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The Suck/Rock Dichotomy(memeagora.blogspot.com)
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by rubinelli 17y ago
Most custom-built software is too tied to internal processes to be useful outside, because a generic solution always costs more (the consensus is 3x). Most successful OS projects that have this source solve a narrow, highly technical proble
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by rubinelli 17y ago
Linux will continue to steadily grow among home users if Windows 7 doesn't provide better security than Vista. People do get tired of reformatting their (or their relatives') machines every 4-6 months to get rid of all the sticky malware th
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Most of those sites also include a pet peeve of mine, tiny fonts and low contrast. Does anyone but web designers think they are a good idea? It's funny how designers talk about Web 2.0 design in terms of gloss and shades, and forget the mos
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by rubinelli 17y ago
From the article: "What DeMarco seems to be saying -- and, at least, what I am definitely saying -- is that control is ultimately illusory on software development projects. If you want to move your project forward, the only reliable way to
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by rubinelli 17y ago
Good observation. I was listening to Chris Anderson's Free on the commute home, and an interesting case he mentions is how, back in the XIX century, radios created their own label, BMI, so they didn't have to pay royalties that would render
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I must confess that, after a week seeing those horribly distracting ads, I started clicking just to make sure they were at least paying for the annoyance.
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I was listening to an audiobook by Frank Luntz, a Republican pollster, and I think it has the answer to your question: people can't be outraged at an issue they don't understand. How many people in your family will have an opinion on whethe
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by rubinelli 17y ago
Can't you just use a subscription model? Give the customer a certain time (say, three months or one year) and start charging after that. This way, they won't feel as if you are taking something away from them when you pull the plug, and the
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by rubinelli 17y ago
Isn't the automotive industry the MBA textbook example of how less planning, nimbler processes, continuous improvement, and faster innovation allowed underdogs to completely reverse the market?