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by jlgosse 17y ago
Are we using the same site right now? I see only "up" votes, so how could you possibly make the mistake of making a "down" vote?
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by jlgosse 17y ago
I think you're right. I sat down last night with a Red Bull and just starting typing up anything that came to mind. It worked decently well and could be a good starting point. I'll check out that resource you just pegged now as well. Thanks
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Ask HN: I want to write a book (fiction)
5 points by jlgosse 17y ago|8 comments
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by jlgosse 17y ago
While I'm not calling you a liar, why don't you either: 1. Post your company name, or 2. Post an email address that isn't AT gmail.com It just gives you a bit more reputability, which I think is important when you're fishing for $50,000.
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by jlgosse 17y ago
You probably have to use Ubuntu if this is the case, which will automatically shut out 99% of the world's users. Secondly, the average user of Ubuntu probably doesn't pay for music anyway, so what is actually the target market?
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by jlgosse 17y ago
I'm pretty sure he means they tax developers at 30% of each sale, whereas you could just sell your shit independently and save yourself that 30%. Just say you sell an application for $4.99, this means Apple takes around $1.50. If you sell 1
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by jlgosse 17y ago
Is it actually called "authentification", or is it a hilarious typo on the part of joystiq?
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by jlgosse 17y ago
A friend of mine released an Android app for free on the Android Market (we're in Canada), and he has made virtually nothing on advertising. The model available to him was limited to clicks and not impressions, so while he has had tens of t
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by jlgosse 17y ago
Don't the last two patents basically give them the right to sue ANYONE who has ever made some sort of GUI application, including vendors in their own app store and people who write apps for OSX? Aren't these basically design patterns?
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Ask HN: Where can I find some great resources on investing in tech companies?
4 points by jlgosse 17y ago|2 comments
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by jlgosse 17y ago
Agreed. You have to realize AdMob isn't even providing proper support for BlackBerry in their APIs.
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by jlgosse 17y ago
I am in no way a game developer, but I can tell you that using XNA + C# is by far the easiest way to develop games in my experience. I implemented versions of both "Snake" and "Pong" this year in a little more than a day or two per game. Se
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by jlgosse 17y ago
I just added my Twitter account to my profile. http://www.twitter.com/jlgosse for those who are lazy!
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by jlgosse 17y ago
I just did the same thing, and therefore have the exact same suggestion. Looks like a cool little service, however.
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by jlgosse 17y ago
This story is great and all, but it isn't complete. Why don't they mention the original, side-scrolling Duke Nukem games for the PC? I'm pretty sure I remember owning 2-3 side-scrolling, baddy-shooting Nukem games, and they were equally as
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by jlgosse 17y ago
It isn't working for me either. I'm on the latest version of Chrome, with both Flash and JS enabled!
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by jlgosse 17y ago
Although I'm no advertising guru, I'm pretty sure that it's safe to say that the users of Safari, Chrome and Firefox are more internet savvy than the users of Internet Explorer. For example, most people involved in technology seem to use ev
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by jlgosse 17y ago
I just tell people I'm a software developer, because all I do is develop software.
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by jlgosse 17y ago
I was going to bring this up myself. Basically, they are hiring people who are experts in BI in order to do consultations for other companies. That way, they can hire 2500 people who already know Cognos BI (which IBM owns) through education
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by jlgosse 17y ago
The biggest issue for this device is the fact that it is supposed to be used as a web browsing device only - yet it only supports wi-fi. I think that is a huge oversight. How will one use this anywhere if you can't connect to a 3G network?
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by jlgosse 17y ago
Android Market sales will increase when they offer paid apps in more countries. I'm from Canada, and if I ever decide to get an Android device, I can't purchase apps from the market. What's up with that?
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by jlgosse 17y ago
I open the about page only to see a screenshot of the beautiful Rideau Canal and the Chateau Laurier. Although this post has nothing to do with the product, I give you props since you're probably one of my neighbors and you definitely suppo
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by jlgosse 17y ago
The background music and production reminds me of Lost. Maybe Lost is actually based on North Korea. It wouldn't be all that far fetched.
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by jlgosse 17y ago
As a good friend of mgrouchy and someone who has been following SWIX from the outside, I can vouch for this. I've seen the service itself during various phases of its development, and it is looking amazing. Definitely check it out and stay
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by jlgosse 17y ago
I'd really love to be given the chance to port this to BlackBerry devices. I contacted Bump through email, but they showed almost no interest at all for the time being. They acknowledge the fact that the Storm/Storm2 both have accelerometer
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by jlgosse 17y ago
Definitely Eclipse. The debugger is basically the most valuable feature ever developed. Ever.
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by jlgosse 17y ago
I love that you are supportive of random languages! I feel bad for you because you will never find a job working in any of those languages. Kidding, 1/100 jobs will be working with one of these languages. Let's discuss why
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by jlgosse 17y ago
If you watch right until the end, they show a model of the computer. Basically, it's a giant touch-pad right underneath a keyboard.
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by jlgosse 17y ago
Wow, I'm actually going to use this site as a source of music for myself as well. Good find.
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Ask HN: Where Can I Get Some Free / Royalty-Free Music Tracks
17 points by jlgosse 17y ago|12 comments

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