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16y ago
Yeah, Amiga was very strong in Europe. Although, it does demonstrate how risky it can be to sell to the US market.
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I tend to think the problem is related to whomever is assigning CEO-style positions to short-term thinkers. The sort of leaders that will bend to the will of shareholders, even if it disables or destroys an organisation in the long-term.
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16y ago
Interesting links, thanks. Start-ups interest me, but given where I live, the development work is nearly always from new media agencies.
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If they are "desperately hiring," why aren't they promoting the positions? Even mentioning them on their own websites? Putting the word out to recruitment agents etc. Just seems strange, that's all.
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16y ago
Indeed, Facebook's survival relies on user addiction and it's the reason I'm wary of using social networks.
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I was looking at Father Ted for the first time some months back on More4, and it seems very dated. I like Black Books a lot because of the wry humour. IT Crowd episodes are pretty random (especially series 4), but when they get an episode r
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16y ago
I'd imagine that if you are creating a commodity, rather than a bespoke solution, then it's good to offer PHP 4 support to your customers. So, for example, a shopping cart product built on a legacy framework, might sell better with support
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Podcast ads should really be taken with a strong pinch of salt. They are less restrained than old media ads, so it's very easy to think they are personal recommendations. Best advice is to do some research, like I noticed their closed suppo
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Isn't there a technical reason for not offering HTTPS to everyone and everything? Like server load? Or is that no longer a problem due to the power of modern servers? Just thinking, won't this annoy website owners if adopted en masse...