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How high is the "iAd for Developers" conversion rate?(crossforward.com)
21 points by d_r 16y ago|4 comments
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by d_r 16y ago
I am not a lawyer, but I think you're worrying about a "maserati problem." Many conditions need to be satisfied for this to become a concern. You'd also have to become successful and very visible. Remember that, as with any ventures, there'
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by d_r 16y ago
Hats off to your new venture. Would you care to write a post-mortem for your iPhone app (if you don't mind sharing the knowledge)? Probably many folks can benefit from it.
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by d_r 16y ago
Sorry! Accidentally clicked the "down" button on your comment and there's no way to undo it.
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Ask HN: When will the toolbar madness end?
12 points by d_r 16y ago|14 comments
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by d_r 16y ago
Cyberduck is a beautiful replacement for Filezilla. Also open source. For text editing, TextMate is powerful albeit not free.
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by d_r 16y ago
It's true. There have been many "Ask HN" posts along the lines of "I just quit my job and am moving to Bay Area tomorrow to work on my idea. Where do I start?" Even though I live in the Bay Area, when I read these I always wonder why would
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by d_r 16y ago
Good luck on your quest! You get 50 promo codes for each version of your app. Share them with everyone! Number of daily downloads for your app affects the ranking (as may other factors). Then, update your app often to get more promo codes.
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by d_r 16y ago
More readable single page version: http://www.pcmag.com/print_article2/0,1217,a=253515,00.asp?h...
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by d_r 16y ago
More context on why Varnish is superior to Squid: http://varnish-cache.org/wiki/ArchitectNotes
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by d_r 16y ago
I'm a software engineer. After spending a few years in Silicon Valley, I have also have met many "business people" who'd pitch me their great idea and try to recruit me. Now here is the tough question (for engineers): yes, we have the super
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by d_r 16y ago
Even though I didn't donate, I'm cheering for the team and their undertaking. Best of luck to them. Your reference to Springtime to Hitler brings another question: have there been known cases of startups who raised money with intention to
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by d_r 16y ago
Second that. I use Air Video on a Mac. It was painless to set up and it converts video on the fly while playing. There's a free version of the app, too. (The "crippling" appears to be that it only shows up to N files per folder.)
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Ask PG: Do comments from new users get auto-killed too easily?
1 points by d_r 16y ago|1 comments
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by d_r 16y ago
"But if you say you’re booked solid with your children and yet you still find time to watch television and play online poker, then it is time to have a frank discussion about your true priorities in life." Besides the very honest and insi
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Xcode 4 public preview - Single window, LLVM 2.0, streamlined editing(developer.apple.com)
136 points by d_r 16y ago|126 comments
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How can I get addicted to programming?(stackoverflow.com)
87 points by d_r 16y ago|33 comments
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by d_r 16y ago
I'm not sure why someone would downvote you. Having a journey _is_ key, and this is why "FU money" would be useful. Given a lucky $5,000,000 lottery win, many people on HN would probably have a chance to leave the day job and finally take a
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by d_r 16y ago
You may have already thought about this, but have you considered getting a "teach English" job? In many cases, your housing (and possibly food/etc.) will be paid for, and you can focus your free time on building apps. Best of luck!
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by d_r 16y ago
What is your app, out of curiosity?
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by d_r 16y ago
Thanks for the recc. Just spent some time reading the Tarsnap website. It sounds to be a very competitive solution, both in terms of operational transparency (detailed, no-gimmick website) and the layer of security. Hope it's not a stupid q
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by d_r 16y ago
I second that. I love my iPhone 4, but the proximity sensor problem causes me to accidentally mute calls, call random people in my contacts list, etc., etc. It is beyond frustrating and I'm surprised there hasn't been a greater mention of t
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So Web Censorship in Australia IS Real?(27bslash6.com)
1 points by d_r 16y ago|0 comments
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by d_r 16y ago
Just a heads up, the page doesn't work without appending a route (like /index) to it.
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Engineering marvel dissected: iPhone 4 Teardown by iFixIt(ifixit.com)
2 points by d_r 16y ago|0 comments
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by d_r 16y ago
I always thought this was a joke, and then actually encountered it a few weeks ago when trying to revive an old PC. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs171.snc1/6409_...
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by d_r 16y ago
My Mac Mini is easily the best computer purchase I've made. This is coming from someone who used to build own PC systems with the fancy cases, fans, etc. some years ago. It's tiny, it's quiet, and it works like a charm with two 1600x1200 di
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by d_r 16y ago
http://www.driverside.com -- just what you describe, but not mainstream enough as I just found out about it the other day.
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by d_r 16y ago
Whenever possible, I just enter a randomly generated password for those ridiculous "security question" fields. Isn't "your first job" or "your hometown" easily discoverable via my Facebook profile?
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by d_r 16y ago
As a developer, I'm wondering if there is ever any legitimate reason for this. Is it the laziness of properly escaping inputs on the part of the developer? Complying with some standard? Integrating with a legacy system? My favorite part is

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