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by countessa 14y ago
I think part of the problem is that people think of as "go to gym x number of times, shed x number of pounds". It becomes a short term and very result oriented solution. If and when it doesn't work (because creating a formula that works for
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by countessa 14y ago
HN's own marcomassaro ( http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=marcomassaro ) is currently looking for some wordpress work - sounds like you would have no problem doing it: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4543562 Any HN's who emailed Mar
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by countessa 14y ago
and one more - only two themes on it though http://themepiggy.com
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by countessa 14y ago
Padrino is pretty good, but really, the docs are lacking in my opinion. For someone new to coding ruby on the web, getting a good grounding with Rails and then using Padrino is, in my opinion, a better idea.
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Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5(thenextweb.com)
398 points by countessa 14y ago|252 comments
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by countessa 14y ago
nice idea. found it a bit annoying that I had to scroll to get some details that could easily sit above the fold.....i recognise the need for some sort of virality and share-ability, and also that the idea is users will send tech support th
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Alan Turing monopoly board(guardian.co.uk)
1 points by countessa 14y ago|0 comments
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Rails vs Padrino(rubyflewtoo.blogspot.co.uk)
1 points by countessa 14y ago|0 comments
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Apple store home office(davidwu.me)
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How to decide what size startup is right for you(humbledmba.com)
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Pirate Bay co-founder arrested in Cambodia(guardian.co.uk)
2 points by countessa 14y ago|0 comments
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by countessa 14y ago
unless you're the one maintaining the api and the calling code doesn't/won't/can't distinguish between insert and update because the de-dupe algorithms are not up to snuff or the current financial year doesn't have budget to get the third p
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by countessa 14y ago
padrino and whatever backend i need for the job at hand.
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by countessa 14y ago
Instead of chasing funding, you could focus on building a business from day 1 and look at funding as a nice-to-have. It worries me that so many startups seem so focused on funding, rather than creating a product and business. You only hav
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by countessa 14y ago
in fact, asp.net mvc is more of a MVVMC framework, so it's used server side as well.
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Learn python instead of java(blog.carsoncheng.ca)
7 points by countessa 14y ago|2 comments
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by countessa 14y ago
it's a neat take, but do we really need another colour app?
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Chinese dissident jailed on Yahoo evidence freed(guardian.co.uk)
2 points by countessa 14y ago|0 comments
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The source code to lobste.rs(jcs.org)
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Ruby based web frameworks you should know about(blog.wearepropeople.com)
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Lost at sea(wekeroad.com)
1 points by countessa 14y ago|0 comments
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by countessa 14y ago
what with the photo sharing and captioning app and this, all I can say is what a cop out. Have the good grace to just close it down. Making it into a "community project" is just about being able to say "hey it failed but it wasn't our fault
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What playing in bands taught me about startups(rubyflewtoo.blogspot.co.uk)
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by countessa 14y ago
Personally, not a fan of the letter, but that perhaps speaks to my character. It comes across a bit brash (though I'm in Britain so maybe culture-clash going on), a bit arrogant and a little bit like the guys who always try to hard-sell me
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by countessa 14y ago
Aeropress for filter or my rather ridiculous-toy-for-in-the-home Expobar Leva, complete with latte art. Again, I'll stress the importance of fresh roasted beans - I like mine a few days old so they can degas a bit.
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Javascript up to speed (vimeo.com)
2 points by countessa 14y ago|1 comments
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by countessa 14y ago
musicforprogramming.net and anything by chroma key/kevin moore
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by countessa 14y ago
can't say I blame them really. They have a product, they have the infrastructure to support it....why shouldn't they have right of first refusal on how to monetize the thing? Seems to me that developers are getting all pissy because they ca
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by countessa 14y ago
so bunch of youngsters abandon ideals and create yet another photo with a caption sharing site? color me disappointed
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by countessa 14y ago
"Every neighborhood should have a bazooka and a responsible adult should know where it is." -Kilgor Trout, Timequake

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