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by iaskwhy 16y ago
A sort of hack I use sometimes (clearly documented) is to avoid joins when dealing with large data, mainly if caching is not an option (it should be but, hey, I found out it's not always like that!). Say you have a table for people and anot
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
Anyone notice how the author's picture is around 2.69 MB?
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
I find that link pretty interesting but I still don't understand why you say that. I'm saying Google caring about design on Google Maps is the exception that proves the rule (the rule being that they don't care much about design). Can you h
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
I was thinking more along the lines of exception to the rule. I honestly have some trouble finding another product by Google which has this attention to detail (design-wise), maybe Chrome...
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
Oh, I agree but I also like to be conscious that it's happening (or might happen).
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
I'm just saying but who knows if in x years you also have to use Apple? You know, there was always an alternative for Microsoft products like there is for Apple ones but people actually vote on this with their wallet: if the vast majority c
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
It's basically the same thing. Think of Rework as the extended edition of Getting Real.
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
Also know by myself as The Bible. Its new version, Rework, has been by the bed since it was released. Really inspiring book even if you don't agree with everything, it shows you a different view of lots of interesting topics in an easy to r
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
I have a few comments on this because I feel this is actually very useful to me. I'm working for myself right now, doing some projects I wanted to do a long time ago but I'm also consulting on the side. This consulting thing is really trick
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
When I click to view it on iTunes all the buttons get disabled. Maybe it's because I'm on the Portuguese iTunes Store but why is it on highlight on the iTunes U page then? Anyone with the same problem?
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
The immediate problem I see with it is how does that person know how to do it my way? At least when I look at some pictures from a trip I don't always choose the most obvious as my favorite, there's some emotional aspect to some picture tha
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
I'm thinking out loud here but I believe most people fear that day so I'm wondering whether a service which everyday would ask you to choose between a couple of pictures (say order 10 pictures), you would easily get at least 1000 pictures p
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
I believe I understand what you are trying to say but just to be sure, you didn't realize those were text boxes at first, is that it? If so, yes, that's a problem with this approach, we tried to make something somewhat unique by making the
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
Yap, the date is random but it will happen once a week (or at least it sounded like a good idea to do it weekly). We believe the app will work in a very engaging way, the reminders will try to surprise you but unfortunately you'll have to w
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
I obviously don't agree with you but I do respect your opinion. OhLife follows this approach (reminding you you have to act) and works wonders for me so I thought this concept could be really interesting (although very minimalist and simple
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
Clickable link: http://www.whyamidoingit.com
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Show HN: "Why Am I Doing It?", (sort of) OhLife for developers
20 points by iaskwhy 16y ago|11 comments
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Sapo Codebits 2010 live stream(codebits.eu)
2 points by iaskwhy 16y ago|0 comments
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
Oh, thanks, I guess I can see that happening now that you say it! Should have been clearer like gxti did sometime after.
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
I'd love to understand why someone would mod down my comment. I believe it's my first time, it's insightful so there was no reason to mod it down is it?
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
Or you could just move the window to the left or right side and it will do just that, no keys involved.
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A Practical Guide to Designing for the Web(designingfortheweb.co.uk)
1 points by iaskwhy 16y ago|0 comments
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
I didn't know there was a number you could call to let the city workers know something is not right in NYC. It's one of the things I really want to have in my city because most of the times I don't know who to call. Examples: dead animal, s
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
When I'm reading Hacker News my eyes are on the comments, the mouse pointer is on the left or right side so it isn't causing any distraction. I do it all the time. Sometimes I also highlight what I'm reading, mainly if I'm multitasking and
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IPhone fragmentation
1 points by iaskwhy 16y ago|0 comments
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
Tom and Mark Zuckerberg's, both very insightful. The other talk by the guy from imeem was pretty interesting too. Overall it was a pretty good day. Oh, on my end the stream was flawless and I guess that helped.
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
The most important word I learned all over these years is "why". People get worried about asking "Why?" for several reasons (like showing you might not know something you should) but I found out it's a question clients love to be asked, it
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
Much like programming, design is never finished. I can imagine a designer working full time on improving the experience of an application like Basecamp. Even more if the designer works on stuff like SEO, analytics, A/B tests, etc.
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Ask HN: Working one month in NY (and its problems)
2 points by iaskwhy 16y ago|3 comments
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by iaskwhy 16y ago
I actually thought the problem was with masschallenge.org before reading the article. Added the idea to my domain buying checklist.

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