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15 hours ago
in NVIDIA ION platform could cost 3x as much as vanilla Intel Atom on Liliputing
Buy the Atom with the 945 chipset and throw it away. Duh!
2 weeks ago
in First look at the Lenovo Ideapad S12 with NVIDIA ION on Liliputing
Uh, Flash video isn't designed to use any hardware acceleration, not the other way around.
4 weeks ago
in Asus Eee PC 1000HV scores mixed results on HD video test on Liliputing
Most HD video is recorded in 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 chroma sampling, meaning that your color information IS NOT HD, only the luma information is.
So you will get a HUGE benefit watching HD video on almost any screen.
So you will get a HUGE benefit watching HD video on almost any screen.
2 months ago
in Mars Hill to skip communion over Swine Flu on My Ballard
Mars Hill is a publicity stunt circus, an embarrassment for Ballard and Seattle. I suppose the relative sanity of our fair city has made the few religious nuts even crazier than your everyday religious nut.
Tolerance is not the appropriate response to brain washing.
Communion and coffee do neither a flu epidemic nor a solution make. You know -- cause and effect, science, critical thinking :/
Tolerance is not the appropriate response to brain washing.
Communion and coffee do neither a flu epidemic nor a solution make. You know -- cause and effect, science, critical thinking :/
2 months ago
in From a Good build to Error on diamondTearz
Easy fix-- pick your developer key in the build settings and make sure you have the right app id in the info.plist.
Go to the developer forums at apple and do a search-- people have this problem all the time.
The issue is that the app wasn't able to be signed with the right key for the provisioning profile.
Go to the developer forums at apple and do a search-- people have this problem all the time.
The issue is that the app wasn't able to be signed with the right key for the provisioning profile.
2 months ago
in From a Good build to Error on diamondTearz
Easy fix-- pick your developer key in the build settings and make sure you have the right app id in the info.plist.
Go to the developer forums at apple and do a search-- people have this problem all the time.
The issue is that the app wasn't able to be signed with the right key for the provisioning profile.
Go to the developer forums at apple and do a search-- people have this problem all the time.
The issue is that the app wasn't able to be signed with the right key for the provisioning profile.
2 months ago
in Is Venture Capitalism Dead? Not Yet. Advice from Kleiner Perkins, Hummer Winblad, Shasta Ventures, and Clearstone Venture Partners on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss
If you're an entrepreneur in america, you don't care about Venture Capitalists. They became obsolete in the mid 1990s. You don't need their funding and they WILL ruin your company.
The best advice one could give to any entreprenuer who needs it-- eg: one who is not experienced enough to skip this posting just by seeing the title is this: Don't fall for the hype. You'll never see an honest take on venture capitalists online, all you'll see are puff pieces and self aggrandizement like this article.
Venture Capitalists don't know what they are doing. Seriously, they are used car salesman, only they are selling you cash at the cost of equity.
They will come in and ruin your company-- I've seen them force bad technological decisions on companies, I've seen them force a company to spend most of their investment on the products of another company they had also invested in.
And, quite frankly, they don't know what they are doing. (Otherwise they would be doing it.)
There''s this culture of wealth that assumes that these people are some how "the best and the brightest".... largely this is a result of the free PR they get from firms that want them to hook them up with their portfolio companies.
Have you ever seen a term sheet? These people are not smart, they are not the "Best" they are ruthless and they are scamming people. IF you don't believe me, you will if you ever read a term sheet in detail.
You'd be better off going to a bank. Because, really, you don't need that level of capital anyway, these days.
Everything a business needs it can rent and pay for out of current revenues. All you need to put up is the first server and produce the product.
But unfortunately people have got it in their head that its cool to be "funded" and that you need funding to succeed.... when the reality is they will force you to bet your business on achieving a $1B valuation in 5 years.
The smart money is on getting a $100M valuation in 5 years and a very profitable business.
The reason is the chances of you hitting $1B are astronomical (and when you don't they pull the plug).... but the chances of hitting $100M are not that bad. Certainly by comparison.
Its just amazing that for the thousands of article written, nobody ever tells the truth about VC firms, talks about how they were screwed over, etc.
This is because people are addicted to the funding and they are afraid they might not get it if they tell the truth.
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The best advice one could give to any entreprenuer who needs it-- eg: one who is not experienced enough to skip this posting just by seeing the title is this: Don't fall for the hype. You'll never see an honest take on venture capitalists online, all you'll see are puff pieces and self aggrandizement like this article.
Venture Capitalists don't know what they are doing. Seriously, they are used car salesman, only they are selling you cash at the cost of equity.
They will come in and ruin your company-- I've seen them force bad technological decisions on companies, I've seen them force a company to spend most of their investment on the products of another company they had also invested in.
And, quite frankly, they don't know what they are doing. (Otherwise they would be doing it.)
There''s this culture of wealth that assumes that these people are some how "the best and the brightest".... largely this is a result of the free PR they get from firms that want them to hook them up with their portfolio companies.
Have you ever seen a term sheet? These people are not smart, they are not the "Best" they are ruthless and they are scamming people. IF you don't believe me, you will if you ever read a term sheet in detail.
You'd be better off going to a bank. Because, really, you don't need that level of capital anyway, these days.
Everything a business needs it can rent and pay for out of current revenues. All you need to put up is the first server and produce the product.
But unfortunately people have got it in their head that its cool to be "funded" and that you need funding to succeed.... when the reality is they will force you to bet your business on achieving a $1B valuation in 5 years.
The smart money is on getting a $100M valuation in 5 years and a very profitable business.
The reason is the chances of you hitting $1B are astronomical (and when you don't they pull the plug).... but the chances of hitting $100M are not that bad. Certainly by comparison.
Its just amazing that for the thousands of article written, nobody ever tells the truth about VC firms, talks about how they were screwed over, etc.
This is because people are addicted to the funding and they are afraid they might not get it if they tell the truth.
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Agree 100%, VC stands for "Vulture Capital".
Not to say one shouldn't look for outside investment, but the VC route is one of the worst.
Agree 100%, VC stands for "Vulture Capital".
Not to say one shouldn't look for outside investment, but the VC route is one of the worst.
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I think you have some excellent points, William, and some wild hyperbole.
It is absurd to argue these guys aren't smart, or impressive. Thats exactly why they can do what they do. VC's I have met are almost uniformly: male, handsome, fit, polished, affable, extremely bright, and graduates of the top two or three top MBA programs -- these highly coveted jobs are exceedingly difficult to get and select exclusively for alpha males. They are the guy Ray Davies described in the song "David Watts" -- the quarterback and class president rolled into one. At some primal level, we really want them to like us.
But it is also true that VC's are practiced liars -- they make their money on selling you on their passion and enthusiasm, but then they take a very dispassionate and ruthless view of the business realities.
That is where the resentment comes from -- We want them to like us, they select for entrepreneurs that will trust them, and then they push us into situations that will maximize their return, but not necessarily ours.
It is a very different relationship from, say, a dispassionate bank loan.
Your advice, however, is good. If you have a very big idea and don't mind losing control, consider a VC.
But if you want control, seek smaller ideas and other avenues for finance. Your odds are about the same, and you can get rich either way, but the latter path is far more personally satisfying.
It is absurd to argue these guys aren't smart, or impressive. Thats exactly why they can do what they do. VC's I have met are almost uniformly: male, handsome, fit, polished, affable, extremely bright, and graduates of the top two or three top MBA programs -- these highly coveted jobs are exceedingly difficult to get and select exclusively for alpha males. They are the guy Ray Davies described in the song "David Watts" -- the quarterback and class president rolled into one. At some primal level, we really want them to like us.
But it is also true that VC's are practiced liars -- they make their money on selling you on their passion and enthusiasm, but then they take a very dispassionate and ruthless view of the business realities.
That is where the resentment comes from -- We want them to like us, they select for entrepreneurs that will trust them, and then they push us into situations that will maximize their return, but not necessarily ours.
It is a very different relationship from, say, a dispassionate bank loan.
Your advice, however, is good. If you have a very big idea and don't mind losing control, consider a VC.
But if you want control, seek smaller ideas and other avenues for finance. Your odds are about the same, and you can get rich either way, but the latter path is far more personally satisfying.
2 months ago
in Breaking: Fallon Minn.'s 99 Problems - Kelly, Wiggins Depart; Spiller Comes Aboard As ECD - mediabistro.com: AgencySpy on mediabistro.com: AgencySpy
fallon uk is infinitely better anyways. 'we are fallon' started there years ago - for f's sake, they had another small shop even design their site then. backwards.
3 months ago
in Subway on 15th robbed at gunpoint on My Ballard
BHO just needs to cook up a good batch of Meth and accidently leave it by the payphone at 7-11.
I hear arsinic provides an extra kick.
I hear arsinic provides an extra kick.
3 months ago
in Digg Launched DiggBar Today on LiveCrunch Technology Blog
This is the dumbest thing I have seen. Within 24 hours there will be a grease monkey script to remove it. It makes me want to dump digg and just use reddit.
3 months ago
in Tents along Shilshole Ave. on My Ballard
churchneighbor is a moron. I live by the same church and I want the scum out of my neighborhood. I'm inclined to include churchneighbor in that category.
3 months ago
in High speed chase through Ballard on My Ballard
My preferred outcome: bad guy hits telephone pole, feels a bunch of pain, becomes paralyzed but dies within a few weeks so legitimate citizens (read - taxpayers) do not foot the bill.
Said telephone pole falls on eyewitness' house - it hurts nobody but causes $100K in damage. Eyewitness sues bad guy to only find out that meth addicts have no cash. Insurance company, county, and city tell eyewitness to take a hike.
That is a just outcome - quit whining. This city and the Ballard neighborhood are becoming cesspools - crime is up and now you whine because the police are doing what WE WANT THEM TO DO, UHHH POLICE...
Said telephone pole falls on eyewitness' house - it hurts nobody but causes $100K in damage. Eyewitness sues bad guy to only find out that meth addicts have no cash. Insurance company, county, and city tell eyewitness to take a hike.
That is a just outcome - quit whining. This city and the Ballard neighborhood are becoming cesspools - crime is up and now you whine because the police are doing what WE WANT THEM TO DO, UHHH POLICE...
4 months ago
in Emergency shelter moving to Ballard on My Ballard
Get lost Share - and take your pathetic element of society with you.
WE DON'T WANT YOU IN OUR AREA - LEAVE.
Trust me - you will be removed from Ballard one way or another.
WE DON'T WANT YOU IN OUR AREA - LEAVE.
Trust me - you will be removed from Ballard one way or another.
5 months ago
in Wall Street Uses the “S” Word to Denounce Criticizing its Bonuses - Socialism! on The Washington Independent
If you ask me, the financial sector needs fewer clever people in it. A "brain drain" might benefit other sectors that previously couldn't afford top talent.
5 months ago
in Man with gun seen near Ballard High School on My Ballard
Sign, only 40 years ago, kids were able to take their own guns to school. You know, put them in their locker so they could go hunting with them directly after school. Back in those days, school shootings were a lot less common too.
Its amazing how unamerican this country has become... putting kids in lockdown, calling the police just cause someone had a gun in the neighborhood?
What's next, gonna call the police cause someone had a shovel?
There's nothing wrong with guns or with people carrying them. In fact your far less likely to get randomly or accidentally shot by a citizen with a gun than a cop with a gun (cops are notorious for bad safety records with firearms, and also not having much training.)
People can walk around ballard, all day, with firarms concealed on their person, or strapped to their hip, without breaking any laws. Course that doesn't mean the cops (who don't know the law) won't shoot them....
Sigh, how pathetic, and what are you teaching the kids? To be scardy-cats?
Its amazing how unamerican this country has become... putting kids in lockdown, calling the police just cause someone had a gun in the neighborhood?
What's next, gonna call the police cause someone had a shovel?
There's nothing wrong with guns or with people carrying them. In fact your far less likely to get randomly or accidentally shot by a citizen with a gun than a cop with a gun (cops are notorious for bad safety records with firearms, and also not having much training.)
People can walk around ballard, all day, with firarms concealed on their person, or strapped to their hip, without breaking any laws. Course that doesn't mean the cops (who don't know the law) won't shoot them....
Sigh, how pathetic, and what are you teaching the kids? To be scardy-cats?
5 months ago
in A Threat on Geek Hero Comic
This strip was just fine when it was set on the office, now it's just non-funny and non-sense.
6 months ago
in ‘Flying While Muslim,’ the New ‘Driving While Black’ on The Washington Independent
Asian Americans are being racially profiled. Those Muslims happen to be South Asian.
(And yes, us East Asian Americans are discriminated against, too. Just not as often, and our issues tend not to be so quickly or easily publicized.
(And yes, us East Asian Americans are discriminated against, too. Just not as often, and our issues tend not to be so quickly or easily publicized.
6 months ago
in Obama Steps Over the Line on The Washington Independent
Are you going to make an argument or just a list of questions? Are rhetorical questions really convincing? Are they a way of actually avoiding a sustained argument? Did Lyndon Baines Johnson rely on any Southern votes for the passage of the Civil Rights Act? Can Obama afford to ignore such a substantial proportion of the American people? Won't there be a better chance of getting gay marriages if the opposing side doesn't feel demonized? Does Frank Rich really have any credibility left?
6 months ago
in Warning to neighbors about suspicious man on My Ballard
Welcome to Eastern Germany, 1960s in Ballard!
LOL, love to watch the lefties expose their fascist roots. This guy's not guilty of a crime in Ballard, yet y'all are ready to get violent on him. Pacifists my ass.
If anyone slashes his tires, I hope he shoots them. That would be justice.
This explains why so many of you voted for a tyrant like Obama. (You know the one who wants to make mandatory "community service" law of the land: Just call him obamassa!)
Bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve!
LOL, love to watch the lefties expose their fascist roots. This guy's not guilty of a crime in Ballard, yet y'all are ready to get violent on him. Pacifists my ass.
If anyone slashes his tires, I hope he shoots them. That would be justice.
This explains why so many of you voted for a tyrant like Obama. (You know the one who wants to make mandatory "community service" law of the land: Just call him obamassa!)
Bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve!
6 months ago
in Most Countries Don’t Want Us Protecting Persian Gulf Shipping Lanes on The Washington Independent
Possibly, they don't _trust_ the United States, irrespective of the need.
7 months ago
in 6 reasons Michael Arrington’s critique of netbooks is wrong on Liliputing
The Atom chip is more than powerful enough to watch 720p video. I watch 720p x264 videos all the time.
You probably need to download the stand alone versions of those videos and not try to use Flash or Silverlight to watch them in-browser. Both Flash and Silverlight are crap video players and slower than molasses.
Adobe, and Microsoft cannot write software to save their lives. Instead, they keep Intel busy making faster processors to run their shit software.
Google "CCCP" and "CoreAVC" to be able to play high def videos on your Atom.
You probably need to download the stand alone versions of those videos and not try to use Flash or Silverlight to watch them in-browser. Both Flash and Silverlight are crap video players and slower than molasses.
Adobe, and Microsoft cannot write software to save their lives. Instead, they keep Intel busy making faster processors to run their shit software.
Google "CCCP" and "CoreAVC" to be able to play high def videos on your Atom.
9 months ago
in Best Buy: Netbooks aren’t really laptops on Liliputing
I am also using my Eee 1000H as my main home computer now. It has plenty of power to do everything I need every day, including playing 720p x264 videos. If I need more power, I will VNC into my media server from it.
Bloated operating systems such as Windows Vista, and bloated office programs, like Office 2007 are the problem.
Bloated operating systems such as Windows Vista, and bloated office programs, like Office 2007 are the problem.
9 months ago
in Why McCain Likes Obama’s New “Lead” on The Washington Independent
We agree on that one.
Sorry, formatting went astray on the previous post.
The point of your argument was that they are statistically tied. They're not.
Sorry, formatting went astray on the previous post.
The point of your argument was that they are statistically tied. They're not.

If VC really worked, why are so many firms among the "walking dead"?
Check this out: http://venturebeat.com/2009/04/13/venture-capit...
It's such a weird idea that creation can be juiced with money. Companies are requesting cash well before they really need the capital.