AlexMuir

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by AlexMuir 16y ago
I just don't understand the problem that Google is having. Why can't they simply penalise sites/domains that are full of rubbish? Or manually boost domains and sites that aren't. The lack of innovation in search worries me - there are big c
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
Interesting to look at the potential revenue lost through these downloads: Kick Ass - Heavily pirated, not a huge commercial success If everyone who DLed it paid $8 it would have doubled its revenue (and pretty much all of this would have
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
Just use a framework. Most of these basics are built in.
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canyoucode.com?(canyoucode.com)
2 points by AlexMuir 16y ago|0 comments
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
Lastpass serves me well. I've started using the password generator after the gawker incident.
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
Thanks but it's not mine, someone shared the link in another thread. It's well done, if a little Ajaxy for my tastes!
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Find cofounders and share ideas(builditwith.me)
31 points by AlexMuir 16y ago|20 comments
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
What would an ideal online course look like? I've been thinking about building a wiki-style engine for tutorials etc. I'd like to apply some of the elements from Stack Overflow (badges, rep-based priviledges etc)
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
I think Bluetooth keyboards might take off. What you're describing sounds exactly like the iPad docked with a keyboard. Edit: And to test it out I've just paired a keyboard to the iPad and edited this. It works a treat - I might stop roll
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
"it's clear that tablets are huge". I agree but I'd say it's clear that the iPad is huge, and that tablets will be huge. So far there's no competitor to the iPad. I'm not sure why Google are arsing around with the Cr-48 (a netbook/la
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
Not a chance. The moment they did this all other networks would remove the iPhone as soon as they possibly could.
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Is Google PowerMeter dead?(google.com)
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Idea #31: Award badges to businesses instead of ratings(alexmuir.com)
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
Just compare the share prices of RIM, Apple, Nokia and HTC (shows as 2498): http://www.google.com/finance?chdnp=0&chdd=1&chds=1&... It's clear that HTC and Apple are taking off. Nokia's peak was around 2000, with a second (dead c
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
Absolutely agree that Tropo is better than Twilio. Here are my reasons: 1. Cheaper 2. Multiple voices and accents (UK British Male & Female) 3. Use any number as caller ID. 4. Calls during development are free. 5. Recordings are a breez
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
I've got you, but I'm wondering what your approach is? I'm stuck in a mindset where I work from creating a database to CRUD to functional code.
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
Out of curiousity (and not snarky at all), what other approaches are there in the PHP world?
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
That's true I guess - it's just more of a community thing rather than build-your-own. I think I've seen three new PHP frameworks pass across the HN front page this week alone. But each to their own.
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
You won't regret going the Yii route. I'm amazed that people are still coding the basics from the ground up when there are already top-notch frameworks out there.
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
Facebook will be breathing easy. That looks shit.
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Here comes another bubble(youtube.com)
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New devices may foil airline security [1996](washingtonpost.com)
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
Video of breaking bad news: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYGgXUW4H2w&feature=playe...
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
£30 cashback on these Scanners from Fujitsu in the UK, Germany, France and Italy. Just send them your invoice. http://www.fujitsu.com/downloads/COMP/fel/scansnap/s1500-cas...
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
It's 0.72 hours a month.
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
Pretty sure it's Woot. Coincidences? 1. See if you can find anything on the VCs who backed Woot. There's nothing on Crunchbase and nothing on Google. No-one is trumpeting it as a success, or even mentioning it in their (previous) portfol
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
My favourite used by any tech PR - "we don't have anything to announce right now, but..."
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Judges 'giving up' trying to stop juries using Internet(guardian.co.uk)
6 points by AlexMuir 16y ago|8 comments
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Ask HN: Do online adverts have any effect on you?
4 points by AlexMuir 16y ago|6 comments
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by AlexMuir 16y ago
Yeah, totally pointless post. Buy it, plug it in, install the software. Great.

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