adamdoupe

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by adamdoupe 19y ago
After working 8 hours, I end up avoiding working on my website. Instead I end up playing wow or watching TV. I long for school to start so I have more free time.
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
I've been know to access http://m.facebook.com on my phone using Opera Mini. This is typically during class or while in a car, but according to this article I am in the minority. I think that the iPhone will help this adoption, as users n
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
For me personally, it's less about meeting random people through Facebook and more about getting to know people I randomly meet in real life. For instance, if I meet someone (hopefully a cute girl) at a party, then using Facebook I can str
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
This is almost exactly what happened in a Brazilian company called Semco. Ricardo Semler discusses it in his book "Maverick!" about how they developed a completely new corporate culture. Great book and I highly recommend it.
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
I didn't realize this until I read "On Writing" by Stephen King ( http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Stephen-King/dp/0743455967/ ). An excellent book about the writing process, and even though he talks about writing fiction, it applies to any wr
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
Or perhaps a device that will change human transportation forever! Oh wait...
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
To answer your question, the only thing users care about is what your site does and if it does it well. The only people who care are the other people who are developing websites as well. Basically I see the PHP backlash coming out of many p
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
If you had to choose one, which would you pick?
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
I'm currently researching Python with Django as the web framework. Coming from a decent size website in RoR, Django is looking quite promising. I'd love to hear what people's experiences are using Django.
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
I absolutely loved this book, it gave incredible insight into successful entrepreneurs. A recommended read for everyone on YC.news (Although I'm sure you knew that already).
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
Your last comment reminds me of what my high school wrestling coach used to say. To paraphrase: Focus on the things you can control. Don't worry about what someone else is doing, just do what you need to do.
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
deja vu anyone?
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
I agree, when I purchase something I look at what other people have complained about. If enough people complain about a particular problem, then I'll evaluate if I think it would bother me.
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
I think the part about the iPhone is a bit convoluted. The author wraps up the phone and the service, which are not the same thing. A more accurate comparison would be the difference in the price of the iPhone service vs. previous service.
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
I wonder how much that iPhone is worth...
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
I'm not too sure how a great app is poking yourself. Unless you're referring to the world's oldest app...
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
With these guys at facebook, they might be able to take over the world.
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
Civ II took over my life at one point. However now, I rarely play games, except for the occasional game of battleground in WOW with my house mates.
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Making a Small Common Lisp Project(xach.livejournal.com)
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
The famous KISS principle. In case you don't know: Keep It Simple, Stupid
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
I hated the origami page. I couldn't figure out what the company did (the whole purpose of the website) for a while while I was awaiting for the about us page to load. And this was on my work's connection. Also I never did figure out how fa
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
Ugh, these are horrible from a user interface standpoint. Sure they look great (and are an interesting experiment) but how will the average person use them? Does the use of these fancy flash pages create value for your website? Only if it's
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
I thought the two were mutually exclusive...
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Secure Gmail Notifier using hidden preference setting(macosxhints.com)
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
I don't know anything about your background, but it's clear that you are not Facebook's targeted audience. As a FB user from early (summer 2004), I can attest to how much it has impacted college. Almost everyone I know is on Facebook. While
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
Congrats to both sites, although I rarely visit Digg anymore and am addicted to Facebook. Honestly, I'd rather have the market that Facebook has, rather than the Digg market. I believe because of it's start, Facebook has a solid hold on the
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
Have you tried RadRails? I think it was easy for me due to familiarity with eclipse.
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by adamdoupe 19y ago
I think the way to do this functionally is the Haskell way with Monads: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monads_in_functional_programming Having used Haskell (which is purely functional) to write a compiler for a CS class, state is mostly kep