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by potch 13y ago
> Firefox OS is one of the most obviously-wasteful and doomed efforts we've seen in a long time. You didn't see our orphan-powered fax machine initiative then.
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by potch 13y ago
Spend 30 seconds googling to find reams of UX research that says most users don't read. Actually, I'll do it for you. http://www.nngroup.com/articles/how-users-read-on-the-web/ http://uxmyths.
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by potch 13y ago
The "non-technical" user is real, in my experience. I worked tech support at a school where the teachers at the school would accidentally delete icons on their desktop and change every setting in the browser one day trying to prin
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by potch 13y ago
That's news to me.
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by potch 13y ago
What's baffling about it? There are the native developer tools, but add-ons can still provide developer functionality.
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by potch 13y ago
Ensuring your app loads quickly over the network is definitely an optimization, but to call it a micro-optimization is wrong. Size on the wire for html5 apps (frequently loaded over mobile connections) is completely relevant.
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by potch 13y ago
Correction, getpersonas.com is now decommissioned!
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by potch 14y ago
The migration is actively underway! The site will be shut down in a time scale ordering on weeks.
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by potch 14y ago
I work for Mozilla, but speak for myself. If you think it was about control, then you don't know how Mozilla works. We fight larger players with one arm tied behind our back because of our commitment to making things open and interoperable.
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by potch 14y ago
Sometimes require.js feels a bit heavy for what is mostly a straightforward concept (AMD), so I use a much simplified version of the pattern: https://gist.github.com/potch/4156519
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by potch 14y ago
The ability to highlight search terms in a page. You may disagree that is a better experience for you, but you may not make blanket statements that "there are no such cases, period".
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by potch 14y ago
I have some bad news about what constitutes a "normal" website these days.
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by potch 14y ago
I'd love a way to see the code that ran to generate the output.
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JSON Style Sheets(gist.github.com)
3 points by potch 14y ago|0 comments
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by potch 14y ago
I'm curious what you've decided the purpose of this site is. This seems like a huge issue to discuss around the future of software and the concept of "abandonware", as well as a cautionary tale about DRM, scaling, and failing to plan for su
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Hey I just wrote this(gist.github.com)
1 points by potch 14y ago|0 comments
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by potch 14y ago
If you viewed the above screenshot, you would see that in fact the current Firefox developer tools do the same thing.
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by potch 14y ago
I work for Mozilla, but I speak for me. Supporting a monoculture is trading future potential in the name of short-term convenience. This doesn't just apply to rendering engines, or even just technology. Wishing you could wave a magic wand a
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by potch 14y ago
So when a user types '-webkit-', and doesn't type '-ms-,-o-,-moz', when they all work, that's laziness on the vendor's part? Or better yet, when the syntax 'linear-gradient' works and you don't need a prefix at all, and you don't bother bec
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by potch 14y ago
That this only renders properly in Webkit is a result of pure laziness.
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by potch 14y ago
Hello! I work on the Firefox OS app store[1] . There are no officially supported Firefox OS devices yet- but you can experiment with the simulator[2]. Additionally, they will soon be able to run on any Android device with Firefox for Androi
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by potch 14y ago
If you are guessing that all engineers who understand how to use the command line are well-organized, I can provide you at least one certified example of one who doesn't match your worldview. This is awesome.
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JS helper for SVG drawing(gist.github.com)
3 points by potch 14y ago|0 comments
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Guilloché Toy (aka canvas spirograph)(potch.me)
1 points by potch 14y ago|0 comments
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by potch 14y ago
I can't reproduce- what version of chrome are you using? I'm re-evaluating all my loops to increase general safety.
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by potch 14y ago
I believe I made a huge mistake in my calendar rendering code. Hoping it's fixed now. Sorry for freezing!
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by potch 14y ago
Thank you for the bug report!
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by potch 14y ago
>6k and a jQuery dependency? Dates aren't as hard as they used to be. I'm working on a pure-JS datepicker for modern browsers that will clock in at under 5k minified, with no dependencies. Take a look at my work so far here: https://gi
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by potch 14y ago
"The building itself is being evacuated and no remote hands support will be available to assist in any equipment shutdown. Life safety is our number one priority and we are making plans to completely exit the facility." Uptime that requires
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by potch 14y ago
So I can steal someone's phone, and just have it remind me of all that user's private info by walking around? Nifty. Edit: I know the above is glib, and I'm not trying to rain on the parade of unbelievable achievements in data-wrangling tha

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