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by jmngomes 13y ago
Because it's low cost and better than nothing. I'm not defending their approach, I think it's terrible, I'm just saying that the cost of simetrically encrypting a file with a hard-coded key in Android is too low not to d
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JScrambler gives JavaScript self-defence skills to fight off exploits(thenextweb.com)
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Fundable – Crowdfunding for business(fundable.com)
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by jmngomes 13y ago
> What totally pisses me off is, the aura of "charity" that Otto is surrounding around himself. Agreed; we need an equivalent to "greenwashing" to describe this behaviour...
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Yahoo to decouple its sign in from Google and Facebook(zdnet.com)
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by jmngomes 13y ago
"The company is also working on IPv6, load balancing and eventually storage." Looking at the feedback from their user base, and even rom my own experience, different storage options would be way more useful than IPv6 or even load
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Server-Side Google Analytics(developers.google.com)
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by jmngomes 13y ago
Agreed, and I think that's when a (good) CS education makes the difference, by helping you grasp how t design and code for security, which are fundamental concepts that a lot of "junior" developers have no clue about. And the
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by jmngomes 13y ago
I wouldn't trust a 23 year old with little work experience to (really) know why "F500 executives work 80 hour weeks", if indeed they do... And the "single most prevalent argument against working long hours", support
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A database of seed accelerators and their companies(seed-db.com)
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by jmngomes 13y ago
In that same paragraph, I find it amusing calling those people "friends" when you are actually creating a connection with them simply because you want to extract value from it...
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by jmngomes 13y ago
It's a hard and long struggle, like most significant things in life. But they're going for it, instead of just complaining that no one opposes the government on their behalf.
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by jmngomes 13y ago
Work on holding the government accountable for being (too) corruptible? You know, like in http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/13/business/ukraine-protests-...
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by jmngomes 13y ago
Actually, I think there's a major upside in revenue as the artist profits way more from live shows than from album sales, which are a low margin business as record companies take its lion's share. Getting their music out there inc
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by jmngomes 13y ago
> "More often than not, you are still overpaying on AWS vs a simple leased server" Sorry, didn't explain myself properly: that's exactly my point. Unless you have enough scale to enjoy the benefits of on-demand shrink
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by jmngomes 13y ago
I don't think "bang for the buck" comparisons are the main issue here. The main advantage of going for AWS (especially) or other cloud provider is flexibility: you shrink and grow your server farms whenever you need to, with
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Hemingway makes your writing bold and clear(hemingwayapp.com)
1040 points by jmngomes 13y ago|327 comments
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by jmngomes 13y ago
"For folks wondering why this is on HN" I'm glad it is. There are (much) bigger problems in the world than growth hacking and nginx performance. There are many bright people here, it'd be a waste if important issues like
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by jmngomes 13y ago
It's kind of sould deadening to see jobs like "Port small IOS / Android Game to Windows Phone 8 - tight deadline" going for $150...but maybe they'll get what they pay for, and perhaps learn from the experience.
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by jmngomes 13y ago
Agreed, and I think it's mainly because it gets hard to figure out what content to display when 1) people are following 300 friends + 300 pages; 2) advertisers are paying for their content to be seen. The competition for a spot in the
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by jmngomes 13y ago
I also dislike pop for much the same reason: it's completely fabricated to produce money and little else. But I do recognize and appreciate how good this guy is, writing and producing a hit is not trivial and also follows a portfolio a
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by jmngomes 13y ago
I didn't get it either. I'm actually considering Braintree for accepting payments because their price is lower.
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An Illustrated Guide to F1′s Radical New Engine(wired.com)
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by jmngomes 13y ago
I'm in Portugal and understand how you feel, as it's basically the same thing here. I've also got some experience under my belt that proves to me that, if you want to do something meaningful, you have to start it yourself, ot
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China's Internet Traffic Was Redirected to a Mysterious House in Wyoming(slate.com)
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The ultimate Startup Marketing Strategy(ventureharbour.com)
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Clockworks - Easy SMS API(clockworksms.com)
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by jmngomes 13y ago
"Stealing and publishing documents from the FBI didn't seem to have much of an impact either. There was a temporary public outcry, some commissions were established and the whole thing was forgotten in less than a decade." I
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Google tries to protect partners, Nexus devices from Rockstar(m.androidauthority.com)
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by jmngomes 13y ago
Could the lack of innovation on porn movies be due to it being a volume business? No pun intended :)

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