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CNN Relaunch(cnn.com)
4 points by mcav 17y ago|1 comments
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Merlin Mann on Becoming an Expert (video)(43folders.com)
41 points by mcav 17y ago|3 comments
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by mcav 17y ago
Yeah. Sometimes per-request page performance is less important than overall throughput, though.
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by mcav 17y ago
PHP's sessions are stored in files by default, not persisted in memory.
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by mcav 17y ago
Yes. PHP does the same thing. Actually, most frameworks do that; very few keep state within the application server between requests. Statelessness, in that respect, improves scalability.
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by mcav 17y ago
The message unnecessarily belittles IE6 users. However, IE6 will only go away if we actively discourage its use. Do not go out of your way to support it. Do not allow it to suck more time and energy out of you. IE6 will continue to survive
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by mcav 17y ago
It seems to refer to this: > "Play is designed to operate in a ‘share nothing’ architecture. The idea is to keep the application completely stateless. By doing this you will allow your application to run on as many server nodes as need
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by mcav 17y ago
I also do this, with a custom python script. Yeah, there are disadvantages, but right now I love its simplicity. I don't have to worry about keeping Wordpress updated; I just make a new static file and run the update script. If my needs eve
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by mcav 17y ago
Hopefully you end up needing to use them a lot someday. :-)
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by mcav 17y ago
For future reference: billion aires and million aires .
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by mcav 17y ago
In other words, if they didn't offer the free website, or if their iPhone app didn't require a net connection, I'd easily consider the $50 price justifiable.
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by mcav 17y ago
It validates! http://html5.validator.nu/?doc=http%3A%2F%2Fgeocitieslycostr...
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by mcav 17y ago
Considering that WA's iPhone app seems to be little more than a wrapper around their free offering, it seems entirely reasonable to question the $50 price tag.
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by mcav 17y ago
Apple's alarm clock program works regardless of which app you currently have open.
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by mcav 17y ago
That shouldn't be too hard with GPS, minus the whole "no background apps" thing: Just prompt users for a location (i.e. tap on a map) when setting an alarm, with a radius perhaps. And to accommodate the "alarm" case, just add a checkbox to
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by mcav 17y ago
Probably, but I already have a decent-sized free user base. Unless they're privy to the naming tests, they'll only be confused when they hear about different names for the same plan.
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Ask HN: $4.99 vs. $5.00? And what do you call your premium memberships?
4 points by mcav 17y ago|20 comments
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by mcav 17y ago
> Sigh - privacy in the age of information seems to be an impossible dream. Well, it's better than before: Non-electronic documents are arguably much easier to steal. At least with encryption, breaking into your house isn't necessar
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by mcav 17y ago
I used to think that meant it was secure (like https). I think I even gave a grade-school presentation on that, but no one knew better either.
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by mcav 17y ago
are you thinking of this? http://news.ycombinator.com/lists or maybe this: http://top.searchyc.com/
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by mcav 17y ago
Anyone happen to know what software likely produced that video?
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by mcav 17y ago
A lot of the iPhone settings could be considered for "power users". There's a setting to tell the phone what to do when the home button is pressed; there's one to turn on Caps Lock, Shake to Shuffle, change the Photos' slideshow transition.
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by mcav 17y ago
In practical terms, what does this mean?
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by mcav 17y ago
I suspect you're right, but I've come to understand that the OS itself is a small part of the equation. While you could find just about any software equivalents on Linux <=> Mac, some non-free software is markedly better than any fr
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by mcav 17y ago
In verbose form, it's almost like letting your thoughts spew onto the page directly. With taut writing, a lot of that mental clarification is done in your head before it hits the page.
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by mcav 17y ago
On that note, it'd be nice to have an RSS feed or e-mail notification for when he gets it done.
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by mcav 17y ago
Startups are substantial projects which primarily seek profit or growth. "Websites" are typically small projects, without serious focus toward profit or growth.
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by mcav 17y ago
Oh. I, too, had an issue logging in with OpenID here. I finally gave in and reset my password so I could log in with that.
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by mcav 17y ago
Jazz piano, frisbee, running, super smash brothers, age of empires. [des moines]
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by mcav 17y ago
I dunno. Some of my most fun runs are when it has snowed outside and you have to leap over snowdrifts.

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