johnvschmitt

13 ms·

91.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
<s>I'm sure Yahoo will become the true market leader of the internet by simply buying a few startups every month</s> I mean, it reminds me so much of "trophy wives". One does not simply BUY one's way int
92.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
It's unlikely that the powerful institutions will give up their powerful tools. What I do think might work, though, is a system added to it where every human query is logged & their human peers can ask, "WTF Carl? Why are you
93.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
This seems odd. I mean, if their code was properly modular , they would have just one place where they "fetchUserIdByName(userName)", which returns one user ID or null if it's not used yet. When a new user is created, it
94.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
From the article: "Control Center is a pull-up tray that is available in your lock screen. You can adjust brightness, volume, and other settings including Wifi, Airplane mode, rotation lock, or Bluetooth. "
95.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
They allow changing Wifi settings without even unlocking the phone. Be really careful about letting anyone touch your phone, esp. at conferences/airports. A hacker could setup an easy MITM Wifi, to capture all of your traffic. But,
96.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
Hmm... It seems the major factor is simply overbuilding. "Overbuilding in one year leads to lack of building in subsequent years". As building homes is a big cause of temporary job growth. Also, I doubt long commutes lead to higher unemplo
97.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
It takes me only ~30 seconds per day to filter mail manually & toss 90%+ into the recycling. That's not a big problem needing solving. And, they don't explain how they "pickup" securely. Do I need to be home? Then you've lost all tim
98.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
Right. The economics just don't make sense, and I'd be shocked if they were still in business in 2 years (unless they sold your private data.) This would only work efficiently if it were part of the USPS.
99.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
Exactly true. Today's tools* require far too much maintenance & operator involvement to be fully automated like this. Shapeways.com & Ponoko & others have "upload & print" (by mail) services, & they work well, since the
100.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
It's a natural fit. Startups use Mailchimp & Sendgrid, etc. for email marketing, but then as they mature & grow, they see the need for more mature (although, yes, more expensive, complex, & slower) tools like ExactTarget. Very s
101.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
You are both true & making good points. It sounds like another "offshoring" idea then. The bigger problem from my POV is that the old folks they serve are being treated as "steady state", when in fact their conditions are often deterio
102.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
Yes, that's a shame. But: Netflix makes it easy & convenient. They are not the bad guy. They are really stuck between a rock & a hard place. (Between old school distributors of content (Hollywood), squeezing them for money to ma
103.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
Good for EFF. DRM is futile. There is NO stopping people from recording what's on their screen (with a cell phone camera among other devices). What we've seen is: A) The more barriers you put in front of legitimate use, the more you see i
104.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
Good points. Yes, these comments truly prove that "Your mileage may vary". The grass isn't always greener, and with so many users, our personal experiences are simply "statistical anomalies / anecdotes" to the other guy, but are 100% our r
105.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
I've been on Linode for a few months, after years on AWS, and I'm not nearly convinced to trust them with these "Managed Services". Why? Too much "scheduled downtime" (few hours/month) vs. AWS's 99.999% uptime. Why else? Well, it's a perv
106.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
This is good advice when you're new to a stack. But, if you know better, do better please. After writing tons of code, I've come to realize that 80% of the time, it takes about the same time to do it "right" (scalable/secure/modular) as it
107.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
Saul Griffith (co-founder of Makani) is a far more valuable asset than just the tech/product here. He's very active, collaborative, & well respected in the Maker community.
108.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
Although I agree with you 100% on "hey, I have enough junk!".... I think there's a great (ok, obvious) reason to ship t-shirts to early backers. It's essentially marketing, as you figure a good portion of those early backers are proud, &#3
109.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
Regardless of you how feel about FB, Banks, etc... In this case, the IPO underwriters DID serve the founders/company, which is their job. Meaning, a "pop" means the IPO was priced too small, giving the early investors/founders/employees a
110.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
ryannielson's solution is the best IMO, as it requires the environment variable to be set, & most importantly, shows a nice error to the developer should they miss it. Even better, raise 'SECRET_TOKEN not set! Please refer to the doc i
111.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
3. Put the email address raw on a web page. Don't put a contact-us link. No. That'll get you far too much spam.
112.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
A stand? That's not what they need to go mass market. When I show people the square dongle on my phone, the first thing most people ask is... "OK, that's cool, but how can it accept cash"? If their communication is not really simple &
113.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
Correct. The government probably figured, they don't need a subpoena, because they already manage the AP so closely. You aren't hearing any serious dissent from the AP. That said, we have to be vigilant about any overreach, as civil rights
114.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
Yes. http://makerschmitt.blogspot.com I have actually used it for not just the toys/fun you see on the blog, but also some actual parts in my home that broke too. Yes, it's truly an early adopter's point, with pain, & costs, & tr
115.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
When I hear that the FBI interviewed the Boston bomber a year ago, I don't immediately think of FBI incompetence. No, rather, I think, "Hey, the bomber had many experiences & changes of mind, & is truly a different person a year he
116.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
OK, but look at the growth after 9/11. Are all of those simply hardening/defensive mechanisms? BTW: I firmly believe that the best defense against a possible attack from ~7B+ people is: A) in cyberspace: to simply build better security ra
117.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
This also points to why "apps" are a broken model. We desperately need mobile device standards, and HTML5 is just one step on that needed path. Could you imagine, if browser had to do this? (Say, you're on Firefox, thinking of using Chrome
118.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
This makes more sense every year: It gets easier to run a business from home. Your website is your front door for customers, so you need not have a real receptionist & office, and cloud services just keep improving. And, when you work
119.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
Very welcome. We need to change things, and the sooner in their lives, the more difference it makes. Back in the 90's, I was an engineering student at Berkeley. I was bored eating lunch outside one day by the engr bldgs, & decided to
120.
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
Go with the data, right. The data shows that NFL players have damage, not the average high school player. That's like saying, "Studies show that the top 0.01% of hackers are suicidal, so don't do computer programming!" I've played other te

More ›