aptimpropriety

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by aptimpropriety 17y ago
One of the more interesting parts of the college application process (there weren't many) was comparing the websites of top-tier schools. Echoing what the writer said - it's amazing how poor the structure, workflow, security and general des
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by aptimpropriety 17y ago
I had a very similar reaction to the most recent facebook re-design - I felt that bottom line, I was able to view much less content/information at a given time. I never understood why facebook would want to do such a thing - to increase cli
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by aptimpropriety 17y ago
My initial reaction was to think about dealing with dirt. Ever try to maintain grip on a very smooth surface covered with a thin layer of dirt/dust? On fingers, this stuff slides into the 'crevasses' of the print. Extremely pseudo-science,
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by aptimpropriety 17y ago
The colors were fine for me, but I had a few other problems. I don't know if this is intentional, but it seems as if the data of this map is somewhat inaccurate. '8 cases in Queens high school' is reported at least 4 times (others seem like
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by aptimpropriety 17y ago
Whenever I tell my friends about HN, I always call it "YCombinator news". Since that is what it was presented to me as from the outset (i.e., a url ( http://news.ycombinator.com ) with a 'hacker'-free endorsement), the "Hacker News" title h
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by aptimpropriety 17y ago
>Everyone focuses on securing the bits, but no one worries about the wires. It's disturbing hearing about this kind of attack. There's a distinct difference between obtaining information and destroying it. While being an anarchist can b
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by aptimpropriety 17y ago
I was really only drawn to twitter following Guy Kawasaki's talk on Jelly about how important it is for companies to have a twitter account to answer random inquiries about their products and services. Other than that, I've been rather relu
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by aptimpropriety 18y ago
I'm sure in some cases (personally, many cases), the Idee Multicolr Search Lab, which searches purely by color, is still more powerful. http://labs.ideeinc.com/multicolr/# Also note that if you search for a white, then black, the url beco
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by aptimpropriety 18y ago
I've heard it's very valuable for shopping for shoes where sizing must be very precise, i.e. rock climbing shoes. Order the 3 sizes you usually dance around, and keep the one that fits you best.
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by aptimpropriety 18y ago
Not too long ago I discovered http://www.twitscoop.com/ , and I realized that there's no better place to go if I ever want to partake in the droning about pop-culture 'now'. Also, news summaries (i.e. one liners) seem to be better done whe
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by aptimpropriety 18y ago
I'd remove the need for a log-in to vote on games. Regardless of 'abuse', which should be relatively easy to monitor, if someone feels particularly passionate about up-voting, perhaps they should be able to express it. Considering a large p
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by aptimpropriety 18y ago
A read I found both insightful and interesting: "How to talk about books you haven't read" by Pierre Bayard Not only as a result of this book, but during the time of its reading (in my first year of college) I progressed to a 'style of scho
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by aptimpropriety 18y ago
You know, reading that made me think not of start-ups, exactly (where the rules of the game are so indefinite), but more so video gamers. People who endlessly analyze certain parameters in order to maximize productivity in a system - perhap
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by aptimpropriety 18y ago
Reading that made my frustration with the "New Facebook Complaint-army" grow even more. A new GUI that I don't know instinctively like the back of my hand? Definitely sucks.