johndavidback

> Not to be a dick

Not to be a dick, but doesn't saying Not to be a dick mean you're being a dick but saying it's okay?

I found my eyes 'jumping' from word to word. I didn't miss any, and I went to the correct lines, but I did seem to be reading at a much slower clip. But that's from spending 30 seconds reading the webpage, so not very scientific.

Scary still and somewhat related is: instead of banning books, just change the content to fit your needs. Like Nineteen eighty-four.

Oh, and like this: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/t...

It would actually be quite interesting to see how large enterprise clients modify/utilize the Django admin... if at all.

Other than Grappelli, I've historically used the admin pretty much as-is. Creating admin functions is one thing, but lots of custom screens is quite another.

I also think that's one thing really lacking from the Django documentation, really great customization of the Admin.

That is an interesting parting phrase. I suppose on that level where he's coming to grips with only have 30 days, he must be rationalizing that today is the first of those, and that he'll at least get the 30... Heavy.

I can't even imagine the understanding of my own mortality where I could say "See you tomorrow... Maybe." and actually mean it.

If the comments below are true, this is a very poorly written, badly researched article. If you can even call it an article. It looks like they spent more time putting together a witty movie poster-style graphic than they did actually creating the content.

What I find the most interesting is that they were not disingenuous at all. Meaning, they bought work that they loved, not attempted to get high value art for low cost from known artists. This speaks volumes. It was about the love of art more than anything.

They were just on a shoestring budget and the only way to get their paws on it was to be frugal and skilled about acquiring it.

Great read.

Agree: I assumed the chart would show that low income areas are less-served by transit stops, but that doesn't appear to be the case. It just shows that income wildly varies by stop..?

I'm confused as to what I'm meant to glean from this data.

I'm genuinely interested in your positions of opposition to the Affordable Care Act, if any. You're right in saying the OP did not provide any, and I'd be curious to hear some cohesive argument against it that doesn't necessarily tow a party line.

As far as the general timbre of the article, I would say it's pretty plainly stating that 'whether to provide healthcare?' offers no moral gray area whatsoever, and that it's a plain obligation on behalf of the employer.

My first thought is: This is a great way to get their attention. If you've been surreptitiously flying under the radar up until now, I think that stage is long gone.

On the flip side, maybe instead of shutting you down, they should acquire you and then shut you down. That's a win-win, right?

I know everything you're saying is tongue-in-cheek, but I will point out to those who may not be 'in the know' that you can always opt out of any intrusive scan for a pat-down instead. Perhaps not any more comfortable, at least the sweaty TSA agent brushing your inner thigh is just as uncomfortable as you are. Hopefully.

As a US citizen, this scares the crap out of me. If the government is actively and publicly preventing people from exposing rampant crime, it speaks volumes. At least if they were trying to be covert or slick about it, it implies they know what they are doing is wrong.

It's also amazing how working for a large company starts to become less fulfilling when they can afford to pay you instead of really rewarding you in a way that is meaningful. Sometimes money really can't buy happiness.

I think you're right in some circumstances and perhaps not so in others. Gmail in it's current amalgamation is slick and some features are hidden in menus that really don't get that much action. This is certainly a preferable user experience. At worke we track Omniture analytics on every click event on our websites, half of most buttons/links/actions are never interacted with.

I wonder if they do a cash/equity split for startups who are accepted to accelerators and may only have, say, $25k or so to last them 4 months and 3 people. $30k for a product isn't bad, but unfunded or bootstrapped startups will never be able to afford that.

In hindsight it's easy to say bad things, but rewind a couple of years and Group was exploding, awesome place to work, and felt strong enough to say no to an acquisition by Google.

Though I'll bet now the regret at that turndown has to be killing him, and many others.

That's very true, good point. I that this was a case of being mostly right and not realizing just how right he is in certain respects:

> most small development shops would pay a monthly fee not to have to administer the apps themselves.

and

> But would an external dev team trust some big company like Amazon with with their intellectual property?

and

> So I predict that someone will come along and offer an innovation hosting service, and make a lot of money off it.

OP had his finger on the pulse of tech, though, that much is certain.

I think more specifically he means things like Heroku or Modulus.

I believe that this entire mentality runs counter-intuitive to the web dev/tech nature of HN in general. Many web developer professionals work at firms or agencies or other web development shops that rely on client work. I'm speaking generally here, but from my own perspective client work is never enough to fully satisfy a curious and excited mind. Enterprise projects with client services, project managers, client stakeholders, C-levels, QA departments, etc, will never be satisfying in the way that rapid prototyping, direct-to-development ideation, and general 'fooling around' can be.

This article is not only harmful to the modern workplace, but is irritating to web developers who thrive on creativity but work in environments where it's simply not feasible. I still have bills to pay, but am not defined by the desk I sit behind.

Not a lawyer either. But from reading a dozen or so articles regarding the case it sounds like the general timbre of human emotion in those posts believes that charges of 'concealing his true identity' are used simply to increase the possible sentence. It reminds me similarly of RICO statutes which allow prosecutors to lump various charges together in order to create 'super' charges. Also reminds of me Captain Planet for some reason. Except his evil doppelganger.

That's a great question, and one I never really thought to think through all the way. It's one of those words you throw around without really thinking about. Kind of cliche.

But, it has made me think about it a little bit and I guess I do have an answer. I think it's that critical mass of having a large enough group of people and the support network to allow startups to actually make it from conception to profit. So, for example, we have a handful of startup accelerators, CincyTech and the Brandery, to name the big players. There is also Cintrifuse, which is run out of P&G now (not affiliated business-wise, mind you). There are also a lot of heavyweight dev and design minds in the city (due to big marketers) who host and speak at events. There are also investment firms bringing money into the city, and the state of Ohio has also invested a couple of hundred million dollars in seed ventures around the state.

So, as far as 'vibrant' as a descriptor, I guess I would say that the combination of these things creating a feeling of excitement and possibility is why I would use the word. Does that help? I feel like I just rambled.

Living in Cincinnati and working closely with some of the groups from the Brandery, I have to disagree. However, I will say that the experience you likely had 5 years ago would definitely be reflected in what you've said here. The fact is, though, that things have changed monumentally in the past couple of years, and the startup scene is almost unrecognizable.

While you're right, it's definitely not Silicon Valley in terms of the kind of network that exists, you're comparing apples and oranges. The startup scene is vibrant. There are tech meetups with hundreds of monthly attendees. There are active groups for all stages of business, from ideas over beers to celebrating series A to burning through buyouts on starting new ideas.

I think you should be less frustrated at your eventual return to the Cincy area to hopeful and even excited. There are great opportunities here for all types of startups, and it's still small-ish enough that you get that midwest, hometown, half your network has a startup in some stage, feeling that you will never get in a large market.

That is, until we become a large market.

> G Fiber gigabit internet (AirBnb won't let me spell the word here - rhymes with oogle fiber)

Why is that?

You mention 'cost saving practicalities' several times in your comment, however you haven't mentioned any. I'd be interested to hear them.

The demo uses Fashion blogs as sort of a litmus test for the overall market and to test viability of the product. I don't know a ton about fashion, but there are certainly a lot of fashion bloggers.

The basic score you see next to each post is a breakdown of Pageviews + Tweets + Likes + Pins + Google+'s + internal likes (called Points). Some quick basic math creates a score based solely on that data. All posts can only live on the leaderboard for a finite amount of time (rolling 7 days as of now). I think it's a neat spin on quality, decided organically.

"not zooming around like an all knowing cyborg."

Ha ha ha ha!

My guess is that they use the referrer only as a point of origin on the map. Each subsequent user to hit that referrer id plots on the map in sequence from the original, based on their geolocation. They probably do not plot users who do not share their locale.

Just a guess.

Yes. Dr. House, MD.

If this drug also kills cells in near proximity to the cancer, would it be effective treatment for brain tumors?

There is still a high demand for talented web developers... You don't need a PhD in computer science to work for a startup. There's a lot of money to be made working on teams building MVP's.