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by mrduncan 16y ago
As always, please be sure to include your location and whether or not telecommuting is possible.
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by mrduncan 16y ago
The best way I've found to think of ideas is to keep track of everything that annoys you. Periodically, sort through the list and think a little more about those annoyances which are so great you'd pay real money to make go away. For examp
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Which is a perfectly legitimate source - my issue is that the javascript they're using to render it onto the canvas isn't available for me (or anyone else) to test with.
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Indent by two spaces. http://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc
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by mrduncan 16y ago
All of the text is rendered with the canvas .fillText command and there are no bitmap images…everything is either text or drawn to the canvas with vectors. The NYT doesn't use the canvas element for it's front page - which is what this te
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Not having the source available screams rigged test to me. Edit: If only because I remember what they tried to do with this chart - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/compare/d...
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by mrduncan 16y ago
I distinctly remember having a very similar idea for Twitter after seeing how much people used their AIM away messages as statuses a couple of years before Twitter launched. Of course, I'm sure tons of others did also - there wasn't real
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Thanks Jason! That's what I was assuming. Is this the first time you guys have bought an app from another company like this?
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Bad phrasing on my part, it was a serious question. It seems to me that a few minutes in the sun every couple of days would be very unlikely to have any long term impacts (obviously, I'm not an expert though).
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by mrduncan 16y ago
The blog post is a little vague - did they purchase just the Ember application (as opposed to the company)?
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Introducing Campfire for iPhone(productblog.37signals.com)
16 points by mrduncan 16y ago|6 comments
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Does 5-10 minutes 2-3 times per week actually represent a significant cancer risk?
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by mrduncan 16y ago
In retrospect, I should have just linked directly to the redesign - http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachklein/4831151379/ Can a mod switch the URL please?
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Zach Klein Rethinks The Delta Sky Club Portal(laughingsquid.com)
1 points by mrduncan 16y ago|1 comments
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Very interesting. Even with a cellular based system, I'm sure there isn't too much bandwidth available but much more than with a satellite connection I'd imagine.
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Last year, there was a Wakefield/Wi-Fi Alliance study that found 76% of travelers would choose an airline based on wi-fi availability. I'd imagine Wi-Fi Alliance might have some biases here. Since in-flight wifi is just a satellite connec
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by mrduncan 16y ago
The list of changes in Rails 3.0 is fairly approachable if you understand the basics of Rails. I'd recommend taking a look for yourself - http://guides.rails.info/3_0_release_notes.html As far as whether 2.3 or 3.0 makes the most sense a
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by mrduncan 16y ago
I feel your pain, I'm 6'4". A tip for flying Southwest (who doesn't assign seats): Don't be scared to hop into one of the exit row seats, they are fair game like all other seats. I notice that a lot of people will walk right by them (who a
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Rails 3.0: Release candidate(weblog.rubyonrails.org)
135 points by mrduncan 16y ago|46 comments
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Just another illustration of how vastly different flying experiences can be on the exact same airline. If you're not already aware, seats that have their backs to an exit row never recline. So, your best bet (until an airline offers you yo
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by mrduncan 16y ago
First of all, fantastic design! Is there any way to export posts - for example, if I wanted to share them with a significant other or another family member? Also, and this is mainly curiosity, how do you handle sending posts from the past f
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight. - Bill Gates
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by mrduncan 16y ago
I've found myself referring back to Evan Williams "Ten Rules for Web Startups" (2005!) on many occasions. http://evhead.com/2005/11/ten-rules-for-web-startups.asp
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by mrduncan 16y ago
I'd never never heard of Amdahl's Law before so I looked it up on Wikipedia. Essentially, Amdahl's law is used to find the maximum expected improvement to an overall system when only part of the system is improved. http://en.wikipedia.org/
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Ruby Summer of Code Status: Routes(piotrsarnacki.com)
1 points by mrduncan 16y ago|0 comments
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by mrduncan 16y ago
I'm not one of the pre-order customers, but I'm curious if the bracelets are washable, or how they can be cleaned. It seems like it'd need to be laundered just like sheets if you're wearing it every night.
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by mrduncan 16y ago
I checked both Chrome beta and Firefox 3.6.3 and they're both showing the same thing.
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Very interesting! My first impression of the homepage is that the graphics are a little all over the place (in terms of consistency, not layout). Your logo has a pretty slick look to it, while the large balsamiq image is rough and 2D, and
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Twitter has always included trailing parens in links (even though, it seems more often than not they're not supposed to be). On the bright side, bit.ly ignores them so you still get the originally intended link. I'm pretty sure trailing sq
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by mrduncan 16y ago
Context: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tujqM2u-BVo

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