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   by random42 16y ago

   Even though, users may tweet a link, they are not the owner of the content of those links. IANAL, but I have a feeling, its NOT OK (both legally and ethically) for a commercial to redistribute the content (without taking prior permission/li
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   by random42 16y ago

   Some good case studies. http://www.happycog.com/create
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   by random42 16y ago

   1. Dont get dishearten. 2. Dont blow the guy off, without going through his comments, he did take time to collect facts and write you a detailed email. Also he has is seen many ideas, so he _may_ be knowing what he is talking about. 3. Tak
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   by random42 16y ago

   I also happen to stumble upon the link, yesterday. Looks awesome.
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   Ask HN: How did you learn the details of User Experience?

   10 points by random42 16y ago|13 comments
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   by random42 16y ago

   Always do ls, before running rm (or rm -r). Similarly, Always run SELECT query before running UPDATE/DELETE query, with the same WHERE clause.
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   by random42 16y ago

   I think for the same reason people like to comment on HN. people with knowledge have an opinion, and they like to be heard. Also, I think most people like to be help.
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   by random42 16y ago

   I mean to say that if one is genuinely interested in solving a problem, ranting/cribbing in front of people who cannot do much, instead of bringing the issue up with the source of the problem, is rarely an effective solution.
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   by random42 16y ago

   Why not send email to google customer support, and ask them, if you are genuinely interested in knowing?
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    by random42 16y ago

    I am dumb. (Not even relatively to average person, even in absolute measure)
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    by random42 16y ago

    I came here to post "the exact same" comment. The assumption of smart people being good at communicating the explanation very well, is not necessarily true. In my personal experience, two of the most smart people, I have come across are bas
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    by random42 16y ago

    Same here.
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    by random42 16y ago

    But I hate using craigslist. I only use it because I have to. Now, Thats some value creation.
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    by random42 16y ago

    >. It said you don't have to avoid tables for certain small situations where it can save you a ton of time and a few headaches. I am not a front end developer, but I agree to the philosophy to an extent in terms of generic software deve
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    by random42 16y ago

    Can you share the email with us? I know its private communication, but it would be educational for many of us to know how was the thoughtprocess of 2 successful entreprenuers, in the early days.
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    by random42 16y ago

    Yeah, probably. But Ruba is not acquired YET and my personal experience (very limited, I must admit), tells me not to jump to conclusions. :-)
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    by random42 16y ago

    Ruba is not acquired by google. The Ruba team is just working with iGoogle team. http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/21/google-acquires-travel-guid...
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    by random42 16y ago

    99.99 Durability does not mean "1 out of 10000 objects WILL drop", it means "you can _legally_ expect 9999 out of 10000 objects not to be dropped, dont come back suing us, if 1 out of 10000 objects goes missing". Its basically a legal clau
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    by random42 16y ago

    That is why I run a ls command before doing rm. (been bitten but accidentally hitting Return key instead of Shift on laptop :() Also for Update/Delete query I run the equivalent select (rows or count(*) ) query first, just to make sure. als
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    by random42 16y ago

    Yeah... I dont buy, it being a bug.
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    by random42 16y ago

    Eyeballs or customers, If I may ask?
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    by random42 16y ago

    Couple of things. 1. Readability - I find light fontcolor on light background color difficult to read. 2. I was trying to look for pricing information. Even after 3 clicks or so, I was not able to find it. (It may be there on the website, j
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    by random42 16y ago

    I dont understand the comparison of cars with investment. Car is a utility which makes life better, hence expenditure. You invest to make money to spend on utilities which make your life better. :)
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    by random42 16y ago

    Can you please elaborate how YC Alumni network helps?
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    by random42 16y ago

    > And due to a terrible oversight the header is actually mis-spelled and it came out as 'Referer Well, Cant blame DDG for it though http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_referrer#Origin_of_the_ter...
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    by random42 16y ago

    Same Here. My organization run backend on ubuntu machine, but as I am both a backend and frontend developer, I run Ubuntu as my base OS (for backend) and Win7 (for frontend), as Host OS on VirtualBox.
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    by random42 16y ago

    I personally have yet to come across a software developer who writes poetry. I am also a bit skeptical of this happening, as software development is by profession more left brain work, where as poetry is right brain work.
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    by random42 16y ago

    Probably you made him realize the importance of screenshots and working prototypes, while pitching.
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    by random42 16y ago

    Because thats what appointment means. How would a customer feel if the service provider books say 5 customers at the same time and provide services to only one. When you book an appointment with a service provider, service provider cannot b
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    by random42 16y ago

    Because you can talk/discuss something other than computer science / software development to them, hence you would not be limit your learnings in one direction. I, for one, would not like to bring what I do for living to my home. If I need