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by calinet6 12y ago
Product is important, but marketing is important too; never underestimate it.
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by calinet6 12y ago
Is this app new? Very interesting. Can you give us a run-down on how it's different from You&Me?
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by calinet6 12y ago
No, they are not. Foursquare has well-curated data that's easy for users to edit and update. Duplicates are removed quickly, closed or moved places are updated almost instantly. It's an excellent gamified system for building accur
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by calinet6 12y ago
The fact is, Foursquare has a truly excellent place database that's well-curated by users and is highly accurate due to the nature of their product. Facebook does not. It has a mess of duplicate places and incorrect names due to the na
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by calinet6 12y ago
Balance is the answer. This tends to be true of all things.
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by calinet6 12y ago
Better advice: just use Postgres. Three reasons: 1) your data is probably relational, even if you think it's not, 2) if you have non-relational records, Postgres has JSON and hash storage types that perform better than most NoSQL datab
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by calinet6 12y ago
Apple's market, however, is not gullible fools. They produce quality products that do not lie about their quality. This authenticity and quality is key to their success. Steve would roll in his grave. He had Magnepans.
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by calinet6 12y ago
You can't block progress.
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by calinet6 13y ago
No, it isn't.
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by calinet6 13y ago
I'm surprised the opinion is controversial. Every complaint I've seen against the 5c was that it looked unprofessional, was too colorful, or looked cheap. People didn't buy the 5s over the 5c because it was expensive or offer
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by calinet6 13y ago
The 5c was a case of a missed fashion trend, not price.
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by calinet6 13y ago
If you don't already know how to roll back an entire disk image or OS from a backup, you probably shouldn't install the beta. It won't be that different anyway. You'll get the opportunity to check for resolved bugs, and
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by calinet6 13y ago
They used it because it made content consumption possible. They did anything they could to get the content. There were all kinds of barriers: cables to connect your stereo ( everyone did this), CD burning, file management, media players,
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by calinet6 13y ago
If it enables them to watch content, period, people will find a way. The argument is honestly irrelevant. Popcorn time is a UX leap from what was previously possible. There may be another UX leap in the physical device on which the content
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by calinet6 13y ago
If not this, then there will be something else. It won't be long before any digital content is simply available. It will eventually equilibrate into its natural state: a public good, non-rival and non-exclusive in consumption. Eventual
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by calinet6 13y ago
This is becoming less and less important. My TV is just a display for a Mac Mini, for example. If I had an AppleTV, I could just mirror the content straight to that. Before all this useful extravagance, I just hooked my computer up to my TV
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by calinet6 13y ago
Self-hosted auto-updated service nodes, that run on your own cloud-connected server. All your data, your encryption, your permissions, everything. Then you connect to your services via any thin client (just thumbprint on any terminal anywhe
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by calinet6 13y ago
You'd think that, but in fact, it fosters such a collaborative and unselfish environment that people who might otherwise be "along for the ride" can't help but be caught up in the team. Build a culture of productivity, n
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by calinet6 13y ago
This is a huge problem with SAAS in general. The ephemerality not only of our data, but of the entire service, is highly disturbing. Next time I buy a tool, I'm going to look for something I can hold in my hand (metaphorically speaking
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by calinet6 13y ago
I'm tired of this "they worked hard for that" BS with acqui-hires and shutdowns. Yeah, sure, they worked hard, but in the end they get a big fat F for the end result. Services don't last forever, but I'm not gonna c
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by calinet6 13y ago
Yes! It's about creating systems to reduce defects. Processes are systems; language and its constructs are systems. Both may contain methods to control variation and improve quality. The point is to control variation. Nothing more. Any
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by calinet6 13y ago
Great article. True science and understanding combined with rational recommendations and reasoning.
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by calinet6 13y ago
I think the definition of "wastes" is very important here. Don't use space that is literally wasted, because it adds zero information. It's equivalent to a database which adds a sequence of 32 bits of 1's after ev
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by calinet6 13y ago
Of course, shut down the infidel. Believers in the church of the empirical only here.
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by calinet6 13y ago
DevOps is about improving the systems surrounding the work of software development, so that you (and the whole organization) may produce at a higher level of quality. The OP article is entirely missing the point, and you've set it stra
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by calinet6 13y ago
> Sometimes I think people get worked up about the quality of the recording and ignore the quality of the performance. This is the main problem with audiophiles. Improve your equipment until it makes your music awesome, then just enjoy i
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by calinet6 13y ago
Another problem is that "hear the difference" is so often defined as "hear the difference between 30 second samples repeated a dozen times." The testing impacts our experience immensely. It isn't equivalent enough t
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by calinet6 13y ago
Yes, the How was the disconnect. It still is.
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by calinet6 13y ago
Much of it actually came from W. Edwards Deming ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming ), who taught it to the Japanese after World War II. The top prize for quality in Japan carries his name. He was American;
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by calinet6 13y ago
The people copying the look and feel of the "startup page" are not designers, they're generally developers who want a quick site that looks familiar and gets the job done. More people than ever are creating for the web, but t

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