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by ashchristopher 16y ago
In this case, it is an app site. I was sorting thinking along the same idea.
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Ask HN: Is unobtrusive javascript/gracefully degradation important anymore?
11 points by ashchristopher 16y ago|8 comments
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by ashchristopher 16y ago
The fact that you can buy "overage insurance" is telling and shows that UBB isn't about capacity, but instead a new revenue stream. If there was a legitimate concern regarding bandwidth and infrastructure, insurance wouldn't be offered and
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by ashchristopher 16y ago
I hope it leads to change in the future. We still have the fundamental flaw that third party ISP's need to piggy back on the big 3.
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UBB overturned - Canada no longer biggest internet loser.(thestar.com)
191 points by ashchristopher 16y ago|82 comments
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by ashchristopher 16y ago
The real kick in the junk is that the infrastructure Bell owns was paid for by the Canadian taxpayers when Bell operated as a crown corporation. Not sure if the Rogers infrastructure was publicly funded (I suspect it was in part).
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Twitter + Python + IRC made simple(mike.verdone.ca)
1 points by ashchristopher 16y ago|0 comments
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by ashchristopher 16y ago
Don't wait till the end of the project to get paid? Most contracts I have worked have milestones where people are paid on initial acceptance of the project (say 35%) and paid on further milestones.
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by ashchristopher 16y ago
It's expensive, but it works. Also, there is the social factor. You have an entire team at a Crossfit gym who you work out with that expect you to be there, and push you while you are there. In this case, peer-pressure is a good thing.
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by ashchristopher 16y ago
Before I read the article, I was thinking talent acquisition... now... I don't know what to make of it. Sensationalism perhaps?
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Website to find relavent, short urls.
2 points by ashchristopher 16y ago|1 comments
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by ashchristopher 17y ago
Gitosis is great, however I like Gitolite much better (ironically enough, hosted by GitHub - http://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite ). Per branch permissions, and a much more intuitive project management.
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by ashchristopher 17y ago
"give you the option of approving each request to put you on a list" -- uh, I see a huge issue with this. Can you imagine being one of the more popular twitter users being inundated list requests all the time? Also, being on a spammers 'los