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by Locke 18y ago
Hey, it sounds like the OP has lost the passion. If all the fire has gone out of his relationship with programming, how should he get it back?
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by Locke 18y ago
Here's what worked for me when I was working for the man: Pick an evening sometime this week. Tell people you're not going to be available. Ask your SO to go out with friends or something. I'd grab a quick bite after work, go home to an
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by Locke 18y ago
Wow, different strokes. I wouldn't want anything to do with code that used variables like "SkuNdx" over a simple i, j, or k. That said, ideally I prefer using languages with each or foreach or a similar construct. If you want to iterate o
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by Locke 18y ago
Several of these games can be played on my site if anyone would like to explore them further. Specifically: Amazons, Checkers, Dots and Boxes, Othello, and Phutball. I like them all (naturally), but Phutball has become one of my favorite
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by Locke 18y ago
That's a very good point. I've had a player ask for a "feature" where he could have his username appear in red instead of the normal color. I think people like to be able to customize their internet personas and those kind of features wou
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by Locke 18y ago
Thanks, that's a lot of very good advice! About ads... large game sites (competitors) tend to have lots and lots of very, very annoying ads. But, they're free. I'd rather be a smaller, membership site without all the annoying ads. So, I'
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by Locke 18y ago
I didn't downmod you, I think it's a good question. I think forcing users who won't pay to leave might be a good idea in some cases. Consider the cost in server resources (if it's a server-based app), customer support, etc. It may be
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by Locke 18y ago
I didn't want to get to specific, because I'm generally curious about this. Also, it seems like an issue that would effect a lot of startups, and I think it'd be better for everyone if the discussion was more general. As to your comments a
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by Locke 18y ago
My site is a turn-based games site. There are many others like it, most either charge for memberships or are free, advertising-based sites. Some seem to be very successful, some I would classify more as hobby sites. A few of my current id
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Ask YC: The Carrot or the Stick?
11 points by Locke 18y ago|19 comments
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by Locke 19y ago
I'm about to switch from svn to git, and I'm hoping it'll make a difference. My webapp has been released a while now and here's how I'm hoping git will help my release cycle: I don't like / use svn's branching support. So, after every rel
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by Locke 19y ago
I like your site, it's very nice. I've been learning Go, so now I have another toy to play with. : )) I plan to add games like Go and Chess eventually. I've tried to focus on mostly lesser known games so far. The Go and Chess communitie
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by Locke 19y ago
I'm doing this right now, with a game site devoted to multi-player turn-based strategy games. It's still a small site (as far as the number of players go) and I'm sure it could be monetized, but I doubt it'd make much money right now. C
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by Locke 19y ago
I run a turn-based games site, so I like quite a few board games. Right now my favorites are probably Connect6, Breakthrough, and Phutball. I've recently (re-)discovered Dots and Boxes which is quite a bit more interesting than I remember
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by Locke 19y ago
Hmmm... my own list of memorable programming books would look like (in no specific order): 1. The Mythical Man Month, Brooks 2. Peopleware, DeMarco and Lister 3. Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming, Norvig 4. The C Pr
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by Locke 19y ago
Why not just use psql and '\d my_table'?
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by Locke 19y ago
A few sort of random selections from my bookshelf (in no particular order): * GEB:EGB - Hofstader * The Pragmatic Programmer - Hunt / Thomas * Peopleware - DeMarco / Lister * The Mythical Man Month - Brooks * Paradigms of Artificial
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by Locke 19y ago
Yeah, this seems like a brilliant way to get acquired by google.
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by Locke 19y ago
There are a ton of sites in the multi-player gaming niche. I think there's still lots of room for competition, and many ways to compete with existing sites. Whether on game selection / implementation or technology improvements.
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by Locke 19y ago
I, too, have often wished for the method attribute you describe. That said, if you're already using javascript (as news.YC is), I really don't see why you wouldn't make use of xhr. In which case you could submit the request as a post. Note
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by Locke 19y ago
Yes, that's fine as long as your logged in users don't use some form of "web accelerator" that pre-fetches "delete" links. Using get instead of post for these kind of actions is just asking for trouble.
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by Locke 19y ago
Is your website about spreading libelous rumors about rich people / corporations? Are you putting up a webstore selling toys / food from China? Seriously, IANAL, but lots of (unincorporated) websites collect email addresses (right down to
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by Locke 19y ago
I would love any feedback on blog entry, or more generally about the viability of the site as a business. I'm having a hard time deciding whether I broke the rule of starting a business around a hobby instead of around an idea with a lot o
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For Love or Money: Am I Making Right Decision?(vying.org)
1 points by Locke 19y ago|1 comments