thisisandyok
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Comment · 8 years ago
They made it as far as prototyping those devices, before the NES was released. http://nintendo.wikia.com/wiki/Nintendo_AVS
Comment · 8 years ago
I read a quote of Drew's a while back that stuck with me. Just googled and found it:
"When Dropbox was getting off the ground in 2007, there were hundreds of small storage companies. It was almost a cliche, the way that many people believe mobile photo sharing is a cliche now, he says. “The important thing was, I would keep asking people if they used any one of these hundred options, and they all said no. These are my favorite problems to solve. You can’t focus on what everyone else is doing — it has to be about what’s really broken and what you can do to fix it.”"
http://firstround.com/review/How-to-Win-as-a-First-Time-Foun...
Comment · 8 years ago
Infamous Dropbox comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224
Comment · 8 years ago
The author doesn't trash Ultima IV, there's a section (pg 24-25) where a group of students attempt to play the game and get stuck. None of them thought to read the materials that came with the game
Comment · 9 years ago
I believe Tillerson wanted to stay in Paris so the United States would be involved in the program and shape it's direction. I'd say that's quite a bit different than voluntarily taking on the pledges for Texas.
Maybe Abbott will surprise us though
Comment · 9 years ago
> Here's one of many Matt Levine pieces that explained the Yahoo/Alibaba situation, although it's now dated
I hadn't been following Yahoo that closely, but was vaguely curious about the whole Alibaba angle, thanks for linking that article
Comment · 9 years ago
This worked for me too
Comment · 9 years ago
That's awesome. It does make me wonder though, do the people working in the call centers realize that they're scamming people or do they think it's a legitimate business?
Comment · 10 years ago
Me too, thanks for mentioning that
Comment · 10 years ago
The one time I don't check the comments before reading the story...
Comment · 10 years ago
I had my iMac serviced last year. I made an appointment online. After waiting 5 mins at the store, they checked me in and did some diagnostics. I was in and out in 15 mins
Comment · 10 years ago
Light guns aren't super great on modern TVs: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5128407
Comment · 10 years ago
Launches Nov 11. This should be some nice competition for those knock offs you see at the mall around Christmas time.
Comment · 10 years ago
It's a neat toy, but I wouldn't say it's awesome yet