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volareon Ask HN: Any desperate things you did just to keep your startup alive?

Excellent. Are short-term (1-3 month) leases available? What precautions do you take to stay safe?

volareon Ask HN: Any desperate things you did just to keep your startup alive?

Thanks for the details. This is getting a bit off-topic, but can you describe how a foreigner should go about finding a place to live in Central America? Did you just fly there and look for "For Rent" signs or did you line something up beforehand?

volareon Ask HN: Any desperate things you did just to keep your startup alive?

Which country?

volareon YourTaxReceipt.org - personalized tax receipt

Thanks for the reality check. I threw this up on a whim after skimming this thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1745133. It was fun, regardless, because I suspected I was competing with others to get it done first. I spent about 20 minutes getting it functional and another 15 making it prettier.

volareon Thanks For Paying Taxes. Here's A Receipt.

It is http://www.yourtaxreceipt.org

volareon Of Course You're Awesome. Now Pay $10 a Month to Hear Someone Else Say It

Previous thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1616154

volareon Ask HN: Feedback on Mixest, my HTML5 ironic indie Pandora

I need a volume control (especially when using multiple applications with audio).

volareon SpaceX Falcon 9 reaches orbit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9_Flight_1

Regimine: Low Earth Orbit

Apoapsis: 155 miles (249 km)

volareon PhD Student gets quadrotor helicopter moving aggressively

I do not dismiss this research: it is amazing. But, I also think you are underestimating the skill and sophistication of RC helicopter hobbyists. There are international competitions involving very complex, but well-defined and precise maneuvers.

For example, there is a maneuver named "chaos" in which the pilot continuously pirouettes while continuously flipping while continuously rotating the axis of the flip while holding the aircraft in a single position a few feet off the ground. It is tremendously difficult to even visualize this fully.

The research video also reminded me of this video, where an RC pilot lands on a vertical wall (without velcro): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ2HlePbD20#t=1m07s

volareon Unanswerable multiple choice question

"... then in the long run half of the time you will hit on the right answer"

So the right answer would be B, but you only have 25% chance of choosing that ... infinite loop.

volareon Facebook's new features secretly add apps to your profile

Yes - this still reveals that Facebook is tracking users' activity on third party sites without express permission.

volareon Facebook's new features secretly add apps to your profile

The unsettling fact remains: Facebook is tracking users' activity on third party sites without express permission (though perhaps it's in the TOS; I'm not sure). And evidently, they're somewhat incompetent at hiding that information.

volareon Facebook's new features secretly add apps to your profile

An event that trigged it for me: visiting break.com (after previously logging into facebook) resulted in a Break application being added without consent.

volareon Facebook's new features secretly add apps to your profile

Sorry, you are wrong. No authorization is required.

volareon Facebook's new features secretly add apps to your profile

I'd say it's not a reminder for many; it's news. I've always been very careful with my info on Facebook, but I never considered how easily they could invade my privacy when I'm not even on their site.

volareon Facebook's new features secretly add apps to your profile

"... if you go to an application's profile page, you can see a list of your friends who also have that app installed, essentially getting a unintentional peek at their browsing habits."

This creeps me out more than anything else Facebook has done yet.

volareon A Desk That Allows You to Stand or Sit

It would be pretty simple (and much cheaper) to build one.

(This is hacker news, no?)

volareon Hitler “Downfall Meme” gets taken down

This is a reasonable comment. I'm further surprised to see you being down-voted.

volareon Why 3D pie charts are bad

This is completely dependent on the angle that it is viewed from.

This is the author's point.

volareon Barefoot Running

Yes, but it's also interesting that he's chosen to wear modern shoes.

volareon Would commercializing the moon help us colonize Mars?

Those interested in this topic should also check out the organization behind this forum: http://www.marssociety.org/portal

volareon Ask HN: How do you consume Hacker News?

Hacker News is not a destination. It is an excellent resource ...

Sure, but I want a better resource. I'm not looking to spend more time here. I'm looking to see all of the good content while spending less time here.

volareon Ask HN: How do you consume Hacker News?

I don't want to read every article either. But if there was a story last week that got 300+ points and is no longer on the website, I want to be able to find it.

volareon Ask HN: How do you consume Hacker News?

I understand that the front page is showing popular stories, but I would much rather have them be chronological also (a la Digg).

The problems with just using the link color to keep track are that it's very inefficient (instead of scanning a solid block of new stories I have to pick them out across multiple pages) and that I clear my browser history frequently.

volareon Ask HN: How do you consume Hacker News?

The problem is I usual select what to read by the number of points and/or comments. I don't want to click through every item to see those things.