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by rohit89 15y ago
Ok, so here's a question I've had for a while. I was wondering if I should do a Ask HN for it, but I'll ask it here for now. What do you do when offered money for a slightly profitable service that has a small but loyal customer base ? This
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by rohit89 15y ago
This is great stuff. A really good way to play with some languages without needing to install it.
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I have a question about the password policy. All sites should have the following base password policy: Passwords must be 8 characters or greater Passwords must require letters and numbers Blacklisted passwords should be i
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by rohit89 15y ago
Is there some place where you can read the experiences of people ?
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You could do some problems at topcoder or some acm problems. They require knowledge of algorithms and data structures, so its a good way to learn it.
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Early adopters may not necessarily be programmers but I would be surprised if they were not techies (in majority). I have rarely heard of cases where an average user has tried out something new. Exceptions exist depending on the product of
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by rohit89 15y ago
Sure, I was thinking primarily about software and web services.
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I think something big has to happen before people start leaving. Diaspora can launch tomorrow, but I don't think people will start flocking to it. Most end users don't care about stuff like this.
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I always thought this was obvious. The early adopters are the ones who are most likely to try a new service. Also since the majority of them will be in the programming field, they are most likely to be patient with your mistakes and give y
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by rohit89 15y ago
Ha, wouldn't that be a useful function. Extremely dangerous as well. I could see people using it and violating causality in ways unimaginable.
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by rohit89 15y ago
A find() method for physical objects that'll return co-ordinates of where it's located. Very useful for locating people as well.
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Death by spontaneous combustion(bbc.co.uk)
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I'd agree with you if this was written by some random guy rather than Linus. Given his track record, I wouldn't be bothered at all.
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I think this is one of those things that sounds cool when you first hear it but don't end up using much. I think one effective use of this would be to introduce someone to a song. I'm not sure that a group of people will be sitting listeni
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by rohit89 15y ago
Agree. I'd also say that someone who is not a good programmer will find C quite unreliable. Bugs and issues popping up every now and then.
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Yea, I drew a (somewhat imperfect) circle and it didn't move at all. It kept wobbling but didn't move an inch.
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Hair styling is another big area where this would be really useful.
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I'd like to know this as well. Given all the various DSLs that are available for other uses, I'm surprised there isn't one for network programming. Every time I had to do something network related, I've had to fiddle with C.
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That's like asking an introverted person to suddenly start orating in front of a crowd. People are just different. Worse, unless you're a good actor, people will see through the pretend and realize its fake.
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Whenever a loop index is modified inside a for loop, it should raise immediate red flags. Also, with intellisense in Visual Studio, it shouldn't take more than a few seconds to check if there is .Clear() or .RemoveAll() method. That said, I
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This is great stuff. This could end up like a wikipedia for web developers. I've been wanting to do something like this for myself. With all the options available out there, its much easier to process when everything is organized. Interesti
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> Finally, most people also have a strong propensity to see themselves at a fundamental advantage to most people ("I'm doing good, everybody else is struggling."). I wish I remembered the name for the term. The Lake Wobegon effect I ass
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I agree. I hated maths in school where you had to plug numbers into formulae. I could never remember them correctly. This stuff should be made interesting so that kids with their natural curiosity will figure out how to do it. I truly start
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If there's one thing I learnt from my psychology class, it was that our brains can fool us in various ways. Perception is an interesting thing.
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Laws #1 and #2 for all intents and purposes mean the same. If an unauthorized person is allowed to modify anything on your computer, you could be in trouble.