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by biot 13y ago
For most startups I've seen, the only not obvious solution is "does anybody need this, and how can we convince them that they do?". Unless the startup is heavy on experimental R&D, there seem to be very few where the tech
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by biot 13y ago
Twilio lets you deliver SMS from a number other than your Twilio number. The one caveat is that you need to have Twilio verify the external number first, two-factor auth style. EDIT: Oops, apparently this is only for voice calling: http:&#
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by biot 13y ago
pg doesn't concur: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171
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by biot 13y ago
As a developer who expects people to pay me for the software that I create for them and not just take advantage of me, I have no problem rewarding content creators for the entertainment they provide. My Netflix subscription probably works o
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by biot 13y ago
Don't make the mistake of thinking the pattern "[something perceived as greater than X] is just glorified X" calls into question the value of X. Rather, it's the perception of being greater that is being called into qu
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by biot 13y ago
This could be implemented minimally and cleanly by having a "save" link appear once you click into the comments for that story, much like how "flag" appears for individual comments. Upvote would +1 the submission and not
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by biot 13y ago
Will there ever be the ability to upvote a story without it going into your "Saved stories" section? 99% of the time I upvote a story it's because I want to save it for future reference. I'd like the ability to upvote (a
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by biot 13y ago
The title can be parsed ambiguously. At first, I was surprised as I read it as: "We Don't Invite Groups to Interviews. Here's Why." and expected an article focusing on interviewing one team member at a time. It's pe
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by biot 13y ago
The intent of the book, as stated by the author, is: It assumes that you aren't looking for cryptographic theories, but practical ways to use cryptography in your projects. If you want to build a cryptographic library for ot
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by biot 13y ago
This might be along the lines of what you're looking for: http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Birth-Numbers-Jan-Gullberg... "This extraordinary work takes the reader on a long and fascinating journey--from th
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by biot 13y ago
Quite a long time... I rode the maglev train at the Japan pavilion at Expo '86. It was so smooth you almost couldn't tell you were moving.
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by biot 13y ago
I've been a fan of easyDNS for their security features and how they go to bat for their customers when it comes to things like transfers / takedown notices. http://blog.easydns.org/2014/01/29/welcome
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by biot 13y ago
The product should already have a UPC code that is trivial to capture. From there, it would be a simple matter of looking up that code to map it to its nutrition information. There may even be databases (eg: FDA) where this is available. My
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by biot 13y ago
Hard drives used to be sold by the powers of 2 bytes. I distinctly remember when all manufacturers suddenly started stating drive sizes using powers of 10 bytes and the explanation that made the most sense wasn't a sudden desire to con
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Why is that even a question? It should return the correct answer, of course. Edit: At the very least, that behaviour should be a configurable option for those who desire something other than what most mathematicians accept as being the corr
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by biot 13y ago
I use EasyDNS. Here's why: http://blog.easydns.org/2014/01/29/welcome-to-easydns-press-...
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by biot 13y ago
That's a valid point, but even still if the link was shared on Facebook then why wouldn't those people comment on Facebook instead of going to the trouble of signing up for some site they've never been to and don't plan
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by biot 13y ago
It has in-game ads, so it makes no money in the same way that Flappy Bird was free and made no money.
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by biot 13y ago
The astroturfing on this article is incredible: https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=dreamdweller https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=banpei https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=dr
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by biot 13y ago
A gateway between NextStep and Apple? Watch out for the NSArchiver class in Foundation Framework.
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by biot 13y ago
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
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by biot 13y ago
What do you suggest? Should the government restrict the ability of people to set their own prices on the products they offer? Perhaps they can limit your wages too since it's so greedy of you to be making more than a basic liveable wag
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by biot 13y ago
Two things about that: 1. He's still earning ad revenue from existing installs. 2. In the last 22 hours of the app's existence (when he announced he would be taking it down) more than 10 million new people installe
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by biot 13y ago
Please don't post mystery URLs. The above goes to this search: https://www.google.com/search?q=whatsapp+site:h-online.com
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Erik Naggum's Perl Rant(schnada.de)
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If you're seeing a 66% failure rate, may I suggest replacing your faulty burner or reader? I've yet to experience an instantly unreadable CD/DVD that I've burned, whether using the burned disc in the same drive or anothe
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And with an approximate retail value of $900 or less, I'd rather pay than have to beg for the privilege of them exploiting my work.
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by biot 13y ago
This misses out some important parts. The original job description had: * Proficient with javascript, good knowledge of jQuery and creating/debugging jQuery plugins * Understanding of OO principles, especially with regard to
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The article makes that point explicitly: And things got even worse for Quark when, in 2003, you could get InDesign as part of the newly introduced Creative Suite Bundle, which as a publisher or graphic designer, you would have pro
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Ok, I get it now. It reads like every other SaaS pricing page with columns showing multiple plans but is actually a competitive analysis. It doesn't help that I'm not aware that "Vanilla" is a competitive product as it s

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