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Re:Ask HN: Who is using Google App Engine? on Sunday December 16, 2012 @12:01PM (#4928761)
Udacity uses GAE.
Re:Ask HN: What code editor do you use? on Thursday June 14, 2012 @06:49PM (#4113951)
vim
Re:Ask HN: Did you switch from Dropbox to Google Drive? on Thursday April 26, 2012 @05:48PM (#3896302)
I'm a Dropbox user with 5gb of space and while I have installed Google Drive, I see no real reason to switch from Dropbox. First I can earn more space on Dropbox if needed with more referrals and second Google doesn't have an iOS app available at launch (however it's coming soon).
Re:Growl 1.3.1 is out, no longer free on Sunday November 06, 2011 @04:17PM (#3203873)
I like may others was using the free version of growl prior to 1.3. When 1.3 came out I paid the $2 and upgraded as I found the product useful and enjoyed the work the developers put in. Now don't get me wrong, I could have just as easily compiled it on my machine and continued to use it, but that would defeat the purpose of continuing to support something I use daily.

With that said, I will say that in 1.3 the roll-up notifications was a true pain to get used to, as there was no way to turn them off. However this has been resolved in 1.3.1 and I urge anyone who didn't enjoy 1.3 to give 1.3.1 a chance.

Re:OpenOffice.org is now officially part of the Apache family on Sunday October 16, 2011 @08:14PM (#3118723)
Unfortunately this doesn't matter given how far Libre Office has come since splitting off. I mean Libre Office already stated they have mobile version in the works, not to mention the other improvements they've brought to the project causing a lot of Linux distributions to switch to Libre Office as there default word processing suite.

A little too late for Oracle and the Apache Foundation in my opinion.

It's not wrong to approach former co-workers for a new venture. With that said, reaching out to the former employer and giving them a heads up can and usually will cause issues whether you meant for them or not.