15:[[3745494,{"by":"ch0wn","descendants":19,"id":3745494,"kids":[3745915,3745517,3747112,3747172,3745754,3745889],"score":66,"text":"","time":1332515589,"title":"Facebook says it may sue employers who demand job applicants' passwords","type":"story","url":"http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/facebook-says-it-may-sue-employers-who-demand-job-applicants-passwords.ars"}],[2034624,{"by":"maguay","descendants":113,"id":2034624,"kids":[2035237,2035173,2035156,2035404,2035258,2035524,2035198,2035547,2035934,2035806,2035977,2035101,2035150,2035354,2035957,2035276,2035834,2035183,2036292,2036229,2035227,2035401,2036730,2038107,2036676,2035117,2034802,2035738,2034729,2035304,2036309,2036531,2036142,2035283,2036279,2037216,2035427,2037049,2036335,2035466,2034853,2038264,2036386,2034773,2036290],"score":283,"text":"I wanted to wish everyone on HN a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Years before many of us sign off the net for the next couple days. I've learned so much from many of you this year, and it's amazing how quickly you can get advice and tips here. I only regret I didn't start coming here sooner.

Here's to a great 2011 for us all!","time":1293118137,"title":"Merry Christmas HN","type":"story"}],[1133277,{"by":"skorks","descendants":24,"id":1133277,"kids":[1133479,1133389,1133386,1133517,1133557,1133403,1133546,1133390,1133553,1133560,1133415],"score":32,"text":"","time":1266461776,"title":"Why Designers Should Code","type":"story","url":"http://carsonified.com/blog/uncategorized/5-good-reasons-why-designers-should-code/"}],[923869,{"by":"lucifer","descendants":11,"id":923869,"kids":[923923,924931,924035,924027],"score":6,"text":"$16","time":1257432984,"title":"Ask HN: Technical founder startup share","type":"story","url":""}],[166626,{"by":"r7000","descendants":7,"id":166626,"kids":[166786,166725,166635,166802,167016],"score":14,"time":1208458887,"title":"Graphene Transistors: \"one atom thick\"","type":"story","url":"http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7352464.stm"}],[127157,{"by":"NSX2","descendants":21,"id":127157,"kids":[127201,127349,127200,127245,127273,127399],"score":20,"text":"Just got done with this pretty good book on marketing called \"Selling the Invisible\" by Beckwith.

Most important thing I got out of it was the points you need to cover to have a complete value proposition to any potential customer; you usually need to cover all points to get people to take their wallets out:

We are (who are you?), and we do (what do you do?) for (who cares what you do? who do you serve?) who need (what special needs do those you serve have that they can't take care of without you?). Unlike our competitors (who are they?), we're different in this way (how so?) and that's important and people care about that because (what's the unique benefit to your difference?).

Pretty simple, but how many startups you think can fill in all those blanks? I'd be willing to bet next week's beer money most people never think it through, from a marketing perspective, past the \"who are we\" part ... maybe the \"what we do\" part.","time":1204433353,"title":"Figure this out and you may have a business.","type":"story"}],[106142,{"by":"transburgh","descendants":5,"id":106142,"kids":[106233,106176,106340],"score":6,"time":1201615335,"title":"Five time-wasters for the college entrepreneur","type":"story","url":"http://www.college-startup.com/entrepreneur/five-time-wasters-for-the-college-entrepreneur/"}],[102199,{"by":"drm237","descendants":33,"id":102199,"kids":[102303,102266,102274,102276,102708,102419,102573],"score":14,"time":1201013364,"title":"Most of our CS students suck at CS","type":"story","url":"http://bluntobject.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/most-of-our-cs-students-suck-at-cs/"}],[99632,{"by":"pius","descendants":41,"id":99632,"kids":[99651,99784,99669,99668,99692,99704,99739,99731,100322,99780,99816,100781,99753,99734,99672],"score":82,"time":1200544014,"title":"Absolutely Unbelievable: Richard Stallman Crankin' Dat Soulja Boy in front of the Green Building at MIT [video]","type":"story","url":"http://www.thenewfreedom.net/wp/2008/01/16/richard-stallman-cranking-dat-soulja-boy/"}],[95857,{"by":"sama","descendants":28,"id":95857,"kids":[96037,95866,95873,96005,95926,96075,95876,95963,95935,96592,95884,95865,96125,95869,95864],"score":124,"text":"$17","time":1199768578,"title":"More advice for new Y Combinator founders","type":"story"}],[84355,{"by":"andres","descendants":41,"id":84355,"kids":[84414,84372,183590,84384,84523,84393,84367,84389,84524,84376,84707,84381,84400],"score":18,"text":"From: \"Thomas Li\" <mybestnames@gmail.com>

Subject: important domain names: octopart.cn & octopart.com.cn

\nDear Sirs,

\nWe have octopart.cn & octopart.com.cn and found that the domains are useful for you if you want to explore China market.

\nWe can really consider selling them out if you are interested in them.

\nPlease get back to us with your kind offer.

\nThanks

\nRegards,\n

Thomas","time":1196274679,"title":"Cybersquatter email","type":"story","url":""}],[79713,{"by":"bandris","descendants":18,"id":79713,"kids":[79768,80162,79809,79836,79874,79890,79745],"score":61,"text":"","time":1195037343,"title":"The PayPal mafia","type":"story","url":"http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/13/magazines/fortune/paypal_mafia.fortune/index.htm"}],[74076,{"by":"nickb","descendants":9,"id":74076,"kids":[74098,74112,74114],"score":7,"text":"","time":1193714650,"title":"AT&T Invents Programming Language for Mass Surveillance","type":"story","url":"http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/10/att-invents-pro.html"}],[69908,{"by":"brett","descendants":5,"id":69908,"kids":[70098,70256,69966,70126,70019],"score":14,"text":"","time":1192741016,"title":"Microsoft's Ballmer: MSFT will acquire 20 companies a year","type":"story","url":"http://venturebeat.com/2007/10/18/microsofts-ballmer-msft-will-acquire-20-companies-a-year/"}],[64425,{"by":"JohnN","descendants":28,"id":64425,"kids":[64466,64442,64439,64590,64484,64427,64533,64458],"score":24,"text":"An article I wrote about being a non-hacker in a hackers world. It can be uncomfortable.

How many people on YC news cannot hack?","time":1191760613,"title":"Being a Non-Hacker in a Hacker's World","type":"story","url":"http://www.scribblesheet.co.uk/viewarticle.php?aid=216"}],[63702,{"by":"mqt","descendants":49,"id":63702,"kids":[63773,63751,63809,63760,63755,64151],"score":59,"text":"","time":1191608354,"title":"California","type":"story","url":"http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/10/05.html"}],[62458,{"by":"nickb","descendants":6,"id":62458,"kids":[62475,62507,62541,62587,62485,62544],"score":29,"time":1191383653,"title":"Free for the next 60 days: \"Build Your Own Ruby on Rails Web Applications\" book","type":"story","url":"http://www.sitepoint.com/books/rails1/freebook.php"}]]

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