itmag

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   by itmag 15y ago

   I think it's a mistake to despise (although I of course know what you mean ). In the abstract sense, everything is always tied to a narrative. Rhetorics is the art of juxtaposing different narratives and getting others to join yours. Sales
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   by itmag 15y ago

   I would think the BEST way in theory would be to not output strings at all but rather build some kind of logical representation via datastructures (ie a DOM tree as in JQuery or HTML templates which are tied to a code-behind as in ASP.NET)
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   by itmag 15y ago

   mutation is at the heart of a large number of bugs You mean like this? http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Giant_ant_(Fallout_3)
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   by itmag 15y ago

   Morten Lund should be an obvious name to HNers, I would think.
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   by itmag 15y ago

   If you like Danish humor, check out Klovn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klovn This is hilarious too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolph_(character)
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   by itmag 15y ago

   Oh, it's you. I am already in touch with you, heh.
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   by itmag 15y ago

   I refuse to do this unless some chick gives me a bj under the table and John Travolta holds a gun to my head.
8. 488.▲
   by itmag 15y ago

   Dude, that is fascinating. Is there some way I can contact you?
9. 489.▲
   by itmag 15y ago

   Agreed. And thanks! Looks like you have a cool operation running, with some similarities to ours. How long have you been doing it?
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    by itmag 15y ago

    Despite having heard this meme (ie "fail more") a LOT of times before, I have to give Seth Godin thumbs up. It's easy to get stuck in an Internet self-help bubble where everyone says these things and you get blasé. But keep in mind that: 1)
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    by itmag 15y ago

    I'm getting a bit tempted to start coding :) Do you think there is any room in this field (ie web mail), though?
12. 492.▲
    by itmag 15y ago

    Yeah, that is a bit strange. Sure, it's not entirely straightforward to figure out an algorithm for sorting emails into conversations. But it's not rocket science either.
13. 493.▲
    by itmag 15y ago

    Suppose someone launched a competitor to Gmail today. What would be some killer features from Gmail that should be emulated? What are some anti-features from Gmail that should NOT be cloned? And what are some brand new features that should
14. 494.▲
    by itmag 15y ago

    Uplifting, anyone? Pump the 'phins full of nootropics and start teaching them useful stuff :)
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    by itmag 15y ago

    Org mode looks very tempting. Main problem: I'll have to learn emacs :) But, I've been meaning to learn a serious editor (ie vim or emacs) for a long time now so might as well bite the bullet and do it.
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    by itmag 15y ago

    Call me old fashioned, but I think notes of different topics shouldn't mingle with one another, and dumping all your notes in one file is a recipe for creeping disorder. Depends on the volume of notes. Trying to do any kind of manual sort
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    by itmag 15y ago

    There ought to be a way to run your tabs in the cloud... I'd pay for such a service! The only downside is that I would need to invent some kind of SQL variant to find stuff among the tabs, as they would no doubt soon number in the thousands
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    by itmag 15y ago

    Sure, but what I need to do then is to write a semi-automated converter which just shoves everything with a clear tag formulation into org-mode and asks me what to do with the rest. Thanks, this actually sounds doable to me now!
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    by itmag 15y ago

    Sure, I'm convinced. But I still have tons of legacy data.
20. 500.▲
    by itmag 15y ago

    Yeah, I might switch to something like that in future. But, I still have a HUGE pile of legacy cruft containing valuable notes.
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    by itmag 15y ago

    I have an elaborate system using text-files and tags/subtags, evolved over the last 5-6 years. I keep track of a lot of things: -expenses -gym sessions -leads for my magazine -startup ideas -personal development insights -diary entries -bra
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    by itmag 15y ago

    Tell me more about your story, especially the part about startups.
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    by itmag 15y ago

    Wow! What a quality answer. Thanks so much. See if you can find somewhere between two and six people whom you get on really well with and quit worrying about what most folks are up to. I'm blessed in that I have around 4-5 such close frie
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    by itmag 15y ago

    How would I go about setting up Racket as a backend? Ie something for my JS or whatever to send requests to in my custom DSL.
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    by itmag 15y ago

    Where you at in Scandinavia?
26. 506.▲
    by itmag 15y ago

    Nice. Is it possible to cross-compile it to other languages?
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    by itmag 15y ago

    It would be cool if there was some kind of meta-DSL which allowed you to create your own DSL. That way, more developers could go that route without having to learn all the intricacies of compiler theory and stuff like that. I am imagining D
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    by itmag 15y ago

    Interesting. Isn't this the metalinguistic paradigm in action? Ie instead of creating a library/API you create a whole new Domain-Specific Language. Thoughts on this? Is there room for innovation in APIs via DSLs?
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    by itmag 15y ago

    Slightly off-topic: anyone got any ideas on how to innovate in this niche? I am always looking to add to my idea pile :) (See here: http://ideashower.posterous.com )
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    by itmag 15y ago

    I am intrigued, tell me more :)