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by Travis 16y ago
Perhaps the reason you rarely see it mentioned is because they are busy (or busier than the other group) at creating their product. While there are no right answers, I find the following types of questions can help direct me. 1. Is one of t
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by Travis 16y ago
How many HN users have Galaxy Tabs, and how many have iPads? I bet a lot more have iPads, which means that this article is relevant to them.
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by Travis 16y ago
Thank you for mentioning this. (Couldn't resist a little joke at your expense, sorry about that. I actually appreciated the parent comment -- most of the time I never play videos, because they take me out of my normal flow. But due to his
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by Travis 16y ago
b2b startup here! We got our idea b/c 2 of my cofounders worked in the industry, and spent 3 years noting the problems with their field. That's a very difficult thing for a 23 year old hacker to get exposure to. In order to get that job i
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by Travis 16y ago
That's rather annoying, that it didn't do it, but it apparently wasn't well documented that it had this behavior. My only dropbox interaction was simple enough that I just used the DropboxUploader PHP script, so I didn't worry about most of
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by Travis 16y ago
SendGrid has a great API. Dropbox's API is pretty straightforward to me.
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by Travis 16y ago
I know of non-technical friends and family who use: dropbox, pandora, rdio, one or two w/ 37 signals products. I think many of them would pay for mint. Can't think of too many others. I agree that people prefer the "buy once" option. Whi
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by Travis 16y ago
No worries. I still think you are incorrect, based on this: >Plane crashes are created relatively equal in rate and magnitude. Not all of them are... 9/11 was a plane crash that wasn't like any other before it.
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by Travis 16y ago
I looked at your first source, and immediately noticed that the 2001 death toll does not count those who died in the WTC collapse (article states for 2001, 200 accidents, 1534 dead, so it doesn't include ground zero casualties). In order
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by Travis 16y ago
What about recommending a potential matchup to your friends? I don't use dating sites, so this might be out there already. In short, what if I'm looking at a profile and think, "hey, this would be a good match for my friend XYZ." The mech
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by Travis 16y ago
While I know this isn't exactly your idea, it's one I've had for a while and this seems like an appropriate time to share. First, be specific. You may feel comfortable in the general "travel" space b/c it's bigger, but your message will ju
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by Travis 16y ago
Bungie went from (relatively) unknown Mac-only game shop (during the Marathon days). They were then bought by MS and made the headline games for the xbox line.
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by Travis 16y ago
While not shady, the repeated links to follow you on twitter detracted from the article. It also made me trust your writing a little less. Just sayin.
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by Travis 16y ago
I've used monitis, pingdom, and webmetrics. Pingdom is my fav, but I'm not sure it does a lot of application level load tests.
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by Travis 16y ago
>"My point isn't that the iPhone is better than the Android, my point is that I don't understand the incentive to create a smartphone that browses better than a standard phone when other companies will do it for you." Sure, companies ha
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by Travis 16y ago
Right, SHOwnsYou pointed that out. I missed that the original context was hiring, and inserted the context that's relevant to me (my current situation).
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by Travis 16y ago
It's tough to come up with some better examples for me. I see your point. Every example seems to have seriously charged aspects (sexism, racism, violence, etc.) I just react negatively when people use emotionally charged examples in a di
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by Travis 16y ago
I think it's bad to intentionally select hugely emotionally charged examples (e.g., Godwin's Law) in order to emphasize a point. It's just trying to prime the emotional state of the reader to sway them to your point. Very effective techniqu
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by Travis 16y ago
Gotcha. It's more of a signaling mechanism, rather than a generic way to identify coders at an early stage. What do you identify with programming potential outside of a hiring context? I've been working with my friends to get them program
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by Travis 16y ago
Yep, I'm in agreement with you there. Personal use like that seems to be right in the middle when I query my ethics. For me, personally, it almost feels like the effort required factors into whether piracy is OK. That isn't really rationa
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by Travis 16y ago
That's the general trend that I see shaping the growth of the internet, actually. At first, it was "how do I find XYZ?" Now it's more of "How do I find the right/best XYZ?" because there are dozens of discoverable XYZ destinations availab
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by Travis 16y ago
Are you really suggesting that the majority of people who have not coded have no shot at becoming a great programmer? What if they're 5 years old? Then what's the difference between being 5 and being 20? Seems very elitist to eliminate peo
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by Travis 16y ago
I would love to hear more about this if you can find a source...
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by Travis 16y ago
I suspect there's a difference when the end user is not the entity doing the piracy (Mike copies Garmin's code and puts it in many cars for his customers to use). Involving a 3rd party, and probably involving commerce, feels different to m
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by Travis 16y ago
Agreed, it is the system that is the problem. However, when entities take advantage of a system for their own gain at the expense of everyone else, I feel justified in calling them unethical/immoral/worthy of disdain. I just happen to hate
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by Travis 16y ago
Excellent use of preterition -- "I'm not saying these are equivalent," but you do use the imagery associated with horrific events to influence the reader's gut reaction to the original situation. I happen to agree with your exact point, but
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by Travis 16y ago
Sure, he earned his right to say it. But pretty much everyone has a right to speak their mind. That doesn't change the fact that this is an opinion, albeit one from a creator of the field. Stroustrup says things all the time that I do not
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by Travis 16y ago
While potentially true, this article has many flaws that seriously weaken it's points. FTA, "software reproduces without cost and never wears out. This is unique in human history, and we have not yet come to terms with its downside." One st
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by Travis 16y ago
wow, what a misleading headline. My take on the situation is that Nokia just said that their customers don't rely on press releases, but instead have loyalty to the brand. It's kind of the anti-Apple. Their big announcements are HUGE and
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by Travis 16y ago
Funny running into you on this thread, after our earlier discussion. I want to thank you for identifying for me what it is about online discussions that turn me off. You really hit the nail on the head with: "Discussion can exist without

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