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Unwillingness to appropriate the personnel money (i.e. either hiring people with animating skills or giving a current staff member a raise and having them take on the responsibility of learning to animate) could be a major bottleneck.
He/She said it shouldn't be a primary driver. I am not seeing how both of you are saying dynamically different things unless your use of the term "Being satisfied" means "I love my job and it is the main thing in my life that drives me".
"Use alt tags where appropriate"

When you don't have need of an alt attribute, add one but keep it empty. In the absence of an alt attribute some screen readers will read out the path of the image instead. Setting it to empty allows you to remove this, almost always, unnecessary noise.
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No worst was mentioning absolute zero in Fahrenheit...
I don't find the time selection very intuitive, it's not clear what dialog happens next when you click on a date or time etc I'd rather just have all the controls for date and time in a single dialog and a button that confirms the selection. Also, with the arrows next to the date, it's unclear if pressing it will skip to the next date, month, day or hour. There's no way to know in advance unless you're already very familiar with the controls.
You can do similar hosting on the Rackspace/Akamai CDN:

http://www.rackspace.com/blog/running-jekyll-on-rackspace-cl...

That's how the Obama fundraising website was hosted
I find this quite curious, how would it work with clothing? I mean most clothes designs are the work of high end fashion houses, the middle market and lower end then produce very similar styles, its an accepted system. Surely this mean the fashion industry would be subject to the same design patents and thus the middle market could be legitimately sued?
I think you're over generalizing now in thinking that most Americans know any other nations exist outside of America!

Are you kidding me? This base derogatory discourse does no one any favors.
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I'd be curious to do a comparison with a dynamic site behind a cdn. I suspect that from a performance standpoint it would be almost identical. I guess I chose Jekyll because it seemed more convenient and I was interested in trying something new. Also curious to see Cloudfare vs. Cloudfront (and maybe some other offerings in the mix as well).
Nice, a low cost a version of the airport express is exactly what the market needs. I wonder why no company has done it so far?
Atlanta is FILLED with very tall trees. Which then fall on your panels and break them.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=google+maps+atlanta&hl=en...

Those large green trees? They're 60-160 feet tall. Drop branches every severe wind. There all over the place (Although most are under a hundred feet tall). They knock out our power lines, our cable lines and when they fall, our houses (luckily most people remove them long before that point).

There are certainly suburban areas near Atlanta where they've been clear cut in their past as part of their transformation into chicken farms (Before being turned into housing), and those locations would likely be EXCELLENT areas for solar panels.

But anywhere that has original trees, nope.
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I highly doubt it. Given the current scenario where college kids are just upto how to settle for a job and pass through it, I highly doubt how many innovations we will see.
When you can hardly get a new bike for $600 any more, and it's not considered abnormal to spend well over $1000, I would say it is a bit of a status symbol
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I recently wrote a blog post about how Rack::Cache and ETag work http://blog.craz8.com/articles/2012/12/19/rack-cache-and-eta..., which is particularly important to know for Heroku based apps.

The key part is that, for public content (and blog posts tend to be public), the Rack Cache can be used to serve these pages directly from the cache store (usually Memcache) with minor database traffic needed, even for people who have never seen this content.

That last part was the surprise for me - surely ETags are only used by return visitors! Rack Cache makes ETags work for new visitors too.

I think I can get my blog to run almost as fast as a static site, and I'm working towards getting that done and documenting it as I go.

(In addition, Heroku seems to be adding Varnish headers to my responses. They say they don't use Varnish in Cedar apps, but this is clearly not correct)
I think you're agreeing with OP. The problem was never rooted in selling photos, the problem was Instagram's arrogance and willingness to sneak changes into the TOS without talking to the users. The changes themselves maybe didn't matter so much in this case as did their inability to communicate.
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Where did you get that information? The Inuit traditionally use a qulliq/kudlik (a lamp fueled by seal oil) for light, heat, etc. and everything I can find now says that it's not something introduced in the last couple of hundred years. For example,

http://books.google.se/books?id=G49CwQpozoUC&pg=PA29&...

says that Inuit were curious why people were hunting whales for oil for light, when they knew that seal oil was better for the qulliq.

Ahh, even better. The Dorset culture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorset_culture - 500 BCE–1500 CE) used soapstone lamps very much like the the qulliq for heat.
Yes, they are indeed. As a medical student I had the privilege of seeing a heart valve being installed. They are a witness to how far medicine has progressed since the days of barber surgeons.

The blood is taken out of your body through the femoral vein (under the skin between your hip and your nether regions), taken through the perfusion machine and pumped back into the femoral artery. Because at this stage the heart will have been stopped, the high pressure in the femoral artery makes blood flow backwards up the aorta, where it supplies oxygenated blood from the machine to the whole body.

At one stage the flow has to be switched off in order to sew the metal valve onto the top of the aorta. In preparation for this, the blood leaving the perfusion machine is chilled (I'm not sure to what temperature). This slows the body's metabolism down and would cause hypothermic stupor if the patient had not already been under anaesthetic. I was told by the perfusionist that this gave the surgeons around an hour of extra operating time before the brain's oxygen content dropped to dangerous levels. All this is of course monitored by the anaesthetist and the perfusionist. The hypothermia will be reversed during the process of reviving the patient.

With the advent of endovascular procedures, this sort of surgery is becoming a rarity. It's much easier to pass a small tube up the aorta and inflate the narrowed artery from the inside than it is to open up the chest and sew a new blood vessel onto the heart. Of course, the medicine's more boring but it's all about getting a good outcome for the patient, isn't it?
> Function-extensibility using the visitor pattern in OO sucks compared to functional pattern matching.

Not only that, but using the visitor pattern tilts the extend types / extend functions into extend functions realm, soundly defeating the supposed advantage of being open to extend on types. As such, visitor pattern is precisely the same as a switch statement.

The only difference left is language specific. In Java, adding a new type will make your compiler whine if you have abstract methods in the visitor. That's because javac can't tell when a switch over enums is exhaustive.
Do you mean the old grandma bicycles are valued over new ones in the same style? Or is it just the style of bicycle that is becoming popular?

It's a very comfortable way to ride (on flat country) and I prefer it for non-hipster reasons (i.e. my back).
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Same story for my US company as well. First applied to the Dev Program August 1st, finally got in December 18th.

3 calls to Apple - all good, quality support, but basically the ball was always placed in D&B’s court . That was ~10 calls to D&B all of which were horrible. Definitely hang up and call again when told to call again told something can’t be done in the system - It obviously can be if Apple demands that it to be done.

The month lag time for changes is the real killer - particular when D&B always says everything is fine.

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One of the more fun incidents was when they altered the corporation to my personal name, as a sole proprietor after I’d called to get the LLC added to the end of the Corp’s name. Of course I didn’t find out for a month, as they claimed they’d done exactly what I’d wanted, and their web UI’s been broken for us ½ the time.

That incident is permanently in the corporate history now as though it really happened. Not worth fixing though.
Well, that you don't use OOP for those inner loops is kinda taken for granted I think. That is, you certainly don't program for code beauty first and foremost -- OOP may not hurt in a particular case, but if it does, code beauty may have to go... example: http://www.particleincell.com/2012/memory-code-optimization/ (which is not about OOP per se, and not about branching, but illustrating that knowing what the CPU actually does (not just what it did decades ago) is really important when talking about performance)
That or it's anti-thesis of sorts, i.e. websites that are rendered almost entirely on the client side.
Why should we wish to forget about him? He is the single best way to drag the powers that be to the closest legal equivalent of the Siberian gulag they so rightly deserve.
It's not about monopolistic practices, as another reply to my comment says. It's about developers using new, incompatible technologies and thinking that everyone is using a WebKit-powered browser.

At least I didn't get a "please upgrade to a modern browser" notice in Opera, like an unfortunately high number of Show HN posts have done...
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Because developing sites that work only in Chrome is similar to how sites used to be tailored to IE users. If we're all about interoperability and openness, having something that only works for one subset of users isn't all that open.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397158,00.asp is a year old, but its message is still true: "Sure, anyone can make a site that works in Chrome, so it is open in that sense. But if that site only works in Chrome and not in other major browsers, we have a lack of openness in the Web ecosystem."
Apple's general registration process is a POS. My mother had a new iPad out of the box (no prior Apple products). Between signing up for credentials on one screen, validating her email in a browser then entering billing information at entirely different screen that was seemingly unrelated to the first two screens, I am glad that I did it. Otherwise I am sure she would have become quickly disillusioned.
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> And about castration - it might end up common practice, after all radical feminists are pushing for castration of men (and their extermination), feminism keeps fud that all women will be raped...

This is FUD, mandatory chemical or surgical castration for convicts is not a popular thing and isn't being pushed for legislatively or by most activist groups at this time. Feminism does not make a case for exterminating men, and anyone who suggests that men should be exterminated is an idiot. Also, 1 in 4 women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime, that is a very real problem, but please get your facts straight.
Websites are already rendered entirely client side.
I assume it's because Apple wants to license it, which costs money and they might not allow it
That statement would be made regardless of their original intent. It isn't evidence in either direction.
Being asked to rule yourself out of a job that you are interviewing for (or else deflect the question with some bullshit humblebrag) is far from an ideal gauge of self-awareness.
Dseign patents theoretically apply to clothing, but are rare because proving the various elements is somewhat onerous. In any case, they are largely unnecessary. Fashion is almost entirely driven by branding, which is protected by trademark. People buy the brand, not the design. So the JC Penny copy isn't even really in competition with the high-end fashion house design.
"The language we proposed also raised question about whether your photos can be part of an advertisement. We do not have plans for anything like this and because of that we’re going to remove the language that raised the question"

They admit right there that the TOS allowed for brands to feature user photos in ads. It's a nice cover to claim you never intended that, then if so why put it in TOS? Maybe the legal department got carried away, but more likely they envisioned photos being like Facebook "likes" (e.g., "Joe Adams likes Amazon!"). You might have Amazon promoting a user image of someone reading a Kindle on Instagram.
these tools are still in development, as well as the technology they are developed to.

they are becoming popular. maybe in 2013! (:
The takeaway point here is this: never let accountants nor lawyers run your business.
I stopped reading once I saw "Fahrenheits". Fahrenheit and imperial system is what Microsoft is to software: non-compliance with internationally agreed standards.
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Assuming the exhaust pipe is clear isn't the best assumption when you're in a ditch in the middle of a blizzard. Even if the pipe is clear, rust from the all the salt on the road or damage from going into the ditch could easily put a hole in your exhaust.
Frostbite and hypothermia are two different things and often happen under different conditions. As noted, you can get hypothermia in (relatively) mild temperatures if you're wet, tired, dehydrated, etc. Frostbite tends to be the result of colder temperatures often in conjunction with wind. But, yes, both are bad. I've also had fairly mild frostbite of the ear lobes (a pretty common place) and it's not fun. The thing to be aware of though is that it doesn't have to be especially cold to get hypothermic. In cold weather hiking, some of the conditions you need to be most careful in are 35 degree or so rain.
My bad, of course you're right. And no, not a great sense of temperature scales - in the UK I pay attention when it's down around freezing (in Celsius) and in LA I pay attention when it's hot, 100+ in Fahrenheit. Other than those two occasions I guess I don't really notice or care.

Edit: funnily enough, 45C turns out to be the hottest temperature I've personally experienced, the day LA set it's record high in September 2010.
The conditions you describe are tough. Going off the road in an ice storm sucks. Love your CB and snow suit suggestions.

The following is not commentary on your situation, but tips to reduce chance of getting stuck:

1. I strongly recommend running a set of good snow tires, no matter whether you have an AWD Subaru or a 4x4 truck or a FWD Corolla. Yes, truck snow tires exist.

The reason is that the rubber compound is much much softer on these tires, and it stays soft when the temperatures drop. All-season tires are much harder in cold temperatures. The tread is also cut into much smaller blocks (known as siping), the edges of which help bite into the ice.

While ice is slippery no matter what, the difference in the grip level between a typical all season tire and a good snow tire is very significant. We are talking 3x the stopping distance. I've seen it on glare ice.

Now, if you really want to be protected, you must buy good studded snow tires. A set of Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7's will make ice seem almost like wet pavement. The amount of ice grip you have with those is unbelievable. The downside is the increased tire noise.

2. Practice controlling skids on ice or snow: practice countersteer, practice NOT hitting the brakes, practice using throttle.

If you can practice this to make it second nature, or at least not foreign, this can make the difference between you spinning and not.

Get out to a snowy parking lot, start turning, let off throttle, then yank the e-brake (and put it down right away). You should start experiencing a spin at this point. No matter what, train yourself to immediately countersteer, such that your front wheels are pointed to where you want the car to go and not where the car is facing.

Now, while countersteering every time, compare the following 3 situations after starting the spin:

A. Counterseteer & do nothing with brake or gas. Simply get your feet off the pedals.

B. Countersteer & hit the brakes.

C. Countersteer & apply gas.

You must actually experience each of these to believe it, but you will learn that it is "C", applying gas, which will get you back in line the soonest. You will notice that as soon as you give it gas, the spin will stop or slow down significantly. You will notice that if you hit the brakes, you spin much further than if you were to simply let go off all the controls.

This is counter-intuitive, but basically if you start spinning on ice on a straight road and you have a FWD/AWD car, applying some throttle will often stop your spin, whereas hitting the brakes almost guarantees a spin. It's worth practicing, if you can.

The reason has to do with weight transfer. Your car's traction at each end is determined by the amount of weight. When you accelerate, you decrease traction up front and you increase traction in the rear. Lifting off throttle increases front end traction and decreases rear end traction, a little. Hitting the brakes massively decreases rear end traction and massively increases front end bite.
I agree. I've gotten this often and it's never been a problem. Why? Because I always point out something that's both true and not an issue. Just stay focused on your strengths.

For example, most of my career involves unix systems internals, databases and networking. Stuff generally involving valuable state. I've done hardly any professional graphics or gui work. So when I get this question, I generally just point that out. Ephemeral stuff like video games isn't my line of work, and I'm not very experienced at UI stuff.

Nobody who's ever care enough to interview me has been unhappy with that answer.
I use to believe Reaganomics/"trickle down" until one day it clicked: The wealthy "job creators" aren't going to create jobs and employ people to produce widgets if there isn't demand for widgets. In order to increase demand for widgets either a) people must have money to spend on widgets or b) the price of widgets must come down. If the price of widgets has to come down, then the ROI on any investment and jobs created to supply widgets goes down and can become unattractive to the rich and cause them to sit on their money. The fact is our economy is DEMAND driven, not supply driven.
Sounds like this is the root of the problem:

"When the programmers get it (the specs), they often start negotiating with him about what's going to be built. They exchange countless emails, and he's being constantly interrupted and being asked to clarify exactly what the spec means. "

A simple solution is: speaking about the project/product feature with your developers first. Understand what will take long, what won't, what can be stripped out in the first iteration. Once this is done, work with designers to push something out.

Another super simple solution is videos.

Writing takes time. Wherever possible I try to make videos for the designers or even better have live calls.

In terms of idle time, there should be always a backlog of specced out work or bug fixes that the developers can focus on. Failing that, they can work on optimising past projects, refactoring or reading about new things.
You can pretty much stop reading any article once you hit 'stock dropped because', save maybe earnings announcements. Cause and effect of a 2% move in a stock as volatile as FB is just silly.
i get it. but this is an experiment. it only works in chrome, because chrome is the only one to render everything properly.
What does the government want to achieve with this program? Has it been done elsewhere (Im thinking India but its not the same, is it?)
You're right, visual appeal is key but I'd go lower and start with something physical, lego-like and kid-friendly, meant to filter for those who can, at that age, program something. Then work up thru scratch etc to actual coding. But the biggest problem will be to get the teachers used to teaching it.
Would like to read more about it, any links?
It's amusing that people spend $10k+ on a car, then hundreds of dollars a year on gas, but $1000 for a bike is a status symbol.
Am I the only one who doesn't feel impressed when simple sites are made responsive? I'd like to see a site as complex as the verge, or really any data heavy webapp made responsive.
I've been lucky enough to never experience real hypothermia first hand.
Getting the free DUNS number is awkward and awful even in the US. D&B calls you about 24 hours after you place your order and tries to sign you to a paid package (perhaps suggesting that the free DUNS is no good for the AppStore). Once you refuse they let you wait -- supposedly for 30 business days, but you can wait a lifetime since they don't bother contacting you again. The DUNS number gets silently issued after 30 business days with no phone call or email notification.
Neuromancer; the drug-addicted protagonist had been the unwilling recipient of surgery like this (if memory serves).
New Fahrenheit is the same as old Fahrenheit. In other words, it never changed.
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I don't really think that's true. Walmart for example has a very large selection of bikes around the $150-200 price. Are they great bikes? Probably not. Will they go when you pedal? Sure!
Whether they were going to sell the photos or not wasn't the issue, they just gave themselves the 'right' or 'possibility' to do so without anyone's consent.

Either way, let me give you an analogy - You catch a someone red-handed trying to steal your belongings from your house. If you asked him what was he doing there, he's obviously going to defend himself. He would say anything but 'I'm here to steal your stuff.' In this case the burglar just said he's here for a cup of coffee, which to me seems too good to be true.
Ben Franklin attributed his initial failure and subsequent success in this venture to not "rais[ing] one's reputation in the smallest degree above that of one's neighbors". Perhaps he was incorrect in his assumption and this is simply a good example of early investors preferring to invest in a project with management team rather than a solo entrepreneur.

On another note, for those who are criticizing Franklin's integrity, should we do a comparison with the business leaders and politicians of today? I think Franklin would come out looking pretty good.
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Kind of reminded me of this (not CSS): http://www.michalevy.com/giantsteps_download/index.html
i agreed. but this is an exception. its a experiment...
as much as I want, this site will not work in opera.

at least for now. :/
Not to be pedantic, but the title should be

Apple's Company Registration for its App Store is awkward and awful

Just move the apostrophe ahead. </grammar_nazi>