fake_pg

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   by fake_pg 17y ago

   Hi, I'm new here. What do you mean that "this post will be dead within the next couple hours"?
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   by fake_pg 17y ago

   I didn't see the value of this talk. There were no great insights into the "post-crisis consumer".
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   by fake_pg 17y ago

   Overall, the opinion touches on many subjects, but I agree with some of the comments on the NYT Site: not everyone can be an entrepreneur. Perhaps the inflation of the idea of being an entrepreneur is the next bubble? For example, before, a
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   by fake_pg 17y ago

   It doesn't even support the reverse-reach-around-click. Very sad.
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   by fake_pg 17y ago

   The commenter is trying to say that you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.
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   by fake_pg 17y ago

   Bottom line: what worked for them (37signals) may (or may not) work for you. Should you drink their Cool-Aid? Only if you're thirsty.
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   by fake_pg 17y ago

   Yes, perhaps the original question is too open-ended, but without a proper context, all answers will be leaning towards the abstract. While I may express the solution in Objective-C, PHP or Python, I always think of the solution in terms of
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   by fake_pg 17y ago

   I take a slightly more abstract approach: I first think of the problem from the user's perspective (and their expectations), then I map out a work flow before diving into pseudo-code and wire-frames. Overall, I agree with the parent because
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   by fake_pg 17y ago

   Argh...again with the questions. Yes, "hackers" use Unix-based operating systems. Great hackers also generally insist on using open source software. Not just because it's better, but because it gives them more control. Good hackers insist o
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    by fake_pg 17y ago

    I agree. Thanks to Ken Anderson, Trevor Blackwell, Daniel Giffin, Sarah Harlin, Shiro Kawai, Jessica Livingston, Matz, Jackie McDonough, Robert Morris, Eric Raymond, Guido van Rossum, David Weinberger, and Steven Wolfram for reading drafts