trimbo

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   by trimbo 13y ago

   Another chance to plug for my favorite command-line small data toolset, Crush Tools. I used it often at Groupon. https://code.google.com/p/crush-tools/
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   by trimbo 13y ago

   I agree, that is a killer feature. Except the additional charge on top of it. :(
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   by trimbo 13y ago

   I have a Nexus 4 and live in SF. The NFC feature on the meters almost never works. Probably 10% of the time. I have to enter the meter ID most of the time. The biggest problem with NFC, etc... it's still significantly faster to swipe
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   by trimbo 13y ago

   Do you know of any sites/services that are using AppScale in production and what their volume is? (I googled for "powered by" and found nothing)
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   by trimbo 13y ago

   Guava is fantastic. So many times in the last few years, I've pointed people to Guava in code reviews "hey, this thing you just wrote, Guava already has that."
6. 666.▲
   by trimbo 13y ago

   It looks like they open up APIs that otherwise wouldn't be exposed, like access to the shell and devices.
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   by trimbo 13y ago

   VCs all have iPhones. This is the #1 reason to develop for iPhone first.
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   Today's other buyout: Verizon buying out Vodafone's share of VZW for $130bn(online.wsj.com)

   1 points by trimbo 13y ago|0 comments
9. 669.▲
   by trimbo 13y ago

   I've worked with all levels of developers who do that.
10. 670.▲
    by trimbo 13y ago

    Yes, they do. I've worked at two companies where they've offered to pay for development and/or help with the ports themselves. (EDIT: for Windows Phone, though)
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    BTW, I found this super-cool construction cam page earlier today, where you can look at the construction over the past few years. http://baybridgeinfo.org/construction-cams The YBI camera is the most interesting IMO
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    Right, so... I still don't understand exactly what you mean. On an iPad, Apple does not allow Amazon to sell things directly in the Kindle app -- because it's an "in app purchase", and Apple wants their 30%. Google does
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    So... does this mean I can no longer shop in the Kindle store directly from my Nexus?
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    Cool, thanks for the info!
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    You nailed it. I think the issue is that people don't know what questions to ask when gathering the requirements. I'd like to know more about how this part of the article came to be: "This choice was made early on and it was
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    Yes. The owner of Cafe Riace in Palo Alto once raved to me about how he has done Groupons multiple times at all of his restaurants and it worked out great for him. Generally it has taken a savvy owner to make it work for them. Non-savvy own
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    Other than sauce, his reviews seem good to me (I've been to most of the places in his reviews... coincidentally, while I worked for Groupon and had to travel to Chicago)
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    Azul has made a JVM with predictable GC. http://www.azulsystems.com/technology/java-garbage-collectio... So yes, it is possible to have pauseless GC. That won't fit all problems that C++ is used for (like embedded
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    Someone should write a HN post subject tracker to keep track of it all. And keep forward-porting it to the flavor of the week, of course.
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    If this is your requirement, may I suggest: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/java
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    I know, right? It doesn't seem like it would be a hard port. But I have a windows box around for Starcraft anyway...
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    Yup, looks like most of their revenue is still from subscription: http://ir.aol.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=147895&p=quarterlyearnings
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    I think it would be worth looking at this using "degree days". (Degree day stats from Wunderground, I eyeballed his KW since no firm numbers are provided). * August 2011 vs. August 2012: 809 cooling degree days vs. 594 (1.36x). 21
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    I highly recommend using Chrome's multiple user feature to log into your separate gmail accounts. This is the only thing that has kept me sane at the last couple companies where we used Google Apps.
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    70 GB / 600K emails = 122KB per email. That's a large average even with headers. To put things in perspective, Costco's massive marketing email sent to me this morning is 138K including headers. So the question is, what were
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    I've been using it (0.9) on Mac. Not sure what you're referring to.
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    > Since the focus on that huge UFO shaped building, they been having all sorts of problems Unless that UFO building killed Steve Jobs, I doubt there is an association.
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    Computer Problems Leave Goods Stranded at New York Port(online.wsj.com)

    2 points by trimbo 13y ago|0 comments
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    > Given appropriate dynamic optimizations, there's no reason Java code can't compete with or surpass statically-typed and statically-compiled C/++, Garbage collection. I'm not sure I understand completely what he&#x27
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    by trimbo 13y ago

    Heh. More along the lines of a good story. Though I have to admit, I had to skim John Galt's 50 page monologue.