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Re:Square redesign of the Coke bottle on Sunday March 28, 2010 @02:32PM (#1225005)
I wish the current bottles would do this.
Re:Wish you were a genius? Just practise on Sunday March 28, 2010 @12:03PM (#1224762)
As a smart person

I don't think it's possible to judge your own smartness. Who wouldn't say that they are smart? Either way, at least you have humility.

Re:Google PageRank update in progress? on Saturday March 27, 2010 @07:50PM (#1223933)
Why wouldn't it?
Re:Ask HN: Which of these two designs should we use? on Friday March 26, 2010 @11:16PM (#1222510)
I like the second better because the capitalization makes it easier to read.

"HELP BUBBLE CAN SAVE THE DAY"

vs.

"Help Bubble can save the day"

I didn't realize your product was called Help Bubble when I read the text on the first website and I was confused. I thought maybe there was a can of bubbles that needed help saving the day.

Re:What do Facebook apps see about you? on Thursday March 25, 2010 @12:06AM (#1217690)
Apps don't have access to phone info for the same reasons.
Re:Microsoft loses appeal in Word patent case on Tuesday March 23, 2010 @02:20PM (#1213620)
As much I dislike Microsoft, this case has me rooting for them.
Re:Exploiting hard filtered SQL Injections on Sunday March 21, 2010 @03:54PM (#1208457)
$id = (int)$_GET['id'];
Re:Ask HN: Review my latest site, CocoaDocs.com on Friday March 05, 2010 @09:03PM (#1171004)
Not yet. I am considering adding a widget to the homepage showing recent comments.

Ask HN: Review my latest site, CocoaDocs.com

It's only like 2% done, but I want to see what people think of the idea. Basically what I am doing is going through the official documentation and creating sample code for each method. Comments are enabled for the entire site (except for the homepage) so I am hoping to get some good discussion started. The site is loosely modelled after the php.net documentation. The site is targeted at...

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Re:Wil Shipley on Apple's Patent Enforcement on Wednesday March 03, 2010 @10:46AM (#1164310)
Shipley wasn't involved. He posted some angry tweets when he first saw it.
Re:Wil Shipley on Apple's Patent Enforcement on Wednesday March 03, 2010 @10:28AM (#1164261)
Design patents are totally different than regular patents though. I have never heard of anyone getting sued because of a design patent.
Re:Wil Shipley on Apple's Patent Enforcement on Wednesday March 03, 2010 @10:19AM (#1164241)
You can't really patent an interface. An interface can be part of a patent, but not a patent by itself.
True, although its not any different than running Analytics or Adwords.
Re:Abusing the Cache: Tracking Users without Cookies on Thursday January 28, 2010 @11:33PM (#1085811)
Very clever. Props for creativity and originality.
Re:Abusing the Cache: Tracking Users without Cookies on Thursday January 28, 2010 @11:32PM (#1085808)
It's not an attack.
Re:Ask HN: Review my app again? Short domain name search on Monday January 25, 2010 @11:38PM (#1077041)
Want to start a dating site? everymate.com is available
Re:Technology Predictions (Cisco) [pdf] on Saturday January 23, 2010 @03:08PM (#1072325)
Prediction #21 is more of a statement than a prediction. Just saying..
Re:Ask HN: Is this an idea worth pursuing further? on Saturday December 26, 2009 @11:41PM (#1016699)
Another typo: "recommend us to your firends"
Re:Reuters Redesign on Saturday December 05, 2009 @01:18AM (#977828)
I initially thought that the black colored article links on the left was a paragraph of text with insane line spacing.
Re:Typekit launches on Tuesday November 10, 2009 @02:01PM (#933674)
I'm seeing all Arial too. I think their servers are buckling under the load.
Microsoft should come out with a similar service. I could use it as my homepage. Then I would have a blank page when I open up my browser.
Re:Something simple I wish I learned 17 years ago on Monday November 02, 2009 @06:03PM (#918164)
I've written a lot of code in C and never run into this error. And I never put the constant on the left.
Re:Ask HN: What's the worst thing that could happen to Google? on Sunday November 01, 2009 @10:06PM (#916000)
However, Android isn't a direct moneymaker. Android is just a way to ensure that they make money off mobile search. aka advertising.
Re:Ask HN: Can you make a voting/rating system without logins? on Saturday October 31, 2009 @05:57PM (#914208)
It matters if they would like users from Norway.