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by Poiesis 13y ago
I don't really have a dog in this fight, but: > People who get banned can either start again with a new account or can write a short email showing understanding of why they got banned and asking to be unbanned. The issue people are
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by Poiesis 13y ago
I honestly can't see how/why people care so much. Maybe I'm not doing HN right, but I usually don't have a lot of time to read a thread and make a cogent comment and stuck around for discussion. This is unfortunate;
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by Poiesis 13y ago
I would personally choose not to over complicate things and simply make this the app "for when you absolutely, positively, have to be there." If there's a possibility of cancellation, well—you're looking for another app,
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by Poiesis 13y ago
If this was recently released, they sure have poor timing. If this has been around a while, seems like poor marketing.
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by Poiesis 13y ago
You need to accept that your definition of quality may be different from that of your customers. Consider: do you write games in order that they be enjoyed by people? Then why are you marketing it in a way that will ensure that far fewer p
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by Poiesis 13y ago
The only carrier I have found with decent coverage at my house is Verizon, who (as far as I can tell) charges me the same amount for a plan whether the phone is subsidized or not, on or off contract. Why shouldn't I get a subsidized p
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by Poiesis 13y ago
Maybe there are deficiencies in marketing. I have wanted for the longest time a solution to the problem of "my switched outlet is on one side of the room but I want my lamp on the other side". Seems like everything out there is ov
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by Poiesis 13y ago
Last week I worked about 80 hours (salaried, large co.). I have a wife and three kids. Any time not spent at work is spent with kids or chores, usually simultaneously. GitHub is somewhere south of these priorities. If you as a potential e
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by Poiesis 13y ago
Texture, you say? Try this on for size: http://www.comicbookfonts.com/Code-Monkey-Constant-p/cl343.h... It's not free, but both a) reasonably priced and b) dirt cheap during their annual sale (that Andy Ihnatko h
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by Poiesis 13y ago
"Good judgement comes from experience; experience comes from bad judgement."
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by Poiesis 13y ago
There is a setting that might help, although it does not seem to affect the keyboard much if at all: Settings -> General -> Accessibility -> Increase Contrast
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by Poiesis 13y ago
Charge rent. Serve free coffee.
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by Poiesis 13y ago
I had similar problems with WebGL on Firefox (Ubuntu) that went away when I upgraded to 23.
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by Poiesis 13y ago
"(which I have no idea how much/or little that is)" I humbly suggest that this is part of your problem.
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by Poiesis 13y ago
I tried bumblebee it on 12.10, after unsuccessfully trying to install Nvidia drivers. It was...not a good experience. Ended up reinstalling 12.10 just to get Unity and a reasonable resolution back. I have no doubt that there was a fix (p
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by Poiesis 14y ago
Interesting article, but the ending felt a little misplaced. For reasons similar to those mentioned in the article, I've started to instead ask, "What do you do for fun?" The answers can end up being more interesting, and it allows people
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by Poiesis 14y ago
Could we just get a petition going or something to get this sauce in condiment packets? Last time I asked they didn't do this. No idea what the impediments would be (supply constraints? Fermentation?)
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by Poiesis 14y ago
I actually don't like ketchup, but I'll use Huy Fong Sriracha as a ketchup substitute. It's got the sugar like ketchup, but it has additional flavor than just your standard ketchup bland sweetness. What I think Tabasco excels at is dishes t
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by Poiesis 14y ago
What are the benefits of using an icon font compared to just using svg icons? As far as I can tell, the only thing that a font can do better is get served in a single http request. I'd love to know what other differences are.
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by Poiesis 14y ago
Not to mention corporate proxies that block YouTube. For many products we see on HN this may not be a big deal, but this kind of product is trying to get interest from the wry people who often have restrictive proxy settings: government and
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by Poiesis 14y ago
I'm trying to outsource some tasks myself--mostly home repair--but I'm running into quality problems. I end up with a result that is not up to my standards, and it feels like I have to spend overly much time vetting people or dealing with t
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by Poiesis 14y ago
In line with the people talking about giving these as gifts: what about the new Facebook gift platform? I'm not totally sure I'd trust myself to give one of these as a gift, though, as I'd end up either creating a likeness of someone that t
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by Poiesis 14y ago
I don't know if I would agree with that sentiment. Do you realize how much negotiation they've done with movie and music studios?
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by Poiesis 14y ago
I'll point out that differing classes of service (and rates) for work with different turnaround times is standard in the medical transcription industry. There, a patient could literally be waiting to enter surgery because the transcribed
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by Poiesis 14y ago
The copy elsewhere on the page suggests that English is not the native language of the person writing the copy.
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by Poiesis 14y ago
Ok, I have a 5.6 mile commute each way, with 300 feet ascent worst case (just under 100 ft descent). Charging at work is no problem. Is this going to be a good fit?
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by Poiesis 14y ago
I hope this buried comment isn't overlooked, but let me caution the reader that intellectual curiosity is often interpreted as animosity. It took me many years to realize that my constant barrage of questions on, well, anything was offputin
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by Poiesis 14y ago
Personally, I enjoy his writing and feel like it's none of my business how the JSTOR case is going. It does occur to me, though, that a post of his about legitimate self-critique might actually be somewhat related to regrettable past deeds
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by Poiesis 14y ago
Another solution for this is a wiki instead of a Google doc. I've seen it work well. But the important part is to make it easy to use, easy to search, and easy to update. Then just make sure as many questions as possible are answerable by
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by Poiesis 14y ago
It seems to me that the (arguably) best discussion sites are those governed by benign dictatorship: firm moderation and clear guidelines. Yes, there are edge cases where judgement must be made but clear guidelines make this easier. Whenever

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