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by azov 15y ago
Is writing a blog post no matter what - even if you don't have much to say - such a worthy goal? It's not like there's a shortage of blog posts in the world...
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by azov 15y ago
Indeed. The example with Birds, Ducks, and Penguins is much more colorful and fun then example with GUI widgets. It sticks. Students will remember ducks & penguins, but fall asleep before you even finish describing that boring GUI syste
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by azov 15y ago
I believe keyboards are on the way out regardless of whether haptic technology ever develops to the point where it can replace a real keyboard. Few people do serious data entry. On-screen keyboard is good enough for overwhelming majority of
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by azov 15y ago
Indeed. Pair programming is basically a continuous peer code review. I think you can get most of the benefits of pair programming from code reviews for a fraction of the cost.
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by azov 15y ago
Definitely an amazing guy! But the deal sounds a bit strange... I mean - his bonus is his personal income. Why Google executives pay their teams with their personal money, wouldn't it make more sense to re-adjust the bonuses payable with co
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by azov 15y ago
You have a point. But you are assuming that meetings are about exchanging textual information. Usually there's more than that. It's often important to get an idea about how stakeholders feel about different ideas. You can see facial express
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by azov 15y ago
> Share with coworkers wouldn't this part be easier to do in a meeting than in a huge email thread?
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by azov 15y ago
The article does not mention the main problem with this approach: you're breaking the hypertext model of the web. All of a sudden your pages don't have URL's, you can't bookmark them, back and forward buttons in your browser don't work, pag
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by azov 15y ago
It's really not that hard. If author does not specify the details, just add a line saying something like: "Icon (photo, music, whatever) credit: John Doe, www.example.com" to your about page. If you want to help the author a bit more, espec
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by azov 15y ago
well, if it's a language for writing libraries - why there are no libraries? :)
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by azov 15y ago
So, AirBnb did the right thing (which they would have to implement sooner or later anyway) and got tons of free publicity in process. Not bad after all :) Congrats, Brian, and good luck to your venture!
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by azov 15y ago
I used AirBnb in the past, had a great experience with them, love the service, and will use them in the future. This is a one-in-a-million incident, blown out of proportion and turned into melodrama.
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by azov 15y ago
Here is what I find interesting about the story. Much of the public outcry is centered around the fact that Airbnb didn't go far enough, hasn't been more proactive, didn't offer enough emotional support. Basically, didn't treat her as a fr
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by azov 15y ago
> "He made no inquiry into my current emotional state, my safety or my well being." Airbnb definitely screwed up here, but she just sounds like a professional victim. Lots of homes get burglarized every day. On a smaller scale, everyone