andy_boot

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   by andy_boot 14y ago

   I've been experimenting with it recently. It doesn't take long to throw up a landing page, mailchimp and $50 of targeted facebook [or adword] ads.
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   by andy_boot 14y ago

   I'd go dummy function all the way. No code duplication. No goto
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   by andy_boot 14y ago

   I'd bet on a transition to the iphone
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   by andy_boot 15y ago

   I still scribble on paper - I wouldn't feel right if I couldn't put the Pc down for a bit and start scribbling.
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   by andy_boot 15y ago

   I can't help but notice that there are a lot of accelerators being created in the UK at the minute. I am worried there will soon be more accelerator places than there are serious startups and I say this as a http://oxygenaccelerator.com/
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   by andy_boot 15y ago

   Krav Maga - Is not a 'dance' martial art. You will learn the quickest way to ensure your opponent is on the floor and will not be able to getting up again easily. You will train against resisting opponents. You will train against multiple r
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   by andy_boot 15y ago

   God yes - While working at a large bank I once saw an Agile consultant give a presentation to us. His words: "We find that when teams aren't succeeding with agile it is because they had only adopted some of the agile processes instead of al
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   by andy_boot 15y ago

   >>Primitive types have been available since the creation of Java. It's up to the programmer to use boxed types or not. You can't use a primitive in a collection: eg HashMap / ArrayList
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   by andy_boot 15y ago

   compared to the cost of an IOS dev. I'd say it's definitely worth a punt.
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    by andy_boot 15y ago

    The lesson is that you are learning _sales_. You are learning what does and does not work. When you try that with a real project (ie your business) you will have already learned a lot from repeatedly selling an ipod using different methods
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    by andy_boot 15y ago

    I wrote something similar as an experiment a year or so ago: http://www.how-they-think.com/ except its free
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    by andy_boot 15y ago

    I recon that Sophie's World is much better than Zen
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    by andy_boot 15y ago

    "5 years C# experience," /\ Try bending the truth. Firstly you'll need different CVs depending on the job you are going for. So take the one saying "Did python for 5 years at XYZ corp" and change it to "Did python and C# for 5 years at XYZ
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    So I Jumped(nuclearcarrot.posterous.com)

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

    are you making all your android income from those 7 apps listed on your site? Can you give a breakdown of income per app ?
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    How 2 write HTML5 games(nuclearcarrot.posterous.com)

    4 points by andy_boot 15y ago|1 comments
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    by andy_boot 16y ago

    So I've added a few tweaks that HNs asked for. I will write a blog post detailing design decisions that I made about this game soon too.
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    ShowHN HTML5 shooter - updated(nuclearcarrot.com)

    11 points by andy_boot 16y ago|4 comments
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    by andy_boot 16y ago

    Surely the raininess factor is an April fools at least? The happyness factor from mouse movements? Well I'm unsure but I can see how someone could argue that could be calculated. But raininess? Please no.
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    by andy_boot 16y ago

    To be blunt I think you can charge more for this product. €5 / month is more realistic. I would tie in a price hike with a bunch of new features and keep the free model going. Years ago a friend of mine doubled the price of his software pro
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    by andy_boot 16y ago

    I never played Eve Online for fear that I might never emerge from my room again.. ever. I had enough trouble stopping playing WoW.
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    by andy_boot 16y ago

    Hey thanks for he feedback everyone. Design decisions: Dont rotate images - this really kills performance. Try not to scale images - My rough performance tests said: draw 1 scaled image = draw 3 images. As you guessed, Bullet images sprites
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    Review my HTML5 game(nuclearcarrot.com)

    18 points by andy_boot 16y ago|9 comments
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    by andy_boot 16y ago

    I disagree, a lot of popular casual games work best in 2D (angry birds / flight control).
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    by andy_boot 16y ago

    Simple stuff like getting title tags right takes 5 minutes and does makes a difference. Thanks for sharing.
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    by andy_boot 16y ago

    I think the total time spent reading the book and evaluating the job would be more than knocking out a quick cover letter and sending it off with your CV
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    by andy_boot 16y ago

    I dont know if you're joking or not. But how is that going to generate revenue? I mean the site is cool and useful and all. But its just anoth http://mailinator.com/ clone.