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by mgrouchy 16y ago
Often by trying to explain the precise thing that you don't understand, you will have a moment of zen. This. I often find that I run into a problem, try to solve it on my own, then bring someone unfamiliar in to get a fresh set of eyes on
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by mgrouchy 16y ago
I imagine that the convenience of PHP is why its still going strong. Simply because you could have a html file with some php tags in there and throw it up in a directory on your webhost and you now have a "dynamic" webpage.
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by mgrouchy 16y ago
It was actual news and it is important. It seems to have now descended somewhat into gossip.
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The only thing I like more then actual news is more info on angelgate. awesome.
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10 Steps to Starting a Business in Toronto(inc.com)
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Verizon: Our Apps Aren’t About Taking Over The Phone — It’s About “Choice”(techcrunch.com)
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one thing that I do a little differently is the template dirs I just do a standard TEMPLATE_DIRS = ( os.path.join( PROJECT_ROOT, "templates", ), ) for the template dirs and the I symlink
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by mgrouchy 16y ago
This is pretty awesome, it really kind of sooths a pain point I have been dealing with. The company I work at is a Django Shop and every time I type "fab Prod deploy" I consider starting work on a gui interface to provision servers(with the
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by mgrouchy 16y ago
Well then I can't account for why it was choppy. Have to try it with some other files and see how it works.
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So just tried this with divx episodes of mad men, The software was great and syncing files from itunes was a breeze(Same interface as syncing files with pages and keynote). The video itself though was pretty choppy. Not sure how it will wor
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by mgrouchy 16y ago
Where I work is pretty fun, however, I feel like as a company/startup grows it becomes harder and harder to keep it fun. Not in the sense it that it is no longer fun at all, but keeping the same "culture" fit with new team members is hard.
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by mgrouchy 16y ago
I really try to do around 6 on weekdays and as close to 8 or better as I can on the weekend. 6 During the weekdays is an optimal number for me, as it allows me to get in to work early (7:30 or so) and leave and a decent time (5:30) to sync
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by mgrouchy 16y ago
I have used all previous versions of the mac mice(previous to the magic mouse) and they are all terrible. That being said , I'm not sure if the author has used a Magic Mouse or not, but I love mine. Sure it doesn't have a million buttons or
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by mgrouchy 16y ago
If I understand correctly, it is a service that provides a continuous integration server, so it means that it would take the place of Capistrano in your deployment process. Instead of deploying with Capistrano, you push to github/bitbucket,
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by mgrouchy 16y ago
Also a good option for someone working on a Launching a website for their MVP, especially if you are someone like myself who is a terrible designer. http://themeforest.net/ has plenty of great themes that would work well for landing page,
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by mgrouchy 16y ago
http://macournoyer.com/instantinstant/ not quite the same thing, but an instant search for instant searches.
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This. If he hasn't actually revealed any trade secrets yet, why are they suing them? Because he may reveal trade secrets? I understand HP's interest and need to protect themselves, but they are doing it preemptively. As of yet, he hasn't do
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by mgrouchy 16y ago
Thinking about problems away from the computer always seems to bring about the answer. It seems like I do my best thinking in the shower, only problem is the usual 10 min shower sometimes turn into 30-40 mins.
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New Startup Incubator in Montreal, Year One Labs(yearonelabs.com)
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I have to say, its pretty incredible, but I imagine its kind of expensive. Might be able to convince the boss you could offset the cost with the fact your not taking up a seat in the office. Depends.
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In my mind (if we are having fantasies/visions about what happens at these companies) Steve jobs wouldn't write an email, he would walk down to these guys or get someone else to get them, pull them into a conference room, yell at them, thre
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Vail Resorts Links RFID Lift Tickets With Social Media(rfidjournal.com)
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High Resolution Fundraising(paulgraham.com)
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Coworking Spaces(avc.com)
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by mgrouchy 16y ago
No, because I feel a kinship with other Canadians, which I think is a fairly common Canadian trait(once again, I don't want to sterotype here, maybe I have a unique set of a friends and associates). I'm from Newfoundland, Canada and I feel
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by mgrouchy 16y ago
Not getting caught up in the stereotypes here, thats a great list of Canadian Startups, as a Canadian I hope they all do well.
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What A CEO Does(avc.com)
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Yeah, I was never a sysadmin, but for 8 months in my university days, I worked as a systems programmer for the CS Department at my university. I worked on stuff that automated system deployments, backups, imaging, etc. Its actually in the p
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It’s 2010 and Canadians pay the highest cell phone bills in the world(wirelessnorth.ca)
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Chances are when you work on a very small team you probably don't have a sysadmin at all. At the startup I work at, I do both and the more I work without a sysadmin the more I appreciate the work they do! When we do have a dedicated sysadmi

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