thomasgerbe

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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
"I do want to keep using it but have no idea what's the point." Pretty much. Twitter covers my need to follow people not within my immediate network. And 99% of my friends primarily post on Facebook.
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
"I don't know the law by name, but a contractor can only be kept on for a period of 6 months to a year. After that, they must be made full-time or removed. After a cool-down period, they can be rehired." Is that true? I know of contractors
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Lawsuits could delay or kill California high speed rail(sfgate.com)
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
My friends have had a very different experience. It's much more comfortable to hold on the couch, at the cafe, in bed, or on the plane/car than being on a laptop.
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Daily Deals: Prediction, Social Diffusion, and Reputational Ramifications(arxiv.org)
1 points by thomasgerbe 15y ago|0 comments
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Tech Industry Becomes a Force in Local Politics(nytimes.com)
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
Part of me feels like that in order to bring people back, they need to change the name. IE has had such an awful reputation for the last decade or so.
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
Have you tried Newslook? It's news video from third parties (i.e. Reuters) curated by editors.
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
"IE will never regain their old glory days." Thank goodness for that.
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
My experience has been the opposite. Since I'm not on the lease and in some of these cases, can't move all my stuff in (because it's already furnished or the term is short), I shouldn't have to pay full price. When I've sublet my place to f
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
The prices do seem pretty high. A great room in a shared apt Williamsburg/Greenpoint on Craigslist could be had for anywhere between 1000-1500 and the ones I see listed on Airbnb are like 1600 and above for either the same amenities or even
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
Useless is definitely too strong. What's the percentage of users who manually change their font size? Is it the majority? Because if it's not, then I'd hardly call it "useless."
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
Except that in most agencies, designers don't code. So they spend 8-10 hours a day doing design. Learning how to code does enhance work but it doesn't mean that you'll necessarily be a better designer than someone who doesn't know how to co
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
"I agree completely that getting on board with someone you don't know well is a bad idea." Eh I kind of disagree about this. I ended up working on a project through a friend of a friend. A guy was doing some work on his own and needed some
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
Alternatively: http://project-s3.wnyc.org/news-maps/hurricane-zones/hurrica...
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
I passed by it while walking around Seattle and did a double take.
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
Funnily enough, many political representatives in China are engineers.
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
Also relevant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pair_programming#Costs_and_bene...
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
"Any time you have worked long hours, it is a sign of a broken process." I hate absolute statements like these. Some of my best works have come from working long hours voluntarily.
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
Too bad it doesn't work outside the U.S. (which wunderground, weather channel, and google weather) all do.
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Zynga Hit With Patent Suit Over In-Game Rewards(pcmag.com)
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
While I think the tone of your comment is unnecessary and nonconstructive, I do think it's a curious choice. Co-founder of Foursquare. Co-founder of Grooveshark. Co-founder of Reddit. And a semi-famous UX person. I mean, I could understand
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
You can close your Air, hook it up to a 24" monitor, keyboard, and mouse, and use it like a desktop. Best of both worlds.
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
I bought a Macbook vertical dock so that I close my laptop and connect it to two monitors, a keyboard, and a tablet and effectively use it like a desktop. That basically solves 1, 2, 4. 3 doesn't bother me because I have my headphones on mo
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
This seems weird. Why would I login and tie this to my Facebook account? Why not an e-mail since I'm making purchases through that? If anything, I'd rather install something in my Gmail/Yahoo account that basically had a one button click me
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
'If your attitude towards the startup is that cynical, then you shouldn't be working for a startup. Go to bigco where they will pay you lots for doing nothing.' That's just as cynical. There are bigcos that have fantastic projects AND pay y
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
Well, what percentage of equity would that likely be for an engineer?
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
Getting people to opt-in doesn't make much cents for them.
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
Not bad, thanks!
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by thomasgerbe 15y ago
Brilliant, thanks.

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