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I, like many other developers, really like Twitter's bootstrap framework. However, many of the websites using it look the same or similar (those buttons, that navbar at the top, amongst others). What are a ways to differentiate your website without needing to break out CSS power tools (Acknowledged, design is fundamentally important, but regardless, I am a hacker)

What does the video game company entrepreneurship scene look like today? People of Y, how does the model of starting a new video game company compare to starting a web company?

Hi HN. I read what goes on on this incredible site almost every day. I'm 17 years old and a modestly competent hacker. Last year I published an app to the Apple app store, but is has since been removed because I haven't renewed my license with the big A. This is in part owing to my pedestrian mac dev box (2010 mac mini; 2Gb RAM; Lion; Slow) and because a new mac and $99 are not trivial expenses to an 17 year old guy from South Africa. And I still prefer Linux ;)

Do you, accomplished hackers of HN, have any suggestions for how a sole 17 year old with programming skills can make something that presents its users with value. I don't come from excess wealth and privilege, so making profit is a goal for me. Specifically, I'd like to ask about the kind-of-forum (i.e. app store / PAAS hosted web app etc.) for software publication that is both accessible and possible for a single person with limited funds but tremendous drive. Even if you just have words of inspiration, any positive feedback is appreciated.

Being an autodidact, I have spent copious hours reading about "software construction" - considerably more than the mechanics of programming. Stuff like RB-trees and Big-Oh don't scare me (that much)

Any and all feedback welcome.

Much love from S.A.

Daniel

Are there any new companies making desktop software using the so-called traditional model? (Autodesk, et al)

I am writing a personal desktop program - an organiser/tasks app that meshes with my lifestyle; existing solutions really don't. I wondered if there are any new companies that are making software using the early 00's/90's-era model in this age of web apps...

Premise: Recently, there was a bit of a storm in this community involving "racism and meritocracy". This was largely started by the comments made by a black entrepreneur.

Question: Do members of racial groups feel the same (possibly perceived) discrimination in Silicon Valley? In other words, do (historically ostracised) people such as Jews, Asians, Native Americans and Muslims feel the same unvocalised anti-minority sentiment?

I have noticed that quite often. Ask HN posts seem to clump together. Does anyone know if this is:

a. pure coincidence b. how HN ranks posts c. Some statistical correlation that exists between ask HN posts, that binds them more tightly than other posts. I would think it has to do with ask HN posts' objective: to be answered. d. total fluke just my experience

I know that today, almost everyone who reads HN understands when I say 'rails', 'node', 'clojure.' "Hi I'm a textmate wielding rails hacker in the valley...". These are considered the 'hot' technologies that are used today. I want to know what the technologies were pre-bust, in 1999, in the days of pets.com et al.

The title is pretty much self-explanatory: do you know of any algorithms/solutions that emulate nature to solve problems? I know of neural networks, and chaos theory (think plant leaves and algo-trading), but I'd like to find out about specific implementations of this.