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by nicw 15y ago
Hard to take a design article seriously when the gray-on-black text is so hard to read.
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by nicw 15y ago
Woah, thanks. I didn't know the USPS provided this API
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by nicw 15y ago
Stopped reading at first typo in the abstract.
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by nicw 15y ago
I'm interested in knowing how they came to these conclusion? Focus groups? User testing? They mention Google Analytics but that won't tell you that users are overwhelmed by the amount of text on your page.
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by nicw 15y ago
Complaining about bitcoin articles on HN is like complaining about Ron Paul articles on Digg.
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by nicw 15y ago
I thought this was an Onion article at first.
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by nicw 15y ago
They aren't competing with their customers - you cannot book a flight on the site. You have to take the booking information ITA provides and call the airline yourself.
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by nicw 15y ago
A lot of people. "Bruce Almighty" used a real number and it caused a lot of hassle for the owner. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/05/27/entertainment/main...
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by nicw 15y ago
Don't think they'll find anyone willing to contribute design effort. No graphic designer would want to add this page to their Design Portfolio.
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by nicw 15y ago
Whether or not this experience works for everyone, I have found that Apple laptops/desktops hold their value much longer than their PC counterparts. I'm not sure if its because Apple tends to spec their machines more on the mid to high-end
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by nicw 15y ago
This is a real stretch.
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by nicw 15y ago
Well written. There are so many little things that serial entrepreneurs have learned that each successive company moves faster. The point about first-time entrepreneurs having trouble with the company side is true, and groups like YC are ge
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by nicw 15y ago
There are lots of areas that non-programmers can flesh out, especially for a startup. Be honest with yourself - just because "you should do everything" doesn't mean that you are great at everything. While you're focusing on what you are gre
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by nicw 16y ago
like a boss.
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by nicw 16y ago
Grad school can be like that, moreso if others outside of grad school appear to be moving faster. I'm near the end of my program and I know I've spent most of those 3 years battling my decision whenever I get inspired by someone else's work
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by nicw 16y ago
I like it! Tried it on a couple non mainstream sites and it parsed everything pretty well. I think I would use it more on my phone or iPad than a desktop, cool that it works on mobile devices.
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by nicw 16y ago
I came here just to post that exact thought!
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by nicw 16y ago
I think part of this problem is that Stack Overflow will make users wait 2 minutes before voting an answer as correct, so they go the easiest route and leave a comment thanking the correct author instead.
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by nicw 16y ago
I agree with the above. Keep in mind that a lot of what you take for granted in a native app you'll have to build yourself. Scroll inertia, image carousels, determining a "flick" vs a tap, fixed tab bar - these are all something that haven'
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by nicw 16y ago
There is quite a demand for a lightweight Phonegap app that calls on remote pages, but frameworks like JQTouch don't handle remote injection of pages (breaks navigation, tapping,etc). I hope to see JQM support this without a lot of fiddling
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by nicw 16y ago
Definitely improved, this is an addicting concept! Nice work.
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by nicw 16y ago
Cool idea, but the potato keeps going to people who are dropping it rather than to new people. If they drop it more than a couple times then they should be pushed down the queue.
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by nicw 16y ago
Is anybody else concerned about what a rogue app could do to your car? The SDK supports mostly read-only operations so that is better, but I'd be concerned if something like repeated status polling would impact my car while driving....
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by nicw 16y ago
A good project manager knows to bring both the client and the designer together in one room, and not be the gateway of information. This article is just a rant about the issues someone is having with a particular project manager.