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by swensel 7y ago
> I don't think it's at all far-fetched to suggest that if Mastercard or Andreessen Horowitz is in a position to decide how much of other people's money they're entitled to, they might decide that the answer is "
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by swensel 8y ago
This is what I always guessed was the reason.
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by swensel 8y ago
There are compounds in wine that resemble the aromas and flavors of other plants, foods, spices, etc. This is why there can be notes of 'chocolate' in a product made only from grapes. [1] [1] http://winefolly.com/r
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by swensel 8y ago
In the US, New Zealand and Australia, wine is permitted to have a variance of 1.5% ABV. In Europe, wine is only permitted to have a .5% ABV variance. Taxes may be one reason why ABV is under-reported. [1] [1] https://www.washin
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by swensel 10y ago
Barefoot and other mass produced wines are chemically treated. This is why they always taste the same. Variation from year to year is actually a good sign that what you're tasting is not just chemical flavoring.
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Ask HN: Please review my iOS app: Junaroo(itunes.apple.com)
3 points by swensel 14y ago|0 comments
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by swensel 14y ago
I haven't worked with ExtJS but I've heard from developers I know that have worked with it that it is painful to deal with. Full of bugs, hard to customize, and overall just challenging to do anything with. It also has a pretty large foot
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by swensel 14y ago
Ask about the schedule of meetings and the normal work hours of the developers on the team you're interviewing for. Inquire about the work environment, is it cubes / walls, or large tables and open work spaces. What are the projects they'
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by swensel 14y ago
Ship it with a Minimum Viable Product http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product
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by swensel 14y ago
Agreed. It's better to just get the product out there.
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by swensel 14y ago
I don't think the issues with New Relic was necessarily Heroku's problem. Sure, Heroku did have some outdated info on their website and their logs may not be fully accurate, but I personally don't think that they should provide refunds for