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Ben Folds - Lucky Breaks In Music Careerhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3914810You can see it here : https://www.facebook.com/BenFolds/posts/10150705345312231----Lucky Breaks In Music CareerI got such wonderful responses to my blog about aspiring artists. Thank you. And also, you're all welcome. I do quite a bit of journal writing anyway so this is my idea of a good time. Here's what what fellow had to say.Emil Siravo wrote: "why is it that successful artists can never say how they made the leap from poor and struggling to rich and famous.... theres always that mysterious step that they never explain. I guess cause its very unflattering, that step being 'someone with connections got my ass in the door and gave me a golden opportunity'. I wish more artists would talk about WHO gave them their career and less about trying to hide the fact that to make it in the music industry you must rely on somebody getting you 'in' the door. Sure you have to work real hard and you must be ready to prove yourself when the opportunity presents itself,,,, but that Lucky break is stMay 1, 2012 3:31 PM
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How to Get a Big Picture for Your Background on YouTubehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a8f19529949d586ac7b7162dd4cda&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusiness.chron.com%2Fbig-picture-background-youtube-44362.html&c=9576923919364811045&mkt=en-usIf you use YouTube to market your small business, adding a unique background image can help visitors to identify your brand whenever they visit your YouTube channel. Adding a big picture for your ...Apr 25, 2012 9:52 PM
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Startup Competitions- Miss Congeniality Theoryhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3881057On the circuit of startup competitions, a familiar formula plays itself out. A smattering of entrepreneur teams puts out 2- to 15-minute powerpoint pitches to a small all-star cast of VC's and a large cast of people-paid-to-be-there.At the end of the affair, a winner-takes-all prize is awarded to the best presenter, usually selected by popular vote.What's interesting about this system is that on top of the systemic shortcomings beauty pageants have (Nobody pays close attention, everyone is distracted, the time is too short to get an in-depth understanding of the project or the presenter, there's just way too many to choose between) many of the reviewers have little in the way of technical background to suss out snake oil versus the golden goose, or business background to sense who has a chance of making their whizbang predictions into reality and who couldn't sell booze to a drunk.It's never as simple as "invest in the winner" to a deep-pocketed attendee at one of these events, but it Apr 23, 2012 9:26 PM
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Another AirBnB Host Horror Storyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3760981QuoraQuora connects you to everything you want to know about. LoginSign UpAirbnb:Has anyone had the experience of your Host listings being turned off by AirBnB due to bringing to their attention problems with their platform and procedures? John Cohen, NYC HostYesAirBnB recently hid all my listings. At the same time they cancelled over 19 bookings adding up to over $7000 dollars most likely more. Here is a copy of the email sent to those inconvenienced persons.Dear xxxx, We were just informed by John Cohen that your accommodation starting on xxx, April xx, 2012 (reservation xxxxxxx) is no longer available. You should know that hosts are penalized for canceling reservations and removed from our site if they do so frequently.I am no longer able to access my account to see my future payouts -- approximately $2000 dollars -- or when I will recieve $954.At the suggestion of an experienced attorney I have backed all information that was in my account including changes that were occurring afteMar 27, 2012 11:38 AM
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IPhone 4S - saoviet51.comhttp://iphonedienthoai.com/adv/475.html"Trên thị trường hiện nay máy iphone được dựng lại từ Trung quốc rất nhiều ( Hàng đã được tân trang sửa chữa thay vỏ nên hình thức rất đẹp nhưng chất lượng không đảm bảo ) quý khách cẩn thận khi mua hàng không có xuất xứ rõ ràng Khi mua cac sản phẩm Model ZA từ Singapore khách hàng không lo về hàng dựng hàng nhái vì không có hàng dựng từ thị truờng này , anh em có thể dẫn thợ qua test , có thể mở máy check ngay tại CH, phụ kiện zin từ A-Z theo máy ."Mar 27, 2012 2:37 AM
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PSN automatically "roots" your Facebook, no permission granted.https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3691286I have been meaning to link up my modern warfare 3 account with facebook (new feature) so I could see which of my facebook friends play. Today I finally did it and paid very close attention to the permission I was granting to the game. Call of duty asks for permission to access all your basic info, view your photos, and post to your wall. A bit hefty, but I wanted to see who else was playing modern warfare 3 so I agreed. I was logged in, and when I went to my friends list i was informed it found no results so was pretty much pointless. Immediately I checked my account settings on facebook thinking I would just remove access and forget about the whole thing. I was not so shocked to find that call of duty had allowed itself more access than it asked for. I WAS however shocked that there was another app allowed in the last 24 hours called 'Playstation Network' and it had a pagelong list of access permissions all of which were completely open and I had never been asked to allow that. (I'm Mar 11, 2012 9:07 PM
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Advantages and Benefits of the Classical Management Theoryhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88ea759ed74d7abdb4ca0e501d93af&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusiness.chron.com%2Fadvantages-benefits-classical-management-theory-37990.html&c=18219158157167059074&mkt=en-usClassical management theory was introduced in the late 19th century. It became widespread in the first half of the 20th century, as organizations tried to address issues of industrial management, ...Jan 11, 2012 2:27 AM
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Job -- SearchSoft Solutionshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3383433Job Title: Java Developer Hire Date: ASAP Location: Indianapolis, INPosition Overview:SearchSoft Solutions is seeking to hire a Java Developer to play a key role in assisting school districts in staffing the classrooms of tomorrow. Located in the heart of downtown Indianapolis, SearchSoft Solutions is the K-12 Education industry leader in human resources automation software and services.We are looking for innovative and energetic superstars to join our team. We are a highly motivated and growing company that is looking for key team members who can help us take our product and company to the next level. You will work as part of our small team to create and maintain a Software as a Service platform that helps to place tens of thousands of teachers in classrooms across the country. The work you do today will be making a difference in tomorrow. We are only looking for candidates who are passionate about software development and want to be a part of a team that is making a difference in pubDec 22, 2011 9:45 PM
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Show HN: The Open Source Boids Live Wallpaper for Android I've been working onhttp://boids.quuux.org/I've been working on an OpenGL Boids live wallpaper for Android for a bit now. I've finally gotten it to a point where I am happy with it and published it to the Android Market. I've got a lot of ideas and things I'm working on but feedback is always appreciated.Thanks!Dec 12, 2011 6:07 PM
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TrackMaster Handicapping App Launchedhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a813882620a4181963f42d62fa33a57&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bloodhorse.com%2fhorse-racing%2farticles%2f132923%2ftrackmaster-handicapping-app-launched&c=5275057567091272273&mkt=en-usTrackMaster has launched the TrackMaster Pocket Handicapper app for iPhones and for smartphones running the Android operating system. The app enables customers to order full-day race cards for 99 ...Nov 29, 2011 9:40 AM
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TrackMaster Handicapping App Launchedhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a813ba9f80e4d39b89197286a13b4aa&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bloodhorse.com%2fhorse-racing%2farticles%2f132923%2ftrackmaster-handicapping-app-launched&c=5275057567091272273&mkt=en-usTrackMaster has launched the TrackMaster Pocket Handicapper app for iPhones and for smartphones running the Android operating system. The app enables customers to order full-day race cards for 99 ...Nov 29, 2011 9:40 AM
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TrackMaster Handicapping App Launchedhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a81366f8042457abfd600846ffb0a63&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bloodhorse.com%2fhorse-racing%2farticles%2f132923%2ftrackmaster-handicapping-app-launched&c=5275057567091272273&mkt=en-usTrackMaster has launched the TrackMaster Pocket Handicapper app for iPhones and for smartphones running the Android operating system. The app enables customers to order full-day race cards for 99 ...Nov 29, 2011 9:40 AM
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TrackMaster Handicapping App Launchedhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a813117901f428ea4d7395fa95656d1&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bloodhorse.com%2fhorse-racing%2farticles%2f132923%2ftrackmaster-handicapping-app-launched&c=5275057567091272273&mkt=en-usTrackMaster has launched the TrackMaster Pocket Handicapper app for iPhones and for smartphones running the Android operating system. The app enables customers to order full-day race cards for 99 ...Nov 29, 2011 9:40 AM
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TrackMaster Handicapping App Launchedhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a81329422d649a495f688c8ba365eb1&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bloodhorse.com%2fhorse-racing%2farticles%2f132923%2ftrackmaster-handicapping-app-launched&c=5275057567091272273&mkt=en-usTrackMaster has launched the TrackMaster Pocket Handicapper app for iPhones and for smartphones running the Android operating system. The app enables customers to order full-day race cards for 99 ...Nov 29, 2011 9:40 AM
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TrackMaster Handicapping App Launchedhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a813259b48f47999597eebf71ec3dae&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bloodhorse.com%2fhorse-racing%2farticles%2f132923%2ftrackmaster-handicapping-app-launched&c=5275057567091272273&mkt=en-usTrackMaster has launched the TrackMaster Pocket Handicapper app for iPhones and for smartphones running the Android operating system. The app enables customers to order full-day race cards for 99 ...Nov 29, 2011 9:40 AM
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TrackMaster Handicapping App Launchedhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a81345d00fb4e3cbdce95a84cdbd7ba&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bloodhorse.com%2fhorse-racing%2farticles%2f132923%2ftrackmaster-handicapping-app-launched&c=5275057567091272273&mkt=en-usTrackMaster has launched the TrackMaster Pocket Handicapper app for iPhones and for smartphones running the Android operating system. The app enables customers to order full-day race cards for 99 ...Nov 29, 2011 9:40 AM
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TrackMaster Handicapping App Launchedhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a8137dee95343f78d62a558b7294dba&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bloodhorse.com%2fhorse-racing%2farticles%2f132923%2ftrackmaster-handicapping-app-launched&c=5275057567091272273&mkt=en-usTrackMaster has launched the TrackMaster Pocket Handicapper app for iPhones and for smartphones running the Android operating system. The app enables customers to order full-day race cards for 99 ...Nov 29, 2011 9:40 AM
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TrackMaster Handicapping App Launchedhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a81318f49ed498fbc53d3d4fc61746a&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bloodhorse.com%2fhorse-racing%2farticles%2f132923%2ftrackmaster-handicapping-app-launched&c=5275057567091272273&mkt=en-usTrackMaster has launched the TrackMaster Pocket Handicapper app for iPhones and for smartphones running the Android operating system. The app enables customers to order full-day race cards for 99 ...Nov 29, 2011 9:40 AM
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TrackMaster Handicapping App Launchedhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a8133070c3a4d71b046a48d31607a36&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bloodhorse.com%2fhorse-racing%2farticles%2f132923%2ftrackmaster-handicapping-app-launched&c=5275057567091272273&mkt=en-usTrackMaster has launched the TrackMaster Pocket Handicapper app for iPhones and for smartphones running the Android operating system. The app enables customers to order full-day race cards for 99 ...Nov 29, 2011 9:40 AM
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TrackMaster Handicapping App Launchedhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a81322c54da4669af890184f44b7a64&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bloodhorse.com%2fhorse-racing%2farticles%2f132923%2ftrackmaster-handicapping-app-launched&c=5275057567091272273&mkt=en-usTrackMaster has launched the TrackMaster Pocket Handicapper app for iPhones and for smartphones running the Android operating system. The app enables customers to order full-day race cards for 99 ...Nov 29, 2011 9:40 AM
