andrewcurioso

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by andrewcurioso 15y ago
This site gets a lot of criticism but it is a good jumping-off point: http://www.w3schools.com/ It will teach you the basics of PHP, XHTML, CSS, and Javascript. But you might have to do some of web searching to answer your questions... us
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
The site must be using NoSQL, since it is down for me right now. I wish it would load, the article sounds interesting.
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
10 pizzas? I'm getting ripped off. For me that's 7 pizzas.
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
To me the biggest two things: 1) The dial pad is one of the only things still in a separate window, which is a pain when entering conference call passwords (which is what I use Skype for half of the time). Before you could just click in the
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
I don't have anyone to do a test video call with right now but I'm pretty sure you can drag the divider bar at the bottom of the window up and it will reveal the chat box again. Can anyone confirm? P.S. I personally think the new Skype 5 fo
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
This is very topical for me. I have been drafting a paper that I was hoping to submit to the IEEE. This "might" change my mind. I'm not sure yet. There are stipulations that you can publish your work on personal sites if you get permission
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
Agreed. I don't want to ask you to complete my thought, but how would you define value in a way that makes sense in that context? Or is it hopeless?
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
My biggest mistake: using the word "good" What I should of said is "has value" I have since conceded that point and removed the word "good" (which is subjective) from the post. Also, the only evidence I have is observation. Which is why I p
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
I agree. The title is misleading. I'll have to be more careful on future HN posts. Although, if someone else posted it I would have little control over that. I don't think your alternative isn't quite right either. Perhaps, I should have ju
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
The market decides if a language has any value. It is not implying in any way that there is a 1:1 between popularity and quality (or any defined relationship for that matter). I think that would be ridiculous. It is not meant as any means t
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
That is why it is a theory and I am opening it up to peer review. Otherwise I would have stated it as a fact. Also, "free" as in choice, not "free" as in cost.
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
Three things: First, thank you for reading. This article was meant entirely to spur discussion so I thank you for taking the time to discuss. Second, I don't think an argument that most people choose based on quality is pertinent to the the
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
It's a bit intentionally vague. For instance, let's say there is a language dedicated to hardware prototypes (let's call it Gabview)... Say it is very popular now but it is difficult to use and no one enjoys using it. If the theory holds tr
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
I don't disagree :) and the theory does not specify either of those properties as binary.
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
What commute time? I work from home. When I am on the road, I "read" audio books.
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Think your language is better than mine? The market says otherwise(andrewcurioso.com)
9 points by andrewcurioso 16y ago|19 comments
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
The RSS feed users can just click the link and post comments as well.
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Is Color’s Team Worth $41M, Even if Its Idea Isn’t?(gigaom.com)
1 points by andrewcurioso 16y ago|0 comments
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
One of the first things it suggested to me was "Weed"
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
Lycos is still around today.
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
To be fair, Neal. You did send me the link _after_ I IMed you saying, "Hey, didn't Lycos have a product called Circles?" ;)
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
Thanks. I used to work for Lycos. The Circles project was before my time but it came up in conversation now and then. So when I heard Google Circles it was the first thing that came to mind.
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Google Circles? Meh. Here's Lycos Circles (2004)(info.lycos.com)
65 points by andrewcurioso 16y ago|14 comments
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A sharing site called Circles? Lycos did it - in 2004(technologizer.com)
2 points by andrewcurioso 16y ago|0 comments
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
Also, is it offensive slang in some other language? A site I worked on (unintentionally) chose a name that means "lazy idiot" in some cultures. Oddly enough it seemed to do more good than harm. It's a bit ironic because the site was a produ
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
I noticed this about a year ago. Fortunately I was/am employed so I ignored it. Still a cool idea. A lot like those sites that used to add job offers to HTML comments.
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
It is out of beta. And no, they didn't make an drastic changes.
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
Same here, I've heard (almost) entirely criticism. Plus, I am a paid Skype customer. It is a little different when you're using a free app like Adium or a free website like Facebook or Digg.
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
So there's one person! ;) I haven't downgraded either, I keep thinking that I'll get used to it and it will get better.
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by andrewcurioso 16y ago
I agree completely. I actually had to re-dial into a conference line the first time I used it because it took me too long to find the dial pad to type in my pin.

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