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by blantonl 15y ago
*myth of backwards compatible" What is the "myth" of backward compatible? I wholeheartedly agree with your second paragraph regarding versions and kill dates - but every API is different. In our case, when our API changes/versions/deprecat
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by blantonl 15y ago
This post addresses many of the issues we've dealt with at RadioReference.com. We version our primary APIs which has worked very well, but occasionally we have to abstract and write translations for backwards compatibility. We also need a
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by blantonl 15y ago
Either this is total BS or some VCs are trying to ride the Instagram wave. What else could justify such a valuation for a Web security proxy provider?
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by blantonl 15y ago
Amazon Web Services just got a huge shout-out today with this news. I self manage a large Web property that has 25+ AWS instances, plus some metal with ServerBeach and 1000TB.com. I also personally do all the development work on the sit
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by blantonl 15y ago
I think this person answered this question perfectly: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3790563
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by blantonl 15y ago
Can someone explain in reasonable terms, why an HR manager would would choose to enact a policy that requires perspective employees to surrender their Facebook activity as a condition of employment? I am really trying to understand what log
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by blantonl 15y ago
Yes indeed. I remember thinking I had gone to heaven when I got my hands on a Warp 3.0 CDROM. Installing any OS that has 40 floppies is painful. Kind of reminds of of the slackware days as well...
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by blantonl 15y ago
Stock buy backs are used to reduce the number of outstanding shares available - which results in shares increasing in value due to earnings per share now increasing. It is one way to "mask" slowing growth.
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by blantonl 15y ago
Airspace classes in the United States: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace_class_(United_States)
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by blantonl 15y ago
let's hope not, because stock buy backs can be interpreted as a signal that management thinks tremendous earnings growth is behind the company.
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by blantonl 15y ago
For those that are not aware, this is crowd sourced aggregation of data received by AIS (Automatic Identification System) VHF receivers which are hosted by volunteers who put up a receiver, antenna, and send the data received from the ships
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by blantonl 15y ago
They don't have any data for the east coast of Africa because there probably aren't any receivers setup to receive AIS signals in that area.
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by blantonl 15y ago
after having a credit report that got totally trashed because of a poorly chosen hash function causing my identity to collide with someone else's. I would love to hear more about this. Do you have a blog post or other online posting that
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by blantonl 15y ago
sounds to me like a "check this box to post to subscribed watch lists" would fix this?
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by blantonl 15y ago
badness such as this IS background radiation, but for private companies. On the eve of a highly anticipated IPO, these types of rumors that strike at the core of Facebook's business could quickly blossom to full-on nuclear fusion - regar
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by blantonl 15y ago
This is exactly why Facebook should not do an IPO. Regardless of whether or not these rumors are true, hungry public investors will demand significant revenue and profit growth regardless of long term plans and prospects. I'm afraid that
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by blantonl 15y ago
First, who is "we?" And second, if it is a concern that Tumblr won't allow your content, why can't you develop (or find) your own platform? Just because these platforms have huge audiences doesn't mean they are appropriate for your individu
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by blantonl 15y ago
Do you think Tumblr allows you to share child porn? I know, "think of the children", but seriously let's not be pedantic.
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by blantonl 15y ago
There will certainly be folks that decry this move as limiting freedom of speech, but the reality is this: Freedom of speech does not apply when you participate on a private organization's platform. For those that strongly oppose these ty
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by blantonl 15y ago
There is no "slope" when it comes to private establishments. Just like McDonalds reserves the right to not serve you if you aren't wearing shoes or a shirt, Tumblr reserves the right to limit whatever content they see fit. Freedom of speec
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by blantonl 15y ago
I think we're seeing it play out right here?
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by blantonl 15y ago
subreddits are moderated by folks who are like-minded individuals that participate in the subreddit. It seems more likely that you were moderated by those subreddit admins, not the Reddit administration. Furthermore, Reddit is a private or
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by blantonl 15y ago
Tommy, I appreciate the fact that you are working to disrupt this industry, but it appears that you are treading on eggshells when it comes to the real meat of the disruption process. This whole thing sounds like a classic CARtel. Pun inten
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by blantonl 15y ago
There are other significant benefits to cloud hosting. Specifically on AWS: * Storage flexibility with EBS and S3 * instant migration abilities between instance sizes * backup and restore * provisioning of resources when needed * staging,
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by blantonl 15y ago
A 19 hour flight? How was this even possible without running out of fuel?
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by blantonl 15y ago
jQuery mobile and HTML5 have the potential to significantly disrupt the mobile app industry. However, the "App Store" model still retains significant strength in the fulfillment of delivery of content to the phone, meaning, someone can curr
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by blantonl 15y ago
$18 million - Wow! Congrats to the Stripe team! This definitely draws a line in the sand for the online payment provider process. Looks like Paypal has been served. Disclaimer: my business is a huge Paypal user, but we've been actively lo
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by blantonl 15y ago
Per the S-1 filing, Facebook did $1 billion dollars in net revenue in 2011. A valuation of $80-$100 billion dollars after the IPO would mean Facebook would be trading at 80 to 100x earnings. Facebook is going to need to see some serious gro
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by blantonl 15y ago
This issue boils down to something plain and simple. If you come across something on the Web that visually makes since for your business, you open up your favorite editor and begin to code to match what you see. Source graphics that are si
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by blantonl 15y ago
Congratulations to Apple on a blow out quarter. BUT , I've got to ask the hard question. What the hell is Apple planning to do with their $97.6 BILLION in cash? Apple's recent acquisitions pale in comparison to other's in the tech space

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