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by qeorge 16y ago
Aside from this library, I'm not aware of a library like that. While I think the idea has some merit, there's a couple of problems: - Its a lot of Javascript, and that can make things really slow. As another commenter pointed out, the compu
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by qeorge 16y ago
Things I like: - Design looks nice and clean. I'm impressed that you have a photo of downtown Raleigh on my city's section, that's a nice touch. - Posting interface is simple, and I like that its free. - I like the McAfee secure logo. I kno
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by qeorge 17y ago
I don't think that's quite fair. The parent simply offered up a possible explanation for what is by all accounts an irrational fear.
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by qeorge 17y ago
That sounds incredibly reasonable to me, especially the first 4 points.
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by qeorge 17y ago
As I understand it, its privacy by obscurity. There's no search, so unless you share the URL or its discovered, it would be private. That may or may not work for you. They have a $3/month plan that gives you flickr like features (large unco
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by qeorge 17y ago
These are good points. Especially, "Typically attribute order is fixed so it becomes natural to know where in a line to look for particular ones." I don't have a strong preference for multi-line or single line, but I do insist on keeping
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by qeorge 17y ago
The submission seems to have dropped the last > of the URL, causing a 404. Here it is as a tinyUrl: http://tinyurl.com/36jzc7v
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by qeorge 17y ago
I've used Raphael and Processing.js, have to say I liked Raphael a lot better. Coding was more intuitive, and the performance seemed a lot better.
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by qeorge 17y ago
Already pinged one of my clients about integrating this into their online store. I think this looks awesome. What I think this will allow us to do: On each product page there will be a Like button (if you're logged into FB), which users wil
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by qeorge 17y ago
Yes, I mean it literally. And no, not really a coincidence - he's got a lot of friends.
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by qeorge 17y ago
Gray is a good friend of mine. There is no chance in hell that he stole that phone and sold it.
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by qeorge 17y ago
The engineer in question is a good friend of several of us here at HN. We sincerely appreciate the support he's being shown here and elsewhere around the internet. So there is no doubt: Gray is one of the smartest engineers I've ever had th
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by qeorge 17y ago
They should be ashamed. This benefits no one. Edit: I'd like to highlight TUAW and Slashgear, who have both shown more class and decency than Gawker and their ilk by choosing not to plaster his name and photos all over their articles. Unfor
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by qeorge 17y ago
No, and I'm sure he doesn't want to/can't talk about it. Techmeme was the first I'd heard of it. Even when we talk candidly, he's always been fiercely loyal to Apple and respectful of their IP. A worse thing couldn't have happened to a be
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by qeorge 17y ago
FWIW, Gray is a close friend of mine and a wonderful engineer. He's been passionate about Apple since the day I met him, and tirelessly defends the company when I give him a hard time about their policies. I truly hope Apple doesn't fire hi
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by qeorge 17y ago
I know an excellent developer who just took a significant paycut to work on something he's passionate about. I largely agree with you that its still the bottom line that matters, but mindshare is often under-appreciated.
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by qeorge 17y ago
AdSense is much different than AdWords. If you're rejected by AdSense there's no recourse. Anecdotally, my past experience with support for both AdWords and AdSense has been terrible. I'm glad they've got an 800 number now.
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by qeorge 17y ago
"Most are." I think that's the most important point. The six point test is important, but its so vague that it can give people a false sense of safety. From the linked NYT article: "'If you’re a for-profit employer or you want to pursue a
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by qeorge 17y ago
We used to freeze NES cartridges when blowing stopped working. We always chalked its working up to magic/luck, but perhaps there was more to it. Is it just the heat or is there something else at play here?
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by qeorge 17y ago
I've used RepositoryHosting.com for a bit over a year, and its one of the best deals I've ever gotten. We have a repo for each client project, so like the author we require unlimited repositories although our disk space needs are low. We do
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by qeorge 17y ago
I'm not a homeowner, but I believe most mortgages are "frontloaded", at least to some extent, so you're paying off the interest before you pay off the principle. Its not uncommmon to pay ~2x the principal in interest. So I couldn't say for
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by qeorge 17y ago
Avoid 302 redirects, they pass no PageRank. 301's do dampen PageRank as well, though the exact amount is not known. I've always put it around 10-15% (i.e., after each 301 you are left with 85% of the original value). I also suspect that its
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by qeorge 17y ago
Do you dislike long form video in general, or Mixergy specifically? I don't like watching long videos, so I usually read Andrew's transcription instead. I've found some really great advice in there, its worth another look.
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by qeorge 17y ago
Really well written article, thanks for sharing. One thing I would change though: "It is hosted under blog.whyspam.me because a subdomain’s PR goes towards the main site." In my research and experience, its more beneficial for SEO to hos
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by qeorge 17y ago
Key point is that it has to fit in 1 SMS message, that's where the whole 140 character thing comes from.
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by qeorge 17y ago
Came here to say this, we also use repository hosting and love them. Can't beat the price. Have also used Unfuddle when working with other shops. Its nice too, and has some Basecamp-esque features if you want something beyond trac.
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by qeorge 17y ago
I got past this requirement, but got a generic error: "We're sorry, but something went wrong." I really thought we had it there. I've emailed the developer, rbitar@gmail.com, awaiting response.
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by qeorge 17y ago
The default is to minimize apps when you tap the close button, but kill them if you hold it down. You can change this in the preferences.
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by qeorge 17y ago
There's a bit of a HN discount built-in, at least for me ($100/hr vs. $125 normally). Reason being I'd hope to get a lot clearer specs from folks here, which cuts out a lot of wasted time.
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by qeorge 17y ago
Perhaps nitpicky, but I took issue with this: "No other vendor dominates mobile games like Apple now. With over 50,000 games in the App Store, it has 10 and 20 times what Nintendo and Sony offers respectively, and this before Apple’s Game

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