cmontgomeryb

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   Ask HN: How to measure the size of a market?

   22 points by cmontgomeryb 16y ago|17 comments
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   by cmontgomeryb 16y ago

   I had a 2GB one back when 2GB was huge, it's symptoms were odd: You could write to it, and the OS would appear to write fine, but all that would show were files called "00000000", which contained only huge amount of "0" characters. If you
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   Ask HN: Password entry on mobile devices; how can it be improved?

   1 points by cmontgomeryb 16y ago|0 comments
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   by cmontgomeryb 16y ago

   This is just copy-pasted from Wikipedia: "The creators of the format pronounced GIF with a soft "G", /ˈdʒɪf/, as in "gin". However, another alternative pronunciation uses a hard "G", /ˈɡɪf/, as in "graphics", reflecting the expanded acronym
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   by cmontgomeryb 16y ago

   Jiff is actually the correct, though rarely used, pronunciation
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   by cmontgomeryb 16y ago

   Thanks for the reply. I do believe I am a-OK in this respect (see my other reply to willvarfar - it was typed as a reply to you aswell) - I'm not directly recreating their system, BUT my system could be used to replace theirs... If that mak
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   by cmontgomeryb 16y ago

   This reply applies to robwgibbons - thanks for the replies guys. I had started work on this product before I started working at the company - it just happens that the company had a need for a similar product and had chosen (I believe in th
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   Ask HN: Evening and weekend startups - how confident were you?

   2 points by cmontgomeryb 16y ago|4 comments