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At least the domain name is worth some dollars.

I actually quite like the concept - makes group photo sharing fun & easy. But worth $41m? Not yet

Agreed, seen a few too many these days

Second that, the so called "astrobiology" is one of those fields which we don't know if the study is at all scientific or meaningful until we meet the alien in person. I remember watching a video of the 80's featuring a Professor of "Supernatural Studies".

These are, as one may call the study of "unknown unknowns"

Web app is the way of the future, rapid deployment is much more fun and effective than developing desktop software

Unfortunately they don't offer .ng on their website, probably still a over-the-counter thing

Very true, without the power of Microsoft it's hard to maintain that domain name... in such a remote place.. I mind as well just give up.

And likewise I searched the government website and none of its accredited registrars offer straight .ng registration

I'd be pretty touched if my gf does something like this for me - only if they were all good messages.

I've been waiting for this for long, so which registry can we use to get .ng?

I wonder where the discussion of "murderer" or "Russian mafia" first came up, seems totally unrelated to the incidence and random for anybody to bring it up first. Could be some kind of pronunciation miscommunication like "member" -> "murderer"

So the bombing at the airport wasn't an isolated incident, but a planned attack. What's the motive behind it? Why Russia?

The question is, once you get in, how do you get out?

"Defensibility is more about network effects than patents." Interesting point.

iTunes should be renamed, it's not just about the "tunes" anymore

Broadband speed being one reason it didn't happen earlier I suppose, payment infrastructure is another one

Wow, this is a major step towards creating an uniform marketplace for not just mobile and tablet but also traditional computers. It does seem like a natural next step, it should even have happened earlier, how come nobody thought of it until today?

Perhaps Google would want to acquire Adioso (YC) to compete?

China's struggle for a free and better web is more of a political issue than a technological issue. I praise the good intent of people at Mozilla, but fear the task is much more complex than it seems to be.

Sure, but at least until now we haven't seen the tipping point for a change in Google's product design approach.

In any case that wasn't my point, my point was that as an entrepreneur one shouldn't be deterred by the mere fact that a big competitor is moving into your market

If I were Yelp, I wouldn't be worried - reason: think Google's other failed attempts: buzz, latitude, video (before acquiring Youtube) etc. Google is best at Search, no doubt, but there are certain areas Google engineers just don't get, which is more of the result of its corporate culture and strategic focus. Especially since Google seemed to have failed at creating social-based products many times in the past, whereas review sites like Yelp, is very social.

Of course there are exceptions, like Gmail and Maps. But the mere fact that Google is entering my market wouldn't make me worry. Keep calm and carry on!

Also, it's a good way to develop loyal customer for the future. If your target customers are college educated white collars, then tapping into that market early is a great way to establish top of mind awareness of your brand for the future.

What's with the downvotes, people? I agree that Karma points shouldn't be used as a reward, but I think most people here participated because guessing/estimating value of a lunch with pg was a challenging and fun thing to do. Now, is that against HN spirit? Does it deserve a punishment? Relax, geez.

$1050

Thanks! I hope they handed them out at my uni too, lol

I always hated the fact that normal umbrellas have their handles in the middle, especially when I'm sharing an umbrella with someone else.

This umbrella solved two problems for me! I'm seriously thinking about ordering one. My only concern is that would one side of the umbrella be significantly heavier than the other side? That'd be a pain to hold it up all the time.

Apparently not, from what i've heard big VCs only hire experienced people, most firms prefer hiring ex investment bankers. There's really not many Entry level jobs in the VC industry (Source: wall street oasis forum)

Good advice, cheers!

Becoming a theoretical physicist was one of my aspirations after reading Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time (understood half of it, give or take) and being good at Physics in high school. Really appreciate the effort to categorise every steps and resources necessary to attempt this field.

But at the same time this is starting to seem daunting... how long would it take to go through all this material on a part-time basis? Well, my original plan was to do it after I semi-retire.

I graduated with a slightly above average score by not studying for the whole semester but cram everything in the last two weeks before exams. I used my free time (> 25 hrs per week) to run an entrepreneurs club at uni that I cofounded, learned a huge lot about networking, raising money, marketing, teamwork, leadership etc etc... The club did a lot of impressive things.

Sadly none of the skills I learned from my extra curricular activities counted on my resume because the HRs treated it as a standard non-commitment student club thing. Truth be told now I'm having trouble finding jobs, and I wish I actually studied during my uni years because I felt I learned nothing from it... But that I don't really regret, what I regret was not starting up an actual business whilst still a student because after you graduate social pressure start to come from every direction to force you find a job (girlfriend, parents, friends, etc)

Sorry, I didn't hack my education. This is more of a not-to-do

From investment bank to PA? That'd be a huge pay cut

Lol! No Should probably just put one X - meaning could be any word. I'll edit the title with quotation marks now. But thanks for the comment, I wondered how whitehouse.com got away with it