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   by adelevie 15y ago

   I've started a small experiment in self-documenting REST APIs. It's a quick and dirty Ruby gem that exposes CSV data with RESTful endpoints (read-only for now) with a pretty docs page that automagically gives you: 1. Example code 2. Documen
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   by adelevie 15y ago

   Relevant to this discussion is pg's essay on "schlep blindness"[0]: > The most dangerous thing about our dislike of schleps is that much of it is unconscious. Your unconscious won't even let you see ideas that involve painful schleps. T
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   by adelevie 15y ago

   If it's that difficult for you to stop eating pizza etc., then perhaps you should think twice about the author's point.
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   The Hobo Box: Adventures in Refrigeration-Free Microwave Cooking(ryanpfister.com)

   1 points by adelevie 15y ago|0 comments
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   by adelevie 15y ago

   Maybe I wasn't a self-respecting hacker when I first signed up for Gmail. I prefer to not risk missing emails (from switching addresses to non-Gmail) me over the "hacker way".
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   by adelevie 15y ago

   One of Parse's founders follows the repo for a Ruby script for applying[1]. </reddit_starstruck> [1] https://github.com/albertovilla/aparse
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   Review: Republic Wireless and its $19/month cell service(arstechnica.com)

   2 points by adelevie 15y ago|0 comments
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   by adelevie 15y ago

   If lack of a monthly fee made some sense in the early days of Instapaper, it makes plenty of sense now that Apple has "Reading List" installed on millions of Macs and iOS devices.
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   by adelevie 15y ago

   Can't you both be right?
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    ok?
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    So there is high demand for iOS apps (the "business people" are clamoring for them) and "50%" of the project (the backend) is a total PITA. This is the recipe for Parse/Stackmob/Cloudmine/etc for ruling the world.
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    Github + Issues
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    Create something that a potential client could actually find useful for his/her projects. If that something solves a problem a decent number of people are facing, quality leads will reach you without you even trying. I wrote a Ruby gem[1]
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    You could use Parse.com.
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    Poll: Did you convince any non-devs to apply to Hungry Academy?

    1 points by adelevie 15y ago|2 comments
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    Nope
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    1 person
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    2 people
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    3 people
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    4 or more people
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    This is incredibly encouraging: http://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/%23codeyear
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    "The password field is handled differently than the others; it is encrypted on the server and never returned to any client request." https://www.parse.com/docs/rest#users
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    If a "BaaS" for a web app sounds appealing, try http://github.com/adelevie/parse_resource . It lets you use Parse in a Ruby/Rails app with a very ActiveRecord-y API. By using it, your web app gets the following for free: documented REST AP
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    $2,000 Macbook, $800 chair, no one bats an eyelash. $2,800 to learn the skills that justify the Macbook and chair, and it's offensive.
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    Haha. I thought you were being facetious until I saw it on your about page. Now I'm not sure what to think :/
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    I remember when SeatGeek presented at TechCrunch Disrupt(?) in 2009, pg took issue at the fact that they didn't use their ticket price data to arbitrage the secondary ticket market. Does Pricenomics use its data to arbitrage any markets, an
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    The Facebook app for Android does a decent job with pull to refresh.
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    I think his use of the word "torrent" (which he admittedly does not fully understand) was a proxy for "watch this video without paying for it." I doubt he understands seeding--and even if he does, you can simply turn seeding off. BTW, to wh
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    To whoever downvoted, I'd like to read a polite explanation why.
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    by adelevie 15y ago

    I checked out the link and found it a little sparse and details. What does it mean to sell a link? I think you need a lot more info on the landing and about pages.