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by sfeng 12y ago
If you're looking for a self-provisioned alternative, I believe this does essentially the same thing: https://github.com/EagerIO/Stout
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by sfeng 12y ago
mux is probably the most popular routing library: http://www.gorillatoolkit.org/pkg/mux As far as application structure, I'm not really sure what you mean. Go projects are divided into packages which can be any n
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by sfeng 12y ago
Just to provide a counter point, I really love comment sections. It's a way of seeing how other people are reacting to what I just read. When a news site doesn't support comments I find myself searching for them.
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by sfeng 12y ago
We should understand that a startup doesn't have the resources of a fully fledged company. That said, Uber has literally billions in resources, they should have done better.
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by sfeng 12y ago
The black and blue camp is actually closest to what you see. The differing opinion are those who see it as white and gold.
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by sfeng 12y ago
The subtitle is a bit odd: "A dynasty of repairmen is keeping the world’s typewriters from going obsolete" There isn't much doubt they've already gone obsolete. They're preventing them from going extinct.
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by sfeng 12y ago
Acids and etching solutions have been used to do this for many years. It takes longer, hence the relevance of this discovery, but it does often work long after the numbers are obliterated visually. My understanding is, similar to this met
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by sfeng 12y ago
Credit card fraud protection often relies on heuristics, perhaps they are doing a similar thing here.
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by sfeng 12y ago
Just to clarify. You're looking for Stripe to transfer card numbers out of it's vault into Chase's. Stripe is willing, but Chase wants it done a specific way which Stripe finds objectionable?
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by sfeng 12y ago
Yet another argument for building static websites https://eager.io/blog/build-static-websites/
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by sfeng 12y ago
This is somewhat tragic, because you can actually buy a wide variety of electronics components at RS which you can't get locally anywhere else. Sure, the internet is better in many ways, but it is a loss.
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by sfeng 12y ago
You can do any of these things by building an API and communicating with it using javascript in the browser. This method generally leads to a more responsive interface as well, as you don't have to reload the page when the user favori
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by sfeng 12y ago
Fortunately websites can run javascript now, allowing you to do virtually any dynamic thing you need. Counters in particular are an interesting example, because they were inserted as images into websites long before the idea of a dynamic w
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by sfeng 12y ago
It's a bit more technical, but most of my projects use Gulp with the necessary plugins to handle the specific requirements of the project.
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by sfeng 12y ago
Sorry if I was unclear, I was saying sessions _could_ be handled by communicating directly with an API.
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by sfeng 12y ago
It's referring to system updates. The need to update your MySQL version, or your Bash version when there's an new vulnerability. All the things you have to do to keep a server on the internet secure and operational over time.
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by sfeng 12y ago
Unfortunately you'd have to at least modify most WP plugins to get them to work with this new system. At some point it becomes easier just to try to move everyone over to a born-static platform like Ghost.
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by sfeng 12y ago
Just to take it a step further though, in a world where every browser can run Javascript and make AJAX requests, which of your requirements can't be handled by the client communicating with an API directly? Considering sessions for ex
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Build Static Websites(eager.io)
53 points by sfeng 12y ago|56 comments
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by sfeng 12y ago
Try to load it on mobile. What a train wreck.
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by sfeng 12y ago
The short answer is that Apple is willing to not try to check all the boxes in favor of building something which works for most people.
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by sfeng 12y ago
You might disagree with me, but I see business as a craft.
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by sfeng 12y ago
I think answering it with a general overview, and then optionally going into more detail based on feedback from the person you're explaining it to is actually a pretty important life skill for an engineer. Going into the weeds immedia
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by sfeng 12y ago
That's his point
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by sfeng 12y ago
Having fuses as a last-ditch safety measure can be a really good idea, as often the alternative to a fuse blowing is a fire. That said, they should probably be using self-resetting circuit breakers rated to trip before the fuses blow. It&
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by sfeng 12y ago
Both Kickstarter and Ticketmaster are one word.
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by sfeng 12y ago
Maybe if you provided more context, people would be willing to give you their input in the comments. Right now you're asking people to commit time without having any idea what your business does or what you're looking for.
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Add an Audit Log to Your Postgres Tables(eager.io)
1 points by sfeng 12y ago|0 comments
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by sfeng 12y ago
There's a very specific procedure they have to follow outlined in the DMCA law.
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by sfeng 12y ago
> The young boys that had to guard Ai Weiwei in his cell had to stand completely still, weren’t allowed to talk and couldn’t even blink their eyes. This is complete nonsense. You can't order someone to not blink.

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