Poiesis

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by Poiesis 14y ago
I can't help agreeing with Patrick here, but I'm not Colin so I can't really presume too much. In any case I always thought that Colin could get out of the low price quicksand by launching an entirely rebranded service with updated pricing
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by Poiesis 14y ago
Does not seem to support SSL, which might be a bit of a dealbreaker for many.
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by Poiesis 14y ago
PostgreSQL does not seem to be available, despite their ad copy. Googling reveals that it's been in beta and they seem to be expecting to roll it out soon.
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by Poiesis 14y ago
"In the USA, conspicuously trying to save money on staple foods is a signifier of poverty. Almost nobody is proud of it." We're totally not typical in that we garden to save money and have good foo, and we aren't shy about saving money (cou
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by Poiesis 14y ago
I don't see any keypads on the site. Is this true? A keypad backup is a very desirable feature to me. Possibly to lots of others too, I would think.
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by Poiesis 14y ago
Do you A/B test these pages? Perhaps you could try out some different variations and see what seems to do well.
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by Poiesis 14y ago
As a data point, I'm about to get rid of a car that has a range of about 240 miles or so (12 mpg). I drove it infrequently and for shortish distances so it didn't bother me at all.
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by Poiesis 14y ago
for example, if you just take the date off stuff you put into WordPress and stop calling them "blog posts" Man, I hate it when people do this. No offense to you, of course--and I'm sure your advice is backed by good data and provably wort
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by Poiesis 14y ago
>> So, I think it is a perfectly valid apology if basically the only thing you regretted about your actions was that it made someone upset > This is what makes it a non-apology. reply This issue is one that my views have changed
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by Poiesis 14y ago
To add to my earlier comment, I can confirm that it does in fact do what it says on the tin, so to speak. I signed up, got a confirmation email, confirmed, and got access. No spam deluge ensued; I'll be sure to update you as soon as this
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by Poiesis 14y ago
It's pretty easy to give my address to someone who has earned my trust by building up a large deal of social capital. He has a fair amount of professional reputation to lose if he doesn't do what he says ("send you something interesting ev
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by Poiesis 14y ago
This would make a good quilt pattern (with minimal modification).
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by Poiesis 14y ago
The Right Answer is to have not brought up the age issue because it is rather immaterial to the discussion. Can you really say that the authors age, when considered independently from the article subject, has significant bearing on the voti
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by Poiesis 14y ago
To add to patio11's note: I don't have as much social clout here as he, but believe me when I say that people skills (I'm lumping in various communication skills here) are way, way more important than technical skills. Reprioritizing is r
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by Poiesis 15y ago
> why can't I work 20 hours as a programmer, and 20 hours as a tree-planter, or teaching rock climbing to high school kids, for maybe 55% of a programmer's salary? Health insurance.
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by Poiesis 15y ago
A startup's not a panacea, but--man, he sure knows what buttons to push. This is for the guy who browses Hacker News at his cubicle during his break under soul-sucking fluorescent lights ...that's 10 hours of your workday that is devoted
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by Poiesis 15y ago
Yup, and sometimes particular option are the biggest part of the deal. I'm currently looking for cars that can sear 6+ passengers. Usually I see this as "third row seat". Don't seem to have that option. Also, the min-max sliders are a bit t
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by Poiesis 15y ago
Are there copyright issues with using Google's maps?
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by Poiesis 15y ago
My mom actually had to help someone who had their phone stolen in this fashion. In the women's restroom at the county fair, she csme across someone who was in need of some sort of medical assistance. This somewhat incapacitated woman hand
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by Poiesis 15y ago
(no one can see it except you and us) Offtopic, but I used to think that too until a coworker I'd never met emailed me using that address, warning me that apparently the proxy had cached my view of my profile page and he was able to view
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by Poiesis 15y ago
Perhaps. But that flexibility is a tradeoff. That's the point here. The reason the pieces fit so well together is that they were designed to fit each other without regard for compability with a larger ecosystem (I'm being deliberately vague
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by Poiesis 15y ago
I would imagine that their power costs have not fallen quite as quickly.
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by Poiesis 15y ago
It's about control. Yes, Google historically has more robust services than Apple. Better, though? Apple's corporate DNA has them pushing for more control over their products, and outsourcing to Google doesn't serve this goal. Remember, App
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by Poiesis 15y ago
"However, [big company bureaucracy is] usually a reason that masks the real reason. No one likes rules that make no sense. But, when top talent is complaining along these lines, it’s usually a sign that they didn’t feel as if they had a say
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by Poiesis 15y ago
Seconded. There's no way in hell my kids would keep the pieces from one model together, anyway. We probably have tons of "unique" pieces, but let me tell you, they all get remixed just the same. Another reason to not keep them as kits: all
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by Poiesis 15y ago
Wow, if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... Not kidding at all here. You're basically executing off of an established, proven business plan.
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by Poiesis 15y ago
Yes! I still have my ancient copy. I will forever remember that mnemonic. Robin Williams (not that Robin Williams) really did well with this one.
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by Poiesis 15y ago
It's just a name. Their OS versions are named after felines, for heaven's sake. The consumer couldn't care less about which generation of iPhone they are looking at. As long as it's obvious that one is newer than the other, the actual mon
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by Poiesis 15y ago
It is illuminating to compare Apple's priorities then and now. You can easily see the common obsession with design and the drive to make it affordable. Despite Apple's early reputation, it's clear that they were still trying to keep the cos
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by Poiesis 15y ago
I'm having trouble putting your two statements together into a coherent whole. You say that making life more difficult for patent trolls will make it harder for smaller shops,but then go on to advocate abolishing patents, which does not str

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