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by hcho 15y ago
I suspect that's what Google does too. I see lots of example.com/fklsdfasdifo type requests from Big G in my logs.
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by hcho 15y ago
"There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things." Tim Bray My personal approach is to copy shamelessly. Whenever I come accross a very readable piece of code, I add it to my bookmarks. When I am stu
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by hcho 15y ago
I would say, if you are not relying on an app market for your distribution, a full blown web version is your best bet. My not backed with any data whatsoever observation is, mobile web traffic is still too small to use as the sole medium of
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by hcho 15y ago
Is this meant to be for mobile devices only? You can start with getting your usability right. A narrow column of content on a blank screen is not ideal for consuming the said content.
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by hcho 15y ago
You might start with putting a link here. The advice will proably be a combination of online marketing strategies out there. CPC, SEO, viral loops, what not...Some will work better than others, some will work quicker, some slower. It's rell
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by hcho 15y ago
That was uncalled for. OP is from an ex-communist country, probably with a not very business savy culture and he is limited to ad-supported models, as Google won't let developers from his country to sell on the market. Yet, he manages to ma
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by hcho 15y ago
I regret not having kept that data. But my goal was to add 1kg per month(about 2.8 lbs) to my weight loss. So if something I tried didn't come close to increasing 3kgs after 3 months I ditched it. Of course I left room for decreasing effect
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by hcho 15y ago
I applied lean methodology to my weight loss problem. I gave about 3 months to everything I tried, ditched the one's that didn't work, kept the one's that did. Calorie restriction didn't work, low carb did. Eating 6 small meals a day didn't
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by hcho 15y ago
It doesn't. The parent worker was talking about moving to the UK.
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by hcho 15y ago
I doubt any startup will be able to arrange you a work visa at the moment. Non EU worker visas are severly capped these days and the available is taken up by bigger companies.
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by hcho 15y ago
Your office is in the more expensive parts of the town. You work long hours and want a shorter commute, this will leave you with spending a lot of money on accomodation.
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by hcho 15y ago
You are not being creative enough. Here's a list of blog post titles for you: - OCR application(s) in forms - OCR application(s) in vehicle registration plates - OCR in archive digitization - OCR in business card scanning - OCR in mobile in
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by hcho 16y ago
A forum is a place where people come together and talk. The word comes from ancient Romans. Many people still use it with its original meaning, no need to nitpick.
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by hcho 16y ago
When the price of a high karma account becomes attractive to the owner. So, probably never.
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by hcho 16y ago
Scheme(or LISP dialects in general) is not just functional; it's multiparadigm. It sure is trippy, but gives a very solid foundation for later stages of academic and professional life.
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by hcho 16y ago
That manager must have spotted that there's a vocal minority on the interwebs, who will be blown away by one of the versions and drum up interest to their page at a marginal cost of 0 dollars. I wouldn't have visited Nissan's web page today
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by hcho 16y ago
To be pedantic, it was the economic inefficiencies of the communist bloc that started everything. Events were just inevitablities.
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by hcho 16y ago
Checz had it even earlier.
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by hcho 16y ago
Well, the hard part is not writing a clone. It's building a community, and a shinh new UI does not warrant a community these days.
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by hcho 16y ago
His writing about truisms and plugging StackOverflow started to become too frequent for me. I can't help feeling that such posts are only written for their advertisement value. I expect some sincerity from blog posts.
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by hcho 16y ago
Am I the only one who feels this is blatant and tasteless self promotion?
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by hcho 16y ago
And not without a reason, they have a sizeable amount of ex BBC people in their staff.
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by hcho 16y ago
AFAIK they are now owned by a sheikh from Qatar not a bunch of dictators. Granted a sheikh is not a democratically elected person but it's a bit far from being a dictator too.
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by hcho 16y ago
Don't lie but don't tell either. Tell them that in a negotiation anyone who gives a number first gets a worse deal, hence you won't tell. After all, they are a startup and should appreciate some street smartness.
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by hcho 16y ago
English loanwords in another language might help an English speaking person, no doubt. I was more thinking a Chinese person trying to learn English. Loanwords tend to pe pronounced quite differently in the host language, which detoriates th
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by hcho 16y ago
Loanword do not really help in learning a language. They can even be detrimental.
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by hcho 16y ago
Layouts, windowing systems, graphic libraries....They almost always assume that screen devices are rectangular.
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by hcho 16y ago
Well, at least you can do away with the "Comments closed" bit.
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by hcho 16y ago
Did you try advertising directly? You might try getting write-ups from relevant blogs. Sponsoring events might be another avenue. Did you try cold calling? How about one of the founders taking a sales person role and start knocking doors?
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by hcho 16y ago
I don't remember Wikileaks claiming monopoly on whistleblowing. The fact that no other has emerged yet, suggests that we badly need it/

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