ryanto

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by ryanto 16y ago
When most people claim that language X is "not cool" it's a defense mechanism. They do not know or have no interest in learning X, so it becomes worthless and uncool to them. Spend more time focusing on theory and less on stack. As for sta
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by ryanto 16y ago
Sit down and talk to Jason. It might be awkward at first, but you will all feel much better after a conversation. Get him doing something else. If you guys can't work anything out, then kick him out of the group/project.
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by ryanto 16y ago
> So, when I finally did post, it got one upvote, and quickly disappeared. My disappointment was significant. We've all been there, trust me. This is actually a good way to tell if your app is needed. Float a small working version aro
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by ryanto 16y ago
Coming from someone who spends a lot of time in Hotels... This hack works in _very_ few elevators.
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by ryanto 16y ago
You and the others should just get together and learn Python. No need to have a dependency on your HS class.
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by ryanto 16y ago
Make it clear to the user you do not support that case and then add it if there is enough interest? I am not really sure I follow, it sounds like you are having a UX/support breakdown rather than a hosting/code failure.
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by ryanto 16y ago
First, why did it break? Figure this out. Is it something you can prevent from happening again, or is this most likely to be a recurring thing? Whatever your app is there is probably a hosting platform out there for it. One that provides
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by ryanto 16y ago
I agree that clicks will move away from Google and onto Facebook amongst certain demographics. However, I hate the idea of comparing time spent on Google to time spent on Facebook. I would expect that Google wants you to spend as little t
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by ryanto 16y ago
I'll get behind this. I do not know a single one of my passwords, but I can access them from anywhere. Desktop, laptop, cellphone. Lastpass is easily one of the best pieces of software I have ever used.
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by ryanto 16y ago
Yup, I agree with you. This is a pretty big problem with a lot of other google services as well. The google maps api for example will not work behind https. Google has publicly said that this is because they want their maps free and open,
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by ryanto 16y ago
I see a lot wrong with this. At HN we are not initially tied to our username. I would keep making new accounts/submissions until I hit a gold mine, something that generated a ton of karma. This would make my initial HIndex very high, and
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by ryanto 16y ago
hes saying that most sites that use adsense do not require a login, thus do not need https. he is somewhat correct, but not enough for google to just ignore this issue.
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by ryanto 16y ago
close to the front of the plane, but not the front row. this makes de-boarding the plane very quick. reason to avoid the front row is because there is no seat in front of you to store your bag/laptop under. they'll make you use the overh
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by ryanto 16y ago
I develop in a virtual machine that mimics my production server(s). This reduces the amount of deployment surprises when pushing to staging. I use 1 dev vm per project. For version control I use git. For git hosting i use github. Absolut
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by ryanto 16y ago
Something I am good with now, but want to explore way more and really get better. This is most likely JavaScript. I am really hoping/expecting non blocking/async coding to go way up in popularity over the next few years. I know every mode
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by ryanto 16y ago
buying a domain the reflects your idea/keywords is in most cases buying a random name.
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by ryanto 16y ago
While this idea will make for a good story, don't do it. Your job is to take calculated risks with money, not light it on fire.
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by ryanto 16y ago
I grew up in Boston, went to school in the Bay Area, and about three years ago moved back to Boston. Real Estate. Both are pretty similar, way expensive (waits for someone from NYC to comment). Boston is actually a bit more expensive than
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by ryanto 16y ago
One way I like to drive traffic to surveys is with advertising, specifically adwords. It not only allows me to get visitors to my surveys, but it allows me to see how many people are actually searching for my product/keywords. Adwords/Sear
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by ryanto 16y ago
I like your features page a lot. It's very simple, clean, and gets right to the point. The biggest concern I have. There seem to be a billion time tracking tools out there. Everything from command line to web app. What sets yours apart?
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by ryanto 16y ago
It all comes down to the code. Good code in a bad language is better than bad code in a great language. The nice thing about RoR is it kinda forces you to do a few 'best practices things' so even newbie developers tend to end up with 'ok'
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by ryanto 16y ago
I'd show some more examples. Maybe a full page. That's only 3% of your total product so I think its ok giving that away for free. Your payment page is a redirect nightmare. It uses some click tracker on your site, to some url shortener,
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by ryanto 16y ago
oh, and btw, the tools I use (or have used and enjoyed) to stay organized: git/github, lighthouseapp, pivotal tracker, batchbook.
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by ryanto 16y ago
I do agree you should start to get everything written down. Open up a Google doc, email, pen&paper, whatever- and start writing. Stay away from making everything detailed though. Your ideas will change, you do not want to invest all t
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by ryanto 16y ago
I am a total HN lurker (read HN every night before bed). I think I have 2 posts total, and a whopping 3 karma. I was just about to login and make a RMS post for a weekend project I just completed. Then I read this thread and I am going to
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by ryanto 16y ago
the good: 1) your opening text gets right to the point. the bad: 1) the front page text is a little hard to read. i think the text color blends into the background too much. 2) your layout looks like a wordpress blog template. really real
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My Development Environment (using VMs for development)(potstuck.com)
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