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721.
by tagawa 15y ago
Nooooo, please don't let them get involved in the actual work! EDIT: Maybe I should politely rephrase that: If they're anything like my previous non-technical managers, I'd rather they make the most of their talents elsewhere. Moving back o
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by tagawa 15y ago
Just wondering... If you had a software calculator such that after you typed in the question, the calculator returned, say, four possible answers, you chose one, and the calculator confirmed or corrected you, would that infringe on this pat
723.
by tagawa 15y ago
I think there's a lot of truth in the criticisms but is the harsh tone really needed? Seems to me as though they're trying out small design changes, listening to feedback (as evidenced in this page) and improving things as they go along. So
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by tagawa 15y ago
I, too, would like to see other browser vendors follow and I don't see the same obstacles as with video codecs so there's hope yet. Microsoft's plans for IE auto-updating should also help (if they decide to support WebP) but admittedly it'd
725.
by tagawa 15y ago
Good points. I hadn't thought about the increased barrier to entry for new rendering engines but you're quite right.
726.
by tagawa 15y ago
I'm probably a tiny minority but I don't like that CSS is becoming so bloated with features that overlap fully-fledged programming languages. Yes, it's becoming more powerful but I wonder if some of this is due to an inherent "right, what c
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by tagawa 15y ago
Thanks for the further explanation. I love it when HN throws up gems like this.
728.
by tagawa 15y ago
I agree with the problems, so for website owners, are there examples of "good" policies or templates to learn from?
729.
by tagawa 15y ago
While I enjoy the discussion of differing strategies, I don't see why it has to be an issue of who's right or wrong. If both authors have created good content, their price point allows them to sleep soundly at night and they wake up to posi
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by tagawa 15y ago
He's also using a timescale of just 48 hours for the comparison. Over the long term, I would have thought a greater number of customers would have a greater impact on word-of-mouth recommendations and reviews, leading to more sales.
731.
by tagawa 15y ago
Agree with the concerns about privacy, but I also wonder what happens if I visit such a country as a tourist. Do I have to buy a pre-loaded device on arrival, or do I use my existing phone and pay whatever fees my operator sets?
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Flexible CSS Typographic Scale(thehappybit.com)
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733.
by tagawa 15y ago
Agree. Getting tired of the "you should be using Chrome" messages although it works fine in Opera (haven't tried Firefox). It smacks of "we only tested in one browser", even though that's probably not the case. Having said that, it's a nice
734.
by tagawa 15y ago
It's good to hear a differing viewpoint - thank you.
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by tagawa 15y ago
> without even investigating the issue first I think they've been a bit busy...
736.
by tagawa 15y ago
Indeed - he talks about the First Google Maps War (and later the possibility of a Second), yet the first line of the article admits it was "almost" a war. Sensationalist headline IMO.
737.
by tagawa 15y ago
Unfortunately doesn't mention my favourite - Shower: http://shwr.me
738.
by tagawa 15y ago
Kill it off? I don't think so. Avoid using it if it's not the right tool for the job? Certainly. As a simple cross-browser key-value storage mechanism it beats cookies hands down in my experience, but obviously doesn't compare to database-s
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by tagawa 15y ago
Really, for print edition? Surely that's not viable long-term.
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by tagawa 15y ago
Android phones: F-Droid ( http://fdroid.org/ ) is a great resource for FOSS applications, all installable without going through the Android market. The F-Droid app can download updates for you. GMail: You seriously can't think of a non-GM
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by tagawa 15y ago
Thanks for the detailed explanation. I also like this "How to safely store a password" post from a couple of years ago that has similar advice, although it concentrates on bcrypt: http://codahale.com/how-to-safely-store-a-password/
742.
by tagawa 15y ago
I guess there's good advice here, but I'm browsing on a mobile and ironically the "view this document" link is disabled (and therefore unclickable).
743.
by tagawa 15y ago
Agree, and unusable on a mobile unfortunately. It says my browser is not up-to-date - more like someone's web dev skills are not up-to-date. It's a very good project but just feels like it's trying to be too clever.
744.
by tagawa 15y ago
They don't seem to provide an all-in-one service for non-US customers.
745.
by tagawa 15y ago
I haven't used it, but BMT Micro seems to offer the same kind of service.
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by tagawa 15y ago
No it wouldn't. Rather than being a monoculture, the world needs more respect for the differences that naturally exist.
747.
by tagawa 15y ago
Hardly useless, if it degrades gracefully. In this case, the fallback in IE 8 & 9 seems to be perfectly usable for me (I haven't tested older versions).
748.
by tagawa 15y ago
He makes a good point but his calculations are based on material goods only. The years of education and experience are surely far more valuable.
749.
by tagawa 15y ago
I wonder what the licence is. Would be good to have it ported to other platforms.
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by tagawa 15y ago
Nice script - very useful. I made it into an Opera extension: https://addons.opera.com/en/addons/extensions/details/hnpc

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