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by Pheter 15y ago
But it works, which is why they do it.
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by Pheter 15y ago
I used 'CSS: The Missing Manual' to learn how to build CSS based layouts several years back. It obviously doesn't cover CSS3 (unless it has been updated). Reading it from cover to cover was enough for me to get started, and then going back
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by Pheter 15y ago
Apple still get the money if you buy their products elsewhere.
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by Pheter 15y ago
Does Firefox plan to use the same style of forced updates that Chrome does? As a web developer I am very grateful that Chrome is not only updated regularly but that these updates are forced on the end user. IE10 could be the best browser ev
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by Pheter 15y ago
"Lytro's light field is a bullshit product that very few photographers and even fewer consumers will actually give a shit about." You're underestimating how the technology can be used to simplify the process of taking an image for the avera
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by Pheter 15y ago
Of the many, many people using Facebook it's unsurprising that some tourists who were nearby thought it would be cool to get a picture infront of the Facebook sign. I'm sure the same goes for Google and other internet businesses.
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by Pheter 15y ago
I use a jailbreak app called activator to set up skipping songs by holding down the volume up and down buttons and it works great!
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by Pheter 15y ago
Although the app store is filled with crappy apps.
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by Pheter 15y ago
Because they need to earn money to buy the drugs. By your logic anyone with a hobby wouldn't bother going to work because they also have a legally acceptable ticket to happiness.
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by Pheter 15y ago
Reeder for mac is an amazing piece of software; I cannot recommend it enough.
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by Pheter 15y ago
I agree; this is the gist of what I was trying to say but I got carried away. I really need to work on getting my ideas out in a more focused manor!
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by Pheter 15y ago
I think the reason why we are drawn to simple things is down to, among other reasons, something that I've observed with how the human mind fills in blanks. Ever noticed how someone looks attractive from behind but then they turn round and a
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by Pheter 15y ago
Jobs exhibited his notorious attention to detail, telling venture capitalist John Doerr that the menu of shrimp, cod and lentil salad was "far too fancy". Attention to detail and a certain bluntness has been attributed as part of Steve Jo
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by Pheter 15y ago
While true, it's a very minor deal because the scenario you've described: - Happens very rarely - Is trivially solved, even in a large codebase
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by Pheter 15y ago
This is really cool but unfortunately I can't type a '#' which is pretty essential. I'm using a Macbook with the UK keyboard which for some rather odd reason dispenses with the # key and instead one must type option-3 to display a #. This c
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by Pheter 15y ago
Yes. My ideal search engine would return answers rather than a list of links to answers. Brain dump of ideas follows: Search for: "Best cheesecake recipe?" Result: Ingredients, step-by-step guide, perhaps a video too. The search engine woul
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by Pheter 15y ago
Note that the iPhone is running iOS5
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by Pheter 15y ago
So true; I welcome the addition but I don't expect it to revolutionise Facebook! Though I disagree that any new feature is a good thing :P
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by Pheter 15y ago
It will be interesting if/how this affects Facebook as a platform for apps. Apps appear to be more visible in this design, as well as having more of a purpose. Perhaps part of the motivation of this design was to encourage developers to mak
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by Pheter 15y ago
I often receive friend requests from people who I have recently met through work, going out, friends of friends, etc. It seems like it would be a good way for these people who know a little bit about me to quickly learn a little more about
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by Pheter 15y ago
You're right, I should have said that at the moment, reliability is not directly critical for the success of the service. However, I do not have any issues with the reliability of Facebook chat. Not to say that there are no issues, they jus
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by Pheter 15y ago
Reliability doesn't matter. What matters is who's using what. If all my friends are on AIM, then I'll be on AIM. But they're not, everyone's on Facebook, and uses txt/whatsapp/bbm when they're away from their computer. What I am saying is t
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by Pheter 15y ago
True. I should have worded it differently, stating that it is possible for them to turn the situation around.
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by Pheter 15y ago
The article claims that Facebook's messaging features are a failure. I disagree; they have massive potential. Facebook chat is the primary real time chat system that I use these days and has replaced MSN for me and my friends. I recently in
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by Pheter 15y ago
I love them! It helps with scanning the front page. Due to the location/fact that it is text/text colour I never look at the URL of an article when looking at the front page on news.ycombinator.com.
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by Pheter 15y ago
It seems ironic that a lot of users moved from Reddit to HN, and now HN users may move to Reddit.
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by Pheter 15y ago
If you do decide to try and get it compiling then I would really appreciate it if you could let me know how you get on! My email is in my profile.
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by Pheter 15y ago
To produce a good design, one must have a solid understanding of what it is that they are designing for and the medium that they are working with. There is often an overlap with coders and people who have a good grasp of what is involved in
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by Pheter 15y ago
Code Browser has a really interesting approach to organising your code. Does anyone know of any text editors/IDEs that implement code folding in a similar fashion for Mac OS X?
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by Pheter 15y ago
I wouldn't consider discussing Ruby vs. Python 'fluff', but either way my comment above was about people arguing passionately, not having an intelectual discussion.

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