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by maxmcd 13y ago
The last time something about this was posted on HN there were a lot of comments about them taking advantage of the ground effect: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_(aircraft) Apparently a lot of the aircrafts flying capability h
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by maxmcd 13y ago
Most of the things mentioned are things that have destroyed large and established civilizations in the past. It seems unwisely dismissive to just say the United States could just "rebuild" from one of those things. Keep in mind he/she doesn
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by maxmcd 14y ago
Command + K skips the most recently highlighted occurrence. Usually works for me.
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by maxmcd 14y ago
Small mention in the repo: https://github.com/nnnick/Chart.js#license Looks like it's (now?) under an MIT license.
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by maxmcd 14y ago
Not disagreeing, but whenever there is a study posted where the funding comes from a source that has an obvious interest in the outcome of a study there is always a comment like this one pointing out the conflict. I understand providing inf
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by maxmcd 14y ago
That's certainly true, and something I've witnessed in the past when implement hover-to-reveal social buttons. I feel like these are great for personal sites or small projects where you might be able to sacrifice a little on the conversion
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by maxmcd 14y ago
Yes, that is one of the EV issues. Primarily why, I assume, hybrids and electric cars like the Volt have seen more widespread use because they have a gasoline fallback. The popular counter argument is that the vast majority of daily driving
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by maxmcd 14y ago
Exactly, and during those 3-4 decades that the car is around, you have to replace the battery pack 3-4 times. I'm all for EV's and the apparently impressive quality of this specific car, but it would be nice to see a more accurate cost bene
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by maxmcd 14y ago
There's a few ways I've gone about doing this in the past: - Find out if they've ever done something similar in the past and see if you can get performance numbers on that post. - Ask around and see if you can get some good Facebook click d
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by maxmcd 14y ago
There's no relation to meteor.com as far as I can tell if anyone else also misread the title.
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by maxmcd 14y ago
He posted this at the bottom of the article: http://f.cl.ly/items/3j041B2P2v0n0h1G251W/buttons-vertical.p...
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by maxmcd 14y ago
There's a disclaimer about lack of support for css3 animations in IE7-IE9 further down the page
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by maxmcd 14y ago
Not to be too critical, but wouldn't the helpful StumbleUpon component here, (especially to differentiate it from the random Wikipedia page bookmark) be the ability for the extension to show random articles based on your personal preference
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by maxmcd 14y ago
iOS: Drop a pin in apple maps then click share location within the pin.
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by maxmcd 14y ago
Maybe not I'm every instance, but I think it's easy to assume that lower overall budgets lead to lower overall quality.
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by maxmcd 14y ago
Doesn't seem that anyone has mentioned this, but that watermark is the only thing stopping me from immediately putting this into production. Would be nicer from a consumer perspective if I could try this out in production with the full feat
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by maxmcd 14y ago
I assume you could still use a key. Nothing seems to be covering the deadbolt lock on the outside of the door. I have the same problem with two-factor authentication though, I guess you'll just always need a backup.
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by maxmcd 14y ago
You're talking about the product, jimrandomh is talking about the business/legal environment. He doesn't mention the fact that it wont be appealing to consumers, just that it'll have a handful of very large entities gunning for it's demise.
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by maxmcd 14y ago
One would hope
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by maxmcd 14y ago
If you're looking for an attractive alternative to whiteboards, chalkboard paint or glass have always been good options.
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by maxmcd 14y ago
That's too literal. This solution is the best possible setup for all users. If you're typing slowly on the keyboard and taking it literally you just learn the new setup. If you're used to another device and expect those keys to be in differ
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by maxmcd 14y ago
Doesn't the the touch area for individual keys change size depending on what is being typed? The behavior you are describing should be the same on almost any key.
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by maxmcd 14y ago
Yes, the non-uniformity of identical letters adds a really nice layer to the aesthetic
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by maxmcd 14y ago
Are you in the united states?
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by maxmcd 15y ago
So they're lowing their relevance, and hn readers find this unappealing, fine, but can we really view this as anything but a hopeful indication that they drive more revenue by bringing the wall forward by ten articles. The nytimes paywall h
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by maxmcd 15y ago
They are free to set up, advertisers and marketers understand them (or at least they think they do), they feel very "modern". QR codes aren't going anywhere is because they are a perfectly attractive novelty for the non-tech world. There is
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by maxmcd 15y ago
Most likely because a lot of their business relies on easily being able to provide a ton of people with free card readers. I'm sure they've explored a more robust option, but it's probably nowhere near as cheap as the current model. Maybe a
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by maxmcd 15y ago
Agreed. Except for the super-user crowd, I'd image changes in login and signup flow would generate more confusion that good. With a large enough user base, AB testing something like this could yield good results, but reinventing the wheel a
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by maxmcd 15y ago
While I see that is solves some issues I actually know few non-tech web users that keep their email constantly open. Implementing this would also remove the convenience of password saving tools. Also, if all you need is an email to log in,
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by maxmcd 15y ago
That is a surprisingly well designed site. Love the dynamic layout.

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