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Review my app, UnusedCSS.com | JonAtkinson: I think this is a great idea for an app.If I could make one suggestion, it would be to ignore some common CSS reset and CSS framework stylesheets to lower the number of false positives; when I scan my site I get a lot of unused selectors from these files, and you would detect them reasonably reliably just ... |
Review my app, UnusedCSS.com | benologist: It's cute but I think the ramifications for left over CSS are pretty insignificant except in some very rare edge cases.It would be cooler if you could feed it a CSS file and have it return a better version of it, well and concisely formatted without redundant declarations, using shorthand etc.That would tak... |
any type theory book recommendation? | enum: "Practical Foundations of Programming Languages", available online:http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rwh/plbook/book.pdf |
Review my app, UnusedCSS.com | John212: It would be helpful if you could create a CSS file with only the used CSSed and allow the user to download and save it.Maybe even optimize the file by removing all spaces, tabs, line breaks. |
Review my app, UnusedCSS.com | duck: It would be nice if you could link to the results or query a URL with param so you can send it to someone else (like the designer who created the css). |
Review my app, UnusedCSS.com | vijaydev: just hangs forever on some sites.. Tried far too many times. |
any type theory book recommendation? | chriseidhof: I've only read Pierce, and it's good. As an alternative, you could look at dependent types if you want to know more about types. Dependent types are like GADTs on steroids. A good place to start is Agda (http://wiki.portal.chalmers.se/agda/) or Idris (http://www.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~eb/Idris/). |
Review my app, UnusedCSS.com | dmix: I would hide the feedback form with a display:none instead of JS. It looks odd when loading, when half the homepage hides once the JS loads (even with Chrome). |
any type theory book recommendation? | leif: I believe http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~gmh/cat.html was on HN sometime in the last two weeks. It's a very very good introduction to the underlying mathematical structures Haskell uses for its type system. |
Review my app, UnusedCSS.com | vitovito: It errors out on many pages of my personal site, including the home page: http://vi.to/I'd guess it doesn't like the inline data: URL I use for an alternate stylesheet. |
Company T-shirt design. | eam: It's been a year since I last did business with Mammoth Printshop since I really had the need to print more shirts, but they're really good. Cool peeps! |
Someplace cheap to live and study | MikeCapone: Where are you now?Does it have to be an urban area? Almost any rural area should be relatively cheap, and if it's not too far from a major city, you could make a trip there once in a while for the "culturally interesting" part. |
Is there any demand for CCIEs in startups? | lsc: there are many small companies providing infrastructure; you could even start one yourself. "cloud" is big right now, which means you can set up an ISP and pretty quickly get hype generally reserved for web application companies.That said, you'd probably get more bites hiring yourself out as a consultant. ... |
Someplace cheap to live and study | jokull: Reykjavík Iceland is getting cheaper and very english-friendly. |
Someplace cheap to live and study | jarsj: India <period>. For me the reasons are too obvious. Stay in Mumbai or Bangalore. Its safe, cheap, good internet, english is one of the national language and if not most, one of the most culturally interesting and diverse place in the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India.P.S:- Steve Jobs took a break in Indi... |
Good programming language for kids | carterschonwald: Squeak and Scratch are honestly the best possible choices (along with the story generator style tools are also), please ignore any opinions to the contrary. I would especially recommend checking out Scratch, as the folks behind PLT Racket/(Scheme) who are very very into early CS education has spoken we... |
Someplace cheap to live and study | _delirium: It depends on the length somewhat. The shorter you intend it to be, the closer to where you currently are it should probably be. For example, moving abroad wouldn't be worth it for 3 months, because the cost of the plane ticket would likely overwhelm any cost-of-living savings. But it might be worth it for a... |
Good programming language for kids | mhuisking: Kojo might be worth taking a look at: http://www.kogics.net/sf:kojoIt's Scala, but reminds me of playing with Logo a long time ago. My 12 year old son really enjoys Squeak, but is fascinated by Kojo right now. (edited to add part about Squeak) |
any type theory book recommendation? | ekiru: The resident type theorist at a college I was considering attended recommended Luca Cardelli to me when I asked about good introductory texts: http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~bchandra/courses/papers/Cardelli_... |
Someplace cheap to live and study | oomkiller: It's really cheap here in Alabama, and taxes are quite low too. You may not think much of the culture, but I assure you that it exists and is quite interesting, sometimes hilarious. Huntsville is a nice area with lots of engineers, artists, entrepreneurs etc, but I would recommend Madison which is a suburb... |
any type theory book recommendation? | stralep: Programming in Martin-Löf's Type Theory
http://www.cs.chalmers.se/Cs/Research/Logic/book/I'm reading it from time to time. Useful for me. |
Someplace cheap to live and study | portman: Buenos Aires, Argentina.I know several Facebook app developers who have moved down there and are living like royalty for $2500 / month. |
Someplace cheap to live and study | portman: Hồ Chí Minh City, Việt NamAwesome Internet access, amazing food, great culture, the nicest people. "Backpacker" cost of living is under $500/mo, and "Expat" cost of living is under $4000/mo. (For those who may not be familiar with the expat lifestyle, it includes niceties like a driver and a cook.)My wife and ... |
Is there any demand for CCIEs in startups? | keefe: http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/ccie/index.html ... presumably? |
Ideas Needed Google SoC 2010. | plinkplonk: All mentoring organizations have a list of projects on their sites. The Scala projects for example are awesome. Why do you need more ideas?There are a few hundreds of them online (on the gsoc pages of the mentoring organizations). Pick one and get to work! |
Forums with quality discourse | lunchbox: Similar question: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=290733Also, http://lesswrong.com/ |
Forums with quality discourse | jfarmer: Quora (http://quora.com) |
Forums with quality discourse | mquander: For high-volume general discussion about a broad range of topics, Metafilter is almost always still best, if you ask me. |
Forums with quality discourse | petercooper: I want a site that has, like HN's guidelines state: "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity".MetaFilter - http://metafilter.com/ - meets this description, but the definition of "intellectual curiosity" is somewhat wider than on HN - that is, it's more literary and cultural and far less "techi... |
Forums with quality discourse | jobenjo: Fluther (http://www.fluther.com) |
My App's Pricing plans. | thibaut_barrere: On freemium: I'd really follow the advice of "It is a numbers game, so bust out your Excel spreadsheet" (from http://gigaom.com/2010/03/26/case-studies-in-freemium-pandor...).I would really try to understand how much a freemium user cost in your case, and how many (and which) premium users you would ne... |
Please review my weekend project: a dating website for dogs | Roridge: It sound crazy, but it actually has promise. I don't know about dogs finding "love" so much, but breeders might find it useful in that sense. |
Please review my weekend project: a dating website for dogs | pwim: I can't see anything without creating an account. Perhaps expose some data to logged out users so they can get a better idea what the service is about.Also, you don't have any traditional method to contact you (just facebook and twitter). An email address would be nice. |
Please review my weekend project: a dating website for dogs | alnayyir: Okay, you made me laugh. Points for that. Jesus. |
Please review my weekend project: a dating website for dogs | Confusion: I think you should realize that it may turn out you will actually primarily cater to dog owners looking for dates with other dog owners. |
My App's Pricing plans. | niravs: There was an interesting article on HN recently: http://blog.boxedice.com/2010/03/07/choosing-a-price-for-you...Might be of relevance to you. |
Forums with quality discourse | Ixiaus: I used to be a fervent seeker of intellectually stimulating "general" forums/communities too. I've found a few and two things are apparent to me because of the experiences:- without specific focus, you get overrun by people that desire "general" intellectual discussion because it's easier to be general than it ... |
Please review my weekend project: a dating website for dogs | akd: You should make it more tailored (but not explicitly mention that) it's for dog owners to meet each other. For example, meeting other "friendly dogs and dog owners" or something like that.Everyone knows it's not for doggie breeding, most pets are spayed or neutered. |
Forums with quality discourse | robk: I really enjoy flyertalk.com for travel and frequent flyer discussions. Their subdomains for particular programs are ripe with really detailed info how to maximize value from any miles you accumulate (even if you earn the miles through methods other than flying). This was the home of Pudding Guy, the miles hack... |
My App's Pricing plans. | arch_hunter: In my completely unprofesional opinion, and with absolutly no experiance in this area, I would advise you to skip freemium. I am guessing that if you go with freemium you are going to get a bunch of people using it who are just adding an FAQ to their freepages 'website' and are unable to or never plan to u... |
Please review my weekend project: a dating website for dogs | stuntmouse: Needs pictures, even stock photos would be a start. Try 99designs for a decent logo.Agreed that this site has some promise. |
How do I write a legal disclaimer for my startup? | patio11: I have a legal disclaimer. It is the least visited page on my site. Feel free to steal it and rewrite to make your own.This strikes me as one of those stupid box-checking steps that serves no good at all. Your defense against litigation is not that you mumble magic words which have paranormal power to scare... |
Please review my weekend project: a dating website for dogs | wavesplash: That's exactly how dogster.com started, a free dating site for dogs (walking dates, etc) which lead to more than the occasional real date for single owners. There are/were a few clones too.One question is why dogster.com, who was clearly the leader, shifted direction towards being more of a portal and less... |
Please review my weekend project: a dating website for dogs | edanm: A few comments about the basic design of the front page. I'm not a designer or anything, so take with a grain of salt.The design is nice, but has a little bit of a "thrown together" look: the different things on the page don't really seem like they belong together.I'd recommend a few things:1. Align the logo of ... |
How do I write a legal disclaimer for my startup? | mootothemax: My Google skills are failing me today, as I'm convinced that I've used a privacy policy and T&Cs generator from a UK government website before.Ah! Here we go:http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?type=RESO...Lots of link action for creating relevant policies :) |
what are your 2 or 3 favorite SAAS services ? | hajrice: Campfire
Remember The MilkAnd, if Google Apps count, count them in too! |
How do I write a legal disclaimer for my startup? | daeken: If you feel it's worth having one, it's worth getting a lawyer to handle. Having one that's not written properly could very well cause more problems than not having one at all. |
How do I write a legal disclaimer for my startup? | nedwin: Wordpress.com have a pretty good Terms of Use policy which they've licensed under a Creative Commons share-alike license. I personally think this is the best starting point :)http://en.wordpress.com/tos/ |
Forums with quality discourse | revorad: Check out http://overcomingbias.com and http://lesswrong.com.There are some good discussions on Eliezer Yudkowsky's articles: http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~andwhay/postlist.html. |
My App's Pricing plans. | ScottWhigham: The problem that I have with your question is that I'm having trouble what you mean when you suggest you base pricing on "number of users/questions". What does that mean? To me, as a webmaster, I start thinking, "Wait - do I have to know how many users are hitting my website or do they mean how many users... |
My App's Pricing plans. | imp: Do you have any high-end premium features? Or are users and questions the only knobs you have turn? |
Forums with quality discourse | rrc: Lambda the Ultimate (http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/) |
How do I write a legal disclaimer for my startup? | duck: Can recipes be copyrighted? I'm assuming they can be, so that might be a concern if you are 'sharing' recipes with other users or to the public and someone uploads everything from Mastering the Art of French Cooking. |
Should I be using Git instead of Bzr? | duck: I haven't used Bazaar before, but with these questions I tend to recommend that you just try git on one smaller project and see how it "fits" with your style. Even if it isn't a fit you will learn something and in the future know exactly why you are using what you use. |
Please review my cross charting fitness app | bgnm2000: clickable http://liftrr.com |
My App's Pricing plans. | pnelly: Hi, looks like something which should have a free/premium version. However, I don't think that you should limit the number of users/questions that can be asked by visitors. But extra features (such as metrics, customer subscription) should be charged for. This is only my opinion of course. |
Please review my weekend project: a dating website for dogs | pnelly: I think that each dog's profile should glow red when they are 'in heat'... |
My App's Pricing plans. | John212: Freemium may work if the free package has your logo/name and and a link back to your site on the users FAQ page.If you get any reasonable volume on your free product, this could work well for your SEO & brand. |
Should I be using Git instead of Bzr? | rmc: You should continue to use what is most comfortable for you. The fact that you are already using a DVCS (Distributed Version Control System) already puts you at an advantage to those not using it (e.g. Subversion users).Just relax, and focus on writing your code now. |
what are your 2 or 3 favorite SAAS services ? | consultutah: Http://testplanmanagement.com |
what are your 2 or 3 favorite SAAS services ? | rmc: I use HackerNews, a site for finding new content, and discussing things. |
Should I be using Git instead of Bzr? | jokull: If you're running an open product, Github by itself has huge advantages I'm beginning to realize. It's a known ecosystem that lowers barriers for everyone. |
How do I write a legal disclaimer for my startup? | asmosoinio: <joke unrelated to actual discussion>
Did your idea just get documented on xkcd? ;) http://xkcd.com/720/ |
Please review my weekend project: a dating website for dogs | NEPatriot: I would add some benefit to signing up for your newsletter.
By signing up what do I get? |
Please review my weekend project: a dating website for dogs | olliesaunders: If purpose of the page is to get people to sign up, change the design to push that: explain, with pictures and text, what people will get/see if they sign up, and have a big, obvious, unintimidating, sign up form. |
closed million+ monthly forum coz of spammers, now what? | Mc_Big_G: I'll take it! :) I don't know why you would shut something down that has a decent rank. When you run a forum, you have to moderate.Spammers can be reduced by requiring a captcha and/or a question they have to answer (What is 3 + 4?). If they get through, you have to delete them. The absolute best way to ha... |
closed million+ monthly forum coz of spammers, now what? | bgnm2000: I had a forum which was literally 90% spammers (I didn't even realize it - I had built the site, never actually launched it - then a few years visited to find hundreds of thousands of posts, which seemed to all be bots.) the traffic was insane though. That said I figured I could just sell the domain on sedo.c... |
How do I write a legal disclaimer for my startup? | dcdev: Legal River Terms of Service Generator - http://bit.ly/aJd1F6 |
closed million+ monthly forum coz of spammers, now what? | petervandijck: I won't re-open it because it's too much hassle in my life. I could probably sell it, although I am attached to it (been running it for 10 years!). Not sure if it'd be worth it.. |
closed million+ monthly forum coz of spammers, now what? | imp: Your post in the forums doesn't really mention spammers, but abusive users:"PBH has run for over 10 years as a great place to get and share information about Colombia. Unfortunately, during the last few years, there has been a (very) small minority of people who thought it was ok to personally attack, threaten and... |
what are your 2 or 3 favorite SAAS services ? | kordless: At Loggly we use Google Apps, Unfuddle, and RightScale. |
Interesting (Non software) books? | nate: The Tao of Pooh, a book I read 10 years ago and just recently picked up again. Fantastic read.http://www.amazon.com/Tao-Pooh-Benjamin-Hoff/dp/0140067477Taoism in general is something I'm going to dive more into. |
Interesting (Non software) books? | Mankhool: A Short History of Progress.http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/massey/massey2004.html |
Interesting (Non software) books? | wooby: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance |
Interesting (Non software) books? | jgrahamc: At the risk of being yelled at: The Geek Atlas (http://geekatlas.com/) |
Interesting (Non software) books? | fara: Douglas R. Hofstadter's Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
http://www.amazon.com/Godel-Escher-Bach-Eternal-Golden/dp/04... |
Interesting (Non software) books? | geuis: Accelerando, Saturns Children, Dreams of Perpetual Motion |
Interesting (Non software) books? | jf: Anathem by Neil Stephenson (Fiction) |
Interesting (Non software) books? | scorpioxy: Oh, lots! I wish you'd narrow down to some categories you're interested in.A few example i enjoyed:
The State of Africa, Martin Meredith
The Code Book, Simon Singh
Pity the Nation, Robert Fisk
The Great War for Civilization, Robert Fisk
Alan Turing: The Enigma, Andrew Hodges
Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mand... |
Should I be using Git instead of Bzr? | scorpioxy: I've used both, but prefer Bazaar because it always felt more intuitive to me. But again, try them both out, its not that difficult to import/export history from/to.One big difference is git's speed over Bazaar. You'll typically only be annoyed with it only large projects but still, it is noticeable. Though,... |
Interesting (Non software) books? | sgoraya: I just finished and enjoyed:The Four Pillars of Investing by William BernsteinThe four pillars consisting of investment theory, history, psychology and business. I ascribe to the indexing model of investing and this book helped crystallize my view point as well as provide an interesting overview of investment... |
Interesting (Non software) books? | DeusExMachina: Plato - The RepublicGeorge Orwell - 1984 |
Interesting (Non software) books? | soren: There's a list at stackoverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/38210 |
Forums with quality discourse | Tawheed: Why not start your own? |
Interesting (Non software) books? | GiraffeNecktie: It's a bit of a ridiculous question isn't it? Relevant in what way? Even if you narrow it down to business and technology the scope is just far too broad. |
closed million+ monthly forum coz of spammers, now what? | evancaine: I'd keep the archives open on your site. An archive that large and that old will continue to drive traffic (and ad revenue..?) for some time to come.This should preserve your page rank a little longer than just letting the site die and it gives you time to consider your options.You could find someone interes... |
Interesting (Non software) books? | aarongough: I'm a big fan of Sci-Fi because I feel it makes people think about what they want the future to be, as well as avoiding the re-hashing of historical and current events that many fiction books set in the present do. With that in mind a list of great books to read: The Diamond Age - Neal Stephenson
Snow Cr... |
Interesting (Non software) books? | keyist: Don't miss sivers's great list: http://sivers.org/bookAs for mine,Science Fiction (I like these authors so I'd recommend most of their books -- listing which ones I think are a good 'starter novel' for them): Charles Stross: Halting State
Vernor Vinge: A Fire Upon The Deep
Iain M. Banks: Culture novels, st... |
Ensured Success vs. Extreme Success | pedalpete: I'm still on the path (trying to get a product out this week), but I don't think these two are mutually exclusive.The first step is to get to #1, then get feedback and grow to #2.But in the start-up world, I think that there is no such thing as "low risk". Even start-ups that are 'guaranteed success', often ... |
Interesting (Non software) books? | bhousel: The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanOne of the few books that I think really everybody should read. |
Interesting (Non software) books? | wrjk: I'm a huge fan of classic literature. It's a much different perspective of society and isn't necessarily written for ease-of-consumption.The Count of Monte Cristo
Time Machine or Invisible Man
FrankensteinOne of my personal favorites which you won't be able to put down: Dracula |
Interesting (Non software) books? | aasarava: The Conquest of Mexico, by Bernal Diaz -- a conquistador who traveled with the Cortes expedition to Mexico City to overthrow King Montezuma. Incredible, true story written by someone who has actually there. An unknown land; the clash of two cultures; the clash of two religions; temples to angry gods; hoarde... |
Interesting (Non software) books? | RyanMcGreal: Some recent engaging reads:* Dan Ariely, Predictably Irrational* Christopher McDougall, Born to Run* Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers* Jeb Brugman, Welcome to the Urban Revolution* Richard Florida, Who's Your City? |
Interesting (Non software) books? | staunch: You will not be wasting your time poking around the great stuff in http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/index.htmlOne of my favorites is Caesar's The Gallic Wars, because it's so amazing that we have his very own account: http://classics.mit.edu/Caesar/gallic.htmlJosephus' account of The Jewish Wars is amazing.Marcu... |
Interesting (Non software) books? | yesbabyyes: * Daniel Quinn - Beyond Civilization (an easy read about what's wrong with today's society, why, and how to fix it. Not political, rather what you can do yourself. It was a real eye-opener to me)* Jared Diamond - Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Jared Diamond is a geographer who writes ab... |
Interesting (Non software) books? | olalonde: The Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steven Gary Blank is an excellent book about startup engineering. |
Interesting (Non software) books? | semmons: Flatland (http://amzn.com/1607961024) |
Interesting (Non software) books? | edo: Think & Grow Rich - Napoleon HillTaiko - Eiji YoshikawaAlexander of Macedon - Peter Greenand +1 for Staunch's choice:Meditations - Marcus Aurelius |
Interesting (Non software) books? | olalonde: Richard Dawkins' "Selfish Gene" and "God Delusion" are excellent reads. |
Interesting (Non software) books? | evanrmurphy: If you're feeling really introspective, His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman and Demian by Hermann Hesse. |
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