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by apsurd 14y ago
The phrase is "by and large" http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20and%20large
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by apsurd 14y ago
It's funny you say that actually because I would fall into the category of being all about the web . I'm self taught and learned 100% in a web environment. I actually didn't have any experience with pure scripting (data-mining and processi
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by apsurd 14y ago
How about using parse.com's new javascript database layer to abstract the requisite server-side dependencies. (disclaimer, I've never used it myself). Then you'll be able to teach a user how to setup a simple one page web app, maybe a todo
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by apsurd 14y ago
thats the thing though...people that know how to program know that programming is not about typing words on a screen. patio11 brought up a good point in that in order to read one must learn the alphabet. I think this is very true but lets
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by apsurd 14y ago
Make stuff. Show don't tell.
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by apsurd 14y ago
I think this is a good idea but the more popular you get the more filtering you need. If 1000 hire-ees want to meet for coffee how will the hirer filter them? Well I guess I like the idea from the hire-ee perspective. But isn't it a bad dea
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by apsurd 14y ago
For multi-page applications the problem becomes how to load and manage dependencies on the client-side. I use http://requirejs.org/ for this.
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by apsurd 14y ago
I'd honestly want to help you enable this using http://ruhoh.com . it's jekyll inspired but made to be a lot more streamlined. The stack is markdown and mustache. This would be a great way for me to see how I need to evolve the ruhoh platf
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by apsurd 14y ago
My kneejerk reaction to this is that it's very hard for a programmer-type to write. Part of programming is of course discipline, attention to detail, conciseness, etc. The same things apply to writing but it comes across much much harder be
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by apsurd 14y ago
cool service, I hope it remains up so we can depend on it. Currently you can accomplish the same thing using Yahoo's YQL, if you'd rather trust a big company to stay up. Here's an example: http://y.ahoo.it/b7rnO I'm using it on my website
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by apsurd 14y ago
I'm making http://ruhoh.com (static blogging engine) with a priority on technical blogging. It's still beta so not feature complete, but I push weekly =)
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by apsurd 14y ago
this is one of the funniest videos I've ever seen. I love HN!
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by apsurd 14y ago
touché =) I understand that very clearly when you put it that way. I remember my dad beating the alphabet into my head. It was the only way that he could eventually teach me how to read. Thanks for that.
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by apsurd 14y ago
Essentially you are saying something is better than nothing . I wholeheartedly agree. As a person whose purpose in life is more and more "Free information in order to Free Education", all I'm saying is I think we can do better; a lot bette
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by apsurd 14y ago
Since I know the codecademy team is always listening, I'll share my feedback through supporting my two friends through codecademy: Firstly they love it. The game mechanics and the reward cycle is a great motivation for them. I think nobody
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by apsurd 14y ago
Being this is HN, I like to think this more a calculus joke =D
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by apsurd 14y ago
YC promotes their own; it's their house. I'm not supporting the idea that 'YC alumn eats an apple for lunch' is indeed noteworthy, just providing an explanation. I used to think HN front page was heavily gamed. That is you had to have a ne
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by apsurd 14y ago
At the risk of sounding difficult, all work is derivative and I think that's a beautiful thing, not a thing meant to be haggled over and fussed about. But I do get the point of your second paragraph. Ideally students go to class for the s
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by apsurd 14y ago
Isn't the same true for using all frameworks then? Surely people don't think every Rails app was written from the ground up? FWIW I am indeed all lovey dovey about Open Source. I think all code should be "Open and Free". Of course I know th
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by apsurd 14y ago
I'm not shooting the messenger, but if that is indeed the case, Universities are in quite a sad state =(
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by apsurd 14y ago
>> For students, it is not clear that the code they generate is their property Honest question, who's code would it be then?
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by apsurd 15y ago
publish an Ebook. It has less to do with your actual site, but the problem is when people go on a website, they expect what they read to be free. If you put the same content in an Ebook and work hard at promoting and marketing it, people ar
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by apsurd 15y ago
The funny thing about an excuse, no matter the correctness, is its inverse relation to success. all interpretations of success notwithstanding.
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by apsurd 15y ago
Very nicely designed. Regarding the table of contents, it took a while to realize the text was clickable. Also I would prefer the arrows to show what they go to. For example "up next: Checking Status" I don't know whether that would bre
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by apsurd 15y ago
No, I meant "he" as in the subject of your post - the filmaker. I find it a bit odd that you, I assume an adult, are saying things like "what he is doing isn't that spectacular" in regards to a nine year old boy. I don't get why you have so
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by apsurd 15y ago
Of course it is. So what? This guy put in a lot of work, he deserves it.
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by apsurd 15y ago
I'll probably try that then. Initially I chose Unlicense because it addresses the "no license" means someone can go "over your head" and license it. The whole licensing thing is a pain in the ass. And now I see http://unlicense.org isn't
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by apsurd 15y ago
Yeah sorry, actually I updated JB license to Unlicense shortly after I launched it. You are right, it was only because I didn't realize that Creative Commons prohibited commercial use that I chose it in the first place. Jekyll Bootstrap, Ru
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by apsurd 15y ago
I maintain ruhoh and jekyllbootstrap, thanks for all the support guys. Will be monitoring this thread for any questions. =)
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by apsurd 15y ago
downvoted for short-sidedness

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