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by theDoug 16y ago
This isn't news, it's speculation. It would be quite nice to have the base of the MacBook Pro be so thin. Having windows float in mid-air would be a cool feature, as well.
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by theDoug 16y ago
> cultivating a community where next-level singles can connect intellectually, emotionally, and physically. What differentiates a single person from a next-level single person? Or a date from a next-level date (I'm seeing a lot of 'next
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by theDoug 16y ago
All the arguments below aside, are there any cases where an online petition has had its desired effect on an any large business, let alone an entire industry? I do ask this both as a jab and as a legitimate curiosity.
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by theDoug 16y ago
First words of the piece: "No he didn’t." Surprise! Another attention-grabbing headline used as link bait. These are designed to steal your time and attention, and _that's_ the idea.
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by theDoug 16y ago
Indeed. I'd have sympathy for Flickr if this story didn't come up almost monthly in the last few years. Between this and the account deletions of those who spoke loudly over Flickr's other account deletions, more and more Flickr is becoming
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by theDoug 16y ago
Instant overreaction and posting to HN has come up a lot lately. The Skype story yesterday was another mistake where a technical support person wrote that a bug was "by design" when they meant to type "bug," so of course it gets raced into
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by theDoug 16y ago
In my experience as someone who has paid to appear in Tumblr's Directory a half-dozen times, all downtime has been pro-rated/refunded. Customer support has always been prompt and kind.
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by theDoug 16y ago
You've linked to a typeface with no additional description.
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by theDoug 16y ago
We've gotten rid of ours and replaced it with a token/reset system (online) and human verification when the online methods can't be validated. We have 80+ years of customers, and many will never be comfortable with online verification. One
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by theDoug 16y ago
The first pitfalls would be an apathetic audience or disinterest, which you can't control. You're best to just show it off, hope you get a lot of feedback (positive or negative, you need feedback), and then prepare to adapt from what you've
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by theDoug 16y ago
This is a duplicate story.
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by theDoug 16y ago
Well, I take it that /he's/ promising not to spam. The same that I can promise that no crimes will happen in my home- it's only as good as long as it's _my_ home, not someone else's, and I can reasonably manage things. Even with a friendly-
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by theDoug 16y ago
I'm often poor with my communication (in terms of: clarity, consideration, and courtesy), but when a new piece from Rands comes out I consistently find myself forwarding it or printing it for a loved one and saying "This is what I try to me
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by theDoug 16y ago
Who on earth is the target market for this? I wasn't aware that people were doing their taxes so frequently as to require the ability to do them any time on the go. Further restrictions: > Intuit says it’s for people who make $80,000 or
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by theDoug 16y ago
There's no reference in that dead post to what the startup was, and no context here (or there) for anyone to guess why it would have been removed. Worse yet, anything said here as to why it was removed would be speculation.
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by theDoug 16y ago
I think this is a good method. A good tip for people to remember: the resume isn't there to get you the job, it's only there to get you into the interview.
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by theDoug 16y ago
I don't believe it's any more prevalent than the public service sector or any other field where one group is typically inundated with the requests of another group, and where request/action responsibility is never reciprocated to even out t
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by theDoug 16y ago
This is an increase from 3 percent to 5 percent. Naturally, that doesn't sound nearly so dramatic as a headline.
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by theDoug 16y ago
...and Vimeo launched well before YouTube, but YouTube was the one that sold for 1.6 billion dollars and was used to post the video in this news item. First to the scene doesn't count for much, but longevity and being the user-favorite matt
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by theDoug 16y ago
It's been said many, many times before that a 'retina' display on a future iPad is nowhere on the horizon as it would result in a 2048*1528 resolution device screens for which are not in production yet. This also doesn't count for the subst
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by theDoug 16y ago
Major dating sites likely still largely pull revenue from advertisement and pay-to-message hurdles. As a photographer, however, I can attest that there is a market for people looking to pay to have a better Facebook/LinkedIn/Dating-Site pro
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by theDoug 16y ago
Somewhat related while we're on the subject of resolutions: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2055937 "Tell HN: New Year Resolutions? Shorter Iterations Needed"
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by theDoug 16y ago
"Practice makes" has been on my mind lately. Not 'practice makes perfect' but simply that whatever we repeatedly do is what we become good at. That includes bad habits. I've been using the "Seinfeld method"(1) in making sure I commit /somet
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by theDoug 16y ago
Illustrating a 'real' difference via a comic is fairly unlikely, especially when it's the same lopsided and generalized views that have been trotted out before this point. Android users are portrayed as consumers who eventually join open so
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by theDoug 16y ago
In a word: No. TFA states that it's unlikely. The headline is linkbait and poor practice on the part of ReadWriteWeb.
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by theDoug 16y ago
It'd be nice for Newsweek and other outlets to cover Mayer and her good work without it repeatedly being yet another spin of the old "Girls can do it, too!" trope. Yes, they can do it, they've always been able to do it. Stop pretending it's
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by theDoug 16y ago
This has appeared at least twice in the last two days.
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by theDoug 16y ago
He certainly does well with agreeing (with himself) that his work is great. A great possibly purposely-obtuse example from the blog piece: > Testing, What does this mean? Does it mean Lift isn't well tested... I beg to differ. Lift p
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by theDoug 16y ago
Is anything where there's a possibility of hearing a 'no' rejection therapy? Asking people if you can take their photo before doing so is just being considerate.
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by theDoug 16y ago
They closed it back in April, it's just another junky riff on "you might be a redneck..."

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