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by kadavy 17y ago
The method the author proposes is to redirect example.com to example.com/latest-post/ For many blogs, I don't feel this is the best user experience. I feel like a blog homepage should include some content that introduces the visitor to the
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by kadavy 17y ago
http://blog.kadavy-inc.com/ got on the front page of HN one time, and became PR4 almost instantly. I did link this blog to my personal site, which is a PR4 - however, that site does not link back.
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by kadavy 17y ago
Unlike him, I find the Mac program AntiRSI to be really helpful - not only for resting my hands, but also my mind: http://tech.inhelsinki.nl/antirsi/
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by kadavy 17y ago
This is why I love HN
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by kadavy 17y ago
I like the idea of writing three things down on a post-it note before you go to your computer. If you don't open up your laptop with a few goals in mind first, you're fucked.
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by kadavy 17y ago
If your app sends me my password in an e-mail. You are an asshole.
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by kadavy 17y ago
His prediction about Google buying Twitter and Yelp to take on Facebook made me laugh. Until he said they will "probably still [lose] due to no clue on social"
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by kadavy 17y ago
I learned this firsthand when a Facebook app I developed was killed by Facebook eliminating the profile box: http://skitch.com/kadavy/bru5t/facebook-insights-through-a-f...
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by kadavy 17y ago
“Quality should still be the first and foremost concern [for site owners],” Cutts says. “This change affects outliers; we estimate that fewer than 1% of queries will be impacted. If you’re the best resource, you’ll probably still come up.”
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by kadavy 17y ago
Ahh, you just reminded me to ask about marketplaces. Thanks.
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Ask HN: How do you handle direct ad sales?
13 points by kadavy 17y ago|6 comments
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by kadavy 17y ago
40 hours a week of billable work is damn near impossible. Even if I could find that much work, I wouldn't be able to handle it on a regular basis.
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by kadavy 17y ago
This is why I love Hacker News.
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by kadavy 17y ago
An interesting comment on this story, about NASA: "They have been one of the big fuelers of my dreams for most of my life. I grew up in the Apollo years where we broke through one boundary after another and celebrated the early years of the
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by kadavy 17y ago
What's up with the disconnect between news like this and Wall Street? iAd is announced, AAPL goes down and GOOG goes up ?
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by kadavy 17y ago
Dave & Buster's uses this technique - as well as something called "foot-in-the-door" when persuading you to buy more gaming credits: http://blog.kadavy-inc.com/post/465860827/psychology-hacks-o... For Apple, the "foot-in-the-door" is
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by kadavy 17y ago
I mount my server via SSH through MacFusion, then create a project in Aptana. I'll add files by dragging and dropping into Aptana, or I'll use scp to upload through terminal. I'm a designer by training, so I just know a little command-line
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Creativity Bootcamp: Move Your Body for Creativity(kadavy.net)
1 points by kadavy 17y ago|0 comments
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FCC Loses "Net Neutrality" Case(npr.org)
2 points by kadavy 17y ago|0 comments
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by kadavy 17y ago
Pretty cool! * A URL that you can take notes on through your iPhone * You can e-mail that URL to yourself, and edit that same list. This is great because, as the author says, there aren't any easy ways to sync notes between your mobile devi
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by kadavy 17y ago
"The team found that the eye movements could be used to predict the size of the next number before it was spoken." Subject pictures a range of numbers -> before choosing a number to announce, subject "looks" at that number's position on
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by kadavy 17y ago
Yes, digital media uses natural resources. Print media uses natural resources. Until environmental impact is part of the economic equation (as argued by Natural Capitalism: http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Capitalism-Creating-Industrial... )
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by kadavy 17y ago
From the comments: "Consider This: * It takes 12 trees to produce a ton of printing paper—24 trees for higher grade writing paper.* * A mature tree can produce as much oxygen in a season as 10 people inhale in a year. * Only 5% of the paper
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by kadavy 17y ago
For a few short moments while watching this video, I forgot how much I hate cars.
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by kadavy 17y ago
The "All-Stars" list looks a lot like my "you are following" on Twitter.
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The Right Moment is Everything(blog.kadavy-inc.com)
1 points by kadavy 17y ago|0 comments
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Psychology Hacks of Dave & Busters(blog.kadavy-inc.com)
2 points by kadavy 17y ago|0 comments
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by kadavy 17y ago
I'll admit to dramatic tactics, but one does what works. I'm not clear on the point of your argument. It sounds as if you're saying: * The purpose of the label - as is being discussed - is to sell the product. * If a product is popular enou
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by kadavy 17y ago
I'm not clear on how I'm confusing design and style. As I try to explain, the bottle is lacking in what are considered fundamentals of good typography and design. I would say the bottle definitely has "style." It has it's own attitude in th
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by kadavy 17y ago
Sounds pretty realistic, but I wonder what the profit margin is for Sriracha sauce. It seems like a pretty recognizable brand - and a recognizable brand usually = higher profit margin.

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