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by arikrak 14y ago
They might also convince their company to buy some full-priced commercial licenses. They could end up with many new customers this way..
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by arikrak 14y ago
I really think they should have taken the advertising route. A couple of google ads would have been enough to fund the site, and they would be less of a nuisance than they're fundraising ads. In fact, I think if they had become a for-profit
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by arikrak 14y ago
You can also create filters to manage such emails so it doesn't clutter you're inbox, but still lets you see them if you want.
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by arikrak 14y ago
There was a poll on this: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3479410
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by arikrak 14y ago
I think a practical way to implement simple version would be through Google CSE, but you would have more control if you roll your own search.
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by arikrak 14y ago
"The fictional game Calvinball, played by the main characters in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, is sometimes compared to Nomic. However, Calvinball appears to have a permanent rule that the same rules may never be used twice; a nomic, a
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by arikrak 14y ago
More sites should let people tag submissions by topic, to help sort it for readers.
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by arikrak 14y ago
I agree. Often the benefits of these kind of things outweigh the risks of abuse. Law-abiding citizens rarely have what to fear from normal "surveillance".
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by arikrak 14y ago
I used to have https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#compose bookmarked to avoid needing 2 steps to write a mail, but then Gmail came out with their new compose box. But the above lets you avoid the sidebar entirely..
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by arikrak 14y ago
Nice. I think you should try to make it more space-efficient so people can view it on smaller screens. The boxes can be packed closer together, even if you keep a fixed grid. I wonder if you could also let it serve as a Wizard for people ba
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by arikrak 14y ago
It makes sense to charge for a service like this which keeps a copy of the page. But I wonder if there are services that just rely on Google and do some form of Google custom search on your bookmarked pages. It might be Google comes with su
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A Map of Resources for Learning Ruby(zappable.com)
1 points by arikrak 14y ago|0 comments
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by arikrak 14y ago
Last time I checked, I don't think craigslist was the place to go to avoid scams. eBay has a fairly reliable system in place, even if there's occasional issues. craigslist is filled with scammers.
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by arikrak 14y ago
I guess that's somewhat similar, but it still costs $5k. I was thinking more of a group that gets together and codes for a few weeks, and somehow finds a mentor to help them when they're stuck.
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by arikrak 14y ago
I had been looking for something like that for a web host chart I was making, but someone on HN pointed it out to me: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4846110
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by arikrak 14y ago
Its pretty crazy that students can learn more practical skills in 2 months there than by majoring in CS for 4 years at many colleges. I wonder though if there could be a more independent model for this kind of thing. Perhaps like the "N-red
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by arikrak 14y ago
If I ever get up to Scheme, I'm adding this to my chart of interactive resources for learning programming.
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by arikrak 14y ago
Is this kinda like Google's App Inventor (before they gave up on it and gave it to MIT) ?
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by arikrak 14y ago
I think this is something that could be very helpful. In college, I didn't get so much feedback on code, so I would be interested in having a "coding coach". In fact, I wonder if anyone would be interested in helping a small group get bette
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by arikrak 14y ago
Thanks, I updated it. Now I just need a way for people to find it..
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by arikrak 14y ago
Its to create tools for users who might not be using Git, but do have Google drive/docs.
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by arikrak 14y ago
That looks interesting. Thanks.
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by arikrak 14y ago
I linked to it in my chart, but it might be hard to use for someone with no experience.
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by arikrak 14y ago
It's funny. I spent a while yesterday trying to find a free easy and secure way for anyone to publish static websites, but couldn't find anything that was like the Dropbox public folder option. And now Google comes out with this... I guess
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by arikrak 14y ago
Its true that people dont always need a data connection, and an ipod would be one alternative. However, there are ways to get smartphones for cheap. I discuss a few options here: http://www.zappable.com/2012/07/smartphones-for-cheap-ii/
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by arikrak 14y ago
I would suspect that most people majoring in Computer science are interested in developing software and only take courses on subjects like Calculus and Computer theory because they need to.
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by arikrak 14y ago
While readers here might be familiar with many of the stuff on this chart, I think people who are looking for their first web host could find it very helpful.
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Guide to Finding A Web Host(zappable.com)
1 points by arikrak 14y ago|1 comments
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by arikrak 14y ago
Agreed. Schools don't really know how to teach programming. The focus should be on doing projects, not sitting in lectures. People should just get together in groups and work on coding, with someone to ask questions to if they're stuck. I d
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by arikrak 14y ago
Shoots. I just wrote a whole article on the topic for SeekingAlpha, which I'll have to pull back. Internet, be more reliable!

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