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by nir 14y ago
Thanks everyone for the recommendations so far! Looks like we need to check out Qt and wxWindows. BTW does anyone have any experience with Adobe Air for this? (Not sure if still maintained or not..)
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by nir 14y ago
Yes, and it also seems like Java applet support is not switched on by default in many (most?) modern browsers.
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Ask HN: Recommendations for a desktop app development environment?
16 points by nir 14y ago|21 comments
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How We Build CMS-Free Websites(developmentseed.org)
8 points by nir 14y ago|3 comments
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by nir 14y ago
It's disappointing to have this as #1 story in HN. Hacking is about doing stuff, not putting down (or hyping) people who do stuff. I never had any trouble simply avoiding Gladwell when I wanted to.
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by nir 14y ago
I notice PHP has really bad rep amongst people who blog about building web apps. People who build web apps still seem to choose it, though. I agree with Jeff that the way to replace PHP is to create a better alternative. Not just for PHP it
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by nir 14y ago
Sure, I don't really refer to Myers-Brigges as such but to the J/P distinction, which for me is a useful way to think about this.
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by nir 14y ago
Yep, it's always hard to find the place where the builders converge as opposed to those who have opinions. That's what HN used to be, once.
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by nir 14y ago
Seems to me the key is topics - it's easier to stay perceptive when discussing Python micro frameworks than the Middle East. When HN started featuring contentious topics like that, it brought out the judgmental side of people, and later inf
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by nir 14y ago
Do you know the Myers-Briggs personality indicators? The relevant one here in my mind is Judgemental/Perceptive: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-Briggs_Type_Indicator#Lif... Good online communities start with a lot of Perceptives, whic
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by nir 14y ago
Of course you should hire the best dev you can find (though I seriously doubt its possible to tell who'll be the best for you - both in terms of skill and, as importantly, personality). Personally I don't believe in the x10 rule. It might h
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by nir 14y ago
There isn't a talent shortage. There's a shortage of courage to hire anyone with less then a Google-level CV and of will/ability to mentor them. The 4 * 2 hour reviews + coding test + references + logic questions + firewalking culture is ri
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by nir 14y ago
It's a good metaphor for the current market, if you remove the "lost in the desert" part.
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by nir 15y ago
It seems like the issue here is a messed up HR dept, which is a worldwide phenomenon (and not limited to large corporations either. I had a similar experience with a small, supposedly do-gooder DC non-profit) BTW, the author's story would a
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Review: Bad Apple(technologyreview.com)
2 points by nir 15y ago|0 comments
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by nir 15y ago
The word "Kebab" describes a different dish in the Middle East and in Germany.
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by nir 15y ago
Actually I'm not a US citizen at all, and still I have a better chance of influencing a decision by the US government than most UN member nations' citizens have in their own countries.
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by nir 15y ago
I doubt having the UN in charge is preferable in any way to having the US govt in charge. For all its faults, the US is a democracy where people do have some influence on the political process. The UN is essentially run by ad-hoc coalitio
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by nir 15y ago
If the mob driven, self absorbed circle jerk of Reddit hints on the future of politics, I wouldn't call it rosy by any stretch.
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by nir 15y ago
Twitter, in the end, is an American company. If it was Canadian, I'd think it should comply by Canadian law. The other option, of having it comply by each country's own laws (the German example is obviously a rather tame one) is needlessly
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by nir 15y ago
I always wondered how much one can make by buying AC units on Craigslist in December and selling them off in June, in a place like NYC where weather gets very hot/cold :)
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by nir 15y ago
I'm just now leaving an apt and put up stuff on CL. Some of it I'm willing to give for free (donated a bunch to charities, but they won't take everything) As long as someone takes care of moving out of my place, I'm happy. If it goes to som
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by nir 15y ago
Ultimately these "hackers" are all script kiddies, no surprise they talk & think like kids too.
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by nir 15y ago
Since I arrived here at Bob's Turkey Farm, I have been treated with nothing but the finest standards of hospitality a bird could hope for. Gourmet food is literally shoved down my throat - portions seemingly increasing by the day! - and I s
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by nir 15y ago
Exactly. If you like this kind of "swift justice" you're going to love China, I guess. The comparison between Fox News and CCTV is ridiculous as well - Fox might suck, but it's not a government channel and is only one voice in a wide spectr
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by nir 15y ago
Most of these projects, from a small documentary to multi-billion dollar aid projects, are feel-good projects. The impact on the ground is often doubtful, sometimes downright negative. They don't scale, because you don't build a scalable
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by nir 15y ago
HN really needs a way to downvote a submission.
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by nir 15y ago
If you're outstanding at your field, Google probably wouldn't mind, but if generally my impression is degrees are highly valued there.
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by nir 15y ago
Don't let it get to you. The best developers I've worked with didn't come from CS background at all. Employers worth working for will know to look at what you've built and your passion creating/learning rather than whether you can quote a s
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by nir 15y ago
This often baffles me, as a foreigner in America (currently in a position where I occasionally hire people). The American employee is probably the least protected in the West. Firing is about as simple & cheap as it gets outside of an I

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