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While reading this article I was constantly thinking that 'constraints' were a re-framing of goal-setting. It is well known and used in all modern companies, that setting a goal and breaking that goal down into manageable tasks is the optim
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+1 on the Analytics and testing side, but what is truely important is that you build a good mental model of the product from a high-level, technical point of view. You don't need to know the nitty-gritty details of implementation, but you d
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I find it interesting that all of these ideas come from non-technical, non-iOS developers. I'd like to see an app that: i) shows innovation in design, using novel components, e.g. the Path flyout menu. ii) provides an easy-to-use approach t
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The address, 2101 WAVERLY ST PALO ALTO, does indeed confirm this is the late Steve Jobs.
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Please re-read 'Crossing the Chasm'. If you want to create a truly innovative business, its better to target early adopters/innovators than people traditionally known to be conservative with new products. If you want to rehash existing idea
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I was under the impression that Bootstrap enables a responsive design out of the box? Is this essentially a standard CMS running Bootstrap backed up by solid design?
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It’s not just who you know, its who you know that knows that you know.
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A British psychologist called Richard Wiseman spent a year conducting a "scientific search for the world’s funniest joke". Here is his conclusion: "Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn’t seem to be breathing
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GitHub is "Experiencing problems" :((status.github.com)
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The biggest issue for me in working in a cafe is confidentiality - its very difficult to keep work-related calls and designs under wraps. For example, in the UK a doctor was recently struck off for transcribing patient details on a train -
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Hmm http://news.500.co seems to be down.. :)
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This is truly exciting - even if the project does not achieve the final goal of 'simulating' the human brain, the discoveries along the way will be invaluable.
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Sorry to be blunt but you are not "gifted" - you might have experienced being the most intelligent person in the room, but that's dependent on the other people in the room.. Applying for a junior iOS job and instead be offered a solutions a
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Even shorter list: 1. Plan your day. 2. Execute on the plan 3. Review and score how it went.
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The problem with this analysis is that it assumes Apple has a strong influence over the price of apps. Sure there may have a subtle weighting for free apps in their search algorithm, but this is different to sorting apps based on price. At
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Ask HN: Developer & Designer on an iOS project, whats a good split?
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Note that there is a huge difference between the UK PhD and the US PhD process. In the UK you are left to your own devices for 3 years, and only find out if the external examiner even approves of your research questions in the one and only
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Note that there is a huge difference between the UK PhD and the US PhD process. In the UK you are left to your own devices for 3 years, and only find out if the external examiner even approves of your research questions in the one and onl
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The problem is that the level of abstraction in modern languages means that the bar to becoming a programmer today is a lot lower than it was say in the 70s. Can you imagine explaining to a programmer in the 70s that they'd be able to deter
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I couldn't help but think by reading this that the polymath bar to becoming a renaissance man is being lowered.
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Ask HN: Why did Aaron Swartz commit suicide?
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Presentations have been around for quite a while: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VCN_Slide1.jpg
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Ask HN: Last minute, unplanned meetups
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Ask HN: Impact of going over the fiscal cliff for a Californian employee?
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"there must be an iOS equivalent of the <strong> tag, right? Apparently not." Just use three labels, with the middle label set to bold.
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Three Cheers for Apps: New Etsy for Android(etsy.com)
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For the last year I've been aware of the impact of Waterloo in tech and have conducted some research into why this might be so. Two things I've discovered: 1. Academic staff own any IP resulting from their research, making it very attractiv
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Just wait for the flood of In-App Purchases to ruin the gameplay.
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I was surprised that the risk of a large earthquake was not mentioned in the article. Having lived in SF for over a year and experienced two relatively minor 4.0 earthquakes, this is a real risk and one that suggests it doesn't make sense t
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Ask HN: How do you monetize photos?
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