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1. 31.▲
   by ralphael 8y ago

   Absolutely brilliant! I love hackernews for these kind of gems.
2. 32.▲
   by ralphael 10y ago

   If your into retro gaming or even just gaming history its well worth investing time in it. He's done an amazing job and I find myself looking at the blog notes for magazines and articles to do further reading on.
3. 33.▲
   by ralphael 10y ago

   I loved Atrain too. Years later I would discover that many sequels to it were made, although some came out in Japanese ( http://www.artdink.co.jp/company/english/history.html ). Thanks to Steam, A-Train 9 came out c
4. 34.▲
   by ralphael 10y ago

   If your into Retro gaming, I highly recommend reading it as he has written it http://www.filfre.net/sitemap . His writing his amazing and I'm always interested in how pieces of gaming history fit together. Another way t
5. 35.▲
   by ralphael 10y ago

   thanks Wes, purchasing now!
6. 36.▲
   by ralphael 10y ago

   I bought a refurbished MacBook Pro over 6 years ago now. It was in perfect condition. My 2010 model is still going strong. When I bought it they had upgraded for free the RAM to 8GB and gave me the 7200 RPM drive as a nice surprise.
7. 37.▲
   Cinemaware’s Year in the Desert(filfre.net)

   2 points by ralphael 10y ago|0 comments
8. 38.▲
   by ralphael 10y ago

   I know bandwidth is cheap these days but including a 14.9mb cover image on such a major story....?
9. 39.▲
   by ralphael 10y ago

   ...this is a good reminder that sometimes its a good idea to hire for certain positions, based on prior experience.
10. 40.▲
    by ralphael 11y ago

    Well said, I interview a lot of developers and always refuse to add to our interview process or ask any questions where the candidate could easily google the answer. We will do a basic phone interview, to seek out what they know about the a
11. 41.▲
    by ralphael 11y ago

    I think this adds some necessary context to the previous "300-500K" comment.
12. 42.▲
    by ralphael 11y ago

    Well put, this is looking exactly like a post .com bubble. A rising tide lifts all boats. So when the tide goes out....
13. 43.▲
    by ralphael 11y ago

    That was just such a great read, many thanks to the OP. Nothing beats depth of experience and passion, to give you an insiders view.
14. 44.▲
    by ralphael 11y ago

    ebay here I come!
15. 45.▲
    by ralphael 11y ago

    thanks for this, didn't know it existed!
16. 46.▲
    by ralphael 11y ago

    Thanks for this, I really enjoyed the article. Its what I have been thinking of for a while but quantified much better.
17. 47.▲
    by ralphael 11y ago

    thanks for the article Tony. Loved it, really enjoyed the detail you went into. Look forward to more.
18. 48.▲
    by ralphael 11y ago

    Some of the formatting in the blog post seems to have been lost. Words appear to start mid sentence. Apart from that, really enjoyed the article. Would love to see more.
19. 49.▲
    Reconsider the new Dividend Tax for small businesses [UK](petition.parliament.uk)

    1 points by ralphael 11y ago|0 comments
20. 50.▲
    by ralphael 11y ago

    I've solved my most complex problems when I went for a run on the evening of the day where I got stuck. There's something about stepping away and being able to step through each scenario and look at things from a different angle.
21. 51.▲
    by ralphael 11y ago

    Love this blast from the past. I just spent 20 minutes watching the demo run through :-)
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    Iron Man gives a 3d printed bionic arm to a child(twitter.com)

    2 points by ralphael 12y ago|0 comments
23. 53.▲
    by ralphael 12y ago

    Thank them for market validation and get stuck into it. Lots of people have ideas and then produce MVP's. But execution and level of funding will determine who survives. It's not a zero sum game.
24. 54.▲
    by ralphael 12y ago

    ..box it and they will come
25. 55.▲
    by ralphael 13y ago

    Working for me on FF 20.0.1 / Win 7, after the suggestions to delete HN cookies.
26. 56.▲
    by ralphael 14y ago

    ..another vote for .Net, MVC and SQL Server from me. A great example of this stack, is that it powers stackoverflow.com
27. 57.▲
    by ralphael 14y ago

    I really like the simplicity. One thing, I originally viewed it on my iPhone and was going to suggest a mobile version since I found display issues. It wasn't until I viewed it on my PC that I saw you have a mobile button, on the top right
28. 58.▲
    by ralphael 15y ago

    I like the simplicity and good idea on changing the title :-)
29. 59.▲
    by ralphael 15y ago

    yep, couldn't agree more! The laptop could be the best present you ever buy him! ..second to Lego :-)
30. 60.▲
    by ralphael 15y ago

    great story! thanks for posting.