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I am not making a case for linking vaccines to autism, nor for the idea that vaccines are not often crucial factors in preventing disease spread or pandemic. However, I would say blanket statements that vaccines are simply "safe" ...end of story, seems too simplistic and potentially dangerous.
I would venture to guess there's a fair bit of functionality that lies under the iceberg tip and this is harder to nail one might expect.
It would have to be exceptional imho to be something people would pay for vs using existing tools. However if done well ...certainly has potential.
I will say, in san fran at most of the recent startup-y events i have attended rails has been far more represented than django. now this isn't scientific either by any stretch ...just a sense from real world engagement.
used it several times... excellent; flexible.
if you see this as an ongoing evolution and want to explore a framework and language that has some incredibly elegant approaches to the distinct problems and challenges faced in most web applications, then getting into rails could be a game changer for you in the long run. what tends to happen in rails is that the gruntwork goes away, and you're left focusing just on what is unique to the tech you're building. additionally, rails imposes architecture that helps an app over time actually become more and more focused, and accessible, rather than more spaghetti-ish.
once i got into rails, and over the fairly mild initial learning curve, it has been like working with a fine caligraphy pen vs a leaking ballpoint.
if has_role? "administrator" # eg, simple check
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Michio Kaku described in 'Parallel Universes' the concept of 5 civilization stages (with respect to energy harnessing) and the concept that if we get past the next 50 to 100 years, well ...we might have an easier time of things.
Those who are willing to look under every stone get my well wishings.
My biggest concern here is Apple being upfront. I can potentially accept the imposition of barriers to products that compete with features on the phone but they need to be completely spelled out in advance. Developers wasting lives developing apps that get rejected without precedence is truly wrong.
And options for results weighting towards shorter names.
Also - ajaxy - real-time search would be nice a la domai.nr.
Nice work so far.
Examples would be offering free uploads of images up to X megs per month but charging X cents per image after. Or the ability to create more than X number of interest groups. Micro-payments advantage also is that the service can charge strategically to offset some of the higher serving costs of certain functionality, eg., storage.
The advantage of micro-payments over freemium is that with freemium the user may be very hesitatant to lock into $10 a month -- but might be willing to pay more ad hoc for enhanced functionality that over time they really want to use. The key of course is the network must be very smart about pricing and what actions are charged, and still provide an exceptional experience for free.
The system is working well in various online games (buying powers) and cell phone networks ... could it work well in a social network? I expect to see more attempts for sure.
The irony of the pre-eminenct, western-only centered historical-musical view surrounding a McFerrin melody is thick as molasses. It's West African in rhythm, choral response, scale and spirit.
One challenge is how you blend realtime and non-realtime in the same conversation -- it's actually quite tricky a UI conundrum. The technical aspect is one thing and they have that solved architecturally, but the UI part is intriguing. For example, realtime will tend to make people communicate in small bursts back and forth which will often dampen -- when in the same conversation -- the impulse for non-realtime, more thought out responses (like you have in a threaded forum such as this).
The underlying vision of the platform is huge, and with great potential. Over time I think wave will be vital. But I think the big challenge for Google and platform developers is beyond bugs, but to hone the clients that utilize it.
consider looking at people who have user experience expertise as well as design - some of what is making these sites so appealing is how the functionality is organized in simple ways through some very clever UX.
also - is it one single app being created or everyone teaming up in small groups or?