kentf

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kentf··on Rails does I18n really, really well

If you study how well the helpers support the two main functions: translate and localize. It's really impressive. Well done to the entire I18n team.

kentf··on There is no shame in up-voting on Stack Exchange

I realized that I commonly go to a page, get an answer, realized I am not signed in, don't take the time to sign in, get a great answer and then leave.

That's a dick move.

Let's just be kind and up-vote the good answers.

kentf··on Lily – Drone camera

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kentf··on Umm... I think Facebook just accidentally released Instagram Ads

Oh man. Either that or genius PR hack.

kentf··on Ask HN: How do you change misleading Knowledge Graph information with Google?

The feedback button will work, but it's best if you organize and consorted effort. Get as many people as you can to do it, and give constructive feedback.

kentf··on Ask HN: What are the best product landing pages you've stumbled upon?

http://mixr.ewakened.com

Best LP I've ever designed, 67% conversion rate.

kentf··on Ask HN: Are you in College / University?

Nope

kentf··on Ask HN: Are you in College / University?

Grad school

kentf··on Ask HN: Are you in College / University?

Undergrad

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And by fast I mean efficient Correction

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And yes, they are fast! lol

kentf··on White and gold, or blue and black

Science FTW: http://imgur.com/jlOFmTU

kentf··on Read The Martian. It's Castaway Meets Apollo 13 on Mars.

I know right. I went through withdrawal when I was done. I binged it in like 3 days.

kentf··on Read The Martian. It's Castaway Meets Apollo 13 on Mars.

Disclaimer: Not my amazon afilliate link. It's taken from the books website: http://www.andyweirauthor.com/books/the-martian-hc

kentf··on Ask HN: How much would you pay for an American made iPhone?

Last point, I feel like this wouldn't be their main iPhone. It would simply be a choice. Like you could choose to have it made in America and pay the extra money. I realize that probably kills the economies of scale that you could have, but curious nonetheless.

kentf··on Ask HN: How much would you pay for an American made iPhone?

If anyone knows why this is out of the question, I would love to know why too.

kentf··on Only 1/3 of iOS users have installed Google Maps

I found that stat crazy! We are so caught up in the SV echo chamber that it almost doesn't seem believable. However, just strengthens Apple's position given their breakthrough year.

kentf··on Email Encryption Software Relies on One Guy, Who Is Going Broke

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kentf··on GoFundMe Tops Kickstarter as World’s #1 Crowdfunding Platform

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kentf··on What does it take to run a web app with 5K – 10K users?

Before we sold WinJunkie.com we had: - 75K users - 5K daily w/ 10K burst on Sundays - Over 1M db transactions - Rails - Redis - Memcache

Heroku: $279 - 400 / month

kentf··on Someone else had your idea first