alexmuller

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   by alexmuller 15y ago

   I was wondering if this was happening to just me, but it would appear not.
2. 32.▲
   by alexmuller 15y ago

   I'd argue that best practice in web development is not requiring JavaScript to load a page, but I'm sure that issue has been done to death in the past.
3. 33.▲
   by alexmuller 15y ago

   I guess it's about expectations. As a web app, people might expect a slight delay when tapping. But a native app should be responding instantly to taps (like the rest of iOS does), and this doesn't cut it.
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   by alexmuller 15y ago

   I can't agree with this strongly enough. Why doesn't Spotify have any kind of recommendations? I'd also love to see iTunes Genius implemented in Spotify, but instead of just using my library for similar songs (like iTunes does) they could p
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   by alexmuller 15y ago

   > We’re building a social atlas for the world. And we need your help to do it. This makes me think of Dopplr. As somebody who was using Gowalla purely for the check-in-to-see-where-I've-been aspect, I think I'm going to end up a Foursqu
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   by alexmuller 15y ago

   There's a lot of information made available at http://stats.wikimedia.org/
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   by alexmuller 15y ago

   Trouble is, anyone can spec a machine so that their manufacturer of choice comes out smelling of roses. For example, I'm looking at the Lenovo site now: X220, i5 2.5GHz, 12.5", 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD = £1330 (including a £175 September discount
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   by alexmuller 15y ago

   This is my favourite: http://stats.grok.se/en/201107/Rupert_Murdoch (it's amazing to think how influential Wikipedia could be at times like that)
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   by alexmuller 15y ago

   Not exactly a list, but: http://plaintextoffenders.com/
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    by alexmuller 15y ago

    I emailed them about this a few months ago after being spurred on by the creation of plaintextoffenders.com: > I received this email when I registered with you last year, and was prompted by the recent creation of the site 'Plain Text O
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    by alexmuller 15y ago

    They do publish at least basic pageview data (which is how http://stats.grok.se/ works). But absolutely, they should make detailed metrics much more visible, which would help.
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    by alexmuller 15y ago

    Does this mean analytics providers are scrambling to implement this API before the Chrome build goes stable?
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    by alexmuller 15y ago

    Very true! I'd probably make them flush with the right edge and slightly wider, based on that.
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    by alexmuller 15y ago

    I was reading it thinking the same thing, but the scrollbars on http://maxvoltar.com/ actually look and work nicely.
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    by alexmuller 15y ago

    > if you give away your work for free, all of the cheapskates and losers come out and start insulting the service This is exactly what Spotify experienced when they announced they were going from free -> not so free. http://www.spo
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    by alexmuller 15y ago

    True, though I bet 90% of users don't even realise there's been an "uproar" over Dropbox's security.