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by harryf 14y ago
Well we began this one "mobile first" so we haven't actually solved this one yet. But... the activation message contains a link to a web based landing page - from there we currently launch the app but depending on the client, we could also
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Logins are Dead, and Mobile Killed Them(github.com)
163 points by harryf 14y ago|125 comments
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by harryf 14y ago
The demo of mapping inside the supermarket - real world Pacman...
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by harryf 14y ago
Reading that reminds me: we need to stop calling wasting people's time "social". In fact it's astounding how many of the outcomes for users of "social" are in fact anti-social; too much time online, ego-centrism, attention deficit etc
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by harryf 14y ago
They might have accidentally stumbled on a real topic though - I've observed my iPhone bringing my home WLAN to a grinding halt with iCloud backups...
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by harryf 14y ago
To me it's seems the real problem we're having with privacy today is there's nothing protecting our privacy beyond a thin layer of legislation. The best real solution I've come across is providing individuals with apps and services that gen
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by harryf 14y ago
The Evernote iPhone app also accesses the calendar - if you create a note from the app it puts the current active calendar event title in the note automatically although you as users can delete it again. In fact it's a cool feature
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by harryf 14y ago
Great points. Also find a few of the comments here a bit disturbing. Perhaps theres a cultural gap going on but where I am in Western Europe, this kind of behaviour is completely unacceptable. IMO it's also everyone's responsibility to solv
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by harryf 14y ago
After conference drinks are usually pretty close nit affairs. A group leaves the conference together and arrives at the bar as a group. It's one thing to complain to the bar management that a stranger is harassing you. It's entirely anothe
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by harryf 14y ago
> Trying to argue that a conference organizer should hold some moral responsible for the people attending seems to me just ridiculous. morally responsible perhaps not but certainly there's a question of the reputation of the conferen
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by harryf 14y ago
A colleague of mine has turned this into a game: "Count the Zombies"
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by harryf 14y ago
> With ebook readers on your computer, tablet, phone, and dedicated (and cheap) ereaders I don't see how anyone could say that books are getting harder to read. I expressed myself badly. The act of reading has never been so easy I agree
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by harryf 14y ago
The "move seamlessly across devices" feature has me wanting to try it at least. If it was possible to start typing a HN post on your phone then finish on your laptop, for example, that would be really cool. But a chrome killer? I doubt it.
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by harryf 14y ago
It's one thing to remove distractions but it's another to have real _focus_. IMO we're reaching the point where the ability to focus on one topic for prolonged time periods will become a new social / class divide; e.g. 80% unable to concent
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by harryf 14y ago
> Start a video party Don't know if anyone remembers netmeeting. Microsoft basically discovered chatroulette back in 1998 already, although the results must have freaked them out - lots of naked people. Wonder if they've changed their v
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by harryf 14y ago
There's a map of all startups in Berlin here - http://goo.gl/ZI7Ki
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by harryf 15y ago
That's a great idea. Now you've got me thinking... Initial hurdle is I'm in Europe, based in Switzerland and kickstarter T&C require US citizenship. Looking for solutions right now (anyone with advice appreciated)
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by harryf 15y ago
> There are ways to get changes made in Big Co. Very true. I have this book in my head that might one day get written. Title would be something like "Intreprenauring: Innovating within Large Stupid Organizations" with a focus on practic
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by harryf 15y ago
You could achieve a 10-15 mile radius with radio control. For defending a position with cheap flying objects, that's more than enough.
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by harryf 15y ago
To me this one looks buggy > don't work too much It implies "chillin' out" which is fine occasionally but will not achieve goal 5 "be happy" if over-used. We put a lot of effort into planning, organising and executing our work lives and
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by harryf 15y ago
Even so that facebook button is sitting there acting as the gateway to investigating further, with very little information provided so far. To me it's almost like a site that says "Give us your credit card information now. We promise only t
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by harryf 15y ago
Great hook but then... "Apply Privately with Facebook" Instafail. That's never gonna happen. Ever. Please take a read of http://dickbrouwer.com/post/16748664071/facebook-perils
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by harryf 15y ago
Is it me or do Euro austerity measures seem to drive a certain segment of economic commentators nuts? The number of articles I've seen raging about "evil" Germany forcing Greece / Italy / Spain to the brink of destruction with austerity mea
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by harryf 15y ago
So lets try to really break this one down. Game development costs significant money so gameplay can't take significant risks. Any viable alternative must be able to generate comparable returns. Cynically put, for a game to be a success, the
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by harryf 15y ago
> "This section shall only apply to work performed on company time with company equipment," The question then is who has to prove company time and equipment were used? Employer or employee? I ask because practically its going to be a gr
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by harryf 15y ago
Can we please start talking seriously about security around these frameworks. Exposing your DB API directly to the client is opening yourself to the equivalent of "rm -rf /" or "DELETE * FROM table".
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by harryf 15y ago
This could be a good thing. There's a niche for web search as a service plus paying customers might help steer Microsoft to better things with Bing
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by harryf 15y ago
According to http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/31/why-groupon-is-poised-for-... it's how liabilities related to refunds have been reported
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by harryf 15y ago
Youtube was first launched using PHP but ported to Python around the time this article was written, if I recall correctly. Having trouble finding a source - best I can do it second hand on Quora - http://screencast.com/t/NZD0KIHdF / http
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by harryf 15y ago
The title here slants the discussion somewhat. Reporters without borders presented it this way in their 2012 report; "Several times in 2011, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, true to his nationalist policies, announced the creation of

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