donpark

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   by donpark 15y ago

   As the saying goes, the end does not justify the means, more so if selection of means was driven by impatience.
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   by donpark 15y ago

   I have to agree w/Sephr. No need for javascript and, if copy of image packing info is sent to image packing server at the same time, final image should be ready to serve by the time client requests it.
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   by donpark 15y ago

   I doubt anything one has to pay for could be a 'human right' but, if so, my bet is on '3 meals a day' becoming a human right before 'internet access' does.
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   by donpark 15y ago

   Right. If employees of Apple gets certificates with O = "Apple" and OU = "Engineering" which maps to a red apple badge on their robot's body and a gear mark on the arm, people could potentially learn to 'parse' that at a glance. Everywhere
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   by donpark 15y ago

   [didn't find a reply link to your more recent comment so I'll reply here] I think an interesting way to apply identicon to certs is to map each cert attributes to an 'attribute' of identicon, visualizing attributes.
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   by donpark 15y ago

   Re 'not all that memorable', that's because identicons were originally designed for 'distinguishing' and 'matching' data, not 'memorizing'. Abstract geometric identicons like my original implementation as well as variations used at Wordpres
7. 247.▲
   by donpark 15y ago

   Robohash looks great. As the 'inventor' of Identicon, I've been meaning to revisit the subject with animal (identimal) or robot (identibot) themes in mind so it's nice to see your rendition of the later. Well done, sir.
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   by donpark 15y ago

   With node and similar projects, notion of stable/unstable is closer to geological notions (earthquake) and applies more to version branches (continents) than individual releases (states). 0.4 branch is and should be stable, meaning we can b
9. 249.▲
   by donpark 15y ago

   Calendar has to know where each event occurs in order to present time in event timezone which introduces some interesting issues like: 1) requiring location fatigues UX, 2) inferring location is not always possible and frequently wron
10. 250.▲
    by donpark 15y ago

    Because DOM elements are much heavier than Javascript objects in size, query/update performance, and update requirements.
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    by donpark 15y ago

    Forget about DMCA and other excuses. Dropship-like hacks could have huge negative impact on Dropbox business model. I can't fault them for taking actions to protect their business.
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    by donpark 16y ago

    Some thoughts re WoW vs banks: WoW Authenticator is optional, costs $30~40, and intended for serious WoW players in a community with very strong peer support. Banks can do first two but don't have a community of tech savvy users to reduce c
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    by donpark 16y ago

    Three points: 1. Sensationalism aside, Dropbox should review questionable security claims to reduce false sense of security if any. With millions of users, careless words formed out of marketing needs are no longer needed. What Dropbox user
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    by donpark 16y ago

    Dependency injection separates discovery from dependency. It's neither good nor bad but can be useful as well as abused beyond ad nauseum. End of story.
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    by donpark 16y ago

    All great except I can't fathom the decision to go with a wacky name like Couchbase when they already have a great name: Membase.
16. 256.▲
    by donpark 16y ago

    Ignoring UI and UX issues, I think the CSS editor could be a lot more useful as a training tool if it displayed CSS statements along side live preview.
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    by donpark 16y ago

    VASSAL modules are created using VASAAL's GUI-based module builder and optional custom Java classes if needed. Modules run in desktop client app. To run the modules server-side as-is, I think you'll need to use a server-side JSwing framewor
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    by donpark 16y ago

    BankSimple is not a bank. Think of them as a user-friendly GUI over a group of banks. As to where money actually gets deposited, it probably depends on which bank offers the best deal at any given time.
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    by donpark 16y ago

    IMO, web startups choose Java when: 1) founders are most familiar with Java 2) founders are more comfortable with top-down engineering practices and not with bottom-up, release-early release-often approach. 3) core technology depends heavil
20. 260.▲
    by donpark 16y ago

    combine nude.js with node-canvas at https://github.com/learnboost/node-canvas
21. 261.▲
    by donpark 16y ago

    I would also move source column to right. Readers want to focus on article titles, not where it came from.