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by vpdn 15y ago
The issue does not lie in the few emails you get every day, but the distraction which accompanies it. There are basically two modes of email usage: 1. Pushed: Email gets pushed to your email client or mobile phone, followed by a audio visua
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by vpdn 15y ago
If you cannot load the site, here's an instapaper link to the article: http://www.instapaper.com/go/159728600/text
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Donate your locations to create an open database of wifi and cell networks(crowdflow.net)
1 points by vpdn 15y ago|0 comments
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by vpdn 15y ago
I didn't say that it does. And I didn't say that it doesn't either.
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by vpdn 15y ago
Too bad the video doesn't go into details on how the application really works from a user perspective and how merging is done.
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by vpdn 15y ago
The software he mentions (rosettastone.com) doesn't work with grammar either if I remember correctly. Instead, for one spoken sentence, they display various images of which you have to pick the right one (i.e. the image the sentence corresp
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by vpdn 15y ago
I saw his tech talk at google a few years back where he shares his ideas for image tagging. Absolutely amazing work. Watch if you haven't yet: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8246463980976635143...
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by vpdn 15y ago
> I'm not in this for the money at all So what are you in for? Are you looking to live in Austria for personal reasons or is the new job scope intriguing? If former is the case, maybe sticking to your current employer and telecommuting
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by vpdn 15y ago
> I'm pretty sure that IBM Germany wouldn't pay you more either. Wrong guess, they do pay more. I worked for IBM R&D Germany right after graduation and my salary was more than 45k, even excluding overtime, which was paid extra. As f
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The attack of the design weenie(scottberkun.com)
2 points by vpdn 16y ago|0 comments
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by vpdn 16y ago
I'm a iOS developer with a UX fetish. I'm not directly interested in regular contracting work, however I'm thinking of attending Google I/O and WWDC this year (may-june) and would love to experience a YC startup from the inside. My startup
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by vpdn 16y ago
Why not? (just curious)
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The Continuous Client(engadget.com)
1 points by vpdn 16y ago|0 comments
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by vpdn 16y ago
> There are plenty of good developers who could easily immerse themselves in mobile app development for two weeks, and become pretty skilled mobile devs in little time. It takes more than learning a programming language to become anywhe
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by vpdn 16y ago
I just started out as an iPhone developer and have been on that program for a month now. In addition to the startup money, you are also entitled to an advisor/coach to help you start the business (up to 4000Euros, you pay 10%, they pay 90%)
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by vpdn 16y ago
I agree that a tutorial would be useful, and that's exactly the problem. From trial and error, people build up gazillion mental models of how certain things work. When I show you a bottle of red wine, you most likely know by glancing at it,
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When is a list considered 'sorted'(userguide.icu-project.org)
2 points by vpdn 16y ago|0 comments
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by vpdn 16y ago
click on "iOS SDK beta" in "View" on top left.
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Open letter on why Camera Bits doesn't release an iPad version of Photo Mechanic(robgalbraith.com)
8 points by vpdn 16y ago|4 comments
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by vpdn 16y ago
Beside efficient communication and faster execution, the approach also helps break the lethargic monotony a one man show has to face, be it as a freelancer or an employee in a distributed team. One month 'off' is also a great way to say th
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by vpdn 16y ago
I wonder what kind of business generates 40k a month with three people remotely scattered around the globe. Sounds like a pretty awesome model. Care to share?
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by vpdn 16y ago
"...the point of this strategy is to say that you don't need a hit to survive. You don't need to aim for the short head of best-sellerdom to escape the long tail. There is a place in the middle, that is not very far away from the tail, whe
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All you need are 1,000 true fans(kk.org)
35 points by vpdn 16y ago|10 comments
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by vpdn 16y ago
Another reason this could happen: Your friends have allowed facebook to scan their accounts and facebook remembered that your friend sent you an email before to the address you're now using to sign up. No scanning of your account required.
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Nikola Tesla predicted mobile phones in 1909(recombu.com)
81 points by vpdn 16y ago|40 comments
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by vpdn 16y ago
This post is a bit old, but still one of my favourites. Way too many projects are planned this way: http://twitpic.com/tsb9f Has anyone tried Joel's approach in their own project? Would love to hear how well it works in real life. In a cu
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Evidence Based Scheduling(joelonsoftware.com)
1 points by vpdn 16y ago|1 comments
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What should I do with my life?(fastcompany.com)
88 points by vpdn 16y ago|57 comments
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Ideas Into Execution: Giving Away An Idea To Make It Happen(techdirt.com)
2 points by vpdn 16y ago|0 comments
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by vpdn 17y ago
This is only true if you have a) a cure for cancer b) a solution for world peace For any other idea, there's execution.

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