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by swanson 13y ago
Mandrill is pay as you go - so you could use the free plan and then just pay by the email when you send large bursts: http://mandrill.com/pricing/ The only issue you will run into is that Mandrill has a per day limit t
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by swanson 13y ago
You probably want to look at help desk SaaS apps. Or bite the bullet and roll your own - FYI you can just render Markdown directly pretty easily in Rails/Sinatra to avoid pasting HTML :)
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by swanson 13y ago
Grantland
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by swanson 13y ago
Simple Ruby gem I was surprised didn't exist (that I could find): `validates_twitter_username` Given user input for username, ensure it is valid. Two levels of verification - one would be probably regex based that the username matches
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Getting Traction for your Open Source Project(mdswanson.com)
1 points by swanson 13y ago|0 comments
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Step-by-Step UX Improvement(mdswanson.com)
1 points by swanson 13y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Is a self-hosted email client with SaaS backend compelling?
4 points by swanson 13y ago|5 comments
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by swanson 13y ago
I certainly can't speak for the whole crowd but I would approach it like this: "Rachel - if you'd still like to pursue crowdfunding for open sourcing Fred, email me at nathan@ignitiondeck.com - we'd love to feature you i
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by swanson 13y ago
I downvoted you - it is not the self-promotion, but rather the fact that except for mentioning "Fred", this whole comment reads like an auto-generated message. For example, an ancedote about a similar open source project that fail
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by swanson 13y ago
Regarding the money thing, remember there are other currencies than dollars. When I open sourced my own RSS reader[1] some of the "non-monetary currencies" I received: * Several (non-robot) recruitment emails from well-known c
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Delightful UX: Medium's Time to Read(mdswanson.com)
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by swanson 13y ago
SEEKING WORK - Remote/Indianapolis Full-stack web developer who values agile, TDD, good design - but above all shipping. I enjoy building simple apps that users love. I am available 4-8 hrs/week to help kick ass on your Ruby/
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by swanson 13y ago
You might try TechZing: http://techzinglive.com/ Here is the "on-ramp" for new listeners: http://techzingwiki.com/doku.php?id=on-ramp
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by swanson 13y ago
And as soon as Reeder (iOS/Mac), Press (Android), gReader (Android) and whatever Windows people use agree on a common API and all support adding your own server URL, then it will be possible. The problem is that all of the clients seem
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by swanson 13y ago
Yep - I have the same approach. My subscriptions generate 5-10 posts a day, I look at them once in the afternoon, mark all as read and move on. Open sourced mine here: https://github.com/swanson/stringer - it's &l
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by swanson 13y ago
I've watched screencasts from about half of this list (I am a bit of a junkie...) and I can say, without a doubt, that the best one of the bunch is Destroy All Software. Others may be better if you are new to program and want specific
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by swanson 13y ago
https://github.com/swanson/stringer https://github.com/Athou/commafeed https://github.com/samuelclay/NewsBlur https://github.com/socketubs/leselys http
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by swanson 13y ago
What are the next steps to take for pushing an app with a database, Redis/Memcache, and scheduled jobs? Do I just set that stuff up like normal on my box or should I be integrating that with Docker? Very cool project, would love to get
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by swanson 13y ago
Still missing the HackerNews icon :) https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/issues/1197
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Jekyll 201: Beyond Hello World(mdswanson.com)
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by swanson 13y ago
http://developmentseed.org/blog/2012/june/25/prose-a-content...
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by swanson 13y ago
It is self-hosted - one user per instance.
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by swanson 13y ago
https://github.com/swanson/stringer by far I've noticed that very few projects are able to get a high star count without 1) a clear value proposition in the README 2) screenshots, screenshots, screenshots.
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The Intern & New Hire Summer Reading List(mdswanson.com)
1 points by swanson 13y ago|0 comments
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by swanson 13y ago
Well most apps needs some others like: heroku config:set SECRET_TOKEN=`openssl rand -hex 20` heroku run rake db:migrate heroku addons:add scheduler Open the scheduler webpage and add an hourly task heroku restart
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by swanson 13y ago
Can't wait for someone to build a "Deploy to Heroku" button that I can stick on a GitHub README. It will spin up the app, do all the setup and then pass it off to the end-user; the instructions for most Heroku deployable apps always follow
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The 30 Second Standup(mdswanson.com)
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by swanson 13y ago
Put the screenshots in the Github README - I've found that this is one of the easiest things you can do to get traction with your project. I'm not going to go setup this project before I see what it looks like.
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by swanson 13y ago
Sure - definitely agree with you on seeing all the pieces fit together. I get a way better picture of that with other methods (Kanban, story map) than from someone listing which classes they wrote yesterday. Once you learn to "read the boar
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by swanson 13y ago
Yep - a team near my desk routinely has sub-30 second standups following that format. I am probably a bit sour on standups in general since my last project had 10+ person, 15+ minute meetings (sometimes with the client present...) that adde

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