tiramisu

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   by tiramisu 14y ago

   I used both Gowalla and Foursquare when they launched. The reason I stopped using Gowalla was that they were pushing game features that distracted from simply keeping a check-in record of places you visited. Being a Foursquare mayor is simp
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   by tiramisu 14y ago

   Good luck. They don't allow you to delete your account unless you write them an email, which they don't seem to answer.
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   by tiramisu 14y ago

   Meh. Facebook likes to keep employees on "emergency drill" mode-- keeps people engaged. This sounds like the usual exploit, but with the addition of an FBI-agent email to add drama.
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   by tiramisu 14y ago

   The issues raised here are perhaps invisible to the average male programmer, but they are important. Scaling a site isn't just about keeping the site up, it's about communicating with users, receiving and processing feedback, and being emot
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   by tiramisu 14y ago

   When I worked in Palo Alto and lived in SF, the daily commute felt tolerable for three days of the week and then became intolerable for the last two days of the week. After quitting my job and getting a trailer to travel the country, I figu