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by cmwelsh 14y ago
When you say ineffecient, what is the performance penalty for wrapping hundreds of rules with their own media query for each? I would be surprised to see it make any noticeable difference at all when gzip is enabled.
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
When you install a package using npm with the flag -g, it means that the package is global, i.e. available from any current working directory. The default is to only search the current directory hierarchy for a folder called "node_modules".
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
I used to use n before I found out about nvm[1]. I used to have issues installing Node.js packages with n, but so far nvm just works. The best advantage of nvm is that I can easily install global packages without being the root user, becaus
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
I find it's easier to use a fully hosted platform like Tumblr with a custom domain, but if you like Jekyll then GitHub pages is pretty awesome. If you're using WordPress, install a full page caching plugin.
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
What theme are you using on Tumblr? It's very simple and clean. I like it.
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At various points in the article, the author uses terminology that stoops to the level of the people he's railing against. Don't let racists bring you down to their level.
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You can sign your messages using HMAC[1]. That's what Facebook does when it makes HTTP requests to your application. [1] http://rc3.org/2011/12/02/using-hmac-to-authenticate-web-ser...
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
Apple has done this already by offering 0% interest loans on their website through their credit card partner, barclaycard.
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The interface is a simple HTTPS request. The authentication is done using a unique URL component. This is an example of how to use Dead Man's Snitch: $ curl https://nosnch.in/c2354d53d2 Dead Man's Snitch does not ping your servers. It is
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Have you tried using PyPy and gevent? In a well-designed benchmark[1], it outperforms Node.js. That means it's at least competitive when it comes to concurrency... right? The GIL is not a big deal because shared state concurrency is a funda
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
Lua, a programming language I think might appeal to Pythonistas, is in a solid position to profit from the compile-to-JavaScript fad. I did some tests with mherkender's lua.js[1] a while back and Lua translated to JavaScript was only taking
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
The submission title, 'Best IOS 6 transit app is "The transit app" from creator of SVProgressHUD', is too sensational for a Hacker News title. Check out the guidelines: http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html I really like the screensh
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Not everyone has the right personality to work for places like Stripe or Valve. They are specifically picking people who can self-direct themselves in a way that is beneficial to the company.
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
You can pick the licensing terms you prefer. Did you even look at the submitted URL? Each picture on the site shows its licensing terms underneath using icons.
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
If your software really takes two weeks for an individual to configure and install, then perhaps you should look into providing a script or even a virtual machine image to automate the process. The strawman argument weakens the overall mess
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
> However sad that may be for the MySQL (or OpenOffice) brand name, the code itself lives on and continues to evolve within a rich open source ecosystem. Perhaps Oracle's influence was a net positive. It continually reinforces that open
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
This is evidence that our obesity problem isn't due to lack of exercise - we just eat way too many calories.
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Getting approved for additional public IP addresses is very easy. We were approved for 10x more IP addresses within 24 hours.
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
$1200/month might be a good price for rent in San Francisco but you can bootstrap your startup at half the cost if you look around on Craigslist. It also helps to live somewhere other than one of the most expensive cities in the United Stat
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
My company's product was blatantly ripped off from concept to design to some actual text copy. We aren't too worried though (consult your lawyer if you want legal advice). They have signed some big clients but they're clearly offering an in
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
It could open the menu when you click it on mobile devices, and have a desktop/mobile-non-JavaScript fallback to an index page.
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
This is a "re-blog" of an article that's been on Hacker News multiple times before: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2262437 , http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1033433 , http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3032332 (and more) Perha
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
How does this compare to Salesforce's Chatter? They seem to be the same thing, but I've heard Yammer is much better. I've only used Chatter.
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
PyPy still doesn't officially support Python 3. The issue has always been that there just aren't any real-world benefits to upgrading from a user's standpoint.
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Through investment you can align your business with powerful people and organizations. You immediately gain allies with clear intentions to see your business succeed.
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
I moved away from the city where my company is located, but I still work for them as a telecommuter. I miss having lunch with my coworkers. Even though we rarely talked about work during lunch, it was a great chance to bond and have fun.
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
That would be Heroku's response a couple weeks ago: https://status.heroku.com/incidents/372
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by cmwelsh 14y ago
This is my favorite reply, because it's exactly right. No one is stopping you from mixing and matching paradigms either! You can extend CoffeeScript classes with extra mixins. I think CoffeeScript's class keyword does a great job at what it
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WebRTC is available in developer versions of Google Chrome. There are some demos listed here: http://www.webrtc.org/running-the-demos
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Looks like Airtime is experiencing some downtime. Here's a CNET article talking about what this service is: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57447417-93/sean-parkers-ai...

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