timdavila

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   What are Screens doing to our eyes and our ability to see?(wired.com)

   6 points by timdavila 9y ago|0 comments
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   by timdavila 9y ago

   It has IR? I don't have a smart TV.
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   by timdavila 9y ago

   I imagine by the time voice assistants reach human intelligence we will be able to ask Alexa to clean the floors and put the food away :)
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   by timdavila 9y ago

   Yeah, that was a pretty creepy story with no resolution. My baby monitor is the only device that wails at me at night :)
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   by timdavila 9y ago

   Maybe it's not for everyone. We were given an Echo Dot for Christmas. By itself, it's at best a toy, I agree. I didn't use it after the first couple days. A couple weeks ago my perception changed when I got a Fire TV Stick, a
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   Why We May Soon Be Living in Alexa’s World(nytimes.com)

   29 points by timdavila 9y ago|43 comments
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   by timdavila 9y ago

   It is a little counter intuitive, but it's real. Check this article out: http://evonomics.com/why-capitalism-creates-pointless-jobs-d...
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   by timdavila 9y ago

   Those are your requirements. Dirk is saying yours is one of a long list of very specific requirements people have requested in the past. You asked about a startup idea, so he is generalizing the problem to make it applicable for more users
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   by timdavila 9y ago

   FYI - You're responding to the author.
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    by timdavila 9y ago

    As far as I understand it, the argument against self-proclaimed "full stack" developers basically boils down to - there's too much to know. I refute this. I like to put my job in perspective. Astronauts must be skilled pilots
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    by timdavila 9y ago

    How could one tell if a vote is "reluctant" or not, based on the available data?
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    Xkcd: Here to Help(xkcd.com)

    2 points by timdavila 9y ago|0 comments
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    by timdavila 9y ago

    If anything, the abundance of other options makes .com MORE valuable.
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    by timdavila 10y ago

    In PHP, you're looking for $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']
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    by timdavila 10y ago

    This is a good list. I would add easy to customize as well - there are levels to this from changing user facing settings in the admin UI, to hiring a developer who can modify/build a plugin to solve your business need. But at all level
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    by timdavila 10y ago

    Thanks! I'm considering an SP4 or the Surface Book. Will definitely be getting a dock either way.
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    by timdavila 10y ago

    How do you like the Surface Pro 3 for software development? Do you have an external monitor/keyboard setup?
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    by timdavila 10y ago

    This is the way I prefer to do it as well. Here's a pretty good guide to the URLs and parameters for the common ones: https://jonsuh.com/blog/social-share-links/
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    by timdavila 10y ago

    Start with the fundamentals! I like Eloquent Javascript and You Don't Know JS, both free to read online: http://eloquentjavascript.net https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS
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    by timdavila 10y ago

    I can see it now Required: 3+ years experience building Angular 4 apps
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    by timdavila 10y ago

    This will solve the problem for you on most sites: document.getElementsByTagName('html')[0].style.overflow = "scroll"; The css property you're looking for is "overflow," usually on the body or html tag.
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    by timdavila 10y ago

    This is an interesting perspective. Can you share more on your reasoning for wanting to work for a BigCo as you got older?
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    by timdavila 10y ago

    I think it does. Spam has to be done in bulk.
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    by timdavila 10y ago

    "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no." - Betteridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines
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    by timdavila 10y ago

    > which has a JS runtime taking several minutes to load on 2G source? the entire goal of AMP is to load pages quickly
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    by timdavila 10y ago

    Information on local small businesses. The thing that immediately comes to mind is menus, store hours, etc. Just today I had to call to find out if a restaurant took reservations.
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    by timdavila 10y ago

    >decentralized digital publishing platform Like the internet?
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    by timdavila 10y ago

    I think this claim is making the assumption that self driving cars will be much more accessible and available than taxis/Ubers today. Where I live (in the suburbs) I can't rely on an Uber being available at any time I would want t
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    by timdavila 10y ago

    Related to this, have you seen the Wall Street Journals red/blue feeds, straight from the Facebook API? http://graphics.wsj.com/blue-feed-red-feed/ Just seeing articles on the extreme side of each topic right next
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    by timdavila 10y ago

    By not taking on more than I can handle. I consciously limit the number of hours per week I am committing to. Most of the work I take on is pretty straightforward (primarily WordPress plugins/themes) without tight deadlines, so that he