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by dcurtis 17y ago
Yeah, there appears to be very little hard research on the subject, but my personal experience from reading neuroscience journals has led me to the understanding that REM sleep removes tiredness. In fact, people with REM sleep behavior diso
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by dcurtis 17y ago
I am trying to find a couple primary sources to back up your suggestion that I got the REM/other phases backwards. That would be quite embarrassing, but I am pretty sure I am correct. Does anyone know of any of any good studies done on REM
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by dcurtis 17y ago
I was referring to the bottle that has liquid-reduction technology you are talking about. There appears to be some mechanism that only lets the viscous liquid through, but it keeps jamming and preventing anything from coming through. Not a
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by dcurtis 17y ago
Can you provide a real world example of where this is the case in a healthy market? I do not think this is true except in very poor market conditions like with monopolies or odd social situations.
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by dcurtis 17y ago
Of course those things matter, and they're part of the customer experience. Your marketing and sales strategy should be of the same quality as your product. Don't think of them separately. You're providing value with the product and convinc
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by dcurtis 17y ago
As part of this community, I am embarrassed that your comment has 23 points.
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by dcurtis 17y ago
It seemed like a slight overreaction here, but I have a feeling this was built-up rage over something else.
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by dcurtis 17y ago
I see the point of the article, but it's sort of like saying that if you only sell bland tasting food at the supermarket, you'll make people stop eating as much. And they'll be healthier! Sacrificing the accessibility/ease of use of a build
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by dcurtis 17y ago
You only have to transmit data when something is wrong. You can use software to determine when to start sending updates.
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The real innovation of Web 2.0 (it wasn't all hype)(garry.posterous.com)
1 points by dcurtis 17y ago|0 comments
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by dcurtis 17y ago
Are you one of the people behind Twitvid.com? You would have to be blind to think there was no blatant copying here. Even the icons are the same.
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by dcurtis 17y ago
I'd like some data too! Anyone own a chain of restaurants? Do you want to implement better receipts and the hardware/infrastructure required? I'll help.
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by dcurtis 17y ago
Externally, it feels like Arrington is Darth Vader when he makes mistakes like this Last.fm one. He has power. But in person, when you abstract away the manufactured opinions you have created based on his writing, you realize he's just anot
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by dcurtis 17y ago
I have a Disney quote too: "I can never stand still. I must explore and experiment. I am never satisfied with my work. I resent the limitations of my own imagination." WALT DISNEY
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by dcurtis 17y ago
As stupid and cliche as this sounds, it's kind of right. I have this quote up, and every time I look at it, I get a boost: "Get action. Do things; be sane, don't fritter away your time; create, act, take a place wherever you are and be some
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Wolfram Alpha tips for webmasters and sysadmins(royal.pingdom.com)
20 points by dcurtis 17y ago|1 comments
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by dcurtis 17y ago
Ugh. Yet another article trying to define design. Nothing new here.
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by dcurtis 17y ago
Edit: I am totally wrong in this comment. <strike>Last.fm is owned by CBS which is part of the RIAA.</strike>
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by dcurtis 17y ago
Scrobbing data is publicly available, so even that has holes.
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by dcurtis 17y ago
For (2), they probably wanted it for research purposes.
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by dcurtis 17y ago
I find it extremely unlikely that Last.fm is outright lying or trying to obscure the truth. That would be pretty stupid of them. But I also doubt Arrington would be this direct about the issue if he didn't have some really, really solid pro
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by dcurtis 17y ago
My mockup isn't perfect, and it wasn't intended to be. Your questions and requirements are all valid. Considering the current site acceptable is what bothers me.
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by dcurtis 17y ago
An interface is just a transporter to help you get from where you are to a place where your goal is completed. That's it. There are varying levels of "effectiveness" in transporting you, though, and that's where the quality of the interface
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by dcurtis 17y ago
I've only done very brief advising to groups in big companies, a long time ago. I've never worked in one. I can't imagine the horror. But it doesn't really matter if the company is big or small, does it? The end result still has to be of so
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by dcurtis 17y ago
Ha, that's what I'm working on right now at Frogmetrics.com. We're a YC-funded company, and our goal is to try and help some of these enterprises understand customers better so they can better the customer experience.
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by dcurtis 17y ago
You mean the real world of crappy large corporations. Plenty of large companies are not run this badly. At least I hope they're not.
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by dcurtis 17y ago
Ah, what I meant to say was "The reason big companies with bad design are the way they are is because they are run poorly from the top, with philosophies that force the entire company to behave like its lowest common denominator."
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by dcurtis 17y ago
Congrats on the internship. Good luck finding a place. (And for anyone considering this-- I've met Eric, and I am pretty sure he's sane.)
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by dcurtis 17y ago
It's just a screenshot of http://aa.com
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by dcurtis 17y ago
You're right. It's pretty ironic. But it's my personal site, and I have treated it more as a playground than anything serious. I felt that I was allowed to neglect it. However, in light of the attention I have received today, I'll be spendi

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