Fizzer

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Free startup idea: A/B testing for the masses
1 points by Fizzer 15y ago|0 comments
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by Fizzer 15y ago
I don't get why they would put a toggle in the upper-right to do this. They already have search categories in the top-left. In their screenshots, they're on the "Web" tab. Why not just add a new tab representing generic search, make that t
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by Fizzer 15y ago
> So, you expect Apple to manufacture in the States, and then sell it to you without a margin (over production costs)... And how exactly are those poor Apple engineers and Apple Store Employees are supposed to make money? Apple has over
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by Fizzer 15y ago
There's a video (I don't have the link handy) where a Facebook engineer says they actually had to make code modifications to MySQL to make it do what they want. They're using the tool in a way that it wasn't designed to be used. Therefore
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by Fizzer 15y ago
Flex is a library that sits on top of Flash that provides controls and a layout system. Flash itself doesn't have the concept of a checkbox, drop down list, grids or any controls beyond a button. Flex adds these. Flash also doesn't have an
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by Fizzer 15y ago
The great thing about developers is that they love to try new things, so even Microsoft's developers recognize that the Microsoft stack is not the best at everything. Most of the people I find who have their heads stuck in the Microsoft sta
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by Fizzer 15y ago
Flash is the de-facto standard for web-based gaming, so I don't think any significant number of players on a desktop computer avoids it due to it being Flash.
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by Fizzer 15y ago
My experience doesn't match your statements at all. I run a Flash website (it's a game), and Flash is pretty much rock solid for me. My site has been up over 3 years, has over 80k lines of Actionscript, and I can count the number of times
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by Fizzer 15y ago
Oh, wow, I missed those comments completely since I was using the arrow keys to navigate in Chrome. Thanks for pointing this out.
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by Fizzer 15y ago
The author can't decide if he's criticizing Windows 8 as a PC OS or as a Tablet OS. His first point explicitly says "unless you have a keyboard attached" which makes me think he's criticizing Windows 8 as a Tablet OS. But his complaint is
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by Fizzer 15y ago
Out of curiosity, why would you not recommend F# for UI?
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by Fizzer 15y ago
"await" will be huge. It will just be a while before most of the .net community figures out how powerful it can really be, much like what happened with lambdas and linq. Overall though, 4.5 seems like a pretty weak release for 2+ years of
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by Fizzer 15y ago
This rant would make sense to me if the app was free, but if you're making profit just by repackaging CBC's content they have every right to ask you to stop.
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by Fizzer 15y ago
PayPal does not require an account. Simply click the "Pay as guest" link and it presents a standard billing form. Further, when you're a small site, I'd think it's preferable to redirect your customers to Paypal's site when they enter thei
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by Fizzer 15y ago
Safety issues aside, how practical is this really for a daily commute? Even if you halve the 60mph for 30 minutes estimate, that still works for a lot of executive's commutes.
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by Fizzer 15y ago
Apple may not be able to shut it down, but I wonder if they would go after app developers that use it. Apple's terms forbid developers from releasing their apps outside official channels. However, say I release my iOS app to customers usin
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by Fizzer 15y ago
If Google had said from the beginning that their pricing was discounted for the preview, I would not have had a problem with this. But given that they didn't communicate this and that the cost of switching platforms is high, this feels mor
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by Fizzer 15y ago
I can understand why Microsoft would not want Steamworks integration. Steamworks is a direct competitor to Xbox Live -- achievements, friends list, chatting with friends, update delivery, etc. By allowing Steamworks on Xbox, it dilutes the
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by Fizzer 15y ago
It wouldn't solve it, it would just reduce it. It would still take 15 seconds to be able to identify that your connection dropped if you judged based off of that figure alone.
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by Fizzer 15y ago
What's stopping them from focusing on supporting the features devs want They're trying to be more customer-focused, but with limited success. I don't know anyone that uses slices, for example. They did invent private browsing though, bu