mmorris

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by mmorris 16y ago
>> "marketplace enormity doesn't increase the pleasure of the buyer" You're asking why it's a negative for eBay and Craigslist that they aren't small (i.e., that they have a lot of listings), but I think the quote you took from the
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by mmorris 16y ago
It's certainly not inevitable, but there are a number of factors, including the massive resources each country requires as industrialization continues and the standard of living increases, political interests and influence in smaller bord
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by mmorris 17y ago
If you're interested in becoming a better speaker you should check out a local chapter of Toast Masters. Despite the name, it's more about speeches than about toasts. http://www.toastmasters.org/
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by mmorris 17y ago
Have you looked at Appcelerator Titanium? That will give you native iPad widgets. I haven't used it yet but I've been planning to dig in.
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by mmorris 17y ago
Perhaps years ago names like these were "something no one would want", but now every possible five or six letter combination is in demand. Particularly anything pronounceable. Something no one would want now would have to be much longer -
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by mmorris 17y ago
This is absolutely true. I was trying to pickup http://goalbot.com about a year ago when it was on the verge of expiration. When I did some research the whole auction process seemed unreliable and a bit overwhelming to me, so I contacted
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by mmorris 17y ago
Namecheap has whois lookup: http://namecheap.getwhois.net/
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by mmorris 17y ago
I'm of the opinion that it's similar to cookies from a privacy perspective. When a non-technical user hears about the concept it sounds a bit scary, and it may have potential for abuse. However, used properly I don't think it is overly intr
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by mmorris 17y ago
Hi Wade, This looks like a good site. I checked out the Voltmeter test and it gave me some info I already knew, but also some information that might help with site ranking. So it seems like you're on the right track! I'll definitely be ch
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by mmorris 17y ago
You're absolutely right. I should fix that title. The "loose weight" entry was from a beta tester and I haven't quite finished the 'similar goals' part of the database, which will connect "loose weight" to the correctly spelled goal "lose
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by mmorris 17y ago
Something went horribly awry with my primitive number parsing system. It should be patched up for now, I'll have to go through in detail later and make sure there aren't any holes.
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by mmorris 17y ago
I have to dig further into what happened there. It should be fixed now though, I've tested through several options.
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by mmorris 17y ago
Ha! You sly dog.
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by mmorris 17y ago
A lot of details like due dates, etc. are set up in the back end but haven't been exposed through the UI yet. I'm working towards that, should be soon. I agree about the pop-ups, several people have mentioned how annoying they are. As per
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by mmorris 17y ago
Wow! This is really helpful. I've often felt like the design was sort of cramped, as you say. Unfortunately, I'm only an aspiring designer so sometimes I can't figure out just how to fix my problems. I've also been a bit hesitant to pla
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by mmorris 17y ago
That's a good point. I was thinking that I should just combine them into less popups, but it's probably best to let people have more instruction only if they choose to see it, which could be implemented as per your suggestion. This will d
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by mmorris 17y ago
I've slowed the popup dialogs down a bit, but I might need to rethink how it works based on the feedback here. Thank you for taking the time to check it out.
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by mmorris 17y ago
Funny you should mention that. One of my beta testers was particularly hung up on the word "subgoal". She thought it sounded too technical, but so far everyone else has thought it was okay. There are some other wording changes I'm contemp
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by mmorris 17y ago
Yes, the plan and track sections of Goalbot are based around 'learning' which subgoals are most effective in reaching the parent goal. This was actually part of the original inspiration behind the idea. Also, I agree that there will be som
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by mmorris 17y ago
Absolutely, the site needs a lot more content before it's particularly useful. Those are all great goals, I'll definitely be doing some research and developing content in those areas. I have a lot of thoughts on where the site is going, an
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by mmorris 17y ago
Yes, I've noticed the lag on some of the roll-over graphics. I'm planning on converting the images to use CSS Sprites, which I believe will solve the problem without having to resort to preloading (and, of course, make the site run a bit fa
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by mmorris 17y ago
Ah, thanks for pointing that out. I figured out where the error was and fixed it. It wasn't the wording that was the problem! But, yes, the site now accepts poop. :)
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by mmorris 17y ago
Understandable. I'm still working on getting enough content in the learn and plan sections to make it truly valuable without network effect from the connect section (which is a social network/forum combo).
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by mmorris 17y ago
Yes, I'm still working on getting the non-javascript enabled functions working properly. At the moment the site does require JS, but it won't when it's "done", though the UI will be somewhat clunkier without the JS. I've thought about addi
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by mmorris 17y ago
Okay, I'll play with the timing and see what I can do. Thanks for taking the time to look again! EDIT: I slowed it down a few seconds, but from the feedback so far I think I might need to rethink how the instructions work exactly...
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by mmorris 17y ago
Thanks for the honesty! I'm assuming you mean the pop up dialogues when you've started planning a new goal (and not the tool tips when you hover over certain items). This is really designed for first time users to help explain how the syst
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Ask HN: Review my webapp - Goalbot(goalbot.org)
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by mmorris 17y ago
I certainly see the resemblance, but I don't think that webpage keywords and tagging systems are exactly the same. One major difference is the identity of the tagger. The creator of the page is generally the one adding the keywords, so the
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by mmorris 17y ago
I'm not so sure the problem comes down to a fear of admitting getting it wrong in the first place, as much as it is a desire to hold tightly to a rule for template design that the creators feel has served Django well (keeping the templates
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by mmorris 17y ago
It is a bit odd about content and blogosphere engagement. That being said, I think that having great (or at least good) content is a part of what leads to increased engagement with the blogosphere. I don't think it's necessarily easy to se

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