devmonk

30 ms·

451.
by devmonk 16y ago
Read/watch "Into the Wild", but here is the spoiler: in the end, he realizes that he was being selfish and should have been working to make others happy. To some extent this article captures that mentality. I think it is great to do what yo
452.
by devmonk 16y ago
This looks just like one of the other sites that recently came up. Pivot? Copycat? or just another product from the same folks?
453.
by devmonk 16y ago
Using a different HTTP response code may be kind of "nerdy", imo, but in a lame junior developer kind of way. BTW- nerds are not as cool as geeks. Trying to evaluate the impact of the choice and other potential choices in some sort of quant
454.
by devmonk 16y ago
Look at the names that come up in this search: http://searchyc.com/rate+my+startup
455.
by devmonk 16y ago
While I think it is great to put together information like this and I look forward to it becoming more useful as it is expanded, these wiki pages are currently woefully short and contain generalizations that could do more harm than good. So
456.
by devmonk 16y ago
Depends on your audience. For a tech audience, maybe one of each is fine without confirmation. Technical users would be more careful. For a much less technical audience (at least 50% of FB users) you can never be too careful. FB would proba
457.
by devmonk 16y ago
I think the issue Ryan mentioned with FB is a general issue these past several years with more than just FB's API and documentation. Everyone seems to be more sloppy these days. People call their processes agile, throw in a task manager, th
458.
by devmonk 16y ago
I thought about this before (P2P communication similar to Twitter), but not via ssh. Why not just dedicate an incoming port (configurable) per group that you want to associate with? - As soon as you started the connection, it would try to c
459.
by devmonk 16y ago
Is it ok? Yes. Is it helpful? No. I speak from experience as an introvert (turned semi-extrovert, sometimes). If you want to do well, you need to get along with people. You can do this to a certain extent by just going the extra mile to ask
460.
by devmonk 16y ago
Thanks! Post back CA-specific bar info if you have any. I'm not in the market to buy up his bar or equipment yet, though.
461.
by devmonk 16y ago
Why not convert it into a community-powered video translation site (and possibly add subtitling capabilities- allow users to enter text to display at bottom)? Also, why not market the kids and teenagers that want to do MST3000-like overdubb
462.
Ask HN: Any bar owners?
65 points by devmonk 16y ago|70 comments
463.
by devmonk 16y ago
Great post. To be blunt, I think there is a balance between helping/screwing the users of your free service and helping/screwing your bottom line. While we like to think of Google and Facebook as altruistic companies, they have bills to pay
464.
by devmonk 16y ago
Nice video and really like the closed captioning! I was able to get the gist of it with the volume turned all the way down as I usually watch videos when the kids are watching T.V.
465.
by devmonk 16y ago
imo this sounds like one of those situations where you learn to say, "No." Unless there is a compelling reason to be ISO-compliant with the majority of your customers, you will end up wasting so much time on getting compliant, you won't be
466.
by devmonk 16y ago
IMO what's wrong with kids wanting to be entrepreneurs? He might not be the best role model, but so what? We need a culture that supports and admires startups and small business.
467.
by devmonk 16y ago
Second that, but would go further and say to be sure to ask those that are interviewing you a number of questions about what they like about their job, what they like about the tools they use, what they like about the people they work with,
468.
by devmonk 16y ago
where would I work/what is my dream job? dream job: - running my own company from local office. I almost don't even care what I'm doing. I want to be an entrepreneur. Just trying to find something I really care about enough to be good at it
469.
by devmonk 16y ago
Thanks for sharing. However, this presentation and book are only stating known facts. Of course the evolution of good ideas often take time. Of course collaboration plays a major part in the evolution of ideas. If the author makes money off
470.
by devmonk 16y ago
Great post. It's lose not loose and losing not loosing. ;) No down-voting is a great idea.
471.
Retro Arcade Museum Closes In Downstate New York(vendingtimes.com)
9 points by devmonk 16y ago|1 comments
472.
by devmonk 16y ago
There sure are a lot of green dots and green squares on that page, though. While I agree that you need to explain buttons, etc., you're probably on the better track if it is so intuitive you don't need to annotate.
473.
by devmonk 16y ago
Oracle seems to be too focused on acquisitions and litigation.
474.
by devmonk 16y ago
Well, some say that any publicity is good publicity. But if it comes off as foolish, and you don't even get the point of it, and most who share it are only sharing it because they don't get it, then in the end you've just contributed to peo
475.
by devmonk 16y ago
One of the worst attempts at viral marketing I've ever seen. It is so awful, you don't even want to share it and wish you'd never seen it.
476.
by devmonk 16y ago
Nice post! "Unless you’re Google or Paypal, whose business models seem built around the idea of hating customer service" Wow, I think that is a little harsh. I'd be the first to say that Google's lack of a feedback loop in their search inte
477.
by devmonk 16y ago
Great post! And the other reason you were smart to quit that idea is: "Easy to use note-taking application with cloud syncing and simple organization." That sounds like overkill if I've ever heard it for a simple note-taking tool. If I'm ta
478.
by devmonk 16y ago
Yes. Shop around just like anything else. But, you'll be even better off if you have someone with good design skills working for you if you plan to be able to do revisions, ongoing changes. I worked for a small company that outsourced some
479.
by devmonk 16y ago
Sorry, I never said that it couldn't, but I didn't explain what I was trying to say very well either. Yes, there can be runtime compilation in Java like compilation of JSPs (for example). With Tomcat, Tomcat uses (or used to use- I'm gettin
480.
by devmonk 16y ago
"Now that I think about it, no, we are both wrong. Information should not just appear in my brain waiting to be processed." Taking it one step further, something like "Skynet" will realize that humans have inefficient brains compared to wha

More ›