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by allenp 17y ago
I'm sure Adobe's motivation is to make money selling licenses to software developers. If I remember it is about $700/seat for this software. In terms of their cost, it would make sense that Apple did some of the heavy lifting on this as par
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by allenp 17y ago
This is like an obese person complaining that the number of options of different foods to eat is making them fat, so we should cut it down to just one type of food. I don't see how having only 3 TV channels is going to allow them to watch l
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by allenp 17y ago
Actually there are some people already doing this sort of thing: http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~mburo/orts/AIIDE09/index.html
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by allenp 17y ago
There are various ways but you might look at this for ease of use: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydia_%28application%29 (nearly 500k daily visitors sounds like it is pretty popular)
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by allenp 17y ago
100% Yes you can and should use ad-hoc testers. I think the real problem isn't in finding bugs, but in changing direction/adding value which isn't always surfaced in QA. The hard part is that if we assume the "live fast/die young" model it
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by allenp 17y ago
Thank you so much for the detailed response!
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by allenp 17y ago
I think having the right PR chops is a huge benefit - visibility is so difficult. Building product anticipation is the key there I think. It is really hard to time things right with the app store approval process so I'm curious if they got
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by allenp 17y ago
If you have a heightmap, the roads should be fairly easy. Pick start and end points (cities?) and use a pathfinding method like A* to plot the road. If you want something more stylized, you could select a handful of points from that method
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by allenp 17y ago
These look great - what method did you use to define the borders on the risk-like map?
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by allenp 17y ago
I don't disagree with the accuracy of the quote, however I think there is something worth point out. The problem for the business person (manager) is that the logic complaints don't do them a lot of good and are easy to dismiss. The manager
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by allenp 17y ago
I agree - as much as we all want to make it big, the desperation of trying to save your loved one is heartbreaking.
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by allenp 17y ago
Sure, and you can also buy a box of store brand macaroni and cheese for $0.25 - or go to the gastropub and pay $10 for a serving. It really isn't an even comparison.
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by allenp 17y ago
You just have to be willing to reset the cycle when enough is enough. Don't code on Monday mornings just to have something to debug on Tuesday afternoon! ;)
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by allenp 17y ago
I think what is important here is that the degree gives the potential for a certain career field - but does not guarantee a job in that field (and does not mean you are stuck in that field if you later decide you hate it). One thing you m
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by allenp 17y ago
If you feel like you have time to explore who you are and what you want to do, I'd suggest casting a wide net and taking some survey courses in potential areas of interest for you. If you like Psych and SQL you might enjoy Sociology - see i
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by allenp 17y ago
While this might be true for larger everyday objects, I think there are some real advantages in extremely small scale technologies that may not even be able to carry a battery.
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by allenp 17y ago
I couldn't believe this ham-handed site was actually created by the FSF until I read it on their page. Don't they know that apple is the new microsoft?
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by allenp 17y ago
Personally I feel that hard work and determination are probably two of the most important things needed to really be successful. With that said... Sometimes you have to scratch the itch in order to focus. It might cost you a day or two, but
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by allenp 17y ago
So you can replace advertisements for art that takes you to a web site where you can buy their art? Hijacking ad space on the client side side-steps all the legal issues I've seen with this happening at the ISP level. What is interesting to
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by allenp 17y ago
The reasoning given for the traits is probably the second hand version of an off-handed conjecture of a TA in an intro level Anthropology course. At the same time, if the traits are found in a large part of the population (50%?) the cause f
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by allenp 17y ago
It is interesting to see that Activision pursued Vivendi not just for the World of Warcraft profits, but for the consistency of those profits (from a subscription model). The article states that those subscriptions represent half of the new
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by allenp 17y ago
The example is that just putting a bunch of the best basketball players on a team doesn't mean they will succeed - the 2004 USA Olympic team had some of the best basketball players in the world on it, and they still only got 3rd place. The
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by allenp 17y ago
Work in a soup kitchen in each city or something, that would be a lot more interesting and probably get you enough karma for a much longer stay in Vegas.
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by allenp 17y ago
This is horrible advice, really, don't do this. The first option is to ignore anything the person is saying and ramble on about something until they leave you alone. The second option is to act like an emotionless robot. If the person makin
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by allenp 17y ago
I just tried it and it works great - I like that it produces real suggestions/actionable items.
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by allenp 17y ago
I like the notion of "downward mobility" and seeing it as desirable.
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by allenp 17y ago
False dilemma? There is a gmail labs item that allows for "fancy stars" or something like that. I really like the yellow and red circles with the exclamation mark because they give an indication of severity. Instead of using stars of flags
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by allenp 17y ago
There is truth in the notion that all of us have to decide we want something and then we have to go after it. The way the author makes this point really comes off poorly. There are always going to be people that say they would buy something
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by allenp 17y ago
I really think this article is missing the point of many iPhone and FB apps - expanding the interface into existing applications (hoping to increase customer usage/stickiness/retention) and customer acquisition through free and nearly free
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by allenp 17y ago
8 months initial dev cycle seems long - what is the prevailing idea about how long this should be once you commit to building?

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