thorax

65 ms·

601.
by thorax 18y ago
Or use something like Sphinx (or Solr, maybe) which does a lot of the work for you in building a decent search backend.
602.
by thorax 18y ago
Well, for my part, lack of visual customization is the sole reason I don't use Posterous for everything I blog. You reeled us in with cool tricks, but I'm not sure how I can ever make it my core blog if it can't improve visually. It's also
603.
by thorax 18y ago
I've written a lot, but none I'd characterize as funny or amazing. I've enjoyed most writing the wrapper classes for embedding Python in Counter-Strike: Source, but there's nothing amazing there. If you want to cut your teeth on some fun li
604.
by thorax 18y ago
Seconded, link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4476
605.
by thorax 18y ago
Short answer: If you love coding, learn Python. If making web apps is just a means to an end for you, learn PHP (and a framework like Code Igniter). Long answer: If you want to code web apps primarily for the forseeable future, go with PHP
606.
by thorax 18y ago
We trialed SimpleCDN in some simple cases for files I've had on it, and the performance was pretty bad as measured by Pingdom across the world. I love the idea and wanted them to be good, but it simply couldn't perform for us and always see
607.
by thorax 18y ago
Maybe-- I have sites with the same pageviews and not too far from an order of magnitude less in ad revenue. Keep up the good work!
608.
by thorax 18y ago
Nah, there are a reasonably good number of people here who know PHP.
609.
by thorax 18y ago
Might also be good to track the value of the USD against other currencies in the world in relation to stock moves, too.
610.
by thorax 18y ago
Well, it uses uservoice.com to do what it needs to do, and is likely skinned through that. Not sure I'm at all impressed as a hacker, but I do like the fact that it's easy to get started with random communities and places.
611.
by thorax 18y ago
Well, some of these people could come back later to lead it. Less effectively than if they were there longer, but... maybe better than nothing?
612.
by thorax 18y ago
Depending on what you're using it for, there's also our featurelist.org -- which is free and lets you export your data out if you so desire.
613.
by thorax 18y ago
I also loved 8aweek and was sad to see it go away. :( Now I use LeechBlock which is good (and has some good features) but doesn't feel as smooth: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4476
614.
by thorax 18y ago
South Florida has a few companies with really good hackers, but they're pretty much not working on any web applications outside of major IT groups down there. It's an absolutely amazing place to live, so if you offered relocation, you might
615.
by thorax 18y ago
Please describe how he "turned out to be...". It will surely help others avoid it.
616.
by thorax 18y ago
I think the primary benefit, if you have a solid team, is the much-reduced cost of living possible in those areas. This is going to be a competitive advantage for small startups who increasingly are going to have to get profitable on their
617.
by thorax 18y ago
I went as Henry Paulson, with a briefcase overflowing with bailout cash.
618.
by thorax 18y ago
Out of curiosity, if it disappeared tomorrow, how much would you pay to get it back? ("Sorry guys, we can't afford it anymore! We need people to chip in $1 each a month or we have to shut down. These friends of yours have already agreed to
619.
by thorax 18y ago
Be sure to check your spam box for the email. Mine went there, strangely.
620.
by thorax 18y ago
Emotions aside, PowerShell is definitely one of the most innovative shell adaptations in the past few years. Some group in MS tried really hard to take things to the next level. Now whether that level is where people want to go-- well, that
621.
by thorax 18y ago
Do you remember where he said this? I'm looking for the reference but can't find it on his blog. (Thanks in advance.)
622.
by thorax 18y ago
Poor, DEC! VMS made the trek, though.
623.
by thorax 18y ago
Likely they mean for multi-threaded apps.
624.
by thorax 18y ago
I think I might go broke if there was tipping on this site.
625.
by thorax 18y ago
HN should show TipJoy gold stars next to usernames here. ;)
626.
by thorax 18y ago
Been enjoying Assembla's light ticketing system. It feels heavily modeled on Trac.
627.
by thorax 18y ago
I haven't used it, but there's Django Cart: http://code.google.com/p/django-cart/
628.
by thorax 18y ago
Actually, I think compared to the growth we've seen, a 10% drop would be pretty sharp. Not a "game over" drop, but it's a significant shift in direction. It's grown by 25-35% the last few years.
629.
by thorax 18y ago
I always wondered whether or not Facebook would have done better to have an "App Store" instead of nothing but free apps. Perhaps it would have worked out better in some ways.
630.
by thorax 18y ago
The poster likely already uses Assembla. They're the ones who announced the change.

More ›