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Searching the Google Plus about pages returns about 8.88M users currently:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1366&bih=653&...


Anyone else notice the Microsoft bot has a 7 (as in Windows 7) on its head?

http://robohash.org/microsoft


I was interested a while back in finding short (5 or 6 letter) .com domains still available. Wrote a little script to do a bulk check at Godaddy.

There are a few variables you can alter in my script:

- pre: any text BEFORE the consonant-vowel-consonant string

- suf: any text AFTER the string

- ext: the domain name extension (defaults to .com if left blank)

- max: the maximum number of domain name results (starting at a random character)

Since GoDaddy limits the bulk check to 500, the quickest way to do a domain check is to run the script setting the max at 500, then just copy and paste the result in the bulk domain lookup.

Couple different examples:

http://tonycappaert.com/projects/domaingen.php?suf=it&ma...

http://tonycappaert.com/projects/domaingen.php?pre=go&su...

Paste the result in the Godaddy bulk check at http://www.godaddy.com/domains/searchbulk.aspx


Can't recommend Kashi GoLean highly enough. Pair that with Greek yogurt and you're eating 35g+ of protein for breakfast alone, all with comparably little sugar.

As for the comment about Kashi being too costly, I have a bi-monthly recurring shipment set up on Amazon. With the 15% subscribe and save discount, I pay $2.90 per box and it's shipped right to my door. Not too shabby.



Okay, thanks for the links. However, I hate to say this: I code for a living, and I can't parse a lot of this *t. I read the hirelite blog post a few months ago and found it amusing, but not very helpful. The blog's subheaders are:

Traction (nonsense marketing term; immeasurable hyperbolic bullshit; what you're in after a skiing accident) Domain experience (.com? .net? .social?) Marketing ability (ability to talk BS -- covered) Fundraising ability (as above) Product skill (uses the term metrics way too many times; "skill" with our product doesn't require Skill writ large anyway; that's the point of our product.) Respect for development (we hope so) Relevant connections or following (Dad? Mom? Facebook? We have those).

This, in short, does not help because it reads like what a non-technical co-founder needs to know to get a job with us, not what we need to find the right NTCF.


Having watched only a few episodes from Season 1, I was always struck by the emphasis placed on product (I invented this cool new gizmo) versus people (I've got the best team to actually execute this idea).

Seems contradictory to what actually happens when pitching most investors.


The Economist published an interesting article about the device (LVADs) a week or so ago: http://www.economist.com/node/18750728?story_id=18750728

Turns out they've been around since 1994. And yes, Dick Cheney is without a heartbeat.


This is perfect. I've been looking for an easy way to find user location (city, state) based on IP address, without having to scrape a IP lookup service for it.

Great find!


Does this work in the US? I've been under the assumption that with the recent switch from analog to digital signal (and the need for a digital converter box), connecting an antenna straight to a TV no longer works.

Thoughts?


The frequencies are the same, and since they're not doing anything freaky with the signal (just broadcast) the same kind of antenna ought to work. In fact, you should get a better signal, because ATSC has much better multipath resistance than NTSC did.


There's an increasingly-active startup community in DC -- consider staying here and saving money staying with the rents.

Here's a quick overview of the major spaces to meet-up with other tech folks in DC:

Best Resources for Web & Software Product Startups http://www.socialmatchbox.com http://dcstartupwiki.com http://www.meetup.com/DC-Lean-St... http://meetup.hackernewsdc.org/

Best Resources for Social Media & Consulting Startups http://www.techcocktail.com http://www.meetup.com/socialweb/ http://www.meetup.com/DCSPOTTER/ (also misc. startups)

General Networking http://ngagedc.org/

Best place for events all around: http://www.meetup.com http://www.dctechevents.com http://www.baltimoretechevents.com

Note: this list came directly from Quora. Be sure to follow and keep updated with any new groups/sites: http://www.quora.com/Business/Im-24-living-near-DC-working-f...


Don't forget http://proudlymadeindc.com to see all the MANY different active startups in the DC area.


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