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by avolcano 14y ago
Here's the blog post about the redesign: https://github.com/blog/1276-welcome-to-a-new-gist
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by avolcano 14y ago
Considering the Wii U was on sale for 12 days in November, and the 360 was on sale for the whole month, this isn't as bad as it sounds. And as the article mentions, it's been in and out of stock in many locations (though certainly not to th
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by avolcano 14y ago
Erm, probably mostly has to do with Acura being first alphabetically on the list.
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by avolcano 14y ago
Ah, great! Thanks for letting me know. I went ahead and sent in my application a few minutes ago :)
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by avolcano 14y ago
Not shocked by the self-promotion Dass has here, considering where his interests are, but his point is ultimately a good one. I think Filepicker is neat software, but can't wait for a more open solution like Web Intents to mature.
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by avolcano 14y ago
It's a bummer that they don't do the interviews/final answers until after the first couple weeks of January. I'd love to take a semester off and do this, but since there's no guarantee I'd get into Hacker School, I would want to have my usu
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by avolcano 14y ago
Basically all of my code I've ever written (as someone who's yet to find an actual job coding) is "open source" simply because I use GitHub for everything, not necessarily because I want people to look at it ;) I have a few projects langu
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by avolcano 14y ago
Within three years, there will also be a new Xbox far more powerful than the 360. I'm not denying that mobile gaming is going to eclipse the handheld market and possibly even part of the console market, but it's going to be a LONG time befo
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by avolcano 14y ago
No copyright issues; it's based off of OpenDUNE: http://www.opendune.org/
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by avolcano 14y ago
Good article. I was actually working on my own demo[1] for recorder.js, though it's a bit out of date now. It's a tiny but impressive little library. Worth noting that, besides exporting to a WAV and adding the object URL to an <audio&#
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by avolcano 14y ago
Cable TV has a much better value proposition than a Twitter alternative. There's no free alternative to cable TV with a comparable feature set. I do think it's an exaggeration to say that app.net caters to the rich, but I can guarantee you
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by avolcano 14y ago
I honestly think the Chromebook is one of the best products out there, even though I'd never buy one for myself. It's the first web-only device that isn't "ahead of its time" - it just works for everything you need. Its major downfall is pe
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by avolcano 14y ago
Yeah, I'm really not digging these "big square" grid views. Pocket's web app ( http://getpocket.com/ ) does it too, and I can't stand it - vastly prefer a standard list view (which thankfully is an option).
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by avolcano 14y ago
I've always thought Evernote looked neat, but never saw a reason to move away from Notational Velocity ( http://notational.net/ ), which is a fantastic little program - maybe the most simple app that I use, and that's a good thing. Still, m
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by avolcano 14y ago
Erm, I haven't seen this at all. In fact, most of the people I know who are most critical of Israel are also critical of Obama's foreign policy (though most begrudgingly voted for him anyways, because, y'know, Romney).
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Acer launches new Chromebooks: 320 gig HDD, Intel Core processor, $199(google.com)
2 points by avolcano 14y ago|0 comments
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by avolcano 14y ago
Gotta say, as a sophomore who's been debating dropping out college, that these junior positions exist at all is encouraging. I always thought my trajectory would be to go to my current school, transfer to a better one, get some good interns
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by avolcano 14y ago
Are we to applaud innovation for the sake of innovation, regardless of whether or not it produces a good product? Apple made a new phone with a few inches of extra screen and a new processor because that's what they needed to make their pho
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by avolcano 14y ago
This might sound ridiculous, but Valve are actually really good at responding, or at least reading, emails sent right to the top. If you just send your thoughts to gaben@valvesoftware.com, I'm sure he'll forward it to whoever it's relevant
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by avolcano 14y ago
Not all touch screens are created equal. I remember the old Nintendo DS touch screen, which was resistive, required user calibration where you would press on the corners of the screen. If you missed the corners (which, with the relatively t
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by avolcano 14y ago
I tried to figure it out from MSDN and couldn't, so maybe someone here knows something I don't: Is there any functional difference between LocalSettings and LocalStorage in terms of capabilities? I see the use case for file storage, of cour
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by avolcano 14y ago
Have to say, the most intriguing ideas I saw in the concept were the two "split view" concepts - one for managing blog posts, and one for writing posts. Has any blogging platform implemented anything like that? I know there are Markdown edi
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by avolcano 14y ago
Yes, Windows 8 will ship on millions of desktops and laptops. And almost no one using those devices would prefer a full-screen Metro app to the website. This isn't like Instagram or something where a native app is the service; the vast ma
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by avolcano 14y ago
Uh, really? Not developing for a completely unproven platform, where most users are served perfectly fine by the existing web app, isn't "foolish," it's a good use of resources.
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by avolcano 14y ago
Yikes, looks like I didn't investigate quite far enough. Thanks for the information :)
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by avolcano 14y ago
I'm disappointed to see that there is no option for students to waive the entire fee. Microsoft does this on the Windows Store (students get a free year), so it would only make sense to carry over to Windows Phone 8. Of course, that would r
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All Youtube livestreams blocked only in Germany - why?(support.google.com)
3 points by avolcano 14y ago|1 comments
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by avolcano 14y ago
Their jobs page is a blast to play with too: http://www.kickstarter.com/jobs (roll over the links :])
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by avolcano 14y ago
I don't think it's entirely Microsoft fanboys that are trying to champion the Surface. A lot of people still think an iPad can't be used for content creation (not true at all; the thing has supported a Bluetooth keyboard since day one, ther
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by avolcano 14y ago
None. Zero. This is why I don't understand, say, the Verge's positive Windows 8 review. Sure, the desktop is still "usable." If you ignore Metro, it becomes an over-engineered full screen start menu. And somehow, having the most massive upg

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