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by rahoulb 14y ago
I've said it before, but I feel Microsoft's problem is that they cannot say no to things. This serves them well in the Enterprise, where every installation requires customisations (and people can afford to pay for the maintenance of those c
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by rahoulb 14y ago
I think there's a fundamental difference between being a "manager" and being a "doer". If you're a "doer" (for example, a developer) your to-do list for today is likely to have three or four items on it - each a couple of hours in length -
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by rahoulb 14y ago
http://sivers.org/trust-but-verify In his book there's also a story about how, when asked which profit share scheme the company should use, he said "you decide" - 6 months later his accountant rang and said all the profits were being sh
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by rahoulb 14y ago
When I read it I also immediately thought of Apple's "funnest iPod yet" line: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2008/09/09/funnest
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by rahoulb 14y ago
This is probably my favourite DF piece http://daringfireball.net/2003/05/the_problems_with_click-th... - the fact that it's from 2003 is telling and I'd like to see him do more like this.
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by rahoulb 14y ago
I normally don't use a card for less than £5 though.
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by rahoulb 14y ago
Why is it unethical? Many people are nervous - even scared - when purchasing online, because of the numerous stories of "having stuff hacked". Live help lets them know there's a human being at the end of the line. Abandoned carts are often
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by rahoulb 14y ago
That also gets me - anyone who's ever had fish and chips will know that the chips may be fried potatoes but totally unlike McDonald's french fries.
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by rahoulb 14y ago
There have been numerous PDF exploits in the past (including jail breaking iOS) - sounds like it needs its scope limiting.
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by rahoulb 14y ago
> This just shows to me what a bad idea sandboxing is for those kind of apps that are supposed to interoperate with the whole system. Isn't the point of sandboxing specifically to prevent apps interoperating with the whole system? (I've
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by rahoulb 14y ago
But it's such a massive improvement over trying to manage to-dos in iCal. I suspect Steve just didn't care about to-do lists and now someone who does care has managed to get a (minor) improvement through.
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by rahoulb 14y ago
Most people never upgrade the software on their phone (iPhones being the notable exception). Windows Phone 8 won't even be on their radar till their contract expires in 18 or 24 months.
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by rahoulb 14y ago
From his article on last year's 10-k: >Linux is no longer a desktop threat. A few years back, it looked like Linux might carve out a niche on low-end, low-priced netbooks. But the iPad took care of that hardware category, and this year
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by rahoulb 14y ago
I think it's the same sort of idea but at a lower level (as it were). The (very) few times I've tried to explain recursion to non-CS-types have always been met with "I sort of get it" looks (meaning "we'll have forgotten in five minutes")
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by rahoulb 14y ago
I honestly believe that there are some people who simply don't "get" hierarchical folder structures. And it's not a small percentage. Years ago when Windows Explorer tree-views were all the rage our desktop app had them all over the place.
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by rahoulb 14y ago
Technically not difficult. But Sparrow does nothing that any other email client out there does - the great thing about it is its "feel".
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by rahoulb 14y ago
> Suggest they flash a non broken version of android onto their phone They would have no idea what that even means.
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by rahoulb 14y ago
However, I do know of three non-technical people who have said they're never getting "an android" again because their [Froyo/Gingerbread] experience was so bad. But as they're on 24 month contracts they have had (and still have) a lot of ti
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by rahoulb 14y ago
>I've had a lot of success with Knockout and fully expect that, like Sinatra did to me with Rails, Knockout will teach me to appreciate Backbone soonish. Someone asked me to describe the difference between backbone and knockout the othe
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by rahoulb 14y ago
I'd recommend "The Art and Science of Smalltalk" by Simon Lewis. Because it's so old, Smalltalk does things very differently to other development environments. The GUI is strange by today's standards (Smalltalk was why Xerox developed the G
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by rahoulb 14y ago
I first heard "Tell don't ask" in relation to Smalltalk. If you want a developed vocabulary, Smalltalk is where you find it (and it's been there for thirty-odd years).
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by rahoulb 14y ago
But the point is people are using the computer - previously they wouldn't touch it unless they absolutely have to. Facebook has played its part in that - but in the main computers were "those bastard machines I have to use for work" and onl
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by rahoulb 14y ago
Usability and practicality is down for the likes of us. But for the vast majority of people, who used to despise computers, a whole new world has opened up. We are the minority here.
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by rahoulb 14y ago
Coda's "open quickly" is too slow to use over SSHFS (although is OK on a local network over AFP). Sublime's not too bad but it can take a while to build its file list.
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by rahoulb 14y ago
As a heavy user of Sublime, Coda 2 and someone that is still getting to grips with vim, I'd say the real advantage of vim is you can do all of that over ssh with minimal keystrokes over a crappy connection.
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by rahoulb 14y ago
The article does mention staying at home and watching TV
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by rahoulb 14y ago
It was my first visit to the site and I read a few articles - I've now added it to my feed reader. So thanks!
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by rahoulb 14y ago
I've been working as a software developer professionally for 20 years and I only came across bloom filters a few weeks ago.
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by rahoulb 14y ago
Talk about stuff as you learn it (at your local user group or whatever). That way it forces you to consolidate what you are learning - plus you become viewed as an expert by the people who are learning from you (which of course you are, as
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by rahoulb 14y ago
I'd say their bigger problem is that they can't say "no" to anything (which is a consequence of their enterprise focus)

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