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by pbackx 6mo ago
Personally I do not believe this is a solved problem. Technically maybe, in practice not at all. It is quite a job juggling the controls of the different companies. Microsoft even has two, one for Xbox one for windows. And then your child t
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by pbackx 3y ago
I think this will be full of similar experiences: Some time ago my wife's cards suddenly got all kinds of charges, clearly not ours. So we call the bank and while they put the blame on us, among other things they said the bank never ev
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by pbackx 3y ago
You might also like this one: http://808.pixll.de/index.php
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by pbackx 3y ago
In Europe sleeper trains have become somewhat extinct. High speed rail is just so fast and Ryanair so cheap, they became unprofitable. However, there seems to be a revival going on. Especially the Australian railway operator (OBB) is invest
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by pbackx 8y ago
To understand article 11, I think you should look at the reason it was created: Journalists (and newspapers) are looking for a way to get paid for their articles beyond luring people to their sites with clickbait titles and tons of ads. The
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by pbackx 8y ago
If you want some of that back, look into a combination of Boomerang for Gmail (needs a browser extension) and Multiple Inboxes (in advanced tab of gmail settings) I use Boomerang for all kinds of reminders. For me it works better than Inbox
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by pbackx 9y ago
I've had success with bass[1]. Typically, I use it when some kind of tool requires sourcing bash scripts. [1] https://github.com/edc/bass
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by pbackx 10y ago
You Python developers have it easy :) Developing in Java on AppEngine adds an additional herd of yaks to the meadow.
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by pbackx 14y ago
Looks good and it's something I could use. I would like to see a more compact dashboard though. One screen that shows me how successful I am on all my questions (I only entered yes/no ones and probably won't use anything else, except maybe
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by pbackx 15y ago
Exactly, as a single consultant, I don't have the time to sell to every one, so I use this tactic to pre-qualify potential clients. It's also a great way to learn more about the customer and try to judge your potential value to them, thus g
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by pbackx 15y ago
Exactly how it works in Belgium too. Whenever I ask my accountant if I can expense something to the firm, the answer is "We can try"
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by pbackx 15y ago
I don't think it's a limitation of OO per se, it's just the way you use it. The "use composition over inheritance" advice comes to mind: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composition_over_inheritance
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by pbackx 15y ago
I think Elance (and others) are a great proving ground. In a very controlled environment, you can experiment with what works and what doesn't. Over the last year I've been part-time freelancing on Elance. I've religiously documented everyth
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by pbackx 15y ago
I use Evernote to track everything, including this. I dump everything looks cool into a "maybe" notebook. Before I add anything I search to see if there's a related note. This lets me aggregate and if I sort on "last updated date" I tend to
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by pbackx 15y ago
It's the Google Charts API ( http://code.google.com/apis/chart/ ) I've been using that a lot lately because it's just so easy and convenient.
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by pbackx 15y ago
I made this as part of the "Launch an app month". I did launch the app, and I'm pretty happy with the minimal viable product that is there. I'm much less happy with the marketing. I wanted to go for the 2000 words front page, but haven't go
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Show HN: Weekend project, Expenses tracking made easy(expensesspreadsheet.net)
3 points by pbackx 15y ago|3 comments
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by pbackx 15y ago
(I am the creator of that graph) It sort of assumes that you already know C. Back when I started studying software development, C was the starter language, the one language that every one in engineering knew, even if you continued your stud
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by pbackx 15y ago
I know, but it was the quickest way to create it. Do you have a good suggestion for an open source Visio-like program? I've tried numerous, but all their interfaces are terrible and their standard shapes and icons aren't very attractive.
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by pbackx 15y ago
If you prefer not to move, there are many remote opportunities to be found on the net. It depends on what type of work you are looking for. I've had great success freelancing on elance. It's usually not the most glamorous work, but in spite
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by pbackx 15y ago
I will be launching http://www.expensesspreadsheet.net (not live yet) It's an expense tracking application. Entirely focused on the way I personally track my expenses (but couldn't find anywhere else). And now I'd like to see if other peo