sunir

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   by sunir 17y ago

   I love the tree builder. How does it decide there is enough space to expand to two (or more) columns and conversely when to collapse columns?
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   by sunir 17y ago

   Thanks for the vote of confidence! After months working quietly, it is very relieving to hear someone else understands what I'm trying to do. A few answers regarding anonymity: You can create an account and your personal bibliography remain
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   by sunir 17y ago

   I'm working feverishly over the holidays to get my project, Bibdex, running on production legs. It's an online bibliography service meant for collecting and sharing references and notes. http://www.bibdex.com One of my personal goals for
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   Ask HN: Weekend update -- What weekend projects are you up to?

   27 points by sunir 17y ago|49 comments
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   by sunir 17y ago

   I don't want to presume I know what's going on in your life based on one comment, so I apologize if I'm wrong. It reads to me that you've overloaded 'success' at business with the concept of 'escape' from your life. You're in for a breakdow
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   by sunir 17y ago

   I like how they have gotten rid of categories. I presume they have done so out of efficient laziness (you aren't gonna need it). Also, I'll bet they will observe the searches to see what people are actually looking for and then categorize a
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   by sunir 17y ago

   Thanks. That's actually very helpful.
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   by sunir 17y ago

   I'm experimenting with this as well as I'm layering TinyMCE over a wiki for my side project, Bibdex (dev image http://bibdex.org:8080 ). I have tried extending TinyMCE with a wiki syntax parser. However, I'm unconvinced there is real value
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   by sunir 17y ago

   Thanks for your help! Callbacks and credit cards are the top two problems with the existing API. At least callbacks are a problem with a clear solution (HTTP postback, aka webhooks). As for credit cards through the API, we debate about that
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    by sunir 17y ago

    As mentioned in the other post linked below, I'm the product manager for the FreshBooks API. We are extremely aware there are many problems with the recurring billing market right now, and we are currently committed to doing a better job se
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    by sunir 17y ago

    Blinksale is focused on generating an invoice, which is why they charge per invoice. FreshBooks is a full billing app for service businesses, which is why we charge by client. It's similar (roughly) to the difference between a paper receipt
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    by sunir 17y ago

    When I'm at home, family comes first.
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    by sunir 17y ago

    1. We are billing oriented. We do time tracking, expense tracking, support ticketing, and estimate/quote management because they all relate to the invoice. However we also integrate with dozens of other apps to make it easier for you to run
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    by sunir 17y ago

    Well you will need to capture their credit card at least once. After that you can rack up charges silently. Make sure your terms of service authorize you to charge the end user at will. To do that you can create a recurring profile through
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    by sunir 17y ago

    Nope! We have customers throughout the world.
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    by sunir 17y ago

    Hey folks. I'm the guy who product manages this part of FreshBooks. If you have any questions or concerns about web app billing with or without FreshBooks let 'em rip. You can also email me at sunir splat freshbooks dot com.
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    by sunir 17y ago

    A key point buried here: the aging population cannot use iPhones because the fonts are too small. Give an iPhone to someone older who needs reading glasses, as I have (with my parents, in-laws). I find they understand the natural affordance
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    by sunir 17y ago

    Seems to be a trend lately.
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    by sunir 17y ago

    I'm interested why the journalist added the dynamic at the end of the article, when stellar performers like Sid are contrasted against mediocre or non-performers like the junior designer. The implication Sid is the bad guy because he is def
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    by sunir 17y ago

    The best thing you can ever do for your company is to put every employee in front of customers. One of the things that attracted me to FreshBooks was that they rotate everyone through customer support continuously. As a (former) developer w
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    by sunir 17y ago

    Interestingly, since the failure of OFX, many many banks in North America prefer screen scraping because they can guarantee the web interface has accurate data since their actual customers use it. Conversely, these banks find supporting API
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    by sunir 17y ago

    FreshBooks is hiring for a ton of positions in Toronto. We are looking for PHP and Python developers, designers, marketing, community developers, database administrators, product managers, and support specialists. http://careers.freshbooks
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    by sunir 17y ago

    Two approaches: 1. It could be an impossible task, but if the company depends on it, then what are you going to do? You can't hang on to someone who isn't delivering the results you need because you don't have infinite time and money. If th
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    by sunir 17y ago

    I don't know if I would say it's corny. I would have said it's too tacky. (Sorry; it's Monday.)
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    by sunir 17y ago

    AdSense is a pretty ugly way to make money, especially when traffic is low. If you can afford it, focus on building your audience. You may discover alternative, more lucrative, and more 'prestigious' revenue streams than AdSense along the w
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    by sunir 17y ago

    Read the article again, especially about would-be leaders of mobs. Here's the big difference: Instead of helping people to correct them, help people to propel them further on towards their own goals and their own potential.
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    by sunir 17y ago

    Well folks like you aren't uncommon. I see someone posted sifter.org. One thing to note. You have all these negative feelings to people but positive feelings to your work. I suggest you can kill your negative feelings if you realize all peo
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    by sunir 17y ago

    It's great you are aware your pattern is harming you. When I was very young I had similar feelings too. That which you oppose you maintain. You are trapped by your misanthropy. The article makes this point. You can only move forward by find
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    by sunir 17y ago

    http://www.undrln.com is not too shabby.
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    by sunir 17y ago

    It's hard to generalize one person's reaction as a rule. Getting a conversion rate of 10% is often good for a campaign, but remember: that means 90% said no. That being said, Don't burn your market! Don't be deceptive, because there are two