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by melvinmt 14y ago
I guess many people still think they're sending out text messages while they're using iMessage which may the reason why they've been reluctant to use it as much as WhatsApp (they think they're getting charged for every message).
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by melvinmt 14y ago
It feels weird to realize that according to Mars, we're the aliens invading the planet. Makes me wonder about all the extraterrestrial "rovers" on our planet.
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The Immortality Paradox(melvinmt.com)
1 points by melvinmt 14y ago|0 comments
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by melvinmt 14y ago
No I didn't read the WSJ article (just tried it, but there's a paywall) but from what I understand from this article is that they were willing to add more features (incl. turn-by-turn) in exchange for more "branding" as John Gruber puts it.
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by melvinmt 14y ago
> Putting a @ before a URL tends to look like an email address, which could be very confusing, so we decided on ^ Well, ^ https://tent.tent.is looks like an URL which is also confusing. What if I want to mention an URL to somebody? I'm
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by melvinmt 14y ago
> But all three of those options came with a heavy price. Maybe for Apple Inc, but a better Google Maps app (#2) isn't a "heavy price" for the user.
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by melvinmt 14y ago
> to find out about his new daily driver Where's the part about his new daily driver?
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by melvinmt 14y ago
Sorry, your active link colors distracted me. What were you saying? Ergo, I can't be bothered to look at funny 404 cartoons when I'm trying to read documentation.
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by melvinmt 14y ago
New idea for startup: Kickstarter for New Hardware and Product Design. "Now WITH renders."
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by melvinmt 14y ago
> Maybe I can interest you in my new startup: Paragraphs.io Do you mean paragraph.io? And how is your startup supposed to solve his unwillingness to pay?
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by melvinmt 14y ago
Unlike the ad in the article, Adword ads are usually highly relevant because they often capture the same intent as the first organic result (if done right).
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The Go I Forgot: Concurrency and Go-Routines(scienceblogs.com)
3 points by melvinmt 14y ago|0 comments
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by melvinmt 14y ago
> I can't believe this article popped up on HN's front page tonight. This article was actually already posted somewhere in the comments a couple of days ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4523063
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Go-powered web-services with Rails(areyoufuckingcoding.me)
56 points by melvinmt 14y ago|26 comments
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by melvinmt 14y ago
It's the new Australia for convicted felons.
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by melvinmt 14y ago
Wow, one of the best articles that I've read in a while. Thanks.
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by melvinmt 14y ago
Uhm, they're named after a tree.
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by melvinmt 14y ago
Moreover if a movie is meant to be watched once, why shouldn't I watch it once?
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by melvinmt 14y ago
The truth is that only the Robert Scobles in this world are affected by head-aching e-mail management problems. For the rest of the 99% it simply isn't that MUCH of an issue. That's why I don't think it will catch on. But nice idea though.
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by melvinmt 14y ago
> Creating links is easy. Just change the Product Title and Price. I like the concept, but allowing price to be changed in the URL is a horrible idea. It would be better if you could create products with a defined price on your homepage
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by melvinmt 14y ago
So Mr. Marco is upset by some blog and that's why I can't use it in Instapaper? I don't even read 9to5mac but it's reason enough for me to cancel my Instapaper account. Are there any alternatives I should know about?
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A First iPhone 5 Sales Estimate: 10 Million in a Week(allthingsd.com)
2 points by melvinmt 14y ago|0 comments
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by melvinmt 14y ago
It even works on the reply links on this page, pretty neat.
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by melvinmt 14y ago
Most subscription based models are being kept sustainable by "don't ask" principles. If you don't ask to renew and silently charge the credit card (a la most saas solutions), few people would try to reverse this transaction.
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by melvinmt 14y ago
I think they have no idea what they're doing. I've played with this idea in my head as well but it takes 1 google search to see what kind of shit you can get yourself in.
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by melvinmt 14y ago
> all you have to do is type “facebook report” into the standard Wolfram|Alpha website. .. and connect with your Facebook account, grant extended permissions, signup for a Wolfram account, go to your mail inbox, validate your Wolfram ID
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by melvinmt 14y ago
After reading the BetaBeat article [1], which is much more informative and less biased than the TechCrunch one, I stand corrected. Guess she really lives up to her name. Oh well. [1] http://betabeat.com/2012/08/shirley-hornstein-shirls-cre
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by melvinmt 14y ago
I've worked next to Shirley for a couple of months in NextSpace last year. She was a nice girl who was doing some marketing work for Zaarly back then. She actually was one of the first organizers of the successful Zaarly Startup Crawls. To
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FTC's due diligence has cost Instagram $250 million dollars(venturebeat.com)
1 points by melvinmt 14y ago|1 comments
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by melvinmt 14y ago
I've done this math in my head too much now in the last couple of weeks. Not sure why I care that much.

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