tezza

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   by tezza 17y ago

   Hi modoc, please humour me with using your username to elaborate on a fictional and over the top Personally Branded Modooc, Personal Branding goes beyond what used to be called simply Expertise . To prove expertise one used to have a body
2. 632.▲
   by tezza 17y ago

   Aiiyyeee!! "6. Build Your Personal Brand" Whilst the other steps[1] can be done privately, without annoying anyone, Personal Branding by definition is about enforcing your success on other people. "Personal Branding" can lead to an inst
3. 633.▲
   by tezza 17y ago

   Work 3 days per week for someone else. This relies on you being a trusted and valued worker for the firm who allows you to work 3 days. So work hard at your job and the management will likely be okay with you asking. That's what I did for a
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   by tezza 17y ago

   It is a real shame that such an horrific event has become simply a football concerning the merits of Free Speech
5. 635.▲
   by tezza 17y ago

   I bow to experience... may I cheekily ask how you managed daydreaming with the other probes attached/inserted? I find even whistling difficult. ;)
6. 636.▲
   by tezza 17y ago

   whilst I am a daydreamer, I am not sure I could daydream when stuck in an MRI scanner
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   by tezza 17y ago

   Easy targets have been picked as the base metrics. This article reminds me of the genius who thought Google could save the world by making their homepage background black instead of white.[1] The author should also consider how secure the
8. 638.▲
   by tezza 17y ago

   dalvik was introduced to work around various Java-on-mobile licensing restrictions. kqr2 probably you know this, this quick reply is just for those other readers who don't know the specifics.
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   by tezza 17y ago

   $std_human_interval=45 while true; do sleep $std_human_interval curl "http://mechanicalturk/answer?value=`random_gen`" od
10. 640.▲
    by tezza 17y ago

    * Swear words & Double Entendre Maybe a good check would be :: Does this sound like a swear word in your language? A Swedish guy at EuroDjango con said the Finnish chosen domain http://muutu.com is a very bad swear word in Swedish. *
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    by tezza 17y ago

    "Extreme Polyhierarchy" rings so true. Why could there be any need for a Tag Cloud which is rendered larger that small page fragment? e.g.:: http://www.labourhome.org/tags If you give up trying to focus your information, your site starts t
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    by tezza 17y ago

    Worrying about declining: :: IQs :: Attention spans :: Standards of teaching :: "Nuances of Knowledge" is a pre-occupation soley of educated middle classers. Other people are busy doing what they always did,(inanely communicating) just via
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    by tezza 17y ago

    Lifejacket
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    by tezza 17y ago

    This git backup approach is crap. Pure crap. Sorry to lower the tone on HN, and I'll get to the _reasons_ soon, but my brain overloaded at how over-engineered this problem is. ------------------ Deterministic SQL Output :: For the delta set
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    by tezza 17y ago

    Is this "thought Leader" stuff a specific American thing? Not being derogatory, I am wondering if this style of "being a leader" obsession is common amongst _some_ Americans and few other nationalities. And if there is a noted concern among
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    by tezza 17y ago

    Before soundcards came out, all there was available (for PC) was the PC Speaker. Some games emerged that had digitized sounds/speech which played via the PC speaker, with only CLICK and UNCLICK as options. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark
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    by tezza 17y ago

    * Abs and Back Strengthening * - These are simple and only need a yoga mat and 10 minutes 3 times week. Even 1 session a week will kill a lot of back pain - I will ignore situps here, because they're simple - Get yoga mat. - Lie _face down_
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    by tezza 17y ago

    Please please just use Java. It's open source and runs cross platform. Then you can get all those valuable Windows / IE users and not just Mac 5% --- From my previous post :: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=552633 * Desktop Notificat
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    by tezza 17y ago

    He 'wrote the book on Rhymes, a Note from the Author.' Good choice!
20. 650.▲
    by tezza 17y ago

    The video recalls the Shades of past success: Where Necessity suckled those who strove, Rather than visual Metaphors from leaden prose. Motivation for children of Excess?
21. 651.▲
    by tezza 17y ago

    I use Satchmo[1]. A few other people seem to as well [see 1]. My main site is GWT, so has the same Main-Site/Subscription Handling divide you seem to favour. Satchmo & Django are nicely architected, so it is as easy to extend/modify as
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    by tezza 17y ago

    I found this from a previous HN story:: Your Specific Question :: http://www.startupcompanylawyer.com/2009/01/08/what-do-you-n... Overview :: http://www.startupcompanylawyer.com/2007/04/26/whats-on-this...
23. 653.▲
    by tezza 17y ago

    Your Submarine essay on PR has been especially valuable advice. I hope it makes any folio/book. It helped my tech-startup to gain the courage to spend a realistic amount on such a vital area.
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    by tezza 17y ago

    Thanks paulgb, useful link -- This topic has come up many times on Slashdot... I'll share my digest of interesting link Pronouncable Passwords :: http://www.multicians.org/thvv/gpw.html :: generate a memorable basis point, add unique rand
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    by tezza 17y ago

    Maybe not _popular_, but Recruitment Consultants always seemed to have the best business model :: For the Consultants.
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    by tezza 17y ago

    Another comment. Looking at Great Britain -> Australia, you say :: ... 00 + 61 + area code + phone number There are only 7 such area codes. These correspond to an Australian State. Probably it would be worth listing some _example
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    by tezza 17y ago

    Hi there lennysan. Nice idea. My (minor) comment is: Work on the keystrokes when the type ahead box appears. For instance GR selects Greece ... Great Britain. In this mode the UP arrow should select Great Britain. Currently it is not bound.
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    by tezza 17y ago

    Do away with JS and just use Java http://www.lowagie.com/iText/
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    by tezza 17y ago

    I haven't been around other projects when someone threatened to fork it 'until the day I die', so I don't know how the tone comes across then. The context was general discussion of architectural / license issues. It seemed at the time like
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    by tezza 17y ago

    Mark ==== wow. What an overreaction from Mark Pilgrim[1]. While sound & fury may grab eyeballs, he is ignoring solutions already in front of his face[2]. The Solution ============== I worked with fonts and licensing all the time in a