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by stevenwei 14y ago
I feel like this has less to do with iOS and more with the challenges of testing client-side code vs server-side code. Even Android projects are quite tricky to test despite Java having a strong heritage when it comes to unit testing. Part
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by stevenwei 14y ago
I don't think that's a fair comparison. Testing GUI code has always been a lot trickier than testing backend code, and iOS apps tend to be GUI-oriented while Ruby projects tend to be backend-oriented. That's not to say that the iOS testing
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by stevenwei 14y ago
While I like the idea behind walking desks, this article does not do a great job explaining exactly "why every office should switch to walking desks". He spends a lot of time discussing calories burned and weight loss, but that's really not
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by stevenwei 14y ago
Just crunched the numbers to see what the effective rate actually is. Assuming self-employed and single in California for 2012, with standard deduction and 1 exemption, your taxable income on $150,000 total income is $131,416, and your fede
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by stevenwei 14y ago
Should have flown to Kobe, Japan instead. :)
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by stevenwei 14y ago
Thanks for sharing. This type of situation is what concerns me. Even with regular exercise (lifting/running/yoga), I'm worried that the overall amount of time spent sitting every day will lead to adverse consequences in 20 years. When I fir
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by stevenwei 14y ago
No, I didn't imply that at all. My other comment[1] suggests that I think the opposite. > Which is not what Brennan is doing or has done, as the previous commenter so clearly explained out. If we fill in the blanks in that line: he wrot
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by stevenwei 14y ago
I never said these products were scams.
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by stevenwei 14y ago
I don't really see how that contradicts what I said.
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by stevenwei 14y ago
Don't get me wrong, I think there is a ton of valuable information in the path of transitioning from: salaried engineer -> freelancer/consultant -> standalone product sales, and I'm glad you (and others) have shared your experiences
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by stevenwei 14y ago
While I disagree with a lot of the negative sentiment found in the other threads, I find myself agreeing with you. I don't know why, but there's something rather uncomfortable about people selling books/courses telling you "how to make mo
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by stevenwei 14y ago
It probably makes sense at this point to talk to an accountant (if you don't already have one). I don't know how your business structure is set up, but you may want to look into setting up an S-corp and/or a retirement plan like a solo-401k
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by stevenwei 14y ago
The employer pays 6.2% of wages up to $110,100 for Social Security and 1.45% of wages (no limit) for Medicare. It's small but known quantity.
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by stevenwei 14y ago
While timing is important, I think the OP made a great choice in targeting an underserved, niche market. That's where a lot of great opportunities still exist, IMO. The game market by comparison is much more highly competitive and has quite
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by stevenwei 14y ago
I don't quite understand how it could be that high...for software sales (which I assume falls under the retail classification) the B&O tax rate is .471%. On $1M gross that's $4710. In order for that to be equivalent to a 10% income tax,
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by stevenwei 14y ago
I don't think it's remotely sensible to compare the types of exercise professional atheletes endure to walking.
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by stevenwei 14y ago
Taking a walk a day isn't going to offset sitting on your ass for all of your other waking hours. Unless you're walking constantly, but that makes it rather difficult to work at your computer...
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by stevenwei 14y ago
Sadly, research suggests that's not sufficient enough to counteract being sedentary for the rest of the day. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39523298/ns/health-mens_health/#... The idea of these treadmill desks is to keep you from constantly
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by stevenwei 14y ago
Keep in mind that iPad study focused on UI issues with third-party apps. In particular, noting the inconsistent behavior between those apps.
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by stevenwei 14y ago
I think the author of this article is being deliberately obtuse and missing the point of the usability study. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was once asked what market research went into the creation of the iPad. "None," Jobs r
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by stevenwei 14y ago
Don't mistake this article for a review of Windows 8. It's not supposed to be. It's a usability study, nothing more.
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by stevenwei 14y ago
All this "discussion" and criticism of Microsoft and Windows is 90% conjecture or very personal (read biased) opinions. These guys put 12 people in a room and recorded them interacting with Windows 8 machines, and noted the us
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by stevenwei 14y ago
I'm going to assume that the $200k number mentioned in the article refers to lost opportunity cost (compared to having a normal software job), and not that they actually spent $200k in a two year timespan when they had no other income.
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by stevenwei 14y ago
I'm sorry, but this really, really does not compute: In March, with the apps bringing in only about $20 a day, they cashed in Mr. Grimes’s 401(k), which yielded $30,000 after taxes and penalties. They had already spent the s
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by stevenwei 14y ago
It's not entirely clear whether that statistic is referring to operating system crashes (i.e. BSOD) or third-party application crashes, especially since it's listed together with the "most common crashing apps". Edit - Nevermind, blue scree
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by stevenwei 14y ago
Make no mistake, this level of attention to detail is why this app has remained consistently in the top charts since its release.
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by stevenwei 14y ago
In my opinion, this is very obviously a touchscreen calibration issue, probably caused by the use of a crappy (read: cheap) touchscreen in the voting machine. A lot of people are dismissing the calibration issue because of the "calibration
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by stevenwei 14y ago
His test is far from conclusive. Some subsection of the screen working incorrectly while other sections work correctly is entirely consistent with a miscalibrated or faulty touchscreen.
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by stevenwei 14y ago
Disagree. I've worked with resistive/infrared touchscreens for many years and this behavior is entirely consistent with touchscreen calibration errors, especially with cheap/crappy touchscreens. See my other comments here: http://news.ycom
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by stevenwei 14y ago
The touchscreens you see in modern consumer electronic devices are capactive touchscreens. I think the iPhone was the first major device to ship with a capactive touchscreen, prior to that, resistive and infrared touchscreens were a lot mor

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