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by pacemkr 15y ago
Thanks for that. I actually remembered their color scheme/design, but couldn't find the website back when I was looking for a new registrar. It looks like they have a much larger selection of tld's compared to Namecheap. That will come in h
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by pacemkr 15y ago
They used to be quite good. A long time ago. Every year I would come back to renew and it was getting more and more difficult. Eventually, it became ridiculous. The checkout process was finding the "No I don't want this shit" link (yes, lin
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by pacemkr 15y ago
I've always thought of a "product guy" as a competent hacker who can can switch hats as he's working to think about business, the users, the design, the ease of use, the infrastructure, etc. A jack of all trades, one step away from entrepre
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by pacemkr 15y ago
The "tool" decisions are usually made at the begining of a project. In that context, I disagree with your assesment. It often takes me a week, sometimes more, to evaluate and choose the right solutions for a new product. The techniques that
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by pacemkr 15y ago
I know its $35 and all, but we have to contemplate the fact that it's running a 366 MHz processor, and that used be enough to do all sorts of things. I look at this device and think of the many levels of failed abstractions this poor CPU ch
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by pacemkr 15y ago
This is actually very interesting. I think you guys should do a short video describing the problem and how your product solves it. It's a little difficult to process how your product falls into a "typical" workflow. I _know_ I was looking f
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by pacemkr 15y ago
I've spoken to Eastland drivers -- I've been riding with them for years -- and thats exactly what they do, minus the complexity. They announce an address over radio and the closest driver takes it. I don't remember how they enforce this pol
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by pacemkr 15y ago
Why do I need an app for this? I swear some of these apps are solving problems that simply don't exist. I speed dial Eastland Car Service in Brooklyn and call it a night (excuse the pun.) *Ring* "Eastland." "Can I have a car to the
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by pacemkr 15y ago
I've been thinking about this. Saying "I'm a software developer" just doesn't communicate what I do, even though programming is... well, what I do. Thanks for reframing the problem succinctly. You thought about this, so how do you describe
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by pacemkr 15y ago
I think I'm one of those people. Performance of Firefox has always been completely unacceptable to me. When Firefox came out I continued to use the Mozilla browser. (I wonder if anybody remembers that one.) At that point I couldn't understa
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by pacemkr 15y ago
I was expecting something more innovative. All it is is a javascript like language with classes, interfaces, optional types, and some extra built in data structures. A new runtime, biggest obstacle being adoption, just for that seems a bit
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by pacemkr 15y ago
I've been using their API and I have to say it has to move slightly faster if that's to happen. As they've said in the announcement, it's been a year since the last update. Admittedly my app is not a realization of their vision per se -- mi
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by pacemkr 15y ago
It is annoying. Generally happens to me when I "miss" the thing I was searching for and go too far. This is what I do: Ctrl + a, Ctrl + k (move to beginning, delete to end), Enter Going to a new line, resets that index. I'm sure th
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by pacemkr 15y ago
There is an excellent podcast with Gilad Bracha on Newspeak at se-radio: http://www.se-radio.net/2009/07/episode-140-newspeak-and-plu... It was one of the most memorable and interesting podcasts that I have ever heard. Newspeak will likel
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by pacemkr 15y ago
I think I will give this a try. Thank you for writing this and taking the time to release it. Browsing codebases that I am not familiar with is the exact use case for me. For navigating my own project, I do fine with MacVim + Terminal + "mv
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by pacemkr 15y ago
Don't use the Like button. There, problem solved. If your startup isn't social and free, it isn't hip. If you don't have a Facebook page and seven shades of "Like" buttons, you are destroying your business. Just stop. Stop putting that soci
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by pacemkr 15y ago
I think it's more of a licensing issue. This is where they have to step up. Enyo needs an open license. I don't even know what it is right now, but I assume its not OK to use elsewhere, yet. In it's current state it also wont run in Chome w
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by pacemkr 15y ago
I was actually thinking QML too when I started using Enyo. There is a huge difference though, QML is yet another language. "We should totally reinvent CSS and HTML!" If I had a nickel for every time that happened... The difficulty of runnin
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by pacemkr 15y ago
The built in integration only allows you to open documents. Not pictures, videos, music, etc. It also does not allow you to upload new files.
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by pacemkr 15y ago
Most of your points are already covered. 1. You could do this from day one. You didn't have to include Mojo or any other device specific framework. index.html was enough (you would also need appinfo.json for metadata and packaging.) With En
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by pacemkr 15y ago
I've published a Dropbox client for webOS written in Mojo, the previous webOS framework, and have started an Enyo rewrite for the Touchpad. I have an opinion from both a consumer side and the developer side. 1. Somebody should wake up and t
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by pacemkr 15y ago
More power to them, but why would I want to replace the best part about this device?
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by pacemkr 15y ago
I use Skype a lot, so that would probably be my goto voip provider. Assuming that they offer something like a landline.
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by pacemkr 15y ago
300 minutes wouldn't be enough for me, but: $60 for 900 min $30 for unl. data (lucky me) $10 for 500 texts $17 in taxes (NYC) Verizon. Pretty much the same plan was slightly more expensive on AT&T. Tether might still work,
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by pacemkr 15y ago
Thanks for mentioning that it's Sprint. This answers my question further down the page. Virgin might be it for me. I was looking at them before, but was traveling a bit at the time. Verizon was really the only option.
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by pacemkr 15y ago
Coverage seems to be the biggest problem/non-problem with Virgin. I had to dump AT&T after two iPhones, because the service turned to shit. I am on Verizon right now and coverage has been great. Prices, not so much (still less than AT&#
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by pacemkr 15y ago
The ridiculous state of wireless data (tethering, sms) has finally driven me to get rid of my smartphone. Well done AT&T/Verizon. I am: * Porting my number to Google Voice. * Getting a voip "landline." * Getting a new number with the ch
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by pacemkr 15y ago
I can't disagree with much of what you said. However, you are being too critical of Drupal. "the chunks of functionality you download are not likely to match your needs perfectly, so you're forced to make due with software that's almost wha
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by pacemkr 15y ago
"the site later allowed websites to merge the toolbar with their own user account systems — which has fared better. " Exactly. And this puts them in an entirely different category from Meboo, etc. Anybody who ever ran a forum and has tried

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