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koichirose

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koichirose··on Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot
I've been using wallabag for a while, switched to Pocket for this exact reason. Maybe switching back is the answer to this? Looked around a bit, someone seems to have thought about this already.
koichirose··on Show HN: Turn Touch wooden smart home remote now shipping
I don't understand, does this replace the need for the iOS/Mac application?
koichirose··on Ask HN: An idea that you could not implement?
How would companies submit bids though? Should they have their own natural language/keyword analyzer to identify which product the customer is actually looking for and submit their price for it?
koichirose··on Ask HN: How do you handle white-labeling product from a technical perspective?
We've been doing this for a while for a website that receives not too much traffic:

- we use a single server and the domain name determines which white label we are on.

- we use LESS and everything is variable. We load a single compiled CSS based on the domain.

- we never hard code anything, unless we know it's a single page for a single domain (everything is internationalized).

- the database contains everything and we filter out stuff a particular white label doesn't want.

This is because the website displays content (it's not a service like shopify) and most white labels want most of our editorial content, so syncing DBs is not an option (is it?). We have 40+ white labels and unless the customization is heavy we can create a new one in a matter of minutes.

koichirose··on Should HTML have a “max file size” attribute for input type=file?
I guess this wouldn't replace proper server side validation anyway, but it would be a nice addition.
koichirose··on Bash.org is back
did they remove rss though?
koichirose··on Stanley Kubrick Photos
Is there a way to download them all?
koichirose··on Ask HN: What DON'T you like about your Macbook?
Trash has restore: the menu item is "Put Back". I'm on Snow Leopard.
koichirose··on Ask HN: My partner and I were offered to close our startup...
A job (especially if well paid) is what I'm looking for right now, to actually pay the bills.

My plan would be: accept what they have if good enough, keep my startup, ask for equity in a while.

koichirose··on Ask HN: My partner and I were offered to close our startup...
Not properly direct competition. They want to build something else (a social game) but in the same field.
koichirose··on Ask HN: How Many of You Are Like Me?
I'm like you: I've been an active reader for the past couple years, but I rarely comment.

Sometimes I have stuff to say, but I'm afraid I'll spend the rest of the day coming back to HN and hope for acknowledgment and responses. This could be selfish, I know, especially when I really know something about a topic, but I can't help it.

koichirose··on [dead]
As always, Italians are not able to do something properly. And this is an Italian writing.

The level of Facebook addiction in this country is really scary. I see fellow engineers constantly on Facebook during free time, instead of actually building something.

Sad, really.

koichirose··on Ask HN: Who launched something in December?
I launched http://www.dinnerdiner.com/ It's my very first Rails project: a service that helps you find restaurants close to you (using HTML5 Geolocation API and the very good geokit-rails gem).

Suggestions and reviews appreciated :)

koichirose··on Ask HN: How do you deploy your PHP apps to production?
I use git with a remote repository to which you can push (and pull) stuff easily.
koichirose··on Where do I find cheap places to live for a month in New York?
Well, for cheap I mean $1200/month maximum, for a private room in a shared apartment.

I'd have to work in greenwich village, so distance is to be considered; airbnb seems pretty nice with some good offers, thanks!

koichirose··on Where do I find cheap places to live for a month in New York?
I already checked studenthousing and SVA and they both offer housing for much longer periods (semester/year) and much much money. NYU asks for a SSN and since I'm from Europe I can't apply.

I contacted HHH, let's see what they say... Honestly, I thought that for a student/intern this would have been very easy!