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by Soupy 16y ago
It's interesting to note that there was a recent story that went around in September about the Buran being "rediscovered" in a junkyard. This is interesting since the traditional history of the Buran states that it was destroyed when the ha
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by Soupy 16y ago
I would suggest using Python + Tornado ( http://www.tornadoweb.org ) for an easy-to-learn and lightweight web framework however it is very sparse in terms of documentation and there are not many guides out there covering Tornado yet. If you
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Show HN: I built a simple QR Generator for Android Apps(androidqrgenerator.com)
3 points by Soupy 16y ago|0 comments
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by Soupy 16y ago
The equation - http://img545.imageshack.us/i/chromeequation.jpg/
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by Soupy 16y ago
Just wanted to quickly clarify that I was not responsible for the test, all credit goes to Jacob on the tornado google group ( http://groups.google.com/group/python-tornado/browse_thread/... ). Sorry for the misunderstanding.
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by Soupy 16y ago
Sorry about that, it appears like the document is getting hammered and is throwing some users to a login page or to a simplified spreadsheet view.
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by Soupy 16y ago
This graph displays the average requests/second that the python tornado framework can handle graphed over time by commits. Very surprising and also a little concerning since I am relying on Tornado for my current projects. Just wanted to ma
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Decline of the Tornado Web Server - What happened?(google.com)
64 points by Soupy 16y ago|32 comments
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by Soupy 16y ago
That's incredibly kind of you but I think my girlfriend already bought one for me (there are 3 book shaped presents under the tree right now and considering I only asked for 3 books...). Thank you for the thought though! Perhaps another HN
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by Soupy 16y ago
I personally chose the Synology one because of its support for Apple's time machine. The additional features are only a bonus (http, ftp, etc).
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Ask HN: What do you want for Christmas?
23 points by Soupy 16y ago|48 comments
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by Soupy 16y ago
Personally, I carry a small notebook with me and whenever I find myself having difficulties with anything (whether it be finding a place to eat, the nearest gas station, or remembering what I had to do at work) I try to consciously think of
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by Soupy 16y ago
I'm looking into integrating twitter in the near future but I figured I would launch my mvp for now and get some feedback.
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by Soupy 16y ago
The backend system is written in python using tornado (which is absolutely amazing to work with). I also pushed a lot of logic to the client (jquery).
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Ask HN: Palantir or Facebook?
18 points by Soupy 16y ago|31 comments
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MSFT's first 6 years vs. AAPL and GOOG(businessinsider.com)
3 points by Soupy 16y ago|0 comments
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by Soupy 16y ago
I highly recommend Agile Web Development with Rails, its a very fast read and will get you off the ground and running in no time - http://www.pragprog.com/titles/rails3/agile-web-development-... They also have a beta version of the 4th ed
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New startup lets students bet on their grades(online.wsj.com)
3 points by Soupy 16y ago|0 comments
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by Soupy 16y ago
I actually like the overall idea but the general site layout needs a lot of work. Here's a few quick things that came to mind for me - 1) I would not trust your site with my phone number in its current state. Consider emphasizing the fact t
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Why getting 10 customers is all that matters(entrepreneur.venturebeat.com)
31 points by Soupy 16y ago|2 comments
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by Soupy 17y ago
Personally, I took the article as a warning against the common pitfalls of basic UI design. I felt that it covered several ui issues that are very prevalent in programs today (the excessive use of dialog boxes really hit it home for me) and
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Signs of a Programmer Created UI(voyce.com)
36 points by Soupy 17y ago|21 comments
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Google Earth + Augmented Reality = Incredible(revolutionmagazine.com)
2 points by Soupy 17y ago|0 comments
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by Soupy 17y ago
not to mention the economy as a whole...
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by Soupy 17y ago
I agree, I would personally try to go with a .com simply because it is the first thing people are going to try. It's simply habit. I've been following the recent trend of country code domain usage and I believe that these are an exception t