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by mcotton 17y ago
I know that when I worked for a major hosting company in 2001, we had our own SSH keys added to every VPS. This gave us access without needing their password. Right or wrong, it is very common at hosting companies.
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by mcotton 17y ago
I'm about to get married and I love the idea. I need to think about who I am going to entrust my macbook to. I'll ask the mrs. and get her opinion on it. I think this is a great idea.
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by mcotton 17y ago
I program residential automation systems and this is a real concern of ours. On some projects we must show proof of proper insurance coverage. I am surprised that most programming projects don't require a similar assurance.
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by mcotton 17y ago
What legal implications does this have? You shouldn't be liable for someone illegally using your software. If you store their information they may have some claim against you for locking up their data.
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by mcotton 17y ago
There is a great utility called "LittleSnitch" that is a must have for the mac. It alerts you of all outgoing TCP connections. It lets you know what programs are calling home.
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by mcotton 17y ago
If only I could order my bagle like this at a coffee shop.
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by mcotton 17y ago
Is anyone interested in trying any of these? I've already connected my security system to twitter and I doubt it be much harder to make an interface for my dog to use it.
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by mcotton 17y ago
I would love to have dropbox on my G1.
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by mcotton 17y ago
If that is what you are going for, then yes. There is nothing wrong with that strategy. I haven't found anything remarkable at IKEA (except for price).
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by mcotton 17y ago
There is something to be said for writing code you can be proud of. I'm always working on finishing projects faster and not introduce bugs in the name of speed. I can't see a furniture craftsman recommend that you just buy a chair at IKEA.
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by mcotton 17y ago
That is a really clever idea, I like it.
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by mcotton 17y ago
How many repeat applications do you see? I am interested in applying and, likely, re-applying while I work on the idea. Is this common? Does it clutter the application process to see previously rejected applications again and again?
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by mcotton 17y ago
It matters a lot to me. I often hit the back button within 3 seconds of the page loading. The information needs to be cleanly presented and the site needs to look credible.
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by mcotton 17y ago
This is a great addition. Thanks for providing so much for free
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by mcotton 17y ago
Here is my twitter based home security system. I'm using phidgets but I have ordered an Arduino and will update the code. Making software do things in the "real" world is a lot of fun. http://www.instructables.com/id/Combining-security-s
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by mcotton 17y ago
I'm in the home automation business and this is what I do all day. Complex tasks become very intuitive when you use pretty graphics and simple layouts. If you need ideas for widgets, check out what the guys at http://www.chumby.com have
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by mcotton 17y ago
Don't drop out. I "finished early" but in all practicality it was the same thing. It seems like a good idea but I promise that my GED isn't worth anything. I have been able to get good programming jobs based on my ability to get projects d
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How to self-monitor your security system with twitter(instructables.com)
1 points by mcotton 18y ago|0 comments
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by mcotton 18y ago
As much as I hate to answer this, its true.
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by mcotton 18y ago
That is a good idea, has anyone done this? What was turn-out like? Did you have to talk with the manager first?
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by mcotton 18y ago
Its an interesting idea. I'm working with GAE but before I started I had to choose what platform I wanted to use. It seems like if I needed S3 it would have been best to go 100% amazon. I don't want to discourage you at all. Make a demo
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by mcotton 18y ago
I have some experience with embedded linux and I would suggest using netburner's dev board to start (netburner.com) They have a good C++ IDE to help you get started. If you are more familiar with Flash I would suggest getting started playi
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by mcotton 18y ago
thanks
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by mcotton 18y ago
If you don't mind, what did you do? Did you go after other sources of funding? What are you doing with your prototype now?
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Ask YC: Single founder company with prototype, how do I improve my odds of being accepted.
24 points by mcotton 18y ago|31 comments