robmclarty

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by robmclarty 14y ago
This is exactly why intellectual property systems (as they exist today) hinder, more than help, innovation. Chart.js was a good step forward for web data visualization tools. It deserves to exist.
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by robmclarty 14y ago
EDIT: When I say i'm not into it, I don't mean I mind people using things I've made as building blocks for their own creations. I just think if you're going to use something, make something new/better out of it.
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by robmclarty 14y ago
I'm not into people directly using the exact files I create myself (I mean, do your own work). But I don't think anybody owns the idea of "three cogs", "a newspaper that curls to the left", or "a head with a speech bubble". Don't get me sta
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by robmclarty 14y ago
Agreed. I've mostly forgone using bootstrap-like foundations because of this issue. It's a lot easier to build something custom from scratch than to undo all the bootstrapped stuff. Maybe it gets you some pretty button styles off the starti
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by robmclarty 14y ago
I'm sorry, am I missing something? Is it really that hard to just turn off your mail app during periods of in-depth work, and then turn it back on when you want to spend some time with your inbox?
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by robmclarty 14y ago
The direct copying by other sites is definitely lame, but I don't see anything here I'd want to copy. The crazy load time makes the site almost unusable (as I write this, the page is frozen, and still loading... maybe use fewer http request
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by robmclarty 14y ago
I agree. Low or lack of mobile visitors was the only good reason for not using responsive design. Regarding time, it's all experience. Personally I don't think it takes too much extra effort to implement. Constraining the design is more of
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by robmclarty 14y ago
Indeed. Great job! I found some great combos for my own projects :)
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by robmclarty 14y ago
I don't think the OP's point is a strawman, but a redirection of focus. I've seen it in my own clients. They get wrapped up in the buzz of 'mobile' and forget that they have a website, an email list, print material, trade-show booths, and p
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by robmclarty 14y ago
I don't know how this is useful, but I want to use it!
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by robmclarty 14y ago
Bank "security" = forced < 8 digit alphanumeric code that can be overridden on the phone if someone knows my birthday. I know because I hacked into my own bank account anonymously and was able to transfer funds. Best I can do is refresh
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by robmclarty 14y ago
I feel skeptical. "We'll have robots delivering packages to your door within a decade" has been said before, and AGI may or may not even be possible. Our understanding of how we work is still very limited. I'd like to see what new insights
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by robmclarty 14y ago
This seems like an interesting article, but I was only able to read a few paragraphs before all the letters got jumbled in my visual cortex and I got a headache. For the love of god, light text on a dark background is a bad idea: http://
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by robmclarty 14y ago
Seems like they're grasping at straws. Clearly the media industry is in decline if it needs to resort to such underhanded methods of "creating" new content.
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by robmclarty 14y ago
omg I know! I was ready to leave multiple times but something prevented me from moving my mouse and I starred at it for five minutes. It is number porn.
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by robmclarty 14y ago
Agreed. Customer development is step one.
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by robmclarty 14y ago
Brand credibility can be hurt by simple things like grammar: "With Condoly it's easy to manager your condominium..."
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by robmclarty 14y ago
I agree. Define "useful functionality needed by most condos". From what I could glean from the site I don't see an added value over and above a condo-specific Facebook or G+ page. I assume there must be some great condo-specific functionali
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by robmclarty 14y ago
^^ This is a better solution. I've learned my lesson in not getting my phone :(
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by robmclarty 14y ago
I had a similar experience. I was refreshing the page at 8:30-8:40 and when it finally gave me "add to cart" I spent about 10-15 minutes trying to get through until finally got sent back to "coming soon". It was very fast. I understand poss
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by robmclarty 14y ago
I agree that the UX for the error messages and the infrastructure crapping out was bad, but I think the marketing strategy of a limited supply selling out so quickly makes some sense (everybody's talking about it and the 2nd round will prob
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by robmclarty 14y ago
Same here. Guess we wait until 9 PT? I've got my credit card# copied into memory, ready to paste ;)
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by robmclarty 14y ago
I agree. I completed a similar e-commerce app for a client in Canada and, honestly, it wasn't too hard to make 13 optional, client-editable, tax percent values that get tacked on to an order before being sent for payment processing. Just ta
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by robmclarty 14y ago
So much less pain in Canada now. Thank you Stripe!