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by eli_s 17y ago
That's a great point noodle. I hadn't thought of the catalog builder as a plug-in before.
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Ask HN: Side Project Turned Turned Obsession - Please Review My Site
3 points by eli_s 17y ago|4 comments
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by eli_s 17y ago
seems i'm now getting down voted out of spite :) I guess some people don't like being wrong hehe
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by eli_s 17y ago
Health care is a human right - even in America where i'm led to believe that you will receive life saving emergency treatment even if you cant afford it. If you want to improve you understanding of this human rights issue then read: http:/
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by eli_s 17y ago
Please review your understanding of a human right. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948, proclaimed that “everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of o
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by eli_s 17y ago
"and healthcare, for all it's importance, is nowhere near being as important as, say, free political speech." I assume from this statement that you are either a) healthy and/or b) fully capable of paying for all you and your families medica
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by eli_s 17y ago
Am I getting down voted by Americans who don't like having their system criticised or because people disagree with me?
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by eli_s 17y ago
Regarding US healthcare: The American system is broken and corrupt. Broken because it denies healthcare to millions who need it or financially bankrupts others. Healthcare is a basic human right - what exactly is the problem with having eve
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by eli_s 17y ago
so 5 days to create using a sophisticated framework you created over months (years?) - that makes more sense. I'm amazed by your team's work. you're now bookmarked and on my 'check back often' list ;) i'm looking forward to checking out fli
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by eli_s 17y ago
wow only 5 days making the game? Does that include programming, artwork, music all from scratch?
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by eli_s 17y ago
that is such bullshit. When google acts as proxy I dont associate the proxy link as the actual link to the resource I'm looking for. This fool has wedged himself between the client and business and in the process has hijacked the business'
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by eli_s 17y ago
Wow this is just disgusting slimeball behaviour on the part of helphive. A business' phone number is an important part of it's identity. Business owners pay to have memorable numbers (repeating digits etc.) - not to mention numbers like 180
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by eli_s 17y ago
i switched to chrome a couple of months ago and have not looked back. Firefox was starting to feel seriously bloated. Chrome starts up quickly, runs much faster than FF let alone IE. The only reason I fire up FF is to use firebug as the web
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by eli_s 17y ago
It's just quality control. For some reason people value karma. The possibility of a down vote makes you think twice about posting rubbish. From that perspective the system is working as intended :)
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by eli_s 17y ago
I've been using ExtJS for a couple of years now. It's a great gui framework and it looks really good too.
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by eli_s 17y ago
"...a good product is so much more important than first mover advantage" couldn't agree more.
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by eli_s 17y ago
i think the point is you don't get a second chance with the people who have already written you off - add a couple of negative blog posts here and there and you may end up with a lot of negative publicity to overcome.
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by eli_s 17y ago
I think it really depends what type of industry you're entering. If you're breaking new ground and creating something truly original then you can get away with releasing early and often - your audience is going to be made up of early adopte
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by eli_s 17y ago
'How many desktop-rich web applications have "made it."' maybe that depends on your definition of 'made it'. Personally I think any self-sustaining business is a sign of success - and using this definition there are many thousands of succe
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by eli_s 17y ago
This looks pretty amazing - but I wonder how 'staged' the demo is. Often the problem with these types of high level abstractions is that there is so much magic going on behind the scenes that customising how things work becomes difficult an
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by eli_s 17y ago
I imagine there's plenty of money to be made by developers who are creating more traditional business apps which run on an intranet - it's what i do :)
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by eli_s 17y ago
I'm not saying there is anything wrong with making money - it's the single minded pursuit of it which I think is unhealthy
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by eli_s 17y ago
Looks like I'm getting down voted for not contributing anything worthwhile to the conversation. I'm not a huge fan of get rich books and I wonder how many rich people ever read any of those books. Also I don't really like the idea of hoardi
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by eli_s 17y ago
maybe if you want to get rich your best bet is to write a book about getting rich? Seems to work for schmuks like Timothy Ferriss.
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by eli_s 17y ago
Thanks for your feedback and positive comments. Which part of the admin interface did you find difficult to use? Are there any suggestions you could give about how to improve it or make it more intuitive?
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by eli_s 17y ago
Thanks for the positive feedback. Good point about the download catalogue button. I've been thinking about how to make the catalogue tools a bit more intuitive. At the moment you have to drag some products on to the page for the changes to
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Ask HN: Please review my app
6 points by eli_s 17y ago|5 comments
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Test your CAPTCHA system
4 points by eli_s 17y ago|0 comments
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by eli_s 17y ago
what a terrible solution to a non-existent problem. This doesn't even work as a proof of concept - I can't think of a single scenario where this technique would be useful. Talk about killing a fly with a sledgehammer!
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by eli_s 17y ago
Well done Balsamiq! You are an inspiration to the rest of us. You've earned your success - thanks for sharing your story.

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