RobIsIT

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by RobIsIT 15y ago
Why not host your own? I've been using Yourls ( http://yourls.org/ ) for a while now. It works very well. I bought a short domain, installed Yourls in under 5 min and have been happily using it ever since. It even works with Tweetdeck to
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by RobIsIT 15y ago
What effect will this have on the PSN and on Sony as a whole? If this happened to a smaller company, their ability to process would be taken away and after their infrastructure was verified, they would be forced to pay higher transaction ra
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by RobIsIT 15y ago
A litmus test for many VC's is the question, "what would happen to your product if you were hit by a bus?" This article talks a lot about the social aspects of what to do in the office if a co-worker dies. From a startup perspective, impor
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What do you do when an employee dies?(crankypm.com)
7 points by RobIsIT 15y ago|1 comments
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McDonalds promoted mass employment. Very few locations actually hired.(theloop21.com)
15 points by RobIsIT 15y ago|17 comments
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by RobIsIT 16y ago
I've been trying to introduce an intriguing planetary system to my wife for years now.
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by RobIsIT 16y ago
Yeah, these guys have my meaning correct. In my mind, the difference between teaching and educating is the same thing as the difference between an "instructor" and a "teacher" and explaining my definition of education might be better illust
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by RobIsIT 16y ago
Last year, I took on an interesting role with Mahalo.com. I was a "Vertical Manager" responsible for managing labor, defining tasks, etc. Here are 3 things that I learned: Educate people. Don't "teach" or "instruct" them. Truly educate
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by RobIsIT 16y ago
I don't think it's about support. I think it's about respect and honesty. The collective mentality at many companies (web or not) relays things such as "oh, they're just users" or "well, that's too bad it didn't work out". It's easy to def
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by RobIsIT 16y ago
In my mind, programming outside of business hours is a part of ongoing education. Often, you learn a lot programming on your own time even if it is related to a work project. Extending a new function or exploring how something could work
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by RobIsIT 16y ago
1) The pink and green combo doesn't strike my fancy. 2) Your screenshots above the fold are well placed but the scaling on the left most image makes it difficult to read. 3) I don't know what your product is within the first 2 seconds of hi
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by RobIsIT 16y ago
I use Yourls on my domain to shorten and track links. I was curious to see how many folks would click through. It's my first comment here on HN (long time lurker). No real motive behind it other than just for fun to see if anyone cared w
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by RobIsIT 16y ago
This is a good quality PHP, self-hosted A/B testing system. It's free and it works well. http://robisit.com/8n This is a very flexible way to accomplish A/B testing and since everything is hosted on your own site, you don't need to worry