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by alanl 16y ago
I agree, I always take one long holiday a year. 3 weeks when possible.
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by alanl 16y ago
Cheers, I hadn't thought about contributing to documentation as a good starting point. I had assumed I wouldn't be contributing core code, my motivation is simply an urge to code more outside of my day job, and to get some good/fun experien
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Ask HN: How to get to “commit” on a good open source project?
3 points by alanl 16y ago|2 comments
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by alanl 16y ago
Just upgraded from 9.04, took about 2 hrs. Finding the the left side windows icons a little unnatural, but going to stick with it for a couple of days. Otherwise it looks great, and no issues at all. Great work Canonical, also I see linode
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by alanl 16y ago
I agree, it just doesn't look finished IMHO and while the design is nice design it's a bit of a step backwards from the extreme minimalism apple have used in previous iphones and MBP
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What the Celebrities on The Apprentice Could Learn from Being Agile(planningforfailure.com)
3 points by alanl 16y ago|1 comments
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by alanl 16y ago
where can I listen?
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by alanl 16y ago
I think a lot of the sites were dead or dying. I'm Looking forward to seeing the new more open model. I think it could produce some useful Q&A sites.
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by alanl 16y ago
I was wondering that myself. I have been holding off upgrading my 13" MB for the new line MBP. Now I'm thinking I should just bite the bullet and shell out the extra couple hundred for a 15".
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Presentation from Scala Enthusiasts talk on foursquare's use of scala and lift(docs.google.com)
3 points by alanl 17y ago|1 comments
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by alanl 17y ago
I have been using Chrome more and more since they added extensions.
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by alanl 17y ago
I'd love to be able to jot down quick notes & sketches. Perhaps Apple think this is more of a business user requirement, and the ipad is more a leisure device. Plus the stylus would need to be a conductor or carry some sort of a charge
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by alanl 17y ago
I Just cant get past the fact that it doesn't have a front camera for video chat. Think I might spend my money on a new imac and/or iphone4 this year.
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by alanl 17y ago
Worked fine for me on chrome and xp
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by alanl 17y ago
Definitely doesn’t beat the iPhone IMHO, but Google are moving at such lightning fast pace, I'm guessing we might see a Nexus 2 before the end of the year.
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by alanl 17y ago
Basically Joel is saying that duct tape programmers are pragmatic programmers who’s priority is to get the job done. Now from my experience in the office there are very few non-pragmatic programmers, and even fewer coders who don’t want to
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by alanl 17y ago
The design looks great, but I had to think to use it, so that’s where it fails. Although it does raise the idea that Google homepage could do with redesign. On that who uses the I'm feeling lucky button? Google probably have some stats say
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by alanl 17y ago
My radio alarm clock goes off at about 8:30am. The radio slowly soothes me awake, so that I gradually wake over the next 30 mins or so Using this method puts me in a better mood more consistently than when I used to get up immediately and/