lectures from the can link https://d19vezwu8eufl6.cloudfront.net/algs4partII/recoded_vi... Just change the number
sid-··on Frighteningly Ambitious Startup Ideas
One of the simple ideas we could do with email for power users is to show the sender a list of imap folders the receiver has created in his inbox and allow the sender(maybe an assistant) to target the emails in that folder thus turning it into a collaborative effort in organizing stuff
sid-··on My four steps to the epiphany - Lessons learned from a research product
In a different world(java) the social aspect of mylyn/tasktop is pretty similar - http://live.eclipse.org/node/573
sid-··on Gut Checks When Founding Your First Company
I answered no to a couple of them. But more importantly "I am primarily competing against myself" I need people around to compete with to bounce ideas off and raise the bar for each other
sid-··on Axiotron - Modbook (the iPad we actually wanted)
Surely apple will learn lots of good stuff from the iPad and one day bring that technology to the MacBook Pro (MacBook Pro Touch ??). Its got to be there in their roadmap somewhere.
sid-··on [dead]
I dont think its back up yet. All the links are showing this - Sorry, we couldn't find the page you were looking for. Please return to the homepage. but the home page is up looks like and so are all the ads :) (funnily enough even on broken pages the ads are not broken)
sid-··on [dead]
Well I dont know whether have lost any data, but a link on the main page is broken - http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/01/26/ipad-touch-sensitive-ca...
sid-··on Paying Zero for Public Services
Looks like india has invented the zero all over again. Hope it works. Much needed.
sid-··on Would you have spotted the fraud?
Well windows laptops have fingerprint scanners to log you in these days. So a fingerprint scan and pin ought to be enough ?
sid-··on Show HN: gleeBox, keyboard glee for your web
1. Launch gleebox, search for link. once link is selected type :i or :i.parentNode (or maybe a shorthand for that :i^1 or :i^2 which could mean :i.parentNode.parentNode) once you inspect an element del should be starighforward. And del commands for particular page can also be persisted and run for subsequent visits.And have separate options for persisting del commands and running them on subsequent page visit.

Feel free to ignore these suggestions if you think it will affect usability and bring more complexity.

sid-··on Show HN: gleeBox, keyboard glee for your web
Feature request : search tipjar for ESP related to current site via gleebox and accept result in gleebox itself without going to options.
sid-··on Show HN: gleeBox, keyboard glee for your web
Another idea 1. Delete ads by command - del div.classname (but for that a user will have to know the classname for that div, maybe an inspect html shortcut for selected item like the letter i, ?) or delete a.parentNode 2. Check/Uncheck checkboxes and click submit buttons (Maybe)
sid-··on Show HN: gleeBox, keyboard glee for your web
Item 2 actually works if the text typed is not in any links, my bad :(
sid-··on Show HN: gleeBox, keyboard glee for your web
Also How about implementing login functionality to websites with such a command ?

lo::facebook (could use your save username/password in firefox) or lo:facebook -u username -p password

Since many a times the login page on websites is uninteresting

sid-··on Show HN: gleeBox, keyboard glee for your web
1. I would love if you can add a feature to click the 'play' button on a flash video through the keyboard shortcut. For example on your own page http://thegleebox.com/ there is a video, but to watch that I have to use the mouse.

2. Searching google and other search engines without going through yubnub command (eliminate the extra HTTP get). I know i can search google through the address bar and the search box on top right, typing 'g' is much easier than command+L and command+K.

3. ability to pin/unpin the gleebox so it does not disappear despite http refresh when I open a link in the same tab.

sid-··on Will single founders please stand up?
Finding a co-founder who matches your views and passion on all the points mentioned above to a reasonable degree is as hard as finding the mythical soulmate. Maybe someone can have a startup like eHarmony (eCoFounder?) for finding such like minded people.
sid-··on Touchscreen analysis shows iPhone accuracy lead over Droid
I wonder if this is related to the version of the Android OS these devices are running ? The article does not mention that.
sid-··on How America Can Rise Again
"- Why did we export manufacturing to cheaper labor overseas and not imported the labor?"

That is a very interesting suggestion. But how would we get rid of minimum wage,health care costs,unions,cost of living to actually lower the cost ? Other countries have an advantage as the minimum wage is lesser and human rights activists are not as vocal. Maybe if people think more deeply about it they will have a solution.

sid-··on A Peek Into Netflix Queues
Though its interesting information, I think the data could help their competition like REDBOX to stock particular dvds at their locations
sid-··on Microsoft about to unveil their own tablet
Link with product video - http://gizmodo.com/5365299/courier-first-details-of-microsof...
sid-··on How To Quit Being A Quitter
If you quit being a quitter, you are still a quitter ? :)
sid-··on The 'Israelification' of airports: High security, little bother
>There just aren't enough smart people with the desire to work a screener's job in the US.

I think this would change quickly if you advertise effectively and increase the pay.

sid-··on Why are modern scientists so dull?
In the world of both software and entrepreneurship, people recommend starting with a basic vision and relentlessly and incrementally improving it. So whats wrong with that approach applied to science.
sid-··on Ask HN: What are your goals for your startups in 2010?
How does your service compare to dropbox ?
sid-··on Tell HN: The joojoo guy [was] live on mixergy
More than the lawsuit, I would really worry about the apple tablet competition which is around the corner. That news leak itself is a big sale deterrent for them.
sid-··on Ask HN: Please review my Twitter dating app ;)
It also rhymes with peeps which is short for people :)
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