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Re:Go 1.11 Beta 3 is released on Saturday August 04, 2018 @07:41AM (#17686449)
I used Go for the web server in Miln Beyond: https://miln.eu/beyond/

The choice between writing the server in Objective-C or Swift, versus Go was easy. For servers, Go is a natural fit.

Beyond's front end is a traditional macOS Cocoa application but the hard work is all handled by a Go binary.

Re:Andy Gross has died on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @03:36AM (#16374392)
Andy's CV/resume offers some insight into his career: https://github.com/argv0/resume/blob/master/andygross-resume...
A little good news, a Safari fork now exists: https://github.com/el1t/uBlock-Safari
Re:The Rise of Return-Anything Culture on Saturday January 02, 2016 @03:38PM (#10827810)
Within the European Union (EU) returns for online sales are affected by the Distance Selling Directive: http://www.columbia.edu/~mr2651/ecommerce3/1st/Statutes/Dist...
Re:Animated SVG vs. GIF on Wednesday November 25, 2015 @02:22AM (#10625855)
Yes, SVG appears widely supported. See http://caniuse.com/#search=svg
Re:Polari, the Lost Gay English Dialect on Sunday August 23, 2015 @05:56AM (#10105143)
You can listen to Round the Horne and The Navy Lark today on BBC iPlayer:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c7q4l/episodes/player

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bfvkd/episodes/player

Liverpool's Maritime Museum has an insightful exhibit on gay life at sea; the exhibit includes a section on the polari:

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/visit/floor-plan...

Re:Show HN: Font Awesome to PNG on Tuesday May 27, 2014 @03:26PM (#7806317)
I put together Font Pestle for this purpose: http://miln.eu/fontpestle/
Re:Peter Molyneux Blames Success on Baked Beans on Wednesday July 27, 2011 @01:48AM (#2810930)
Peter Molyneux talks about how his software business began and recalls the humous baked bean story in his Game Developer Conference (GDC) postmortem of Populus:

http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014633/Classic-Game-Postmortem

The GDC classic postmortem talks are well worth watching.

Who is hoping to gain from the public ridicule? I doubt it is the target.

With this in mind, it would be wise to direct critical feedback privately to the creator. I believe feedback delivered directly and privately is more likely to see the desired change.

Praise in public, criticise in private.

Re:A warning to hackers: be careful building on Twitter's API on Friday January 07, 2011 @12:21AM (#2078689)
chime, sharecropping in terms of software development is a topic that Tim Bray has an interesting take on:

http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2003/07/12/WebsThePla...

With regard to b) support for languages other than AppleScript, ruby and python support is likely to work through Apple's Scripting Bridge.

Most AppleScript aware applications can be made to support ruby and python through this bridge:

http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/Cocoa/C...

To provide an idea of just how easy it is to incorporate a limited liability company (Limited / co.uk) under English and Welsh law, visit Companies House:

http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/infoAndGuide/companyRegistr...

http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Impressively, they even offer same day incorporation.

Re:Paypal is evil on Monday January 11, 2010 @12:35AM (#1044434)
It is worth noting PayPal's activity is regulated within the EU:

"On May 15, 2007, PayPal announced that it would move its European operations from the UK to Luxembourg, commencing July 2, 2007 as PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. & Cie, S.C.A.[33] This would be as a Luxembourg entity regulated as a bank by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), the Luxembourg equivalent of the FSA.[34] PayPal Luxembourg will then provide the PayPal service throughout the European Union (EU)." -- PayPal's Wikipedia page.

This status, within the EU, provides some protection for both businesses and customers.

tlrobinson is right; give Apple feedback. Ask for a iPhone wide setting to lock the orientation:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

Re:Steve Jobs Preparing His Farewell? on Wednesday October 15, 2008 @01:16AM (#333014)
Is sharing the stage an easy means of diluting the impact of stories about Steve Job's health?

Given the jittery stock market prices each time a Jobs health story is written, this seems like good business sense.

It will take some time to bring home the message to stock holders; Steve Jobs is not Apple, and Apple is not Steve Jobs.

It does not need to indicate Steve Jobs is leaving.

Re:Ask YC: I need a world-friendly bank on Thursday March 13, 2008 @06:34PM (#136346)
Consider Citibank or HSBC. Both banks offer an international perspective.
Re:Good Automatic FAQ Style User Support Software? on Tuesday September 04, 2007 @03:27AM (#49889)
A FAQ is warning your user support material is failing.

Consider rewriting, augmenting, or restructuring your user guide. How about adding a 'getting started guide', assistants, wizards, or sample walk through documents?

Visit http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/ and browse the posts on technical support and manuals.

Depending on your users, the very acronym FAQ is a hurdle. The majority of potential users have no idea, or desire to learn, what FAQ means.

With every significant release of DssW Power Manager http://www.dssw.co.uk , we have been improving, refining, and adding to the user experience. The core functionality has remained fairly constant but sales increase with each release; more 'get' the concept thanks to better documentation and experience.

Hope this helps,

Graham