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Gizmodo describes their comment moderation system(gizmodo.com)
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by roedog88 17y ago
I can see the ease of use argument, and that Apple products certainly do well at that. But, thinking on a longer time line, isn't that target audience shrinking. What is the life expectancy of the pre-computer literate population? How bi
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by roedog88 17y ago
It is a good example of using a little humor to help defuse a user's frustration.
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by roedog88 17y ago
Aside from the built in stuff like email, calendar, contacts and maps with the traffic view I use the following every day: shuffle as my to do list, and StreamFurious (free version) for streaming audio. The TripIt and Yelp apps were useful
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by roedog88 17y ago
I don't think you overreacted. I would find it difficult to trust a consultant who pulled a bait-and-switch on me. An alternative to firing them might have been to re-negotiate their fees based on the less known designer, or to defer payme
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by roedog88 17y ago
Adding more weight to your point, I read that McDonald's divested their stake in the Chipotle chain, giving the reason that they wanted to focus on increasing revenue at their own restaurants.
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by roedog88 17y ago
I think the idea that certifying developers and not certifying safety critical software is a non starter. On safety critical projects, certification will add to existing and onerous validation and verification costs. The process requiremen
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by roedog88 17y ago
What about certifying the software that Joe the developer creates, rather than Joe the developer? This is the approach the FAA takes with DO178B for the flight software on the jet planes that we ride. These are very large projects, using h
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by roedog88 17y ago
Working in technical support my colleagues and I all knew who were good customers, and who were bad customers. Our manager knew too. He would back us up with raises and options. Making unhappy customers happy is not an easy job (especial
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by roedog88 17y ago
I moved to Los Angeles from Mt. View several years ago. The startup and technology scene is less visible than other industries here, notably entertainment and aerospace. I don't feel the buzz like I did back in the bay area. That said, it
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by roedog88 17y ago
The article talks about how many embedded projects use C and the need for new developers. I have two thoughts about why embedded developers choose C. One reason for this choice that I've observed is the very conservative mindset in those d
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by roedog88 17y ago
I've been using the hipster pda. http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/03/introducing-the-hipster-... for a few years. It works well for me. I find that maintenance takes very little effort any more.
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by roedog88 17y ago
I've built the budget box from Ars Tecnnica and been happy. The latest guide: http://arstechnica.com/hardware/guides/2009/04/ars-technica-...
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by roedog88 17y ago
I like that Aeropress is made by the same people who invented better Frisbees and yoyos. It's got that old school geek charm, which has motivated me to try it out. From a marketing perspective it seems that in addition to the stimulant us