elsurudo

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by elsurudo 13y ago
I would love to see how the Goliath async server (Ruby version of Node.js is one way of looking at it - http://goliath.io ) performs, as I've recently started looking into it for a part of a project.
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by elsurudo 13y ago
Fax would be a nice addition. It's antiquated, I know, but still widely used in many industries. Hard to find a good outbound fax API. Anyone have any recommendations?
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by elsurudo 13y ago
Love the writing style, and the fact that these guys manage to keep it so light, and not take themselves too seriously. Keepin' it real... Nice gimmick. Posting using your own software to pimp it is a good idea, too. I'm not sure
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by elsurudo 13y ago
Just wanted to point out this great resource for upgrading: http://railsdiff.org It diffs the initial 'rails new' project between any two versions.
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by elsurudo 14y ago
The undercover cop selling the nail salon $1000-worth of stolen goods for $30, then busting them for a felony is a little harsh and dishonest. They relied on a trick, too (including expensive items, like quality headphones, with the Tide, O
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by elsurudo 14y ago
I don't think this is strictly true. The runloop has different modes, and you can attach background operations to them accordingly. It's true that scrolling does block some modes (and by extension some background tasks and timers), though.
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by elsurudo 14y ago
I agree with your broader point, so I don't mean to nitpick but: the majority (maybe all? I'm not sure nowadays) of iTunes track are DRM-free.
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by elsurudo 14y ago
The point isn't that they're "the same". It's that they're the same _where it matters_. That they are both bought and paid for by the same corporate money. Where do the hundreds of millions to fund the campaigns come from? You don't think t
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by elsurudo 14y ago
He might be rude, but he's correct about the hypocrisy. We HNers do subscribe to the belief that ideas don't mean much at all on their own, and it's all about the execution. These guys are amazing at execution, so it follows that we should
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by elsurudo 14y ago
Yup, email is a distracting compulsion. And make no mistake, it is just that. For my sanity, I have email notifications turned off on my phone, so I only get new messages when I explicitly open the app (which I still find I do much too ofte
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by elsurudo 14y ago
Who said she doesn't respect that? By your logic, nobody should speak their minds. I think it's naive of you to posit that Instagram, Zynga, etc. are life-changing ideas. Not that entertainment doesn't have value, but I think she's spot on
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by elsurudo 14y ago
Almost all of these will never happen, since they are against Apple's philosophy. They've tried to simplify things (which makes sense for a small device), and get rid of old metaphors (files). All most of these things do is clutter things u
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by elsurudo 14y ago
Sure, but wiring something that simple up to their system should be very easy as well.
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by elsurudo 14y ago
That's a good point. It's a way to make more money from the users they already have. It's certainly in line with their current ad-based business model, but man, talk about thinking outside the box... I guess if they get Google AI in your ca
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by elsurudo 14y ago
Absolutely. Google must realize that its supremacy in search/ads will eventually come to an end, so they're making a really smart, long-term investment here. Self-driving cars would be awesomely useful, and Google has exactly the right reso
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by elsurudo 14y ago
The lack of "support" for turn signals is probably a way to ensure that a human is always present and aware during operation. It's a really clever, simple solution. They've turned the absence of a feature into a feature. I don't know why th
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by elsurudo 14y ago
I don't know about that. Looking at Lion Server, it's like they're barely trying on the server front. I don't think it's a measurable part of their current strategy...
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by elsurudo 14y ago
Except that I feel the control you lost by using IB is smaller compared to the control you lose by using an HTML builder. But then again, it's been forever since I last used an HTML builder. In both cases, there are border cases that need t
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by elsurudo 14y ago
I quite like Interface Builder, and this sounds like a bit of a deal-breaker for me. I'd rather not have my controllers cluttered with UI-positioning code, etc. It's a much more elegant way to create you UI (most of the time). I bet they ar
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by elsurudo 14y ago
I think he's commenting on why they wouldn't LOOK identical, as in UI. UI is a finicky thing, but assuming this allows you to use all Apple APIs, there is no reason you couldn't get an identical-looking UI using this.
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by elsurudo 15y ago
“People say, ‘Oh, I’ll have to teach you about Java sometime, so then you’ll know the bright side.’” Did this strike anyone else as something _nobody ever_ would say? I think it's pretty much consensus that C# is basically the next-generati