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shadowhillway

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shadowhillway··on AeroFS - File Sync Without Servers
There's a nice big "Download Now" button that leads to a "Sign Up for an Invite" page that says "as soon as we can". That button causes the expectation that I would download something immediately so it's disappointing and discourteous when that's not the case.
shadowhillway··on Webdesigners: please make text readable
OmniWeb's site preferences feature is my weapon of choice against illegible Web pages. My default colors often make the hard work of the Web designers look totally ridiculous but then again, I'm reading the page to read, goddammit.
shadowhillway··on Why your company should have a single email address
9:30 Club in Washington DC uses "human@930.com" as their single address. I haven't seen that anywhere else. What a great idea.
shadowhillway··on Ask HN: What is the greatest book you've ever read?
I'm curious if anyone here is going to offer The Bible as the greatest book he has ever read.
shadowhillway··on Angry Nerds
The best Atlassian product is one they didn't develop -- Manual JIRA!

http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Manual-JIRA-.aspx

shadowhillway··on The 15 Most Important Women in Tech History
Susan Kare. Enough said.
shadowhillway··on Startup boot camp Y Combinator illustrates dearth of women in tech
$3000 is a sizable chunk of change for an instrument for a H.S. student but only moderate in the range of flute prices.