acpigeon

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by acpigeon 14y ago
Subtle point, but your assumption (nearly everywhere else in this discussion as well) relies on paying for content before you've consumed it. I haven't heard much discussion on what happens if you remove that assumption. If you could attach
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by acpigeon 14y ago
It bothers me that the only paid model for content is to pay for the source. I enjoy some pieces the New York Times publishes, but I don't want to pay for the whole pipeline. I would however, be happy to pay something for individual pieces
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Facebook email is insignificant. Except as a harbinger of Google's irrelevance.(aaronpigeon.com)
2 points by acpigeon 16y ago|0 comments
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by acpigeon 16y ago
The troubling fact from an investors perspective is that for a bit.ly, the domain is nearly essential. Investing in a company where such a valuable asset is vulnerable to the whims of a dictator or third-world bureaucrat is unwise, to say t
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Why investing in bit.ly last week was a bad idea(aaronpigeon.com)
26 points by acpigeon 16y ago|33 comments
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by acpigeon 16y ago
Say I take the Rails class. What's the learning curve from there to Sinatra? Better / worse than the other way?
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by acpigeon 16y ago
Recent engineering "survivor" would probably be a more accurate description ;-) As I mentioned, I'm much more of a business-minded guy. Don't ask...
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by acpigeon 16y ago
Sinatra is also based on Ruby yes? How does it differ specifically from Rails?
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by acpigeon 16y ago
Rapid prototyping is exactly what I'm looking for. From what I'm hearing here it sounds like Rails is a great platform for that. Also looking at the MBA at some point ;-)
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by acpigeon 16y ago
That's a helpful metaphor. What I'm looking for is a framework that can be used for rapid prototyping, and it sounds like rails fits the bill.
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by acpigeon 16y ago
Indeed that's the plan. I guess everything I've heard about Ruby/Rails was about the combo so I thought they went together as a matter of course. Amiright?
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by acpigeon 16y ago
Absolutely. It's all online through a community college, description below. http://www.ed2go.com/monroe/online_course/rby/detail/Introdu...
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by acpigeon 16y ago
For the record, the class is through a community college, course description here. I haven't really looked around at other possibilities, so any advice here is also appreciated. Thanks so much everyone for the help! http://www.ed2go.com/mo
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by acpigeon 16y ago
Interesting. Wasn't aware of this particular functionality, definitely sounds engaging. Thanks!
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by acpigeon 16y ago
Thanks for the resource! And indeed, it is exactly that "boot camp" motivation I would be looking for in deciding to take a class.
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by acpigeon 16y ago
Excellent observation. It's exactly this sort of ready applicability that appeals to me about web tech. Thanks!
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by acpigeon 16y ago
Agreed. Having been played for both "sides" at one point or another, I'm well aware of the tension. It's a fact that there is credibility in having some knowledge of both the technical and business side of any operation, and it's definitely
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by acpigeon 16y ago
That's a good point. I imagine that I would be able to pick up what I need to know as I go along, that's what would make taking the course interesting (sink or swim!). Here's the course description I was looking at. I haven't really looked
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by acpigeon 16y ago
Interesting... I had never thought of doing this as a way to develop a marketable skill. And as you say, even if I'm just able to put some basic code together, that would be a very useful ability to have in a startup environment where every
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Ask HN: Should I Learn Ruby?
44 points by acpigeon 16y ago|97 comments