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by dstein 16y ago
"It doesn't force you to program or organize your code in a certain way" Yes it does. JQuery calls it "new wave JavaScript", but really it's just an anti-pattern. JQuery forces you to select all elements using $() before being able to use
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by dstein 16y ago
I wasn't talking about debugging techniques. It doesn't matter at all what you do between those statements. Any time you need to access DOM elements or do anything rudimentary JQuery just gets in the way because you can't even make use of
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Chart of the Day: Google is still a one-trick pony(businessinsider.com)
3 points by dstein 16y ago|1 comments
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by dstein 16y ago
The inner platform arises out of how the JQuery ($) function/object and all the methods behave. Compare conventional DOM code: var d = document.getElementById('elm'); d.style.color = 'red'; d.onclick = function() {} To JQue
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by dstein 16y ago
It's another case of one size fits Google, and nobody else.
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by dstein 16y ago
I think the main problem is there are very few consequences for patent trolls. I consider this a form of extortion that our legal system is not structured to prevent (it actually encourages it). Invalidating and banishing all software pate
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by dstein 16y ago
You nailed it! A social network for carbon credit sharing. Call Sequoia.
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by dstein 16y ago
He should disguise his invention as a social network for the energy industry -- BOOM! instant funding.
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by dstein 16y ago
He's correct. 95% of the time it's Times New Roman, Arial, Helvetica, or Verdana.
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by dstein 16y ago
This sounds like some really, really great stuff. As it is, canvas in Safari/IOS is simply too slow to make any fast action game in JavaScript.
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by dstein 16y ago
The concept of sign-up forms are fine. The problem is every web developer wants to write his own. Even if some rudimentary "simple sign-up" REST API started to catch on, then browser plug-ins could be written handle all the in-between ste
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by dstein 16y ago
It's weird how most people seem to be mistaking CSS3 and mobile browser extensions as part of the HTML5 proposal.
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by dstein 16y ago
Pretty much all software patents boil down to "method of organizing information".
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by dstein 16y ago
What's the worst that could happen? This might actually create a vortex of suckage capable of destroying them both.
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by dstein 16y ago
Maybe angel/vc investing is in a bubble, but the tech sector is definitely not. When you view the graph of the NASDAQ between 1990 and 2000, compared to 2000 and 2010 it is pretty clear to see. The NASDAQ could double within the next year
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by dstein 16y ago
You might be better off in the long run. I have this nagging feeling that JQuery was a light-hearted joke about deprecating loops and local variables that just got out of hand.
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by dstein 16y ago
Inflation is a useful tactic to make RPG style games addictive. I worked with someone who built a popular facebook RPG game, and part of what made it popular was that as you became an established player the amount earned per day rose expone
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by dstein 16y ago
Try searching on www.meetup.com - there's probably more meetups than you might think, across a wide range of topics.
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by dstein 16y ago
I didn't single Django out, I think all server-side template languages are hideos and largely unnecessary. JavaScript templates, with some work, can be better in a lot of ways.
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by dstein 16y ago
JavaScript templating may sound scary, but if done properly they can be so ridiculously powerful that at this point I think it's inevitable that server-side generation of HTML will eventually be obsolete. Imagine being able to throw away al
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by dstein 16y ago
I know what you mean, but I think we're still at the zygote-stage of A.I. When I go to Google and type "Where can I buy a hamburger", Google is completely useless -- but I do see 4 instances of the same Steve Martin comedy sketch from Youtu
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by dstein 16y ago
Two words: Stock Market. The stock market is the absolute perfect application for A.I. There's a giant amount of data, both historical and real-time. There's patterns, predictions, and emotions all balled up into a type of game that human
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Ask HN: So what's new in the world of A.I.?
107 points by dstein 16y ago|48 comments
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by dstein 16y ago
That's subjective. I consider Google the first "good" search engine.
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by dstein 16y ago
I think you're overestimating the chances that in the future Google will play as important a role as it does today. Google was the first to solve the "search problem". They won't be the last, and finding information is only one aspect of o
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by dstein 16y ago
Microsoft's mentality reminds me of a recent TedTalk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHopJHSlVo4 The researcher concludes that when you tell others what you are going to do, that your mind tricks itself into believing that the task has al
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by dstein 16y ago
You just described the exact difference between innovation, and following a trend. People generally do not like to hear about innovation (new ideas), they want buzz.
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by dstein 16y ago
I've never really had any interest in how an ALU works. I use one every day, and I take it for granted. But after seeing what an ALU looks like, in video game terms, the scale and complexity becomes apparent. Now I'm absolutely fascinate
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by dstein 16y ago
Q: How do you know you're in a bubble? A: When AOL wants to buy your blog.
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by dstein 16y ago
They're using the Zynga strategy: "If you can't beat them, copy them, and steal marketshare" I don't think RIM is aiming to out-do Apple at all. Neither is Samsung, HP, Dell or any of the other manufacturers. But collectively they are goin

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