All I really want is a Hacker News app that allows you to vote, view/reply to comments, and formats all content on news.ycombinator.com into a mobile-friendly format. Is there an app that does that?
You sound like the slow-adopters of facebook. In the world we live in with security becoming more of a general concern, they could be on the front-edge of the revolution they think they are on. Plus, if they deliver on the UX/UI, people will use it.
Mongolians use their Father's name as their surname, but they write it first. So if my name would be Brad's Josh. While you may think that they should just write it backwards, that isn't how they write it, and they shouldn't be required to translate their names for our systems necessarily.
That's not exactly a counterpoint, as the intonation behind "ask for forgiveness, not permission" is that you are doing something the other party would not want if asked directly.
And frankly, were it not for differences in talents and interests, the world really would be a boring place. I've said it elsewhere, but it is the unique combination of our talents that gives us the opportunity to contribute something truly unique (and potentially valuable) to the world. I would argue that Derek contributes more value to the world through fantastic writing and the ability to capture truth from the world around him and illustrate it through word than his music ever did. But that's just my perception, so maybe my reality is different than his.
What is the trade off between hosting icon/picture image files versus drawing them? Is there one? Is this method (drawing through js) better if client download speeds are really slow?
All technology feels lousy out of its time. He's giving the hackers/entrepreneurs the tech. It's up to us to create some valuable/entertaining/necessary functions out of it.
Wage Slavery is a state of mind. You don't work for money. You work to get things you need, and possibly, if you create more value than you consume in getting those needs, you also consume some wants. Wages/money are just a lubricant that makes consuming easier. The real focus shouldn't be the wage, but the work being done. Is it creating value? If so, the world will pay you what you're worth, especially in the long run.
You need $2000 per month? You must add at least that much extra value into the world to get it. The reason people who responded to the original post suggested consulting is because consulting is value creation that is very well defined by the person requesting it.
If you want to create value in software, in either desktop, iphone OS, or web apps, you have to look where there is pain in some market, and see if the pain is worth $2000 to solve. It's not a question of platform, but a question of market and value.
I feel like the real accomplishment here is that they are converting documents to websites on the fly - complete with font-faces and image positioning. How do you do that? If that's possible, will we need front-end layout developers in a few years (we'll probably still need animation/transition development, right?)?
to chime in, Mongolian:
1-dex udur - 1st day (Monday)
2-daxi udur - 2nd day (Tuesday)
etc...
xagas-sain udur - 1/2 good day (Saturday)
*buten-sain udur - full good day (Sunday)
> Notice how weird that is? If you like programming, why are you doing something else? If you don't, why would you add programming to your duties as a race car driver? OK, if you really love both, do both.
It's not weird to like more than one thing. It's also not weird to look at all of the areas you enjoy working in and make a combination of them work. This is what allows us to make a unique contribution.
What privacy concerns are there over outsourcing things that will likely require sensitive date; i.e., Searching for a dentist with insurance information, renting a car with credit card information, potentially making credit card payments with bank info, etc.?
It's easier for developers to start high and adjust prices lower over time to increase sales. The article says $4.99 seems to be the iPad defacto app price for many apps. If that's high, people won't buy. Or other developers will come in and produce cheaper apps. As a side note, the article does mention the hope that Apple eventually releases some type of trial functionality.
This is nice in FF on the Mac but doesn't seem to work in Chrome on the Mac (not that developers <i>need</i> to support a beta browser quite yet).
After building and using some complex web apps, it would be nice if there were search boxes like this that quick-linked to functions in the application. For example, if I am new to a project management application, and need to find something obscure like, "login settings", it would be nice if I could type "login" and see a list of things that matched that function.
Congratulations! And for the record, photo sharing can do good in the world. Just think of people collaborating on a disaster with photos, helping to know the extent of the disaster and the help that is needed. Of course, they would need to take photos intermittently so they might actually help, but I think photo sharing is definitely something that can improve the world around us!
Incredible that Fox News is doing so well even when so many companies have joined a boycott on the channel. The market is definitely sending signals to CNN.
It seems like these collapses are not caused by bureaucracy. Rather, they are caused by an inability of large companies and complex systems to focus on value creation for the market/group/people/person they are serving. People pay for things that add value to their lives if they can't do it themselves for free. These large corporations seem to focus too heavily on improving the bottom line, which is another way of saying "raise revenues above expenses, or cut expenses below revenues". Both of these are by products of real value creation, and should not be the focus, but the realized result of a focus on serving the target.
That TED talk was incredibly enlightening. Political Bankruptcy really seems to be as important to rebuild as Economic Bankruptcy, as a county that is politically bankrupt will never be able to maintain stability.
This is very high level, but: take a step back and remember who it is you are trying to serve/help with the problem you are solving. If it is a particular market/industry, often the answer can be found by trying to focus on how to help them than by trying to solve a problem. I think there is something about focusing on a problem that makes it bigger, whereas focusing on a solution can make the solution more evident.
Feels almost like a virtual version of the party game mafia. It seems like you would be able to memorize the different missions and then watch for them, but I'm sure the developers are aware of that risk.
So I have a friend (it could be true) considering starting a business on the side and he agrees with all of these points. After reading this article, however, he realized that he did sign some type of agreement saying anything he does is property of the company, even if it was at home. At the time he wondered whether this was normal, but as it was the standard company contract, he signed it.