retroryan

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by retroryan 8y ago
I would also say "strict" ACID is become just another marketing term. I think what is more important is evaluating a databases support of different consistency and isolation levels. As well what level of availability do they sup
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by retroryan 8y ago
"strict" ACID can mean a lot of different things. There is a lot of levels of consistency and they prevent different types of issues with data correction and isolation. I think database vendors should clarify what consistency mo
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by retroryan 8y ago
How does fauna's consistency guarantees compare to coakroach, spanner and yugabyte? It is difficult to compare because different vendors use different terminology. For example spanner supports 'external consistency'. And C
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by retroryan 9y ago
Grand Cloud | Software Consultant, DevOps Consultant | Western United States | REMOTE & ONSITE, FULL-TIME, CONTRACT | https://www.grandcloud.com/ We're a small consulting shop tackling projects other companies deem
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by retroryan 16y ago
What did you end up using? What are good solutions on a java platform?
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by retroryan 16y ago
We spent a fair amount of time evaluating lift, play and other frameworks recently. We ended up choosing Play for these reasons: Developer Productivity - Having worked with a lot of the major frameworks they are all very comparable. You
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by retroryan 16y ago
This website http://www.hellokeepa.com is also doing some interesting things with what looks to be the onscroll event, the page continuously wraps around. Also notice how you can drag the page left and right.
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by retroryan 16y ago
Basecamp has one major limitation for me and that is only people within your company can track time against projects. I work with a lot of independent contracts and I wanted to put them in separate companies, but still have them track thei
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by retroryan 16y ago
I am pretty sure Oracle does this as well.
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by retroryan 16y ago
Even if it is not the first day, I think the point is well taken that this needs to happen ASAP. I have worked as a consultant at large corporations and have seen developers go months without ever checking in code.
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by retroryan 16y ago
I run a small independent consulting group with workers distributed all around the world. We are currently close to closing a project with Fortune 500 Consumer Electronics Company (sorry it is not Apple). I also have a project with a smal
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by retroryan 16y ago
clickable non-bit.ly link - http://funds.gofundme.com/z5b0
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by retroryan 16y ago
and another for scala! What web frameworks, if any are you using?
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by retroryan 16y ago
reddit repost
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by retroryan 16y ago
What are some of the unique business models around data monitization? The most obvious are pay walls and generating content to drive advertising. Any thoughts on how successful paid access to data is, like with imdb pro?
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by retroryan 16y ago
I am taking an existing business on-line that specializes in the marketing data of team sports (football, baseball, basketball, hockey, etc). I am looking for a partner to help out so If any one has an interest in team sports, marketing an
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by retroryan 16y ago
Can anyone make recommendations for merchant accounts in the US? Are there any that you would avoid? beanstream, authorize.net and Braintree all look pretty similiar, are there any real differences? Thank you!
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by retroryan 16y ago
Why fork? Just go with Scala! http://www.scala-lang.org/
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by retroryan 16y ago
Flex and / or Java Programmers - Any where in the USA - Telecommuting is required I run a small independent consulting group and have multiple contracts I am looking to fill. The positions are with both small start-ups and large fortune 50
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by retroryan 16y ago
I am a busy guy with 5 kids, full time job and a wife but would still be very interested in helping out. That is if the business is interesting of course. I have experience with scaling on the cheap, technical development, etc. Contact is
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by retroryan 16y ago
I am going to second the fish smell. Google his email address and you find a twitter account the tweets the best craigs list w4m, wtf with that? How can you have time to run a valid business while combing craigs list for garbage.
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by retroryan 16y ago
Seth Godin posted a killer idea on his blog ( http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/05/ipad-killer-... ) and we have been thinking of building it. We would love a small angel investor =) Email is in my profile if you are interested
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by retroryan 16y ago
I am looking for a senior level developer who knows either flex or java. The work is all remote and is for a major video game company, fun stuff! Email is in my profile.
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Tell HN: Microsoft's new KIN.com website uses Adobe Flash
1 points by retroryan 16y ago|0 comments
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by retroryan 17y ago
I am trying to figure out if I want to accept credit cards on my site, instead of sending the customer to a different site, how I can become PCI Compliant. It sounds like for a low volume of transactions you just have to answer a questione
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Ask HN: Is any one else frustrated with Adobe Air and Flex?
5 points by retroryan 17y ago|0 comments
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by retroryan 17y ago
I am in a very similar situation. I would be interested in hearing what you come up with. Send me an email at retroryan // gmail
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by retroryan 17y ago
Programmers who read hacker news is a good starting indicator :) I would also look at their previous work and how much of an online presence they have, articles, open source projects, blogs, websites, etc. And a shameless plug - if you ne
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by retroryan 17y ago
I would discourage the use of amphetamines without a real mental need, they do have some very serious side effects. However I have found due to a combination of mental disorders - mostly depression related - I am unable to function without
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by retroryan 17y ago
Maybe there is an opportunity here for hackers. Some sort of job swapping / training site. It seems a lot of hackers would like to work a "manual job" and I would bet a lot of people doing manual labors would like to learn about computers

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