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   by scribu 14y ago

   If you're going to move from one hosted blogging service to another, at least make sure you set up a custom domain this time, lest the new service also goes belly up with no 301 redirects.
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   by scribu 14y ago

   Plenty of studies on job satisfaction exist. I just googled "job satisfaction trends" and got various studies, and this article from 2010: "Americans' job satisfaction falls to record low" http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/workplace/201
3. 723.▲
   by scribu 14y ago

   Yes, and that's great, but it doesn't invalidate the general trend.
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   by scribu 14y ago

   if(Meteor.isClient) { ... } if(Meteor.isServer) { ... } Does the Meteor compiler somehow split those code blocks into separate files, so that it only serves the client code to the browser? If not, it seems like a pre
5. 725.▲
   by scribu 14y ago

   > a hundred malnourished farmers can still outfight one healthy hunter. Did anyone else envision an awesome zombie movie while reading this?
6. 726.▲
   by scribu 14y ago

   "If you don't get it don't bother living life until you get it." So, WoW?
7. 727.▲
   by scribu 14y ago

   Note that this isn't a bug in WordPress itself, but in the W3 Total Cache plugin. So, could someone un-editorialize the title, please?
8. 728.▲
   by scribu 14y ago

   "Cuddle More" is a great idea for a t-shirt. Too bad the proposed design looks so industrial.
9. 729.▲
   by scribu 14y ago

   I was running Firefox 16.0.2. I updated to Firefox 17 and it still doesn't work; I can't edit or change anything.
10. 730.▲
    by scribu 14y ago

    Doesn't work in Firefox. OT: Am I the only one annoyed by this "viewed best in Chrome" trend? Reminds me of those old "Best in IE" badges.
11. 731.▲
    by scribu 14y ago

    Fair enough :)
12. 732.▲
    by scribu 14y ago

    Have you worked on other sites with a similar scale to Twitter? If not, how would you know?
13. 733.▲
    by scribu 14y ago

    Another one that's been around for a while is http://www.wpquestions.com/ (and they actually have a network of sites now - see sidebar)
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    by scribu 14y ago

    That's a very good question.
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    by scribu 14y ago

    And here are direct links to the images: http://webusers.npl.illinois.edu/~a-nathan/pob/SpinningPopup... http://webusers.npl.illinois.edu/~a-nathan//pob/VibratingBat... http://webusers.npl.illinois.edu/~a-nathan/pob/ScutaroBroken...
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    by scribu 14y ago

    We switched over from Beanstalk to Github a few months ago. Beanstalk's web interface had fewer features and, more worryingly, it just failed to display changesets quite often (was also down for maintenance relatively frequently).
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    by scribu 14y ago

    Ok, and why do you think they are inserting meaningless pleasantries? Because they want something in return, even if it's more meaningless pleasantries. :)
18. 738.▲
    by scribu 14y ago

    Actually, the author explicitly mentioned flattery.
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    by scribu 14y ago

    I can see why they're calling it a beta release. The UX during creating a profile on developer.mozilla.org has several rough edges. For example: 1. Clicked "Sign In" and successfully create a Persona account. 2. Created a profile on M
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    by scribu 14y ago

    This is a foundational essay. It's hard to believe the whole Y Combinator ecosystem has gone on for so long without it.
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    by scribu 14y ago

    It's pretty easy to tell if you're a "python hacker" or a "C hacker" etc. with a quick glance over your repos and their descriptions.
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    by scribu 14y ago

    Thanks for the link, but inserting commits by hacking the infrastructure isn't quite the same as having a pull request officially merged. Even the Linux infrastructure was hacked not too long ago. More such example here: https://news.ycomb
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    by scribu 14y ago

    > Mocking evil hackers is a very stupid idea. So, every script kiddie is an "evil hacker" now? > Oh and I believe they tried this because someone was successful in the past if I remember correctly. Source?
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    by scribu 14y ago

    Standardizing APIs is a Good Thing. Unfortunately, standards alone don't seem to be enough. (oAuth2 anyone?) Therefore, offering a proxy that has enough benefits to developers to make them switch to it's standard seems like a more realistic
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    by scribu 14y ago

    I know this is a prototype, but if each app is going to load in a new Firefox window, with the full chrome, no thanks. If it opens a new window without the chrome (or at least without the tabs), it might be ok.
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    by scribu 14y ago

    I agree, assuming that you can completely isolate the system time from real time and that we'll have powerful enough machines to be able to dial it up. Everything else he said is on the mark, though. We're nowhere close to even understandin
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    by scribu 14y ago

    Fair point; I think I get what the OP was saying now. But, from what I understood, with the current crowdfunding scheme you're basically pre-ordering membership. NB: I'm not really sold on the product idea myself, just trying to understand
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    by scribu 14y ago

    Seeing a speedy Ruby implementation in PyPy would be a tipping point, I think. :)
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    by scribu 14y ago

    What exactly do you mean by "follow Github's lead"? Github had a paid tier and was profitable for years (and then raised money to expand), which sounds exactly like the plan for app.net.
30. 750.▲
    by scribu 14y ago

    I think you can walk away with a clean conscience if you offer an export mechanism.