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by BenSS 15y ago
It makes a lot of sense in the app store, simply because there's no way to 'try before you buy' otherwise. The basic store page gives relatively little information about how the app runs and behaves.
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Arduino Cat Faucet with Mongodb and Rails(squarism.com)
2 points by BenSS 15y ago|0 comments
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by BenSS 15y ago
I was going to post nearly the same thing. It may upset the strikers, but it's a brilliant business move by Uber to snag some customers that may not have given it a shot otherwise, and turn them into repeat users.
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To Groupon or not to Groupon?(mimiran.com)
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by BenSS 15y ago
I was thinking of the Global Villege construction set too, they've come a long way (good summary vid) http://vimeo.com/16106427
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by BenSS 15y ago
"developed it for an EXTREMELY limited selection of hardware" I'm happy in OSX, but I'd love to see any linux distro partner/associate with a particular hardware maker. Create an install & tested machine list that 'just works' on one li
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by BenSS 15y ago
SEEKING WORK - Remote or Philadelphia area Development projects I'll love: Content management systems (CMS), iPhone/iOS Development & web applications I grok: Objective-C, Perl, Java, PHP, HTML/CSS/JS Lots of experience in complex proje
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by BenSS 15y ago
Most of these 'rules' simply won't work everywhere. Stop getting hung up on your (or their) particular format. - Respect the recipient's time. Be brief as possible, but not vague.
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by BenSS 15y ago
Interesting article that matches up with my long (driving) commute experiences. Driving well requires you to be alert and focused for that entire time, which is effort better allocated elsewhere. I'm currently job-hunting, but recently turn
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by BenSS 15y ago
It's doable, but I skipped it in the HN reader for iPad that I did. Why? Because of the people I know who read HN, none of them use OpenID. Unfortunately, the mobile Safari doesn't share that information with the app UIWebView. It needs to
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by BenSS 15y ago
Congrats! You had similar logic to why I made an App specifically to read HN on the iPad. It's very odd that you initially had trouble getting it accepted, as mine didn't have an issue at all with the initial version. With more screen space
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Monopoly, Redesigned (angels and takeovers, oh my)(studio360.org)
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by BenSS 15y ago
Sounds like something I'd love to be hearing about since I started in Chem myself. Is there a non-software tech news aggregator? Or even a blog by you with interesting developments.
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by BenSS 15y ago
When I think 'innovation' I'm generally not even thinking about web applications - but you've got some great examples! I think of more physical projects like RepRap (reprap.org) OpenFarmTech and SpaceX that are really pushing things in a n
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by BenSS 15y ago
I've been using Goodreads to log 'interesting' books that I come across online, and getting from the library&amazon when I need more. They do get more in depth, and force you to focus a bit more - no mail or tweets popping up in the mid
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by BenSS 15y ago
I want to agree the portfolio is all that matters, but in my experience it's not the first priority for the people hiring. There's a huge pool of people who CAN do the work, and many people hiring can't easily make the determination of qual
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by BenSS 15y ago
Interesting, I didn't have trouble getting my hacker news app accepted at all. Never thought the name would be an issue.
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by BenSS 15y ago
Adblock takes care of most of the annoying flash junk, so I haven't bothered. Guess I'll actually install C2F now.
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by BenSS 15y ago
Painful to read - because of the awful 'tag cloud' widget in the right that sucks CPU like there's no tomorrow. Printer version: http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/05/japans_nuclea...
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by BenSS 15y ago
Great! The original blog post seemed a bit dismissive of the concept, so good to hear that it's at least being considered. Agreed that there should be some kind of separation, rather than hosting from within the prototype area.
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by BenSS 15y ago
You can already do this yourself with yahoo pipes & google reader. I'm not really seeing the value - especially for programmer types! Now, for less technical folks it might be more valuable. However, they may not realize that they need
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by BenSS 15y ago
Right, a seamless deploy to a 'production' site would be worth an added fee to a lot of people. From the blog post, it seems like they spent a lot of mental effort around the development direction and sidestepping a possible added revenue s
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Glasses-free 3D on iPad2(20thlevelmarketing.blogspot.com)
3 points by BenSS 15y ago|0 comments
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by BenSS 15y ago
Clicky iTunes link: http://itunes.apple.com/app/hacker-news-padreader/id42833141...
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Show HN: Better way to read HN on the iPad (Hacker News Padreader, Free)
2 points by BenSS 15y ago|1 comments
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by BenSS 15y ago
I'm not looking at NASA's progress at all here. I'm sure SpaceX can accomplish a lot in that time frame, but saying they'll definitely be on Mars then is simply wishful thinking. Lift capacity is not the sole limiting factor.
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by BenSS 15y ago
Targeting 10-20 years is basically wishful thinking. The time horizon is too long to make serious estimates. Look at fusion! Workable fusion has been 10-20 years off as long as I can remember.
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by BenSS 15y ago
Apple is not a threat to IBM's core businesses. IBM as it is currently operating is. The current awesome results to investors is at the expense of the US workforce and non-research lab innovation.
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by BenSS 15y ago
I agree with the main point of the article that you can't have the victim mindset, but disagree with the examples. Thinking any of these things doesn't mean you're doomed. Only if you let it stop you.
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by BenSS 15y ago
I've telecommuted for 8 years now and I'm looking for a new gig. I'm really surprised how difficult it is to to find good companies who are really in to telecommuting and are looking for my skill set (web, cms, mobile). While it can be isol

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