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According to my experience last session this isn't correct. Invite emails went out 6:59pm EST.

Seriously, before asking for people's personal info can you give us at least a sentence or two about why you want it?

If it were me, I'd remove it. You're basically trying to piggyback off of their reputation and advertising, and they clearly aren't down with that. It's better to make friends (yes, even competitors) than enemies this early in the game. Best of luck.

I don't know which I find more puzzling- that you have figured out how much Mercury costs, or that you've decided to buy it.

The original post used the term "formed," and I used "make," both with the intent of using only dots to create a circle. I would say you have "included" two dots in your circle, with this new line being the main element. With all due respect.

Well, that's exactly it. Everyone else seemed to "be in the loop" compared to me. People don't always think to mass-email a silly picture of their baby or their latest comment on world news, but those are things I definitely appreciate being able to see. Sure, I might not care what they had for breakfast that day, but it sure is nice to know how my friend's trip to Costa Rica was. Basically FaceBook is its own layer in my social network, and not having an account was ostracizing me.

To me, it's analogous to the argument against text messaging. Yes, people who want to talk to me can simply call, but there's a bottom threshold of importance that must be met to deem a phone call necessary. Meanwhile I can text a one sentence message to a friend I haven't seen in months and not spend half an hour on the phone.

As much as it's good to "fight the good fight" against FaceBook, it's fast becoming an expected means of communicating. Believe me, I deleted mine years ago and finally had to come back because I realized I was actually hindered in real ways by not having an account.

I personally think FaceBook will reach an inflection point where public interest will wane and people will use it less and less... but still have accounts. Then something better will come along and there might be a mass migration. For now though, the reality is it's somewhat essential.

For S12 it was emails at about 7pm EST.

Just a note- I believe YC specifically asks that you don't broadcast that you are in the running. As such, you probably won't see many affirmative comments from people who were asked to interview.

Crucial Gizmo Jr. I keep one in my wallet with all of my most important documents (encrypted of course). It's also made it through a few times in the wash.

http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?imodule=CT8GBUFD...

Dare you to make a circle with 2 dots.

I see desktop workspaces as virtual auxiliary displays. I prefer a dual-display setup, and it's changed the way I use a computer. When I am on my laptop I feel extremely constrained by having only one display, so I make extensive use of OSX's virtual desktops. I never had the urge to use these extra desktops before changing my workstation to dual monitors, so for me at least that's the causality. Mountain Lion also makes it very easy to full-screen applications, and switching between them via a trackpad swipe is very convenient.

Thanks! Are there offices there, or is it all shared space?

Competitors don't have be your enemies. In fact, they should be helping to keep you on your toes and create products that are better than theirs. Maybe you should reach out to them to say hi; if they're in the same market as you, you should have a lot to talk about.

This is very, very good. Now you just need some pretty graphics and turn it into an iPhone/Android/Facebook app and you'll be all set.

Check out http://newyork.craigslist.org/jsy/sub/ . Hoboken and Jersey City are a 10-15 minute subway (PATH train) from midtown Manhattan and you'll pay a whole lot less in rent and things like groceries/beer. Also you actually can see the skyline of manhattan, which is pretty nice.

Let's not forget that most licenses will freak out and stop working when they see new hardware. That's the Microsoft Genuine Software Advantage™

This hasn't really been mentioned yet, but to me a laptop is a big purchase, so I look at resale value as a factor. The cycle I keep is about 2 years on my Macs (and definitely buy AppleCare), then sell them off. Usually I can get about 50-60% of my original investment back, meaning I can keep the latest hardware for about $500/year (assuming a $2000 laptop). Then of course you can write off that depreciation if you use it for business.

I'm not as versed on non-apples but my impression is that they don't hold their value as well.

Well, it depends on what business Best Buy is in. If they're just a vehicle of getting merchandise to customers, you're right; it's not their probem. However, they're going to lose to Amazon in a heartbeat since they'll never be able to win with pricing. On the other hand, if Best Buy offers you personalized assistance in making the right buying decision, they've created a value proposition that Amazon can't match. This is what they claim to do in their brick and mortar stores.

In the case of the article, they're clearly going after the convenience market, but it's my opinion that attaching their branding to it then not following their brand-standard policies is a little disingenuous.

The vending machine saves money on staffing at the expense of the customer being able to examine or ask questions about what they're purchasing. It would make sense actually to have an even better return policy than the brick and mortar stores to make up for this. Best Buy wants to have their cake and eat it too.

Check out reddit.com/r/entrepreneur and /r/startups and see what some of the sources are for high-ranking posts.

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I know that's an easy feeling to slip into (if you're serious), but it doesn't make any sense to feel that way. You know everything about your startup, all of its nuances and exactly how you'll change the world. PG and team know what you happened to write in response to a few questions on a very short application, and a 1 minute video. On top of that, they have to sift through thousands of these apps. There's no doubt that these guys are very good at what they do, but even if you're the next Bill Gates (or Steve Jobs if you prefer), there's a very good chance you'll get overlooked. Incidentally both Gates and Jobs started their companies sans YCombinator.

That said, best of luck!

Thanks for the info!

Likewise!

There's definitely been a dip in productivity here today haha. One thing I wonder is if they call or email? YC's application page says "We'll call you," but all of the stories I've read says people have received email invites.

edit- Maybe it was my imagination, but at this point it just says "we'll invite." So my bet is on email, since that's an awful lot of phone calls.

Simply amazing. Let's hope space tourism picks up quickly (and comes down in price)!

It should be interesting to see what happens when Sergey and Larry gain complete control over the company after the stock split. "Tech Dictatorship" seemed to work well under Jobs, maybe these guys will make some riskier decisions in the name of progress.

My prediction is that Apple has been biding their time and preparing to dominate the console gaming market. Think about it- the iPod touch and iPhone are becoming more and more robust in terms of hardware, I don't know the benchmarks but I'd wager they're close to consoles in terms of actual power. Apple has enabled "AirPlay" through AppleTV, which allows the iPhone/iPod to stream directly to the TV.

So what you have is a gaming platform that's already ubiquitous, can act as it's own controller (gyro, accelerometer, speaker, mic, vibrate, touchscreen, buttons are all built-in), and is able to stream wirelessly to any AppleTV. These devices already have a fantastic network in terms of downloading and paying for content. At this point all you need is some games to take advantage of it and you're set.

OR they could just be trying to integrate Steam into their upcoming tv. My hope is for the former though.

From the article: "When your resolution is too low to fully resolve an object, it tends to look rectangular because the pixels in the image are squares. Any curve will look like a series of straight lines if you reduce your resolution enough."

Like the "face," this is most likely the combination of the right angle and shadowing, low resolution, and our hopes of finding something earth-shattering on an alien planet.