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Monarch butterfly numbers keep declining(beyondpesticides.org)
147 points by accordionclown 9y ago|27 comments
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by accordionclown 9y ago
rest (restructured text) has been used for python documentation for a very long time. so -- especially for that particular usage -- it's much more functional and clearly documented and consistent and free of edge-cases than (the far-to
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by accordionclown 9y ago
dean allen never got the respect or the credit he deserved. where most people are trying to "monetize" the web, his focus was on making it more "humane". it's still not too late to see that he was right.
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by accordionclown 9y ago
very interesting history, jesse. been observing your work for a long time. loved the reference to the canon cat (not "cannon"). also tickled by the idea of downloading a .pdf from "ftp.apple.asimov.net" with "jefras
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by accordionclown 9y ago
i've noticed that, whenever an adult enters the picture, hobbes turns from a bundle of energy into a paper tiger.
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by accordionclown 9y ago
i'm sure very few people care that you and i disagree.
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by accordionclown 9y ago
gruber didn't "invent" markdown. he took the idea from dean allen, who had created "textile" (which was featured in the movabletype blogging-system gruber used). gruber reworked that idea slightly, then released it
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by accordionclown 9y ago
much of the time, you want the output to sync to the input. but oftentimes you don't. the trick is finding a good way to walk that tightrope.
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by accordionclown 9y ago
a separate preview is unnecessary for some users, it's true. but when you're using a full range of complex features, it is. and when something isn't displaying the way you intend, you often need to view the input _with_ the o
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by accordionclown 9y ago
that link is a generic one, to an account's own gists. it is not a link to your gists, _except_ for you.
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by accordionclown 9y ago
there's more than enough room for everyone. indeed, there will be demand for more/different products even after both of these competitors maximize their reach.
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by accordionclown 9y ago
maria wants to have a browser that runs smoothly even when it has as many as 5000 tabs open. a proposal is made...
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Maria wants a better browser(medium.com)
1 points by accordionclown 9y ago|1 comments
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by accordionclown 9y ago
"we built a workflow that allowed one person to ruin the company." that's one heckuva excuse, dude.
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by accordionclown 9y ago
it's great seeing a poem by a poet i know. for the record, jeffrey mcdaniel is also a fantastic performer, so if you get a chance to see him recite, don't sleep on it.
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by accordionclown 9y ago
i can't remember who i heard it from first, but "squaring the circle" is the phrase that (finally!) helped me remember the order after years of having to look it up every single time i needed it. i still have to look up the f
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by accordionclown 9y ago
ok, fine. but then he has to give the knighthood back. > "the web must remain a universal medium, open to all > and not biasing the information it conveys..." and the macarthur fellowship too, along with its cash.
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by accordionclown 9y ago
if you think you have truly found something new -- and i must admit i was naturally skeptical at first, but you convinced me that you'd done _some_ homework -- then don't be discouraged by the people who say "it's probab
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by accordionclown 9y ago
> But your comment doesn't substantiate > what isn't modern about HN UX; > anything other than lack of > an advanced editor with live preview? maybe i'm missing some things. how do i tell it not to
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by accordionclown 9y ago
looking forward to examining your tool and its output, rhythmus!
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by accordionclown 9y ago
1a. .pdf is a fine format. 1b. unless -- as is increasingly the case these days -- you're reading it on a screen smaller than the one for which the .pdf was designed, in which case .pdf is an awful format. 2a. .epub is a fine format. 2
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by accordionclown 9y ago
your showcase is an excellent idea! the huge array of static-site generators today is amazing, as a demonstration of the creativity of developers, but it makes it difficult to sort out all of the contenders. a head-to-head matchup, on the s
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by accordionclown 9y ago
nobody seems to want to serve files. dropbox once offered, but has stopped. github is about the only place that'll do it nowadays. just avoid the middleman and get your own site. -bowerbird
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by accordionclown 9y ago
great start! i could've used more clarity on how to enter/exit edit-mode; maybe that's just my failure to read instructions carefully, but you don't wanna lose people like me right at the outset.
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by accordionclown 9y ago
back from the school reunion. my only note now is that i was never trying to "persuade" you. or anyone else. think whatever you like, wrong or right.
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by accordionclown 9y ago
rather than a flock of templates with different fonts, i'd suggest some simple javascript that lets the users choose their preferred font from a generous assortment.
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by accordionclown 9y ago
> They are all mostly consistent with the core markdown. it's fairly easy to get the brain-dead part "right". even down to replicating gruber's original bugs and his corner-case complications. > They are incons
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by accordionclown 9y ago
gruber's brain-dead version _has_ been replaced. by better versions. the problem is these "better versions" are all inconsistent with each other. and each of them has an installed base which insists that the egg be cracked on
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by accordionclown 9y ago
gruber's original markdown is "simple" because it's brain-dead. which is why so many people had to "extend" it with different "flavors", which has now created a massive mess of inconsistencies. someti
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by accordionclown 9y ago
dr. ed said: > If I'm extracting content from works, I prefer source (LaTeX, Markdown, DocBook, etc.). Though that's another story. except it's not actually another story. it's just a different part of the same stor

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