the-cakeboss

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by the-cakeboss 14y ago
If it helps, I am running chrome 20.0.1132.47 on OSX 10.6.8.
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by the-cakeboss 14y ago
Without being a registered user and thus not able to experience the rest of the site, I will say that the home page looks decent, but ultimately far too cluttered and loud. The ineffective/limited utilization of white space leaves the eleme
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by the-cakeboss 14y ago
He may be recognizable in a design discussion on HN, but hardly out of this context. Same goes for this guy. That of course is not to say that these sorts of efforts should be avoided, but I do think you are overestimating their impact.
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
And how are they going to recoup the heavy loses incurred when they release it for free?
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
How can people say things like this? Do you seriously believe that if Santorum were to be elected, the US would begin to participate in religion fueled executions? Or more importantly, do you think Santorum supports these actions?
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
I tend to agree. I love Zappa and the Mothers, but it seems as though anything and everything decrying the state of the music industry is fair game on HN now. I mean, is it really news to anyone that these companies are more interested in p
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
I won't dismiss this outright. I do find it to be fairly interesting. If a system like this were to gain wide spread usage, I think many invaluable insights on reading ( and all those behaviors associated with it ) would be realized regardl
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
Have the search results degraded that much in your opinion? I still find their results the most useful.
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
I don't understand this mentality... At least by judging from your response, it would appear that Google offers superior service for you. Why not use it then? Is the promise of no tracking/bubbling a big draw for you?
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
I suppose, depending upon your aim. (And by long-form, I assume you are talking about an article or something rather than a book.) If you aren't concerned with people actually reading your text then yes, thats probably a good idea. But pref
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
While I think that is one response to this, you seem to be diminishing the importance that extra cruft has upon the effective message conveyed. Simpler is more economic, but it also eliminates those ephemeral things communicated implicitl
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
I don't know of anything analogous to codeschool and the like, and I am having a hard time imagining such a thing. Design is in many ways comprable to coding. It encompasses many different skill sets and disciplines. Designers are like prog
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
Hey, I just wanted to let you guys know that I really like where you are taking the design of this site. It is really a breath of fresh air considering the typical interface often seen around the start up crowd. Its feels very light, and in
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
I'm not trying to say that it isn't very effective, its just that when looking at it you are presented with a lot of information simultaneously, I'm sure that after learning it, using it won't be as difficult. But with that said, being able
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
I don't understand the point of the 3d element. It seems like a great way to further complex an already overwhelming interface. There needs to be a way to encapsulate the different components of a synth, and expand them as needed. Furthermo
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
Even so, I as a user who comments quite infrequently will often times want to, after reading an article, look at the discussion about it. On an almost daily basis I have difficulty finding that link because it has been so heavily obscured.
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
Sure, but then again, so is Google's, Wikipedia's, Reddit's, Mozilla's, The Pirate Bay's, Torrentfreak's etc... While I do believe Mr. Sherman isn't coming from the best of places, I think that there was quite a large amount of misinformati
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
Oh, ha! I completely missed the sarcasm in that. Yeah,I can see it as being uncivil.
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
What was arrogant about the comment? He merely stated that he doesn't find the solution to be aesthetically pleasing. Are opinions contrary to those of the majority now to be considered arrogant?
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
Serious question: What might you want to reuse on the client side?
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
The focus of my comment was never about the morality of pirating, but rather my perceived difficulty in having an intelligent and honest conversation about it. While I did briefly touch on my thoughts about its morality, I made sure to stat
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
Fair enough. Perhaps I should clarify, and say "the illegal distribution of material protected by copyright". Its incredible how obtuse people become when discussing this issue.
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
Can you honestly say that the pirate bay isn't dedicated, and almost exclusively used for the distribution of material protected by copyright? Drawing attention to the fact that he hasn't cited any specific research on what is plainly evide
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
I don't understand how a gestural interface would become a guessing game any more than physical buttons would be. Regardless whether your interface be gestural or physical certain actions would presumably do different things depending on th
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
I mean, I don't think you need to be particularly tech-savvy to have come across the adage "never keep your eggs in one basket".
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
Having some people use the site for legitimate purposes does nothing to negate the evidence brought forward in the indictment.
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
Why should piracy just be expected and accepted to the detriment of an industry? You don't need a huge budget to make great films, but why encourage an environment in which there is no choice but to make low budget ones?
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
"""Anyway, that's my take on it. I know that there are people who will always choose to steal rather than pay, but most of society would happily pay if only we were allowed to.""" I don't buy that. There is and will always be ( as far as I
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
How does the length of which the copyright is applicable affect whether copyright infringement is stealing?
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by the-cakeboss 15y ago
Those are my feelings as well. I do understand the concern of a precedent being established, but I really do tire of all the hyperbole surrounding this bill. I can't tell how many times I've seen people make the claim that if someone where

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