atechnerd

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by atechnerd 13y ago
Deja vu when reading the Airbnb reply. Did they really repeat a paragraph, or is that an error in the blog post?
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by atechnerd 13y ago
I was thinking the exact same thing. It's funny that he wrote that entire post and never raised the possibility of OTHER people sharing their contacts with LinkedIn, and that may explain at least some of the "people you may know."
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by atechnerd 13y ago
I was suspicious that something was up with Fireworks after purchasing the web bundle for CS6 and noticing that Fireworks didn't adopt the new dark minimalist design that Photoshop and Illustrator had. I use Fireworks for all of my prelimin
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Adaptive streaming: access apps, HD video and your whole OS from the cloud(gigaom.com)
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by atechnerd 13y ago
Instead of "if you build it, they they will come." For Altucher it's actually, "if you pretend you can build it, they will come." This is a common theme in some of Altucher's other stories. I think it would only be lying if you acted like
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by atechnerd 13y ago
Altucher is kind of known for his sensationalist article titles. However, in this case the content of the article is solid and pragmatic, particularly the bit about "picking a boring business." If your main goal is to work for yourself, f
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by atechnerd 13y ago
More efficiently? For two minutes of video? I could see if you were trying to stream Zombieland or Spaceballs... but porn?! I guess whatever inspires people to innovate is okay with me.
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by atechnerd 13y ago
The flat look in gmail does seem to take out a lot of the visual noise. Here's metro influence gone awry: http://www.pepsi.com/en-us/d It's pretty close to a flat look, but I still notice some subtle gradients going on. But talk about ti
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by atechnerd 13y ago
Yeah, way ahead of its time haha.
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by atechnerd 13y ago
Arguably more damage is done to society from a mass distributor of cocaine than a single murderer. I'm not saying that selling drugs is equal or worse than murder, just that there is a lot more to what happens when you distribute drugs than
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by atechnerd 13y ago
Didn't intend to be patronizing. Not everyone has witnessed the problem with their own eyes. They're left with the cartoon version of crack, the version they witness on shows like Dave Chappelle. Do I really think locking people up is wh
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by atechnerd 13y ago
Cocaine use was a major problem in the 80's, which also gave rise to the crack epidemic which was even worse: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic Santos was considered a "King Pin" under the law, which essentially meant that he ha
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by atechnerd 13y ago
I thought I had seen it on HN as well, but I just searched around and realized it was a Quora post from 3 months ago that I was thinking of by the same guy. Apparently Santos went from knowing zero about technology to being a viral marketi
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by atechnerd 13y ago
Yes exactly. 5,000 plays on Spotify or Pandora is not equal to a single play on terrestrial radio. A single play on terrestrial radio probably reaches closer to 10,000 listeners, depending on how large the market is. In other words, 5,000
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by atechnerd 13y ago
I always thought that the benefit of services like Spotify and Pandora was to get a band's music to people that wouldn't ordinarily be exposed to it. This in turn would prompt listeners to go buy the band's music on iTunes or Amazon. Good
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by atechnerd 13y ago
I have to do a usability critique of a current website for a class I'm taking and I came across this article. Anyone know of any current, major websites that have usability issues (of any kind)? In regard to the article I'm pretty sure Pep
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These Huge Brands' Early Websites From The 1990s Looked Terrible(businessinsider.com)
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by atechnerd 13y ago
I recommend reading the full letter from Prentiss as opposed to the summarized version on B-insider. The full-version presents a very clear cautionary tale about business strategy and management. Prentiss articulates himself well and gives
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by atechnerd 13y ago
Next experiment: what happens when you sneeze in space?
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by atechnerd 14y ago
How is this not a bigger deal? How does Sarah conclude that "No, Facebook is not that desperate for cash it’s just testing some outrageous price points in order to figure out how high prices have to be to keep spam out of your inbox."? Wou