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by gabrielroth 16y ago
Console is for viewing log files. For a full command line, you want /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
Newbie question: How is CoffeeScript typically used? On a web server running node.js? In the browser after including CoffeeScript the way you might include jQuery? Either? Some other way?
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
The idea that increasing density is good for the environment has been conventional wisdom among environmentalists and planners for decades. (Synonyms that are often used for popular appeal include 'transit-friendly,' 'smart growth,' and 'an
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
Yes, post a comic strip with the punchline as the headline—that's a really good idea. You have added value for us all! Well done.
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
Oh god, that's the worst deal of all time. A hundred bucks for the possibility that a rejected job candidate will say something nice about the rejection process? Put that hundred bucks into making your product better so people will talk abo
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
The 'product' in this case was some abstract crap like 'the right to fly at a particular time pursuant to the terms and conditions set out on the website.' They're doing a great job of delivering their product; it's just a lousy product.
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
This works differently for retail businesses than it does for airlines. If I'm looking to buy a pair of shoes online, I have multiple options that are all roughly the same price. But I always buy them from Zappo's because I know I'll get go
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
I think there's a slight difference between an intrinsically public matter, like the Comcast issue, and a relationship between, say, a business owner and a customer. In political fights, people on all sides make their best case to the publi
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
I had a similar feeling about the recent Cook's Source episode. It's very likely that, in both cases, the charges against the business owner are accurate, and if so I feel fine about them losing their businesses, if that's the outcome. But
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
I disagree on both the specific and the general points. General: The idea of separating presentation from content is useful in some contexts (including much of the web) where you need to be able to pour the content into multiple different c
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
I'm glad it was helpful.
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
My condolences. I can think of two pieces of advice, from my experience, that stand a chance of being helpful. (1) Don't expect yourself to respond differently from how you're responding. At various moments in a single day you may be misera
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
Agreed. It would also be worth considering using Stack Overflow-style voting for comments.
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
For CSS, I've recommended "Learning Web Design" by Jennifer Niederst Robbins to several people. It's a bit out of date now (doesn't cover HTML5 and CSS3) but you shouldn't be learning the latest additions before you have a solid grasp of th
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
This. Skate to where the puck is going to be—especially if you're making something cool and ambitious. Take your best guess as to what the installed base for Flash, Silverlight and HTML5 will look like in two years. Two years! An eyeblink
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
I think you have to define your terms a bit more. I love many Apple products and have strong feelings of self-identification with the company. They've also made products I don't like, I've criticized some of their decisions, and I can nitpi
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
Or, uh, Stickies <blushes, hides head in shame>
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
Yes, non-chunked undo is the dealbreaker for me as well. I remember reading Allan saying he was surprised that people cared about this, but that it would be implemented as an option in Textmate 2.
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/08/09.html
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
I want direct benefits....free parking, a free night, coffee for free or dessert, discounts and so forth. I'm pretty sure that small rewards (free coffee) would make people less likely to post reviews, and large benefits (a free night's s
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
Not sure what Goethe and Beethoven might have to say about that ...
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
Yup. I find the 'our-whole-office-is-staffed-by-fun-people-who-love-(office-admin|client-management|sales|.+)' trope really grating. These are people going to an office to do their jobs. Maybe they're good at their jobs, and maybe it's a ni
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
OK, to everyone who read this list and said, 'That stuff is all obvious': What would you add to the list?
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
It's a whole different problem when the range of possible delivery addresses is within a square mile.
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
There is a cage match, and it is for developer mindshare. But that too is non-zero-sum. The number of hours spent on phone software development is increasing rapidly. If Apple continues to sell a substantial number of iPhones, and Android
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
When I wrote 'What would a startup do that they couldn't?' I wasn't asking 'What services would a startup provide for end-customers that aren't provided by existing couriers?' I was asking 'How would a startup make a profit in this hard-to-
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
People have had similar problems with A1, a courier service Amazon has begun using in New York City. Last-mile delivery is a notoriously difficult market to enter, for reasons that are obvious when you think about the logistics. I think it'
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
The problem is the word 'beat' in the title. Markets aren't zero-sum. Apple has thrived over the past decade by focussing on rich margins and on expanding markets, rather than by competing for a bigger sliced of a fixed-size pie. There's no
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Is an existential crisis behind a spate of nuclear blunders?(news.yahoo.com)
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by gabrielroth 16y ago
> All of these decisions had the effect of reducing Apple's support and maintenance overhead while strengthening their control over the direction of their platform. Yup, plus the effect of improving user experience. The most developer-f

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