concretecode

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by concretecode 17y ago
"Login with your facebook account" Yeah. That's not going to happen.
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by concretecode 17y ago
Things are somewhat better, but far from the speeds we see in the more developed parts of Asia. I'm in Wellington, and get 3.5 M.bits/second downstream, with a 50 GB monthly usage cap.
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by concretecode 17y ago
I'm disheartened by the trend towards tea over the last few years. The solid kick in the pants that a cup of coffee brings is something I'm reluctant to live without.
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How Software Engineers and Designers Can Increase Their Focus(howtogetfocused.com)
33 points by concretecode 17y ago|17 comments
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The trouble with soft delete(richarddingwall.name)
37 points by concretecode 17y ago|19 comments
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Gruber: The OS Opportunity(daringfireball.net)
71 points by concretecode 17y ago|33 comments
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by concretecode 17y ago
I enjoyed your Django and OpenID talks at Webstock in 2008 - they fit the conference and audience perfectly. However Webstock is a 400 person conference hosted in a remote part of the world. I'm not convinced that the niche of conferences
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by concretecode 17y ago
He didn’t have a bad word to say about Microsoft. He was more concerned that I not write anything negative about the company than anything else. This guy's a class act. That level of professionalism is something we don't see often enough
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by concretecode 17y ago
OK. You've gotten that out of your system. Now go read this: http://xkcd.com/322/ and go back to Reddit.
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by concretecode 17y ago
Interesting. I'd tie de Botton's with Liz Gilbert's talk ( http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html ) for first. For those that haven't seen it, it's really worth your time. Her speech skims across the surface of several id
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by concretecode 17y ago
I'd like to see more of this type of thing. When learning a new language, I don't need an introduction to the if statement or while loops, yet in the interests of completeness many programming books include a thorough (and mind-numbing) gui
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by concretecode 17y ago
Short answer: Yes. Throw me into a fresh install propagated with dummy data for a fake company. Make starting the demo a one click operation. When getting people to try things, you really need as few barriers to entry as possible. What I'm
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by concretecode 17y ago
It always amazes me how the best social commentary comes from those who have the least to lose. Without the artificial constraint of professionalism (or, I guess, the need to be factually accurate), Lyons somehow manages to be more honest a
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by concretecode 17y ago
I've become a fan of Merlin's writing since he posted this last December. If you enjoyed this, go read Real Advice Hurts http://www.43folders.com/2008/12/03/real-advice-hurts which speaks to some of the same issues, and struck a chord wit
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by concretecode 18y ago
It's a reaction to the Erlang overload earlier this week. Just the universe balancing itself out.
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by concretecode 18y ago
I hate to sound cynical, but we've all seen this before. Anyone can inspire and captivate with a flashy video, but these prototypes rarely get brought to market. The automotive industry is famous for this. Anyone remember the concept-car ve