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by acesubido 12y ago
A Developer Laptop. Think 'Macbook Air' for developers (open-source devs, .NET guys won't benefit much from this) installed with an operating system without all the usual bloatware. Don't get me wrong the Macbook Air is
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by acesubido 12y ago
I'm working on a simple expense/income tracker that me and my wife can use. Excel sheets/templates and other finance apps are way too complicated, we both agreed that in the end accounting is as simple as taking down notes in
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Ask HN: If you were in college, what do you want to hear in a 'career' talk?
2 points by acesubido 13y ago|2 comments
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Ask HN: Recommended readings/books about Ruby
1 points by acesubido 13y ago|3 comments
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by acesubido 13y ago
There are a lot of skill-building programs out there but you gotta ask yourself first on which 'programming world' you would like to be part of: Certifications are really good if you really want to build a career into middle-manag
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by acesubido 13y ago
Based on what I've read so far, you're in a really comfortable position, so don't shift specializations. Capitalize on your rich experience with embedded hardware and software development. At 50 I'm pretty sure you have
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by acesubido 13y ago
Aside from self-realization and discipline, the only way anyone gets out of an addiction is if the transformation is inside rather than enforced constraints. Being on HN isn't the problem, it's the side effect. The real problem li
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by acesubido 13y ago
I currently sell themes at Wrapbootstrap, as a seller if there's one feature I'd want that Wrapbootstrap doesn't have are the emails of my buyers. I'll need them in order for me to do more sales/support, but I'
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by acesubido 13y ago
Anyone who can code or do sysAd/devOps would not pay for $79/month for a status page. But if you think of it as a business owner, anyone would. Developing your own internal tool can be done if you can spare resources, but most of
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Show HN: CSS3 Windows 8 Modal(ace-subido.github.io)
2 points by acesubido 13y ago|0 comments
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by acesubido 13y ago
Yep exactly! I know that it could be done via bash or a batch file. I just wanted to solve this usual problem with a simple project that also allows me to learn more about Scala since it's used at where I work.
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by acesubido 13y ago
A simple CSS/JS library recreating the Windows 8 Modal. Still working on tablet/mobile support (which im pretty sure is just a css style cursor: pointer;) http://ace-subido.github.io/windows8-metro-modal Another s
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by acesubido 13y ago
Design your stack around where the organization is growing in a business perspective: early stage start-ups are very fast organizations. You have to design your stack in a way, early on, that supports failed assumptions, which means frequen
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by acesubido 13y ago
Back then I used to really take in a lot of inspiration from Dribbble, now I only occasionally surf there. Maybe its due to the fact that I have no one I know there that has an account that could get me an invite :) been only a prospect for
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by acesubido 13y ago
If they're only starting out, it would be okay if there would be no testing at first, but as the months roll by, they'll need testing sooner than they think. If they've been working at it for a while, joining them is going to
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Ask HN: Startup that tracks photos/data submitted from field personnel
1 points by acesubido 13y ago|0 comments
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by acesubido 13y ago
When you've reached a point where your technical skills in your chosen set of tools only comes second (Web, Python/Django) Frankly they won't care about the libraries you used or how you coded the app, but at the same time fr
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by acesubido 13y ago
I suppose, It's about the environment. There are many factors to consider. First, logistically speaking, transport, supply and communication lines in the Philippines are hard to establish because we're an archipelago of 7,000+ isl
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by acesubido 13y ago
Automatically organizing all the mixed up files in my folders, namely: Desktop, Downloads and Documents. Currently working on a command-line client that can organize all photos, videos, pdfs, zip files, installers at their proper places.
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by acesubido 13y ago
I'd say it depends on what you wish to accomplish. Based on experience, you can deploy 'something' out there and build that 'something' really fast with Grails. GORM instantly takes care of persisting to DB with min
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by acesubido 13y ago
tumblr seems to be down on my side
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Ask HN: Anyone here using Nagios?
3 points by acesubido 13y ago|1 comments
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by acesubido 13y ago
I do agree, and I agree with most of the comments here as well - but the point I was making was agnostic of standards, principles or frameworks. The point I was making was that sameness is a market effect, not a technological one. If everyo
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"Why do all of your websites look the same?"(acesubido.com)
43 points by acesubido 13y ago|25 comments
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by acesubido 13y ago
Always a reminder to myself: Linus started Linux at 21, Martin Odersky started designing Scala at around 46, likewise James Gosling fathered Java at around 39, Joel Spolsky founded Fog Creek around 35, Jack Dorsey founded Twitter around 30.
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by acesubido 13y ago
Another timeless option would be The Mythical Man-Month
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by acesubido 13y ago
As the kalzumeus blog would say about pricing, base your pricing not on how much it would cost you, but on how much value your product gives to your users. Based on your recent post about your specific target market (Wall St.), talk to them
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by acesubido 13y ago
IMO design is not even the issue, it's the content/data. The more information you are trying to convey without thought and modularity, the harder and more complex it is to visualize that data. Usual corporate sites want to tell everything a
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by acesubido 13y ago
http://www.dunstanbaby.com/ The stress may come from the crying of your child. My older brother and his wife had the same stress problems (don't know about the resentment part), but mainly due to the fact that they couldn't understand wha
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by acesubido 13y ago
First thoughts: As a visitor, there's a lack of focus of what you want me to do here. The "Find the perfect gift" wizard seems to be overpowered by that toolbar. Do you want me to sign up? Do I need to know "About"? Do you want me to "Add a

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