freebsd_dude

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1. 31.▲
   by freebsd_dude 17y ago

   Thanks. I often wondered about that same point. Suggestions?
2. 32.▲
   by freebsd_dude 17y ago

   Thanks for the meta-note. Make sense.
3. 33.▲
   by freebsd_dude 17y ago

   "Looks like is build using EXTJS are you using R for calcs?" yes and yes. Also Im also using some python along with R (im also using a R-python interface). Django is the web framework.
4. 34.▲
   by freebsd_dude 17y ago

   I posted this earlier but all the traffic crashed my basic test server - Im new to HN and under estimated the traffic. So I set it up on an powerful ec2 image - lets see if this can handle it. Since Im paying for the ec2 hosting by the hour
5. 35.▲
   Ask HN: Check out my YC app demo - rip away(statgadgets.com)

   12 points by freebsd_dude 17y ago|27 comments
6. 36.▲
   by freebsd_dude 17y ago

   Thanks for all your comments in a few minutes Im going to delete this post...Id didnt anticipate all the traffic...Im used to posting on Joel on Software. I will then repost when I have a more robust setup
7. 37.▲
   by freebsd_dude 17y ago

   Its not loading for me either..I tested it right before I posted...maybe too much concurrent traffic...wow
8. 38.▲
   by freebsd_dude 17y ago

   This is a VERY EARLY demo of a web application I am building. Im trying to put statistical software on the web (almost all stat software is desktop). The first page is a document management module (similar to the one on Google Docs)-you can
9. 39.▲
   by freebsd_dude 17y ago

   Gmail uses flash for the file upload progress bar when adding an attachment. Will HTML5 allow developers to add this feature?
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    by freebsd_dude 17y ago

    "given that Ajax is a method for retrieving data from the server with Javascript." You're referring to the XMLHttpRequest object. Ajax is a suite of technologies, XMLHttpRequest object being one of them. Check out the Wikipedia entry on Aja
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    by freebsd_dude 17y ago

    Since you trying to learn something as apposed to just get something done, go for C/C++. C++ is closer to the machine. You'll have to worry about things like memory management, pointers, sigfaults, etc - a great learning experience. After t
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    by freebsd_dude 17y ago

    "As the web needs to outgrow proprietary plugins." I agree. What bothers me is all this "frustration" showing only after Steve Jobs mentions it. I highly doubt his reason for bashing Adobe is due to his love for open web standards -- What I
13. 43.▲
    by freebsd_dude 17y ago

    "I understand that this is the future and hate Flash as much as the next guy, but I just don't understand why we're just suddenly bashing Adobe." The reason is Steve Jobs' reality distortion field. This bashing all came about after it was a
14. 44.▲
    by freebsd_dude 17y ago

    check out hostingrails.com
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    by freebsd_dude 17y ago

    Why are Flash's bugs only a problem when when Steve Jobs mentions it? Is Flash really a problem or are we just overcome by Job's reality distortion field? Flash does stuff that HTML cannot currently do. In this respect hackers should thank
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    HTML5 replace flash for datagrids?

    2 points by freebsd_dude 17y ago|2 comments
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    HTML vs. Flash: Can a turf war be avoided?(news.cnet.com)

    1 points by freebsd_dude 17y ago|0 comments