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MCarusi

52 karma · joined February 28, 2014

Cofounder of ReelTime. I'm obsessed with HTML5, Twitter, and the gym.
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MCarusi··on Ask HN: Looking for workout inspiration
What are you doing right now to work out in terms of how often you go, what you do at the gym, and so forth? More importantly, what are your goals? I'd love to help.
MCarusi··on Searching 20 GB/sec: Systems Engineering Before Algorithms
It's taught sometimes that the simple method is never the "good" approach, and that the fancier and more elaborate you are, the better the solution will be. I'm not just talking about code, either.

When did "simple" become such a dirty word? Simple isn't synonymous with lazy.

MCarusi··on Stanford study finds walking improves creativity
What about running? I have to be the most creative person alive.
MCarusi··on Divide Your Rent Fairly
This is probably going to be helpful for people who can't afford to pay 1-2 months of rent due to not having a job, so they can calculate what they'll owe down the road.

I've seen situations where one person is "temporarily" handling the lion's share of the rent, and as that temporary situation becomes indefinite, resentment starts boiling.

MCarusi··on Ask HN: Are any of you former IC designers who switched into web development?
I started off in web and frontend development, but I know of IC designers who switched to web work.
MCarusi··on Stop Telling Me What My 20s Should Look Like
Thank you for rebutting the whole "travel" thing. Traveling's more expensive than ever these days, especially if (god forbid) your travel destinations are international.
MCarusi··on Why You Shouldn't Say It's Easy When Teaching
What's easy for Mark Zuckerberg isn't easy for a complete novice to whom programming doesn't come naturally.
MCarusi··on GoDaddy Released My Personal Information to a Spammer Troll
Welcome to GoDaddy's customer service. I don't even let them have my domain names. Use NameCheap (and no, I'm not being paid to endorse them).
MCarusi··on Twitter Acquires Gnip
Congrats!
MCarusi··on Ads are disgusting.
As a content creator myself it's disappointing when I see Adblock rates as high as they are, but I absolutely get it. If I'm upset at anyone in the Adblock debate it's the advertisers; the people who introduced intrusive pop-ups, auto playing videos, and those obnoxious banners with the smileys that scream "OH MY GOD, NO WAY!"

Then there are the issues of ads causing videos to freeze, browsers to crash, and containing malware. Or what if the ads are offensive to you or you have young kids in the house? For me it's impossible to blame users who just want to view their content in the most optimal way, which is why I see Adblock as a barometer for how satisfied users are with the way websites are delivering both paid and organic content.

MCarusi··on Learn CSS Layout
I don't know where I'd be without http://css-tricks.com/ - great site and super helpful forums.
MCarusi··on Why premium wordpress themes over free wordpress themes?
Alternatively, if you know enough PHP, you can build everything you need into a custom theme's options without resorting to too many plugins and risk slowing your website down.
MCarusi··on IE6 is dead
I really can't say I'll be in mourning over this. I've lost count of how many times I've had to convince clients to upgrade even to IE7 because IE6 isn't compatible with some aspects of WordPress.
MCarusi··on Comic Sans, meet Comic Neue
I've never had a reason to use Comic Sans in any particular project, but the way people talk about it you'd think it was a mass murderer. It's just a typefont, guys.
MCarusi··on Microsoft Will Soon Bring Back The Start Menu In Windows 8.1
So it took them a year and a half to do what they did back in 1995. Well that's...really sad.
MCarusi··on Big data: are we making a big mistake?
A few other comments have raised this point, but Big Data is basically the new Web 2.0. Aside from being a buzzword, as a term it's so nebulous that half of the articles about it don't really define what it is. When does "data" become "big data"?
MCarusi··on Abstract Ideas Don’t Deserve Patents
The patent situation has become a circus. There's a company claiming a patent on video advertisements preceding video content, and they're suing every online media company in existence hoping for shakedowns.

I once jokingly suggested a patent about paying online, but lo and behold, someone has that too.

MCarusi··on Was Y Combinator Worth It?
Thanks for sharing this! I've never understood how startups snub Y combinator because it "only" offers $17,000. Think long term!
MCarusi··on Turkish government takes down YouTube too
Since the Twitter block was working just so well.
MCarusi··on Amazon S3 Pricing Changes Effective April 1, 2014
We picked a good time to start using AWS! Nothing but positive things so far.
MCarusi··on Candy Crush Maker Opens At $20.50, Already Down 10%
There's been next to no news about how Don Mattrick was going to rejuvenate Zynga, either.
MCarusi··on Disgruntled online shopper texts entire works of Shakespeare as revenge
Who says revenge and culture can't go hand in hand?
MCarusi··on 5 reasons why you need to integrate in-app feedback mechanism
Feedback is incredibly valuable. Why would anyone disregard it?
MCarusi··on The Brutal Ageism of Tech
One of the most common theories floated around about why younger programmers are so "preferred" is that older programmers tend to get stuck doing things a certain way or not adapting to new languages or programming paradigms.

The big issue is that you see this with people in any profession, and of any age. People naturally stick with what's comfortable to them, even in their twenties. It could be that tech is such a rapidly changing field that this gets so much attention, but applying this to a certain age demographic in a single profession is only doing tech a disservice.

MCarusi··on Wanelo: The First Million Users
Churchill was right. Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.