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by d_r 16y ago
This might offend some people, but I'd argue that something like Reddit (and even HN, at times) is a modern person's version of a TV -- endless streams of interesting/useful information that can be consumed to no end. Admittedly, some sourc
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How do obvious scam apps make it to top 10 paid in iOS App Store?
2 points by d_r 16y ago|1 comments
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by d_r 16y ago
Doesn't the second paragraph under examples more or less describe the motivation behind NoSQL? In the database world, developers are sometimes tempted to bypass the RDBMS, for example by storing everything in one big table with two columns
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by d_r 16y ago
I wonder why Facebook moved away from easy Twitter-style status posting. It used to be (about two versions ago) that the "what's on your mind" textbox was open by default and it was easy to post a status. For sometime now, you have to click
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How do you hire a lawyer or an accountant?
18 points by d_r 16y ago|8 comments
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by d_r 16y ago
Now-free "Find My iPhone" sounds like a huge value add.
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by d_r 16y ago
Unfortunately using encryption (like SSL) in your iPhone application generally subjects you to export compliance restrictions. This involves filing government forms and waiting some weeks. Sample process for filing forms outlined: http:/
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by d_r 16y ago
Wow, thanks for sharing this. This deserves to be on the front page! We're lucky in 2010 to have a glimpse into what it was like to create things in 1986. Also, I loved this bit: October 23, 1986 Everyone in the office has been playing a l
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by d_r 16y ago
Aside from the merits of this story, has anything that was branded "killer" by the media actually ended up being even moderately successful? (The various iPhone killers, Facebook killers, Google killers, and so on come to mind...)
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by d_r 16y ago
If the original title begins with a number or number + gratuitous adjective, we'd appreciate it if you'd crop it. E.g. translate "10 Ways To Do X" to "How To Do X," and "14 Amazing Ys" to "Ys." Exception: when the number is meaningful, e.g
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by d_r 16y ago
I'll have to second that. There's no reason to spend months debating "should I choose language X or language Y?" Don't choose the trendy one. Choose the one you're proficient in, and the one that will help you ship , as shipping is what ma
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by d_r 16y ago
But how do you know that the individual recipient's mail client/service doesn't categorize your message as spam? If you're baking your own e-mail solution, you need a 'good' IP address, correct SPF/reverse DNS/headers/obscure SendMail tweak
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by d_r 16y ago
They caught our attention, so they're doing something right.
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by d_r 16y ago
At least on the Eclipse front, one thing that may not be obvious is that it comes by default with some very low and inadequate memory settings. This can lead to abysmal performance with the Android SDK. The fix is easy: up your memory setti
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by d_r 16y ago
You can use an ad provider such as AdMob or Mobclix, and integration into your app is pretty straightforward. Some services also support dynamic allocation between multiple ad networks. This is useful if you want a higher-paying ad network
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by d_r 16y ago
After coding on Android for a bit, I've long given up on little things like that since so many other things just stink. For example, I love that I can stick in a UITableView in iOS and actually get a decent looking table, while the Android
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by d_r 16y ago
Some of these are just silly. E.g. WHERE column IN ('1, 2, 3') How can this ever be expected to work, unless, of course your column is literally '1, 2, 3'? Seems strange to blame MySQL for it. ("MySQL is buggy because it cannot infer
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by d_r 16y ago
I do the meat and potatoes of my work in MS Visual C++ Express. I find, the best development environment is the one that you've been using for 10 years. When I do iPhone builds, I first do my best brontosaurus impression, then I copy all m
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by d_r 16y ago
It pains me to see so many startups emailing me who have already spent months or even years building a product without thinking about promotion or validating their idea at all before launching. “Launch first, then figure out marketing” is
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by d_r 16y ago
It would be interesting to see more people chime in here about using sites like Elance. Have you had good/bad experiences with this approach? Outsourcing seemed to work great for these guys (good for them!) Is it because the apps were fairl
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by d_r 16y ago
You must stay hydrated, but I'm not sure if drinking water is good advice. You have to not forget your electrolytes. Something like Gatorade works, though.
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by d_r 16y ago
For anyone who is interested, this is the corresponding HIG document for Mac OS: http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/UserEx... (Easiest way to read both of these is to click the "PDF" button in the top-right to download
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Garry Kasparov: The Last Revolutionary Technology Was The Apple II(blogs.forbes.com)
120 points by d_r 16y ago|123 comments
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by d_r 16y ago
Comparable chart for Android: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity....
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by d_r 16y ago
I'm going to spend some hard-earned karma by saying this, but here goes: Welcome to Digg/Reddit
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by d_r 16y ago
Thanks for sharing this! I love the clean, detailed presentation. I'm sure it will help many getting started.
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by d_r 16y ago
I cannot see the content on that page at all without updating my Silverlight (that I just installed last month) to a new version. I love Microsoft.
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by d_r 16y ago
Another great quote by PG: When you can do whatever you want, you get a variant of the terror induced by the proverbial blank page. There are a lot of people who think the thing stopping them from writing that great novel they plan to writ
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by d_r 16y ago
I'm glad you couldn't sleep because otherwise I wouldn't find out about jMockups. :) This is going to come in handy!
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The serial and the circumstantial entrepreneur(ohashi.info)
2 points by d_r 16y ago|1 comments

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