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by navyrain 15y ago
This is where "state of the art" is really an apt phrase. Rails 3 is effectively a community consensus on the best way to make most webapps today. Rails 2 was the community's best stab at that same goal a few years ago. The distance betw
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by navyrain 15y ago
I'd go so far as to add that the business guy having a modest amount of technical chops will make getting that technical guy easier, make getting funding easier, and make the creation of the product easier. This is the Right approach.
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by navyrain 15y ago
Paypal is such an antagonistic entity that I cannot imagine electing to use it if given any other option. Even if there was no other option, I cannot imagine agreeing to use it for more than more than the price of a few t-shirts. They hav
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by navyrain 16y ago
I think it is a bit nuanced; I wouldn't dismiss a candidate outright if they called themselves a rails developer. Instead, can they show that they have the ability to chose the right tool for the job, be it a database, a language, or simply
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by navyrain 16y ago
This point cannot be emphasized enough. Furthermore, it is certainly possible to imagine a scenario where ordering armored men to shut off the internet would be politically unfeasible, but spinning a story which necessitates of shutting of
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by navyrain 16y ago
The adage "cock-up over consipiracy" comes to mind when reading this. What the author implies is that Google is knowingly keeping spam sites in their results so as to profit from them. Google is still the largest player in search by a goo
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by navyrain 16y ago
I was thinking about writing a few apps for Shopify, so this might just push me over the edge. Any ideas/hints on how they'll expand the API? There are a few different calls I wish were there.
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by navyrain 16y ago
I think this flippant comment requires some proof to be taken seriously. Its hard to believe digg got to where it was by being repellant to 99% of the population.
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by navyrain 16y ago
I know I've disabled flash myself; my browsing experience is more often hurt by flash than it is helped, so it is a net gain.
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by navyrain 16y ago
If you ignore the APIs, AWS still has a substantial number of merits which make it a formidable player. It is a huge leap to say that because the market has smiled on AWS, we all love everything about it and wouldn't prefer more of it be R
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by navyrain 16y ago
Being frustrated with PayPal's poor support, but pleased with its ubiquity, this was an lost opportunity for PayPal to earn my goodwill. I, for one, am advocating against paypal from now on.
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by navyrain 16y ago
My understanding of it is that US nameservers couldn't resolve banned domains. Anyone with the tiniest bit of technical knowledge could use an untainted nameserver, or run their own. However, the spirit of the bill is terribly misguided,
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by navyrain 16y ago
Any plans for a tutorial down the road?
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by navyrain 16y ago
ADS-B is an automatic broadcast of an airplane's position and velocity, intended for making management of the airspace easer, among other things. It is not encrypted, and you can set up the hardware to receive the signal with a modest amou
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by navyrain 16y ago
At first glance, I thought you had simply copy-pasted the article. Posting here in hopes of calling attention to your subtle parody.
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by navyrain 16y ago
I cannot speak to the letter of the law, but I'd venture to say the alleged misbehavior violates at least the _spirit_ of the law, since these angels would be considered competitors outside of that room.
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by navyrain 16y ago
Evidence for this? I can see why the magazine example might make sense since english pages turn on the right side, but that doesn't really translate to webpages; i've always heard that top left was the most valuable page real estate.
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by navyrain 16y ago
I would love to see an english translation of this.
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by navyrain 16y ago
This is about par for the course. I've integrated facebook into many an application, and found the same: Facebook's API is buggy, their developer support is nonexistent, and digging up current and relevant results from google is challengin
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by navyrain 16y ago
StarCraft players do not have a monopoly on the virtues listed in this article.
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by navyrain 16y ago
Transparency in how providers muck about with wireless connections is nice and all, but honestly, what real use is transparency unless you can act on it. Between the wireless industry's pervasive contracts, and the low number of provider o
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by navyrain 16y ago
I'm really interested why you consider traffic prioritization a foregone conclusion. I can imagine a scenario where FCC bans prioritization of any form, and the market rewards the company who actually builds out the highest capacity network
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by navyrain 16y ago
The division between wireless and wired seems really artificial to me. Yes, the current state of technology means a megabyte over air is a good margin more expensive than over wire, but I don't believe this is worth codifying into law. Per
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by navyrain 16y ago
The author really hasn't considered it from AT&T's perspective. On one end, they're hearing complaints about their terrible network, and on the other end, they're facing large costs to improve their infrastructure to support people wit
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by navyrain 16y ago
While I think you're right to say that bad ideas have been given more traction than they deserved by having an effective leader promoting them, I don't think this is a counter-argument to the grandparent. Choosing the country's goals certai
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by navyrain 16y ago
This seems like an overreaction, but I think they probably know that, and still like the PR value of the reaction. Frankly, of all the entities out there with the means to listen to wifi signals in bulk, google is amongst the less intimidat
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by navyrain 16y ago
I can't believe this is real. Just wow.
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by navyrain 16y ago
The author really took the microsoft analogy a bit far. "adobe": 10 times. "microsoft" 12 times.
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by navyrain 17y ago
The sound effects were over-the-top; I had to turn it off.
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by navyrain 17y ago
Although its not really in the same vein as hacker news, I really enjoyed Gang Leader for a Day: http://www.amazon.com/Gang-Leader-Day-Sociologist-Streets/dp...

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