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Interested in video games, science, and technology. Aspiring science educator.

I also run a forum related to internet/website marketing and promotion. Give us a look - https://www.referraldirectoryforum.com/index.php

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news.ycombinator.com 8y ago

Ask HN: How do you promote/advertise your websites?

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thesurge.net 9y ago

Russia Shows Off Its New Nuclear Intercontinental Ballistic Missle

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www.forbes.com 9y ago

Feds Walk into Building. Demand Everyones Fingerprints to Open Phones, Its Legal

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www.engadget.com 9y ago

Next Up – Autonomous Wheelchairs, Desired by Singapore

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thesurge.net 9y ago

Tesla Shows Record Numbers in Q3, but Will Probably Miss Yearly Goals

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thesurge.net 9y ago

Moscow to Reduce Reliance on Foreign Tech Companies

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news.ycombinator.com 9y ago

Ask HN: How to Grow Your Site?

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thesurge.net 9y ago

How Big Data Helped Capture the NJ/NY Bombing Suspect

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www.wired.com 9y ago

The Secret Lab Where Nike Invented the Power-Lacing Shoe of Our Dreams

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thesurge.net 9y ago

Some Police Departments Drop Body Cams Over Data Storage Concerns

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thesurge.net 10y ago

EA Makes a Lot Off Microtransactions, Particularly in Its Sports Games

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thesurge.net 10y ago

In Apple vs. FBI, More People Support the FBI

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thesurge.net 10y ago

Xbox One Sales Likely at 19M; Here’s Why That’s Not as Bad as It Sounds

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thesurge.net 10y ago

Niagara Falls May Be Temporarily Dewatered

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thesurge.net 10y ago

#BeLikeQodos Is Afghanistan’s Version of #BeLikeBill

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thesurge.net 10y ago

NSA Chief States Support for Encryption

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thesurge.net 10y ago

Microsoft Heading to the U.S. Supreme Court Over Xbox Suit

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www.nbcnews.com 10y ago

MIT Lab Produces Incandescent Lights Rivaling LEDs in Efficiency

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thesurge.net 10y ago

Black Ops III and Its Love/Hate Relationship

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thesurge.net 10y ago

Wildlife Thrives Within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

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thesurge.net 11y ago

Could Your Online Review of a Company Get You Sued? Maybe

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thesurge.net 11y ago

California Issues Public Health Advisory on E-cigs

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thesurge.net 11y ago

New Wearable Tech for the Battlefield

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thesurge.net 11y ago

iPhone 6 Prone to Warping

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news.ycombinator.com 11y ago

The Common Core Curriculum (CCSS)

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thesurge.net 11y ago

Could Used Digital Content Sales Be an Untapped Market?

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thesurge.net 11y ago

Twitter Employees Receive Death Threats Likely from ISIS

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thesurge.net 11y ago

Grocery Chain Supervalu Encounters Potential Data Breach

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thesurge.net 12y ago

Study Links Video Gamers’ Aggression with Frustration, Not Violence

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thesurge.net 12y ago

Fearful of Large Tech Companies’ Power? You’re Not Alone, New Poll Finds

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The article discusses some great points. I think one of the big issues effecting college grad underemployement is also that there not as many people going into technical schools. Those are careers which are almost always in demand much like the STEM fields the article discusses but there is somewhat of a stigma about going for technical things vs. liberal arts or the full on STEM areas.

The only problem I see with that is that one of the reasons notebooks are so cheap is because you almost constantly need new ones. They either get filled up or worn out relatively quickly. Therefore, companies know you will have to buy more to replace the ones you've already bought. That is part of the reason they are so cheap.

The same probably wouldn't be true for e-notebooks. They could hold tons more notes and hopefully be more durable than notebooks. Due to those factors, a company who produces them knows they aren't going to have as many reoccurring sales in the future to replace the e-notebook, so they are going to likely charge more up front.

Just my opinion and maybe I am totally incorrect.

Yeah, but most would probably prefer to just buy a tablet and use that instead since they can use it for more then just an e-notebook, unless there was a way to make e-notebooks cost similar to traditional notebooks which I just can't see happening.

Couldn't you just buy one the $60 tablets and use that? I get your point about appreciating the tablet more than a notebook, but even if e-notebooks were dropped in price, I couldn't see it falling much below the price of the tablets in the $60 range.

I imagine that there is also a ton less demand for e-notebooks then there are for tablets, which is probably one of the major factors as to why no one is trying to mass produce them and lower the price.

I remember seeing somewhere (can't remember if it was online, or on the show) where the Sharks talked about how a lot more goes into the deal then the little snippet of them talking that is shown on TV. Obviously that makes sense, as the info from the little snippet is often superficial. The exposure for the company presenting their items is probably one of the best parts. I would think if you are set to capitalize on that then you have a good shot of doing decently, even if the Sharks don't back you (although this guy even has problems with that).

Sounds like this guy just struggled with his business and it basically ran into the ground.

This should definitely be a concern, but I feel like most people don't even realize that anything like that could happen. There is lots a news about webcams, baby monitors, etc. being hacked, but barely any warnings about making sure you keep your phone protected and secure, too.

A lot of breakthroughs in science have a similar fate. One example was finding that DNA was a double helix with Watson, Crick, and Rosalind Franklin. Watson and Crick got all the credit but Franklin definitely played a major role in that discovery and was mostly written out.

SEO is more important to generate unique, long lasting traffic in my opinion. AdWords is good for a quick little burst, but unless you plan on paying for the adverts for a long period of time most of the traffic drops off after the ad ends.

I've never had an issue with my shoulder while using a laptop, computer, or tablet. But if you are forced to hold your shoulder in a certain way with how you are using the device, it certainly could happen.

I think that's a good point, any reinforced case would likely prevent this from happening. I'm guessing we will probably see Apple offering free cases again as they did with the iPhone 4 if it is a common enough problem.

Does this make you change your mind if you were considering purchasing the iPhone 6?

A similar test of the Galaxy Note 3 is showing that the Note is much more resistant to warping.

I think that what you mention - a tech conglomerate - is what Facebook wants to become. Of course, it's going to be hard for them to do that, at least for some years, because people are going to hear "Facebook" and all they are going to think about is the social networking portion of their business.

Of course, Google was the same way at one time back when they were known only as a search engine.