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If you think your application is ready to go into a open/closed beta, you could for example link it here. However, you could also try reaching tech-related blogs (Techcrunch, Mashable) to cover your app.

An interesting read on "getting techcrunched" is the following:

http://robertomartinez.info/posts/how_i_got_techcrunched.htm

I've never tried it, but it looks like a strategy worth trying if your application is interesting enough. Good luck!
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Any idea how easy or tough it is to integrate with JSTestDriver? I would like to use backbone for our projects but am finding it tough to implement TDD for Backbone controllers (for models its fine) because of the template. Through tests, I am not able to inject the DOM which is expected by the controller templates. I know this is off topic but if someone can help for the same, it will be great.

Thanks,
Leena
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I'm perfectly happy for overpriced SMS messages sent by SMS addicts to subsidise my unlimited data contract

[I live in the UK so SMS messages are free to receive and the number I send per month is well within the limits of my plan]
You are assuming browsers implement a particular version of HTML. They do not. I work for a browser vendor (Opera) and what actually happens is that we keep getting closer to interoperability with each release. I.e. add support for EventSource, fix several bugs in the HTML parser, etc.

Software (and in particular the browser market) is not the same as a screwdriver. You do not bring it to market once and it is ready. It incrementally evolves over time and keeps getting better and better (when done right).

To counter Orwellian developments we have version control: http://html5.org/tools/web-apps-tracker
great tutorial :)
Almost any phone can browse the web today.
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nokia is ubiquitous in India.heck the subaltern has a song about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjpKodZMQr8
I'm somewhat surprised there's zero articles about the latest supposed P?=NP proof by Romanov. Not that I believe it to be correct, but I would expect some people to at least casually review it.
I believe that Android does a pretty good job if you can find a good 3rd party soft keyboard. I havent used done much more than kick the tires in hangeul but Android seems to be pretty popular here in Korea.
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> As an aside, I was once in a group when the host asked "Does everyone want coffee?" One by one we all answered "Don't know" until the final person answered "Yes." We all thought that was hilarious.

And given all the inputs, even the final "Yes" was just an assumption.
If you're aware of the price and agree to payit in advance than I don't see how it could possibly be a "scam."

I'm sure many people consider text messaging overpriced, but there's an easy solution: stop paying for it and disable it on your phone. It's simple economics: the price is set by what people are willing to pay.
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Btw, why is the parent comment being ranked as the second-to-last? It's got enough upvotes and discussion that, intuitively, it should be higher.

Has something changed about the HN comment ranking algorithm lately?

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Just writing to agree.

I have started learning native development at first. That was good experience from the point that you get some inner understanding how Symbian works but overall it is too hard to develop using native code.

As well I am developing actively two Qt based Symbian applications during my free time currently. I really love it because I can in relatively small time develop nice and working applications. There are some problems still (e.g. kinetic scrolling, problems with QtMobility on some phones, like flagman N8, full screen issues and etc.) but it looks like those problems will be solved in the future.

I love that development on Linux is possible as well.
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What you pay for a luxury handbag is ludicrous too. But that's doesn't make it a "scam." The price is whatever the market can bear. Don't want it? Don't buy it.
1. Buy coffee.
2. Take receipt.
3. Go sit down/move to area in which you intend to drink coffee.
4. Scan barcode.
5. Enjoy coffee.

I think people are ready for QR codes - they've worked out self service tills over here in the UK, and if the app was designed intuitively (don't mention "QR Code", just say "scan your receipt so the barcode is in this square") they'll work it out. They also need to sort out their site, get user accounts sorted/tie it to google accounts, and get that stuff on the market.

It's amazing how quickly people learn stuff when there's free things in it for them.
I believe that if everyone was answering honestly, then you are mistaken. If someone did not want coffee then they could/would answer "no", since it would not be the case that everyone wanted coffee. Therefore if no one answered "no", then everyone who has answered so far must want coffee. Assuming the last person also wants coffee, they can answer "Yes" with confidence.

Assuming you disagree, can you explain why?
Smartphones won't be Nokia's nemesis - indigenous innovation will.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infotech/hardware/nokia-...

A new generation of feature phones by Indian brands, at mid-low price points, with features designed specifically for the rural Indian consumer is kicking Nokia's butt in the fastest growing mobile market. The story can easily repeat itself in Africa and the Middle East.

Some of these features include dual sims for patchy coverage, bigger battery to feed 2 sims, flashlight for when the power goes out every day, FM radio which doesnt need headphones because Indians dont mind loud music and saris don't have pockets for them anyway.
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Nhiều doanh nhân nghĩ rằng mình luôn phải nắm bắt mọi cơ hội có được. Tuy thế, nhiều cơ hội kinh doanh cũng thường là con sói trong lốt cừu non. Đừng quan tâm quá nhiều tới những thứ bên lề. Việc ôm đồm quá nhiều sẽ làm sức mạnh của bạn giảm đi, dẫn đến hạn chế cả hiệu quả và năng suất. Tốt nhất là làm được một việc trọn vẹn, hoàn hảo, còn hơn là làm 10 việc một lúc mà việc nào cũng làng nhàng. Bất cứ khi nào bạn cảm thấy cần phải nhảy sang một dự án khác cũng có nghĩa rằng ý tưởng ban đầu của bạn đang có vấn đề.
On breaking past the "army of one" mentality
For the last few years, I have been working incessantly on my many projects. As time progresses, I'm noticing a dramatic increase in my enthusiasm and passion, necessarily leading to an increase in ideas. Unfortunately, and presently, I'm having a very hard time breaking out of the "do everything myself" mold and into the "have others assume roles." I've tried a number of techniques, with varied levels of success.

Over the last few months, I've invested over $50,000 in outsourcing my projects. I'd write detailed technical specifications about my projects, and put them up for bid on outsourcing web sites. I'd stage the level of disclosure such that I wouldn't reveal anything serious until a non-disclosure agreement was signed. I'd then take about a week paying the contractor to create their own detailed specifications on what they would do with the project. We'd go back and forth until reaching a final set of specifications, and I would let the contractor go ahead and begin programming.

While this model worked for a while, I began noticing a decrease in quality. As I began outsourcing more projects, I began getting bogged down by the level of quality control that I needed to do to assure that we were all on the same page. The modularized design process worked out alright, but without a sufficient system for cross-collaboration between members, I fear I was just paying for code that may or may not ultimately make it to the final project.

I'm now valuing actual real-life collaboration a lot more than virtual collaboration, but I'm at a complete loss on how to meet people in my relatively remote area (North Florida) who are like-minded, passionate individuals committed to bringing a viable product to life.

What have you guys done to break out of this army of one mentality?
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A good programmer will spend most of his time doing work that he hates, using tools and technologies that he also hates.

Oy, another "good programmer, bad programmer" post.

A smart accountant once told me that the answer to "How much money did you make?" is always, "Who wants to know?" If it's an investor, the answer is "A lot." If it's a customer, the answer is "A little." If it's the IRS, the answer is "None."

Same thing here. The answer to "Who is a good programmer?" is always, "Who wants to know?"

To a project manager, the programmer who hits every deadline (regardless of quality) is a good programmer.

To a customer, the programmer who solves their problem quickest is a good programmer.

To a business owner, the programmer who makes them the most money is a good programmer.

To a PHB, the programmer who makes them look the best is a good programmer.

To a journalist, the programmer who tells the best stories is a good programmer.

To a junior programmer, the best mentor is the good programmer.

To another programmer, the programmer they are most likely to want to go into battle with is a good programmer.

To a blogger, the programmer who best fits the profile of the point he is trying to make is a good programmer.
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That is a great way to look at it, but also, the person who asked never answered, hence it's an assumption.

I don't mean to be nit-picky but it further supports the point of your article. Thanks for posting it.
I'm no expert, but I suspect you will always get away with watching live streams online without paying for the license, certainly far easier to hide it than if you have an actual TV + aerial.

That said, I would encourage people to pay anyway, including people like JacobAldridge, if they can afford to - not because of the law, or because watching delayed TV isn't a good enough service, but because the BBC is something that ought to be supported.

Stephen Fry gave a great speech to that effect a year or two ago which you could watch at http://www.corincole.com/misc/Briefings_Stephen_fry.avi (ironically my hosting that BBC content is illegal, but somehow I feel the morality is on my side given it's a pro-BBC pro-license fee speech).
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I was responding to the statement "many of you think".

Whether that's reproducible in the US is an open question. But the fact that US citizens accept third-world level healthcare is baffling to me.

ps: I have first-hand experience with European healthcare, US healthcare and third world healthcare. I'd pick European first, third world second (depending on the country though) and US third, if I had to choose.
Its marketing. Kind of like a scam, but everybody does it.
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Getting internet connected in the mountains of Colombia took us a week :)
even better: get the kids from The Big Bang Theory do it posing as characters from LoTR.
Google does seem to do a lot of research and publishes lots of projects, I'm curious if this serves as a sort of portfolio of prior art.
I understand that many people read my essay as if I was trying to judge who is a good programmer and who isn't. That wasn't my intention-- I just wanted to reflect on a problem that good programmers have.
About 3 years ago in the UK, business people had Blackberrys and everyone else had Nokia or Sony Ericsson phones. Fast forward to now and business people have iPhones or Blackberrys while teenagers tend to use Blackberrys (they're cheap and good at messaging). Others have iPhones or Androids with the exception of people who haven't upgraded their phone in a while who still have Nokia or Sony Ericsson devices.
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The problem isn't about anything that was in the post, it's simply working on things you don't like. I've never taken a job that wasn't Python (which I love), therefore I never work with technologies I hate. According to you, that makes me a bad programmer. According to me, I can simply afford to turn down jobs I will hate.

At this stage in my life, it's simply not worth it to me to work with things I will hate. I'd rather not work at all. You can't even claim I have to work with some technologies I don't like in the stack, because I'm in love with my entire stack. Postgres? I adore it. Python? The love of my life. Redis? I'm amazed whenever I work with it. Varnish? In love with it. AppEngine? Just brilliant.

It's great feeling when you hate NOT working because you like what you're doing so much. You need to be careful not to overdo it, but, generally, I love my job. I don't even see it as a job, it's basically a hobby people will pay me for.

Disclaimer: This rant may or may not have been relevant to the discussion.
As long as people are willing to buy it, why would they stop? I could make the same argument about voice "Why pay for unlimited data plan and for voice call? Isn't voice data?".

The problem will stay there as long as a contender on the market won't try to make a move and give them for free, then the rest will follow to remain competitive. In france I think the standard is (finally) to free and unlimited SMS since a couple of years. I think it's the result of the convergence of internet and old-school telephone, the masses start to realize they can send emails on their telephones with pictures and everything for free when they have to pay for a shorter SMS.
I've been a DreamIt (http://dreamitventures.com/) mentor for the last couple of years. On all measures, it is a top notch organization that I'm proud to continue to be involved with.

They've had some great companies come out of it (SCAVNGR, SeatGeek, Postling, Notehall, etc.) and everyone I talk to (I've asked lots of people for candid responses) has said it was well worth it.

Some things I like about the program that sets it apart IMHO:

--mentors; they get 1-1 mentors for each team that really fit and work with the companies.

--space; everyone works in the same big open space.

--focus on business and strategy; they have a real focus on customer acquisition in addition to just hacking

Of course the other stuff is good too, i.e. speakers, etc.
Actually, I think it's more accurate to say that (at least for the 65816 core), that bsnes is a pipeline interpreter.

Each 65816 opcode takes between 2 and 8 cycles to execute (more for the MVN and MVP opcodes) and there are rules about when interrupts can be asserted -- bsnes correctly emulates these processor details.

Also, I believe the bsnes properly takes into account the read and write states of the memory bus. This is also an intra-opcode level of detail.

AFAIK, some of the other CPU cores (esp. the DSP-n and Supergameboy cores) are straightforward opcode interpreters.
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Those sure sounded like software complaints...
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My thoughts exactly. Server side validation is basic. There is nothing special you need to do to make it work and a lot of web frameworks now take care of 99% of that code for you anyways. This makes me think that on the software side of things, they are skipping basic steps. If I were looking, I'd consider SQL injections next. Or even XSS attacks. Yes, my name really is Igor<script src="http://evil.bit/hack.js type="text/javascript"></script>.
I'm a programmer who is very very selective in the technologies I work on, and I'm working on my own open-source project that I'm the only developer of. I can choose whichever technologies I like. But still I have to use technologies and tools that annoy me.
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And you do not have any contacts beforehand with other participants. Many people show up and just find new contacts there.
I changed to Duck Duck Go in Chrome a couple weeks ago to do just this and didn't make it past three days. I was looking forward to getting rid of content mills (which was the reason I wanted to try DDG for a week), but the lack of things like local results and search completion drove me absolutely batty.
My thinking is that if the person who asked didn't want coffee then the question wouldn't have to be asked, because they would have known the answer should be "No". Hence I think it's safe to assume that the person asking, also wanted coffee.

Perhaps they should've asked "Does everyone else want coffee?"

Even so, yes, it helps to make the point.

> Thanks for posting it.

You're welcome. I wish more people liked and up-voted it, as it's about to sink without trace, as so many of my submissions do. <fx: shrug> Never mind.
Smart Installer works with old phones indeed. At least with Nokia E51 which is S60 3.1 and is almost 3 years old.

Edit: What's fun. E51 does not have Qt support officially while works like a charm.
The big threat there isn't Motorola or Samsung figuring out a way to ship phones around the world more efficiently -- it's local competitors in emerging markets. For example, India-based Micromax is gaining serious market share in the country at Nokia's expense.
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Yeah, but not in a way that approaches the usefulness of a desktop browser.
You can do that with old phones that have WAP browsers. OK. Someone needs to write WAP proxy for HN :)
For some reason I can't play that video. Maybe it's because I'm in Canada.

Anyone have the tldw for the video?
It can be true, but I've found as often as not that work can grow to fill your time like a gas. No matter how much of it you can automate away, it simply means you can do more stuff.
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I agree with that, but I'm not sure Nokia's going to remain the king of the low-end phones. The barriers to entry are lower and competition even at the low end is increasing.
I am not a geologist, but the Wikipedia article on the Late Heavy Bombardment (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Heavy_Bombardment#Geologic...) says that 100 million years is the time that an Earth-sized body would take to to cool down and form a crust (the bombardment basically tuned the Earth into a ball of molten magma).
Heh. Fascinating how they used to say that they could afford to keep Tracker free because their meat and potatoes was "software consulting":

How can you afford to offer such a service, completely free? What is your business model?

Pivotal Labs is a software development consultancy, we get paid to build software, from web applications for startups to large-scale enterprise systems. We built Tracker to support our own projects, and now share it with the agile community, but it is not a primary source of revenue for our company.[1]

Wonder what changed?

[1] http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:V05_lTO...
Somewhat OT, but I never understood why editing your own answer on SO would cause it to go community wiki. If you're improving your own answer, shouldn't you get the rep for it?

I can understand how others' significant edits would cause it to go CW, though.
Why isn't there a Hacker News for X meme? No revenue?
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There is quite a bit of speculation (c.f. Tyler Cowen) that something along these lines occurred in the US private sector as well, with both productivity and wages.

Basically, when the recession hit, firms shed their low/zero productivity workers. During the recovery, as Keynesian stimulus raised AD, they didn't rehire their low productivity workers.

http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2011/01...
I've been through two Danish incubators run by the state.

In 2000 I founded a company that did social bookmarking/crowdsourcing of search that got founding from Teknologisk Innovation (http://tekinno.dk/ - link in Danish). They were, to say the least, absolutely terrible. The partner that was assigned to our company had no idea how the technology worked, had little business sense and no connections worth speaking of. I still vividly remember the conversation in the board room where he said he had a standard contract for cooperation between companies lying around that we could use. Everyone wondered how something like that could be standardised, and noone was surprised when he sent out a standard NDA. Apparently he didn't know the difference...

To their defense it should be said that this was ten years ago, and they had only started their incubator one year before, so maybe they've gotten better.

The second was with a company that I cofounded that ran an advertising network with a number of flatscreens hooked up to a server via the phone network, making it easy to update and send out new ads and news to the screens. This was initially founded by Symbion (http://symbion.dk/ - link in Danish). This is a seconed Danish staterun incubator. They were much much better than Teknologisk Innovation, but still not amazing in any way. Their contact network was fairly good, but they had no idea about technology and focused a lot on paperwork, contracts, milestones and other red tape. This was around 7 years ago.

The problem with these staterun incubators is that the people who run them and work there aren't entrepreneurs, they're basically state bureaucrats that got moved to an incubator. This means that they don't know a lot about technology and their processes are rigid and timeconsuming. To my knowledge they don't have much success. Unfortunately this is the main channel for funding in Denmark since we don't have a tradition of funding startups. Also, not a lot of people have the kind of money needed for investing, I guess that's the downside to a huge welfare state where the top tax bracket is 65%.

It's a pity since there are a lot of extremely competent programmers in Denmark (PHP, Ruby on Rails, Turbo Pascal, Delphi, C#, C++, the V8 Javascript engine, Google Maps and Google wave were all created or engineered by Danes - Not bad for a country with a population that's half of New York).

I think there's an open market for a good incubator in Denmark.
Wonder what changed?

They generally do a mediocre job at best, so their clients didn't renew their overpriced consulting contracts.
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In 98% of my time i never use them (Java/IDEA IDE).

I use profiler a lot lately though (Java Visual VM).
I think that in today's technology world, if you really care about the technologies you are using, they are plenty of positions with reasonably good languages, where tools are not imposed because you're working on a web product.

I use python professionnally, but there are a lot of ruby openings to, some scala and clojure now, and even C# is really far from being a bad language.

I do hate to program in Java, but there is plenty of room in the tech world to let me not program any line of Java, and let that to people who like it, or simply don't mind.

So my question is i guess, if you are indeed a good programmer, and hate your tools, what stops you from learning one of the "bearable" languages that are plenty used in the industry today, and find a job where you can use it ?
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