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john-n··on Yes, Google "Stole" From Apple, And That's A Good Thing
Icon layout was clearly based on existing examples (palm for one), I dont think making it 4 instead of 3 is revolutionary. http://www.mumoh.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/us_robo...

Edit: Blackberry from 04/05 http://www.opera.com/mobile/download/blackberry/7100t/

john-n··on Chrome Web Store have a new look
Really dislike that popup interface used, the popup is not clearly distinguishable from the background. And the font just looks poorly rendered.

Like the interface up until that step, its clean, just seems broken when it comes to showing the actual information you want.

john-n··on Sony to ban gamers from PSN unless they waive right sue over security breaches.
Useful contribution to the discussion.
john-n··on SingleHop Are Cheats
Off topic but...This story has rekindled my dislike for re-targeting in online ads. Having visited singlehop this morning, I'v spent half the day with blue singlehop boxes glaring at me.
john-n··on Why and How I Migrated from Posterous to Self-Hosted WordPress
My problem with wordpress is it has grown to become a defacto base for far too many kinds of sites. Its great as a blogging tool, provided you dont need to dig to deep on the code side (or need it to scale). I also find keeping track of the "hook" infrastructure to be far more painful than it needs to be.
john-n··on Firefox will be getting a new release every six weeks.
Hate to be "that guy", but this is quite old news isn't it?
john-n··on Taiwan's HTC sues Apple over patents
Are the patents in question known?
john-n··on A change thousands want made to Google+ circles
Sounds like a way for sparks to run. Also, I suspect the 3000+ +'s is the authors popularity (minecraft) as opposed to the popularity of the comment.
john-n··on JQuery Mobile Beta 1 Released | jQuery Mobile
> On dolphin browser (most common android one) More common than the default android browser? Would be curious to see any figures on this.
john-n··on Gawker's Traffic Numbers Are Worse Than Anyone Anticipated
Easier solution, if you use chrome https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nlknelhingldnlmpgn...

Im sure FF versions exist, and it uses ca.site, so it has the old design.

john-n··on Stupid EU cookie law will hand the advantage to the US
While this is true, alot of cookies are used without any login/signup process, so you need to provide these pop-ups alot more often.
john-n··on Beat the IE6 wolf!
Thats not a very user-friendly site, lots of text, download links are not clear. Keep in mind who your target audience are...
john-n··on First Alpha of Qt For Android Released
May want to throw a [nsfw] on that (of a sorts), video throws up the guys background first.
john-n··on Ask HN: I made an app that makes people happy, how do I let them know about it?
Will go back and look over usability stuff again, but just quickly yeah id just uploaded then logged out (In latest stable chrome btw, not ff).
john-n··on Ask HN: I made an app that makes people happy, how do I let them know about it?
Hi, nice idea. Had a few issues with usability however.

- Think you need to simplify the site, its a bit too cluttered to be easily approachable.

- Maybe i just missed it but on first arrival maybe have a simple 3 step instructions as to what the site is/users do. Using the word drawing so much gave me the impression there was a simple flash/canvas drawing tool. Perhaps make it clearer that you download the file then upload the new version.

- Would like non-social logins (some people like to be able to make a throw-away login).

- Also...on logout page "FIREFOX SUCKS ASS!" (guessing some unmoved place holder) seems a bit "odd".

Keep it up chap. :)

john-n··on Study: Google “Favors” Itself Only 19% Of The Time
Really interesting article. Looking into the guy who did the original research is quite amusing, the one-sidedness of his articles is appallingly apparent.
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