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by davepeck 16y ago
I'd put 'osdir' on that list...
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by davepeck 16y ago
Not sure. I'd hope for something like 25-50, perhaps, so that there is a good crowd but finding a space is not impossible.
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by davepeck 16y ago
I started an I|O ERROR 2011 signup spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/h9KQrR Please add your name if you would attend such an unconference over the same dates as the real I|O. I'm recklessly confident that we can find space at dogpatch labs, citi
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by davepeck 16y ago
I'm confused how you can say that Rails 3 does not depend on Prototype.js, when if you generate scaffolded views they make heavy use of Prototype. I _do_ understand that you can use Rails 3 without prototype, of course. But it's definitely
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by davepeck 16y ago
Somewhat OT, but perhaps related: I've watched SpoutCore and Rails 3 from a distance. My impression is that Rails 3 is still heavily dependent on Prototype.js (for scaffolding, etc.) though the majority of rails developers switch to jQuery
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by davepeck 16y ago
Yes, that's it exactly. It's a frustrating middle ground where data available to Google is not available to the general public, even though many of these are public agencies to begin with.
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by davepeck 16y ago
I did a lot of transit-related software development [1] in 2010, so I've experienced this first-hand. For those who don't know, Google maintains a specification called GTFS that captures transit agency timetable and route information. Unfor
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by davepeck 16y ago
It's pretty great, though if I had a Solaris box handy I might pit it against the networked multiplayer Zelda game a CS32 team wrote in '97. ;-)
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by davepeck 16y ago
First, are you seeing good convergence on numbers? How many votes does it take, and how long does it take to acquire them? Given your background, have you considered building a similar "duel" for restaurants? Mostly I'm curious how the rest
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by davepeck 16y ago
The problem is that the "utility" of suburban sprawl is in no small part due to the historical price of energy. If and when energy prices go higher (and there are good reasons to believe they will) I think we'll see a necessary shift. Aside
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by davepeck 16y ago
Walk Score makes heavy use of GAE across many of its products, and is very happy with it. Despite the occasional downtime, the price/performance is on par with needs. Walk Score uses AWS where it needs heavy compute back-ends, but all front
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by davepeck 16y ago
I agree that people who approach App Engine for the first time get quite confused about how to make Django "work" on GAE. There are too many options. Even after evaluating, developers may not understand how round-peg/square-hole the problem
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by davepeck 16y ago
Formats targeted strictly at machine/machine interchange ultimately get used for much more. JSON is no exception. Configuration tends to be the first place that interchange formats are "abused"; even for such a mild abuse, comments are esse
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by davepeck 16y ago
Not a YC founder, but I was the first employee at a startup that was acquired by MSFT in late 2001. The founders and I were college friends and we were all quite green, having graduated in 1999. As a result, I had a ton to learn. For the fi
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by davepeck 16y ago
Definitely it's biased... but interesting. I'm #1 for python only because the true pythonistas in Seattle don't use GitHub. As for you and PHP -- that I can't comment on, because we haven't yet run into each other at a meet-up. :-)
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by davepeck 16y ago
I searched for {ruby, javascript, objc, python} in Seattle and I fully agree with the #1 result in all cases, except Python. :-) That said, I only agree because I know these developers through local meet-ups...
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by davepeck 16y ago
+1 Powell's has a separate science and technology bookstore. Even if you don't want to buy a book, it's worth visiting this separate building to see the quite small (but entertaining) collection of vintage computers and manuals.
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by davepeck 16y ago
30% may be a reasonable trade-off. For that 30%, you get: - Eyeballs! (A potentially huge built-in audience and higher chance of discovery) - A payment infrastructure that users are already comfortable with - An update infrastructure - In-a
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by davepeck 16y ago
Point B cannot be overstated. You should always have your corporate structure in order before you start working on a business endeavor with anyone -- even people you know well. Forming an LLC with an easy-to-understand operating agreeme
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by davepeck 16y ago
I don't like adding new handlers to my app for unit testing. For my money, nose-gae has the right approach. Unfortunately, it seems to have stagnated a bit.
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by davepeck 16y ago
Perhaps you should call it NaNoAppMo?
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by davepeck 16y ago
I once saw a level of aggression both hilarious and frightening. In 2001 I was biking Market Street to downtown SFO. Agro Biker, several hundred feet in front of me, was heading straight through a green light. That didn't stop Stupid SUV fr
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by davepeck 16y ago
> why not label it as such ? We often work with early stage startups, where uncertainty is a fact of life. In these cases, both parties agree that hourly is preferable. For mid-size companies, there is certainly less distinction. We gen
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by davepeck 16y ago
> Not being able to do fixed bid work basically says "I'm bad at estimating and don't know how to control scope creep". Hourly contracts do not preclude careful up-front estimates and clear statements of work. Fixed-bid contracts are no
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by davepeck 16y ago
I've run a software consultancy for the past few years and wish to reiterate one of his key points: never accept a fixed-bid contract. Such contracts are incompatible with the creative and unpredictable forces of software development.
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by davepeck 16y ago
So far as we currently know, classical information (aka bits) cannot be transferred via quantum entanglement (aka spooky action at a distance.)
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by davepeck 16y ago
That's really awesome -- have always wanted to find something like this. Thanks!
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by davepeck 16y ago
I missed that about Collab, actually. Interesting. By the way, how do you crack the FL file format? (Or do you?)
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by davepeck 16y ago
There are some interesting ideas here, but it feels unfocused. I suspect that collaboration is where the really interesting opportunities are. To my mind, version control is simply one possible feature you can offer to make collaboration mo
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by davepeck 16y ago
I became fascinated with Chopin's preludes about two years ago, and have devoted some part of my free time to studying them. Of all the recordings I've found, the recent recording of Rafal Blechacz is by far my favorite. [1] Blechacz took f

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