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by bowerbird 13y ago
notions of fairness aside, github doesn't need hackernews. in the slightest. for attention, or for anything else... and i'm fairly sure that paul graham would say that himself. -bowerbird
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by bowerbird 13y ago
chjj said: > Flattered to see it using marked for the markdown engine. i am amused as well. because i just did this the other day: > http://gitdown.wordpress.com "gitdown" -- so we can all get down... * i a
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by bowerbird 13y ago
if you haven't seen the documentary on this delightful woman, do yourself a favor and see what an extraordinary human being looked like, in this day and age, at the ripe age of 110 years. the film is up for an oscar, and i can guarante
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by bowerbird 13y ago
people's preferences differ. there is no magic number, and no reason to subject everyone to the same experience. if you don't let people customize your display to _their_ preferences, you are doing it wrong. period. end of story.
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by bowerbird 13y ago
300 comments in 24 hours. nothing better than people word-fighting about writing tools... -bowerbird
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by bowerbird 13y ago
it's hard to keep all the markdown _converters_ straight. let alone all of the web-based markdown _editors._ but, for those of you who are trying to keep up with it, stackedit.io here is one of the better ones that's around. i mys
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by bowerbird 13y ago
looks like it could be useful down the line. thanks! -bowerbird
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by bowerbird 13y ago
i am polishing an app that's "highly similar", (a.k.a., nearly identical), so... first of all, let me compliment you on your excellent insight. :+) your website says "accounts coming soon". and i'm curious w
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by bowerbird 13y ago
some previous notes of mine on the display of prose diffs: 1. the general idea: > http://zenmagiclove.com/phrase-change-display.html > https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5639728 * 2. an exampl
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by bowerbird 13y ago
gosh, there's so much i could say here; let me bullet-list: b1. businesses have a need for collaborative writing b2. businesses are mired in their ms-word mindset b3. businesses will pay for a tool they need... b4. ...unless they can g
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by bowerbird 13y ago
good for you, meyer! empower the people! nice job. :+) -bowerbird
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by bowerbird 13y ago
it's so sad to watch my submissions slide right on by... ;+) -bowerbird
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Jaguar-blog, the simplest possible static blog(zenmagiclove.com)
1 points by bowerbird 13y ago|1 comments
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by bowerbird 13y ago
so it ends up a fish actually _does_ need a bicycle! -bowerbird
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by bowerbird 13y ago
i have a system that's much more developed than this one. it's also simpler, more powerful, and actually _working._ meanwhile, posts like this seem to get lots of attention. even though the person just created an account to post.
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by bowerbird 13y ago
it is a personal preference. some songwriters do the music and the lyrics separately. others do them simultaneously. some writers treat the words and the formatting independently. others want to do them at the same time. however, the live p
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by bowerbird 13y ago
great start! keep going! -bowerbird
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by bowerbird 13y ago
it's a movie, not a prediction. it didn't have to be "real". but eventually we'll get there. eventually. when? dunno. and the "when" question is really the important one, right? and the only answer is
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Please reinstate search-by-date to this site
1 points by bowerbird 13y ago|1 comments
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by bowerbird 13y ago
best of luck on this initiative. -bowerbird
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by bowerbird 13y ago
excellent innovation. love the attitude. congratulations. i believe you could make this stronger by reciting the benefits derived from voluntary fan support of artists. even when phrased in the abstract, this position always sounds self-s
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by bowerbird 13y ago
when i was talking about free speech, i was talking about "free" as in "speech", not "free" as in "beer". although, to be honest, i also know of no free beer. -bowerbird
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by bowerbird 13y ago
i was never fooled by their "we're too good for you" stance, so i'm not even slightly inclined to apply for access. ever. one of the best things about the web is that nobody has to ask permission from anyone else to make
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Real-time collaboration on any web-page(sugarbox.io)
16 points by bowerbird 13y ago|5 comments
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Live Note - Realtime document collaboration(livenote.org)
2 points by bowerbird 13y ago|1 comments
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by bowerbird 13y ago
another gem from brett terpstra. -bowerbird
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#hashtag terms as a tool for _arbitrary_ deep-links(medium.com)
2 points by bowerbird 13y ago|0 comments
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by bowerbird 13y ago
awesome. totally brilliant. it's rare that something absolutely knocks my socks off, but i'm sitting here in my bare feet, wondering what the heck happened... this is gonna take some time to digest, but thank you, thank you so muc
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by bowerbird 13y ago
5 minutes to the first downvote. why you so slow today? -bowerbird
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by bowerbird 13y ago
where can i state that i am _offended_ -- extremely! -- by people who _choose_ to "be offended" unnecessarily, when absolutely no intention to offend is even apparent? did you really, truly, honestly believe that that comment was

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