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by electrichead 13y ago
The single biggest thing for me was the framework for deploying "apps" through azure. You can create webparts or other bits of functionality that can be reused but hosted externally on Azure. There is a self-hosted option where th
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by electrichead 13y ago
I actually liked the design. There is always someone who looks at a "Show HN" just to tear it down though.
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by electrichead 13y ago
In a way it has happened already with the XBox. After (in my opinion) winning the previous generation of console wars, they set out to ignore their main audience to appeal to the ones their marketing team has decide to target. The only thin
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by electrichead 13y ago
Yeah, their password policy is silly, especially for Office 365 accounts. They don't allow space characters either; its like nobody there reads xkcd, let alone any modern recommendations. I suppose they rely on their lockout verificati
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by electrichead 13y ago
I think most people use conditional comments for IE and don't bother with user agent strings. I do, anyway.
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by electrichead 13y ago
I always try to tell people what an awesome product the Klipfolio v.5 was. I have kept it since I first got it years ago and find it to be the absolute best for RSS at a time when everyone is bemoaning the death of Google Reader. You guys a
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by electrichead 13y ago
I don't think it is a big loss but an interesting user agent string nonetheless.
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by electrichead 13y ago
It loads fast, but there is something wrong with the layout - it seems to be fixed at a huge width and so it doesn't let words wrap around. So you're forced to zoom in to read and then you have to scroll around to read.
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by electrichead 13y ago
Also, making it mobile-friendly! Reading HN on my phone is actually painful. Unfortunately I mostly read HN on my phone. Long-pressing the link to open in a new tab is totally wrong for usability. The font size and zooming is also really ba
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by electrichead 13y ago
Does that mean it searches private info? Or does it mean that nobody uses it? Maybe it means that the searches are anonymized?
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by electrichead 13y ago
Hmm, the layout of that site is a bit familiar! What should really ruffle your feathers then is that at some airports (like Toronto Pearson, but I have seen this at some American airports too) anyone can walk in from the street and wander i
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by electrichead 13y ago
I still can't get over the choice to push in Bing. I know that both companies are hoping that the collaboration is going to equal good things for both of them but really, it is likely going to go the other way.
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by electrichead 13y ago
They're going to have to pry Klipfolio 5 from my cold, dead, internet-hands. I still find it the most awesome RSS reader - as a bonus, you can program it to do pretty much anything as it is a full-fledged KPI program. v.5 is the last consum
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by electrichead 13y ago
This is probably just me, but I would learn javascript itself first, so that the frameworks are not a black-box. It is not very complicated or expansive, so it will not take that much time, but it will save you a lot of time in the long run
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by electrichead 13y ago
Nitpick: line 57 has a typo in 'undefined'. I will have a deeper look at the code tomorrow. A 30% increase is definitely interesting.
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by electrichead 13y ago
To me, it has always felt like there is a difference in how tangibles and intangibles are priced. A cup of coffee might be $4 but it is a tangible thing that I consume. A song on the other hand is (nowadays anyway) intangible in that it act
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by electrichead 13y ago
I wouldn't say it is dying, but I would agree that there are many better alternatives out there for any type of project you would be considering. I think the old allure was that you could be virtually sure that there would be a pool of tale
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by electrichead 13y ago
I must say I like the name. What differentiates your search engine from the others?
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by electrichead 13y ago
That is a really amazing demo. Congrats! It is inspiring that you kept going despite setbacks and large amounts of unknowns.
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by electrichead 13y ago
Ironically, the .map example is actually a bit of a waste. A better function in that case is to use .filter: .map really should be used when your resultant array is the same length as the initial array, except with different elements i.e. [
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by electrichead 13y ago
I can't believe that this was from CNN. I think I would have expected a more thorough analysis. That graph in particular is hilarious, starting at 2013 and going forward. The theory also that "since Apple users have stayed with Apple all th
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by electrichead 13y ago
An email address is not part of a painless signup as we don't know what type and quantity of emails we will receive. As a result, I will sign up with a disposable email and never return. As it happens, I went there on an android phone and f
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by electrichead 14y ago
I would disagree that you can escape from all data mining companies. For instance, I would be willing to bet a lot on the fact that a company like Acxiom knows a hell of a lot about you that you don't know yourself. And they are not that we
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by electrichead 14y ago
I am ok with targeted ads. I actually think that most people would be ok with targeted ads too, since a lot of my searches would have been averted by a good well-placed ad. For instance, I see something on TV that I want to buy; I have to G
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by electrichead 14y ago
The lock-screen widget would be more useful if you could check/uncheck items without unlocking the phone (you are able to add new notes and checklists, so I am not sure why this functionality was not added).
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by electrichead 14y ago
This is a really good article and even better title!
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by electrichead 14y ago
I wonder if they tested that after logging in. Maybe it doesn't make sense to offer the other services if you are not logged in?
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by electrichead 14y ago
I think the main reason to go to a conference is to immerse yourself in a certain type if culture. I attended a query conference last weekend and I came out of it so motivated to work on new things. It is easy to get bogged down sometimes b
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by electrichead 14y ago
There are always going to be people better than you and worse than you. I think if you have the ability to teach yourself, you will be fine no matter what your age is.I am 33 now and I constantly try and stay on top of things. It is impossi
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by electrichead 14y ago
From what I have seen of the Googleplex, that could make a really amazing shopping experience. Imagine a playground for gadgets and tech - I would love to see it.

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