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People usually are lazy to express their agreement with someone, however when we have different views we want to let our opinion be known to the world ASAP.

That's why usually the louder sectors of users/readers/etc are the ones that are not pleased for one reason or another (or the most bored ones). It's very obvious in customer support forums (take for example a MMO forum, 90% of the posts are whines, although it only represents a 20%? of the real playerbase).

Probably the only thing to do to improve quality is write what they want to hear, but then you'd have the group that was previously happy complaining about how you betrayed your own standards, etc. And why should you submit to them and change your ways, in any case?

IMO Techcrunch is fine as it is, it's people who need to shape up and have some manners in 'teh internetz'. Remember that PennyArcade comic? :P

Funny. I'd love to see an emo version of Vista. Or maybe not :P

Oh! OK... I actually missed the slider... I was using the links on the right side (the archives). Now I notice the effect on the picture when I slide and it's super cool, but I think you could maybe make it stand out more somehow, I totally didn't see it.

Also, the slider is a bit far from the text, so I'm not sure I would have related it with the journal entries.

So, I guess I'm trying to say that you should show off the cool stuff a bit more so silly people like me find it easily :)

Yeah, I was kinda feeling the same way. I mean it's his blog and can do whatever he wants about it, but things like this aren't too nice to read in some circumstances.

Very nice, it could be a great resource for roleplayers (but then I'd remove the 'uber l33t' line, heheh).

I'd like to mention that the navigation through the journal entries didn't feel too easy. I'd suggest adding a link at the bottom of each entry to show the previous one, for example :)

Good luck with your site!

MS and apple... It's kind of cute, like watching kids fight :)

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Crisis is surely a factor, but I think it also counts that they are practical and easy to carry around, while being more powerful than just a PDA or a phone.

I'm considering getting one to replace the paper notebook I drag around to write my notes. I don't need a 17" screen for that, but a mobile interface is also not comfortable enough.

I'm a girl and found the suggestion interesting. Support when you are starting is apreciated :)

Sometimes you need someone to look upon, who you can use as inspiration or for support. The closer they are to you the better you tend to feel. For example, I would look first for a local incubator (Spain) instead of aiming for a foreign one (e.g. US), but that doesn't mean the foreign ones aren't as good, just that I probably will feel more comfy on the one that's closer and consider we will understand each other better. This of course can be true or not, and I will find out eventually.

Before thinking about "does genre matter", think of the subject and change genre for something else. Does it sound normal to you? Then why the controversy when it's about genre (or race, politics or whatever)? This is just a proposition to try to bring more players into the game :)

Good ideas can inspire you even if they are not your own, in any case, you probably end wishing you had thought about it before :) Although it probably also depends on the person who explains you the idea (their ability to let you see the point, their enthusiasm...).

I had to talk to a coworker who had this excellent idea, but either didn't realize it or didn't know how to "sell" it. So I told her, "this idea is great because of X and Y, and I want to help you develop it". She thought about it and agreed with me. So here we are trying to carry it forward!

I think you have to consider if your project is good enough for your friend to drop his work and come help you. And then consider if you can actually find the words that make him feel like that. But focus on enthusiasm and above all, honesty :)

I personally prefer Courier (although 11-12 points is excessive IMO). It's available in most systems, it's perfectly clear with or without ClearType and it has fixed width. Perfect.