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by umjames 16y ago
One thing that's being overlooked: What kind of apps can Apple tout (and we write) when the remote is the only input device? People said they didn't want another computer, so forget wireless keyboards and mice. Maybe a touch interface with
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by umjames 16y ago
What was the other one? Do you have a link to it? There doesn't seem to be any reference to it on the site.
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by umjames 16y ago
The majority of TV programming is designed to constantly, subconsciously capture your eyes and ears. The picture changes every couple of seconds giving your eyes something new to process. The sounds (music, noises, and voice) tease you to
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by umjames 16y ago
What version of IE are you talking about?
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by umjames 16y ago
- Costs 5 or 6 figures - Has often unnecessary hardware and software requirements to reduce sticker shock. For example, requires Solaris on SPARC and the database must be Oracle or MS SQL Server when it's just a glorified CRUD web app. - I
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by umjames 16y ago
My point exactly. Maybe they can adopt what the Chinese have started doing by paying a foreign person to appear to be the CEO for publicity purposes, even though the company would actually be owned and run by Japanese people. If the Japane
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by umjames 16y ago
I'm sure others have done this already, but have you thought of putting this information on the web to teach other mothers? Considering that breastfeeding is so important on multiple levels, it couldn't hurt to have one more place for moth
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by umjames 16y ago
Even Bruce Wayne has to sleep sometime.
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by umjames 16y ago
So how are new companies created in Japan? Doesn't someone have to stick their neck out and be an entrepreneur? You would think that if some of these young Japanese people started companies and hired some of their contemporaries, you coul
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by umjames 16y ago
What about open-source enterprise software? In my experience, it's better than the vendorware, but that doesn't make it appreciably more enjoyable to use, develop for, or maintain. Maybe not all enterprise software is as necessary as it is
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by umjames 16y ago
It gets even more frustrating when they find out you are more skilled than they are. They won't improve their skills to try and match your ability, they'll just ask you to do it for them every time from now on until you leave. What's even
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by umjames 16y ago
If by IT, the author means an actual IT department, then I think the real problem is that no matter what your position in IT is, you are just an (often unknown) extension of the Help Desk. If by developer, you mean people who write whole (o
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by umjames 16y ago
What Business Can Learn from Open Source: http://www.paulgraham.com/opensource.html
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by umjames 16y ago
It looks like Listiki isn't picking up my Twitter OAuth. After I authorize Listiki, nothing happens. Are they forgetting to get an OAuth access token when their callback URL is triggered? I really wanted to add my favorite PG essay: "What
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by umjames 16y ago
I choose to look at it this way: the true benefit of having money is the freedom of choice it can buy you, not the material items/services themselves. The freedom to choose not to spend your time doing things you don't like or find tedious
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by umjames 16y ago
I assume you don't want to tell us which Large Corporation you work for, but I think your experience is not the typical BigCo employee experience.
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by umjames 16y ago
I agree. After reading this article a couple years ago, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6886845/ , I only use my electric shaver for its mustache trimmer. You shave every day? I thought I shaved a lot at once a week.
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by umjames 16y ago
I like this idea a lot, except knowing me, I'd clear my cookies and cache and just read HN not logged in until I could login. Maybe a way to get around this is to remove the links (not the text of the links, but the link functionality itsel
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by umjames 16y ago
You actually did development? In my current IT job, 90% of it is installing/upgrading vendorware (closed or open, as long as it's Java-based). The other 10% is writing the pieces of glue code needed to incorporate the new vendorware with
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by umjames 16y ago
He did author the article, the latest by Zubair Hamed is the name of the latest commenter of Fried's article.
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by umjames 16y ago
Personally, having my boss say thank you doesn't mean much to me. That's not because I don't want appreciation for my work, but because praise carries a more significant meaning when it comes from someone who you hold in high-enough regard
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by umjames 16y ago
Yeah, the title should have said "Serena Software". I thought the same thing too, but in reference to some upcoming cell phone ads or something.
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by umjames 16y ago
I think the OP assumes the reader has a typical "ass in seat here at the office = productivity" job. It sounds like your company has a much more developer-friendly approach to work, of which I am envious. Are you hiring?
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by umjames 16y ago
I don't think it's necessarily incompetence, since in the OpenXava description, they mention that developing with OpenXava is faster than Rails. So, it's not that the author has never heard of it. Truthfully, this article is just a shotgu
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by umjames 16y ago
Yes, but I'm sure it's ultimately their choice. Does the board of directors or stockholders send the CEO a memo that his car is not in the parking lot long enough for their liking? If the CEO wants to work him/herself into an early grave,
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by umjames 16y ago
The CEO should be required to go to Kansas City and work alongside the employees who he thinks are slacking off. That includes being in by 8am, staying late every night, and coming in on Saturdays. Everyday, he cannot leave until all of t
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by umjames 16y ago
Great list. I'd add on to that: 1. Employee self-assessment forms - We don't need HR to make to my manager make me tell him what I think I do well/poorly. Business jargon is no substitute for 2-way honest conversation. 2. Managers that try
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by umjames 16y ago
I happen to know for a fact (because I was just there for a week), but today is Mother's Day in Japan too.
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by umjames 16y ago
Here's what I did back in 2001. I already knew my way around the Unix command line, so if you don't, that's obviously a first step. I learned the following technologies in order: 1. HTML (basics, you won't need to know every tag) 2. CSS (
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by umjames 17y ago
Yeah, especially for those who report directly to Jobs. I'm picturing that often comically subtitled Hitler rant video floating around YouTube.

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