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Ex-Googler, New EMI CIO Says: 'Downloads May Be Good'(tech.slashdot.org)
2 points by r7000 19y ago|0 comments
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by r7000 19y ago
All good writing has been 'refactored' as you put it. Except writers call it 'editing', 'polishing' and 'rewriting'. And just like excellent code when you see some great writing you tend to think 'that looks amazingly simple!' but when you
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by r7000 19y ago
> I think the karma system will work things out in the end Karma systems have an awful track record, from my experience. It is not a solved problem.
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by r7000 19y ago
Great points. > Consider if you could make perfect clones of yourself, with all of your memories and developments. > Those clones would act exactly like you, but they still wouldn't be you. I believe the argument is something along
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by r7000 19y ago
A lesson in marketing. Timely + hilarious.
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by r7000 19y ago
No
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by r7000 19y ago
In all seriousness, take a break. It doesn't have to be for a long time, just enough to refresh your mental outlook. Travel a bit, even just to visit a friend in a fun city or somewhere to enjoy the outdoors. Get away from your computer. Be
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by r7000 19y ago
Nothing like a rave review to help smooth over.. anything.
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by r7000 19y ago
For a quick switch your replacement text seems much better thought out!
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by r7000 19y ago
:) I think the original had the ah-good-they-are-concentrating-on-the-important-stuff vibe. Not necessarily a bad thing. Especially for a tech service.
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Computer vs. Realtor: Computer Wins. Twice.(techcrunch.com)
21 points by r7000 19y ago|14 comments
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by r7000 19y ago
And a more complex one for diabetes: http://www.sugarstats.com
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Social site for people with chronic medical conditions(patientslikeme.com)
1 points by r7000 19y ago|1 comments
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by r7000 19y ago
> what we say is not always accurate or worthwhile Comments that are inaccurate or worthless can be voted down. An increasing number of low quality links has no real cost to the submitters but it has real cost to the quality of the site
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by r7000 19y ago
A recycled idea: Make submitting a story cost 1 point. If you have taken the time to reflect on the quality of your submission you should be confident that you will get at least 1 up vote to break even. Users with a negative point total wou
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by r7000 19y ago
> Sorting, searching, filtering, tagging and personal preference should solve this problem and ruin the sense of community (baby + bath water)
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by r7000 19y ago
Germany and UK too.
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by r7000 19y ago
I may have missed this before but the updated usage policy is: "There's no limit to the number of calls per day you can make to the Google Chart API. However, we reserve the right to block any use that we regard as abusive, an apparent deni
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Google chart API - daily limit lifted(code.google.com)
2 points by r7000 19y ago|1 comments
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'Augment' Reality with Contact Lenses(blog.wired.com)
1 points by r7000 19y ago|0 comments
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by r7000 19y ago
To see Phun in action, do a search on youtube. The (mostly) Japanese rocket makers are especially fun to watch.
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by r7000 19y ago
Not necessarily a minor difference. People have added blogs and message boards provided by 3rd parties and themed them so that they appear integrated with the main site. Does it follow that there might be a demand for an "integrated" niche
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Cells bring clean re-use to your Rails views(mikepence.wordpress.com)
5 points by r7000 19y ago|0 comments
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by r7000 19y ago
Wow! congrats amichail. That was a surprise indeed.
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by r7000 19y ago
Clever and simple. A nice combination.
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by r7000 19y ago
This could be very cool. I am trying out the firefox search box ( http://www.wundrbar.com/static/extras ). The default search is still google so I lose nothing and potentially gain a lot. Bring on the plugins!
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by r7000 19y ago
There is also http://searchyc.com/ (and a few others)
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Pi Corp and Credentica, 2 Zero-knowledge spin-off startups acquired(montrealtechwatch.com)
3 points by r7000 19y ago|0 comments
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by r7000 19y ago
Martin Newland is "starting up" a new well-financed (naturally) English-language newspaper in the Emirates ( http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/dec/23/1 ). Web-startups probably don't mop enough cash fast enough to be interesting yet. ??
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by r7000 19y ago
MS Access has a lot to answer for. How can you tell your boss that no he really has not done "most of the work" already?

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