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by strict9 13y ago
You are absolutely right, I don't disagree with you. That was a poor choice of words on my part. Despite how it may appear in other comments I've made in this thread, I don't believe corporate entities are entitled to use a p
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by strict9 13y ago
>How about someone steals your business' source code [...] Not a proper analogy. You don't sell software because of source code, you sell it based on what users see. Sharing photographs (with proper attribution) is free marketi
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by strict9 13y ago
How is using someone else's image and giving them appropriate attribution any different than retweeting what they say? Quoting them in a blog post? If they post the image in a public forum (the internet) it's the same as words sai
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by strict9 13y ago
I applaud this only because of Getty and AFP's willingness to prosecute others for the same and their unwillingness to share photos for personal/noncommercial use. But this is a sad day. I've been a professional photographer
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by strict9 13y ago
Who cares? Enough already of site outage notices on HN.
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Ask HN: Why do sites not direct non-mobile users from mobile site versions?
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by strict9 13y ago
It's inexcusable to use a technical implementation decision to justify a poor user experience. That's what the HN response is every time.
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by strict9 13y ago
Apple is succeeding in some corporate lands. Surprisingly one of these is healthcare. Think getting a PC user to switch to Mac is hard? Try prying an iPad out of a doctor's hands. For IT managers, it is similar to consumers and Apple p
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by strict9 13y ago
Yes it should. An ecosystem is just that, the whole thing. Some golden nuggets wrapped in excrement is still a ball of excrement.
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by strict9 13y ago
Quora is one of the most heinous sites on the internet because I know there is useful information but will hit a trap as soon as I click. How do they get away with gaming Google search results like this? Why is Google complicit in this shad
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by strict9 13y ago
Just because it's done doesn't mean it's OK. It's one of the quickest ways to lose credibility with potential customers and one of the easiest things to check for.
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by strict9 13y ago
Remember that people scan and not read word for word. Because that text was large, I assumed it was a tagline. Regardless, prompt attention to feedback is appreciated and a sign of a successful business. Like the design otherwise, best of l
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by strict9 13y ago
>Visual Bug Tracking: Understand what your user's mean! This is petty, but such an obvious misspelling/typo means I move on. If you can't polish copy details on the landing page, the product probably isn't polished e
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by strict9 13y ago
While 500 million sounds really far fetched, this is the point at which projects explode with bloat and repeated code: > the separately designed databases and pieces of software from 55 contractors work together. Factor in dealing with t
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by strict9 13y ago
My train was halted this morning due to a man waving a gun around. Between that and other previous incidents involving other riders, I am quite grateful there was a person operating the train.