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by jlees 13y ago
And yet others are sinking to the lowest common denominator, and hardcore studios are slowly learning about F2P. I love the current indie movement, but it's not strong on mobile, because players are being trained not to pay for games a
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by jlees 13y ago
Yes, I only realised this recently. I got into the habit of paying (although via FB, as the cost to unlock new levels is 2 credits - 20c - rather than $0.99). However, I'm actually quite happy to pay for the content directly. Developer
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by jlees 13y ago
Ah yes, fun when your CEO's email address is the same as the name of a product. I worked on +Pages, and we'd constantly be adding +page@google.com to discussions in Google Docs by mistake. ^_^
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by jlees 13y ago
Oh my goodness. I learnt to code using that book (Adventure Games)! It wasn't the only one, and as you say the big program at the back is somewhat mystical, but I remember it being instrumental in demystifying how a game was put togeth
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by jlees 13y ago
You could segment users based off activity, for example sending: 1) a goodwill email, an up-sell to a longer-term plan or extra features, etc; 2) automatically cancel these folks, and send an email to that effect: "We notice you'r
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I really dislike services which make you call to cancel. There are some in the US, too. The OP could use the Times model to try and convert folks to a longer-term, discounted plan if they are enjoying their trial. But too much upsell and yo
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by jlees 13y ago
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, randomdrake. I'm the same age as you, and just found my own 15-year-old page (in my case, a Discworld info compendium with game mods I'd built, and walkthroughs I'd written). Hurrah for G
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by jlees 13y ago
I still fall back on http://www.rinkworks.com/namegen/ occasionally.
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She could be a weightlifting coach.
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Not too surprised, but I think this is just one data point based on the situations and environment you're in. I can definitely think of places where coming across as too empathetic makes one appear weak, and coming across as an asshole
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Although it's less applicable to folks not at the university who are talking about it. Over 10 years ago, I ran a site which collected community anecdotes of the interview process at various universities, mostly focusing on Oxbridge co
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by jlees 13y ago
Solid points all. I guess what I didn't say but was trying to get across was: if you are uncomfortable cold-introducing yourself repeatedly at a large gathering of strangers, you don't have to do that. Does the T-shirt approach
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by jlees 13y ago
Indeed, I've spent the last few years trying to significantly improve my lifestyle to decrease the chance my maternal line's 100% record of Type II diabetes ends before it gets to me.
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by jlees 13y ago
I second the network point, but not quite in the same way. I often find meetups and conferences can be hit-and-miss (though a developer conference may be more useful!), but I agree that connecting with people is good. In the thread on consu
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by jlees 13y ago
I find my side projects can be quite cyclical in nature. I'll have a better idea, or one that has more immediate unsolved problems, and maybe start thinking about that instead. But a week or two later, something will trigger the older
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How today's game developers come to grips with self-promotion(gamasutra.com)
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There are high density developments going up in Mountain View, but not to the extent that they could in SF, because you can't just build a 40-story skyscraper in a 2-story suburb. (I know nothing of zoning, codes, and all that, beyon
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by jlees 13y ago
I think the list is more helpful for someone a step or two beyond beginner. A true beginner is going to look at that and be scared. Once they've read a few introductory things, they'll be able to go back and make better sense of i
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by jlees 13y ago
Yeah, I think that question should have three options for answers: [] Yes [] No [] I had to look shellcode up on Wikipedia (I'm with you in that last category.)
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I'm more in this latter camp. I'll perhaps leave it completely compilable, but with logic incomplete, e.g. a stub function that always returns true. My task the next day is easy, then; it starts as finishing the stub, and as I do
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by jlees 13y ago
Have you seen http://www.zackees.com/ ?
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I feel like lists of resources are OK, but with something like data science, which has its own branches and specialities, it would be good to have some kind of stack ranking of topics and information beyond just 'start here'. That
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by jlees 13y ago
pricing is 30-50% less than the real cost of similar pre-ACA products. sure, but for many people who didn't need the full scope of what is now the baseline ACA coverage, our individual health insurance bills are much higher. (mine ha
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by jlees 13y ago
Well. Think about spreadsheets. Think about live spreadsheets powered directly by APIs. Bingo! I'm doing a couple of data mining projects right now and simply being able to query and look into the API outputs, as well as my local datab
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I like how you've thought through the end to end use case: not just generating an API, but actually making it usable. I've done my fair share of web scraping and it's not an easy task to make accessible and reliable -- good l
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by jlees 13y ago
For couples, http://www.howaboutwe.com is actually pretty fun. If you live in SF.
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...'walks into a bar. Then she walks out again.'?
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by jlees 13y ago
In this instance, the outcome is still desirable. If isolating fairly across all variables (and there are several at play!) means that higher company performance is tightly correlated to having a diverse leadership team, it's a competi
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Chuck Klosterman on Royce White(grantland.com)
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I keep my phone in my bag too, I don't always have pockets and girl pockets are small anyway. Watches definitely help in that case. Also, I had an app which forwarded all phone notifications to the Pebble and it certainly helps you rea

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