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Ask HN: Avoiding carpal tunnel / repetitive stress injuries
14 points by wensing 18y ago|43 comments
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by wensing 18y ago
I really need to learn more about Seaside/SmallTalk. While I learned Scheme in school and believe Lisp is ultimately where it's at, I have a feeling that Seaside/SmallTalk would be a good waypoint between Python and the Hundred Year Langua
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by wensing 18y ago
I'm not sure what makes these principles 'conventional'. They're rarely expressed so succinctly, and even more rarely put into practice. Also, this document is specific to web design, not generic corporate philosophy, and gives more pract
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10 Rules of User Experience (Google)(google.com)
38 points by wensing 18y ago|9 comments
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Ask HN: High-stakes promotions
1 points by wensing 18y ago|1 comments
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by wensing 18y ago
I know a couple of DGTSers--two, to be precise. And the one introduced me to the other as 'he's smarter than me--I might write code quickly, but his code is beautiful.' I still can't comprehend that, but I accept it as true. My analogy fo
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by wensing 18y ago
If you're a Django person, you probably already know about http://www.djangogigs.com . Some of the opportunities there are short term.
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by wensing 18y ago
How about something that compares users and their comments, and helps you find a hacker like yourself?
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by wensing 18y ago
A human brain simply can't keep up Can't keep up with being an iPhone?
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by wensing 18y ago
Does this assume that at some point humans will have successfully mapped the entirety of the brain and its functions?
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by wensing 18y ago
The real reason I switched was because I began working at a newspaper, and Django and journalism are married/fused inextricably. Choosing Pylons over Django in a news endeavor would be rather ... odd. That aside, I said I progressed from P
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by wensing 18y ago
Python. It is more powerful with an extremely flat learning curve. In other words, you don't hit many walls with it. When you want to do something more powerful, the answer is 'right there'--it fits the brain. This is a bit dated but may
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by wensing 18y ago
you don't run Django, it runs you I use Django (GeoDjango actually) at my full-time job, and love it. My progression was PHP -> Python -> TurboGears -> Pylons -> Django. I can say with confidence that it is the best of t
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by wensing 18y ago
Congratulations. Looking forward to the extra insight this produces in your essays.
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by wensing 18y ago
The amazing thing is that Apple (Steve Jobs?) succeeded in noticing this talented individual and promoting him to a position where his designs could be realized. "With his dramatic return to the company in 1997, Steve Jobs began to revive
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Where does Google go next?(money.cnn.com)
1 points by wensing 18y ago|0 comments
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by wensing 18y ago
I've sold two Mac laptops on eBay--one 12" Powerbook G4 and the other a 13" Macbook (white). The 12" sold within 24 hours (August 2006) for $500 (!). The 13" sold within three days for $900 (I paid $1200 and it was 1 year old, refurbished
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by wensing 18y ago
"Data dominates. If you've chosen the right data structures and organized things well, the algorithms will almost always be self-evident. Data structures, not algorithms, are central to programming." --Rob Pike, 'Notes on C Programming'
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by wensing 18y ago
I'm reminded of the fact that the Ferrari Enzo is one of the fastest but also safest cars in existence: "The Enzo is one of the safest cars to be in a crash because it’s designed to come apart at high speeds, similar to a Formula 1 car."
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by wensing 18y ago
The argument is that you are less likely to crash when piloting a smaller vehicle, not that a smaller vehicle fares better in a crash of similar nature.
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by wensing 18y ago
Do you ever print your code? The chars per line rule helps.
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by wensing 18y ago
nginx
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Ask YC: Founders working remotely: pros and cons
2 points by wensing 18y ago|0 comments
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by wensing 18y ago
Another feature that attempts to be smart, but how often does it succeed? Perhaps this is off-topic, but does anyone else feel like Facebook's apex is in the past? I mean this in the same way that PG has declared MSFT dead. Not that Faceb
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by wensing 18y ago
Should Flash and Silverlight really be put into the same boat?
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by wensing 18y ago
In Chicago, 55-60k.
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Ask HN: Intellectual property 101
1 points by wensing 18y ago|2 comments
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by wensing 19y ago
Not to dredge up the past, but this refreshingly contrasts with Zuckerberg's encouragement at Startup School 2007: 'If you want to found a successful company, you should only hire young people with technical expertise'. http://www.texassta
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by wensing 19y ago
In the early stages, there's so much work to do that if you try to add kids to the mix, you don't even attempt it. This sentence resonated with me as a father of two. But on second thought, I realize, the root reason I do not attempt it
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by wensing 19y ago
Well, as long as "as much money and market share as possible" doesn't equate to "growing as fast as possible." There are plenty of 'conservative' businesses that avoid growing fast like the plague. Risk management and all that.

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