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by rickd 15y ago
I wouldn't say there's anything resembling a "war" out here (I'm in Denver). But I will say that my employer hasn't been able to find ANY quality devs locally. While the job scene here is tiny, there's still a lot of demand. Our last 2 hir
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by rickd 15y ago
Hi Prof, Thanks for the ideas! There are so many forums/discussion boards out there, I thought a forum or a review area would be a bit redundant but it is certainly worth another look. I definitely plan to get all the calculators out there
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by rickd 15y ago
Thanks pbj! I highly recommend it as a hobby for anyone that appreciates a decent beer ;) Papazian's book "The Joy of Home Brewing" can usually be found for under 15 bucks and it really has everything you need to know to brew in a quick a
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by rickd 15y ago
Hi Rev, thanks for the feedback. I actually have the BJCP style info for meads and ciders loaded, but I've never done either so I still need to do some research to make sure the site calculates everything correctly. But it's definitely on
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Show HN: homebrewvault.com
13 points by rickd 15y ago|11 comments
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by rickd 18y ago
I use emacs in a terminal window for probably 75% of my editing, and textmate for the other 25- I have Aquamacs but couldn't get into the flow with it for some reason. I keep all the default keys for ctrl/etc, and it does help a bit that t
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by rickd 18y ago
I'm generally opposed to the bailout in its current (and previous) form- but if you look at the facts, this MIGHT actually end up saving the company some money... Sure, they get a new jet out of it and that leaves a bitter taste in everyone
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by rickd 18y ago
I want to echo this as well, because I feel exactly the same - and because I left a comment on Matt's site saying i thought planbook could be MUCH more profitable, but I didn't go into elaborating on HOW it could be. gcheong nailed it.
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by rickd 18y ago
This came through a while back: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=282841
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by rickd 18y ago
"I am not we" was just my playful way of saying: overgeneralizing gets this article nowhere. The idea that 57% of us should (or even CAN) bail out the rest of "us" is distasteful, not to mention unfair. Those of you that buy things you can
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by rickd 18y ago
No kidding. And just who exactly is he calling WE? I've worked like crazy to pay off my credit cards/loans and keep them paid off. I bought a house I could afford (<1/3 of income) with a large down payment (> 20%). I've saved on
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by rickd 18y ago
consumer: xbox live, netflix (if you consider that "online") for business: skype, pingdom.com (lets me know my clients' sites are up!)
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by rickd 18y ago
This is "neat" - and squarespace actually looks like a great service, especially for someone who needs more than a simple blogger site, but less than custom hosting/etc. BUT! what I'd love to see is what a "regular" user could do in 20 minu
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by rickd 18y ago
My response has simply been: don't buy DRM'd content. Works 100% of the time ;)
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by rickd 18y ago
I use Connect360 ( http://www.nullriver.com/products/connect360 ) for OSX->360 and I couldn't be happier. The only annoyance is that it won't stream drm'd content from the itunes store. I think that SUCKS. Otherwise, it couldn't be e
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by rickd 18y ago
"Something an english speaking hacker anywhere in the world would be interested in" This is exactly what got me hooked on HN in the beginning, and this is exactly what I want to keep seeing! Excellent way of phrasing it.
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by rickd 18y ago
Well, I couldn't find that link... but I did discover something equally interesting along the way: check out http://www.centerforintegrativedentistry.com/gum_disease/ind... and scroll down to the "oxygenation" section. It seems that the m
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by rickd 18y ago
This is a very good point. It reminds me of a study I saw years ago that said runners generally also had better dental health. The point illustrated is that runners were more likely to floss! So it wasn't running that directly caused t
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by rickd 18y ago
The apple store HAS a confirmation. If you had read the "review" in the attached image, you'd see that the purchaser "forgot" that he disabled the option to prompt before buying. Why is no one paying attention to this? I, too, think this a
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by rickd 18y ago
Please, read the article, examine the photo, do something before you comment. It clearly says in the review referenced that the guy in this case forgot that the buy confirmation was disabled (this is a preference). The app store has
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by rickd 18y ago
This is exactly what I planned when I left school. Cool! My plan was to work for 5 years at a job I at least LIKED- put away enough to live for 1-2 years without doing anything at all- and then work on whatever startup idea I figured wo
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by rickd 18y ago
I like it a lot, nice job. Definitely reminds me of TiddlyWiki. My main criticism is that there should be an explicit "save" button or link for notes. Perhaps it could be similar to the gmail "save draft" button, in that autosaves would d
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by rickd 18y ago
I thought everyone here at HN was ....well, to put it simply, less negative. I mean, YC is all about doing new things, revolutionary or even just evolutionary changes to existing products or markets. Thinking outside the box. Chang
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by rickd 18y ago
I absolutely agree with this. The article title seems like little more than something mildly controversial to lure clicks. The author using this title and then stating that two of Graham's ideas are something she needs only proves it: no.
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by rickd 18y ago
Thanks Steve! Like I said before, I've gone fixed return and/or cash where I can. And I'm working on the planning constantly. Unfortunately I have a ton of money in 401k type investments where the selection of investment vehicles is limit
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by rickd 18y ago
True- so I'm not personally insulted or anything ;) It's just somewhat... amazing? I guess would be the word. Amazing (although, truthfully, not that shocking) that there really are many wall-street types that would behave this way. There
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by rickd 18y ago
Absolutely. I have to say I was disappointed by the article though. This wasn't "how to keep your shirt" - this was "how to keep your shirt if you have the resources to start your own fund. oh, and you'll basically be screwing your invest
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by rickd 18y ago
I have to disagree with you somewhat here. Until businesses stop seeing IT departments only as "cost centers" you'll be able to try to "convince" them of what's in their interest until you're blue in the face. And I don't believe it's on
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by rickd 18y ago
I'm also going to echo this- I've done only a bit of playing around with Ubuntu, but with mediatemple downtime issues I was having (grid service is not quite what they advertise) I decided to jump in and get a slice about 2 months ago. I co
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by rickd 18y ago
I completely agree. The front page is too busy, with too much "stuff" in the images. Instead of having images of the 3 step creation, just put the three steps right there. I think that would make all the difference in the world.

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