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Ask HN: Should I translate my website?
I run a website that is a simple tool for a certain task. Right now it is available in english only. It attracts half a million visitors a month. It's mainly word of mouth, press and social traffic. Since it's a tool, there is no text content. So I only rank for very few keywords in search engines. Do you think I should translate the page in all languages? It contains only few words, so it...
Re:Ask HN: Why did Microsoft develop their own tablet?
on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @11:58AM (#4132498)
> realizing that best user experiences come from harmony between hardware and software
You mean there are some Windows specific features in their tablet? Which? And why couldnt they have asked the other manufacturers to implement them?
Ask HN: Why did Microsoft develop their own tablet?
What do you think, why Microsoft will produce their own tablet? Because they think the other hardware manufacturers will not support windows or because they think the other manufacturers will not produce a good tablet? Or because they think the hardware itself will be the profitmaker?
Re:Hey HN, lets vote: Will Facebook reach $10bn annual earnings in 10 ...
on Tuesday June 05, 2012 @04:34PM (#4070695)
Vote: NO - FB will find a way to monetize, but the engagement will decline.
Re:Hey HN, lets vote: Will Facebook reach $10bn annual earnings in 10 ...
on Tuesday June 05, 2012 @04:33PM (#4070690)
Vote: NO - engagement in FB will decline AND they will not find a way to monetize the traffic.
Re:Hey HN, lets vote: Will Facebook reach $10bn annual earnings in 10 ...
on Tuesday June 05, 2012 @04:33PM (#4070688)
Vote: NO - engagement in FB will continue/grow but they will not find a way to monetize it.
Re:Hey HN, lets vote: Will Facebook reach $10bn annual earnings in 10 ...
on Tuesday June 05, 2012 @04:32PM (#4070683)
Vote: YES - engagement in FB will continue/grow AND they will find a way to monetize it.
Hey HN, lets vote: Will Facebook reach $10bn annual earnings in 10 years?
$10bn annual earnings in 10 years should be about right to justify the current valuation I guess.
Re:Play Wolfenstein 3D in a browser
on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @11:00AM (#3948861)
And in Germany. Whats a good proxy to see it anyhow?
Re:Demonstrating responsive design to clients.
on Friday April 13, 2012 @08:50AM (#3836429)
Does not really work. Because it just renders stuff in an iframe. But actual devices behave quite differently. For example an ipad fools the website about its pixel size. So it renders very different from how its displayed here.
For example meteor.com fits nicely into my ipad and even into my android phone. But this page makes it look like it does not fit at all.
Also tried other sites and had the same effect. Sites that have no magic css/js to cope with different screen sizes or devices. They work on the devices and not on this website.
Re:What comes next: π/2, π/2, π/2, π/2, π/2, π/2, π/2, ...?
on Monday April 09, 2012 @05:16AM (#3816294)
What means the "d" in those formulas?
Re:Lean Domain Search Now Checks the Availability of 2,000 Domain Name...
on Monday April 02, 2012 @05:44PM (#3790240)
When I type in "day" i get:
"Oops, Lean Domain Search's search algorithm failed with this search term."
Re:Thinking Different
on Friday March 23, 2012 @08:32AM (#3744824)
The article refers to changing the world and is illustrated with a photo of Ghandi. I don't know about you, but I get a strange feeling when Ghandi is used to illustrate the values of a company that is exploiting poor people to make toys for rich people.
Re:Show HN: My weekend project - Tool to manage all your social networ...
on Friday March 23, 2012 @07:17AM (#3744635)
yes, the choices work now.
Re:Thinking Different
on Friday March 23, 2012 @07:13AM (#3744621)
> We believe that people with passion can change the world for the better
Like putting nets in front of their manufacturing buildings so workers don't resort to suicide:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1357833/Apple-respon...
Re:Show HN: My weekend project - Tool to manage all your social networ...
on Sunday March 18, 2012 @03:42PM (#3720669)
firefox nightly on debian
Re:Show HN: My weekend project - Tool to manage all your social networ...
on Sunday March 18, 2012 @02:01PM (#3720290)
My experience:
1) I click on "change profile picture" 2) I hover the options - that breaks the layout 3) I choose "change bio" 4) Im back at "change profile picture"
Re:How I built a startup while working full-time in Finance
on Thursday March 15, 2012 @02:06PM (#3709721)
This reminds me of a startup mantra from the 90s: Eat like a fly, poop like an elephant.
So far there is nothing. A website with a music player and a share-on-facebook button. But the blog post sounds like Andy already turned this thing into a billion dollar company and now bows down to the mere mortals to share the wisdom he gathered. On his heroic journy to fame and riches.
Re:Creating Effective Landing Pages
on Sunday March 11, 2012 @01:37PM (#3690745)
Looks like it worked to the extent of self-destruction.
Re:Made a form-bakery for HN! Try it & let me know what other features...
on Friday November 11, 2011 @03:26PM (#3226024)
Who is the target audience?
Re:Hackodex.com - Chatroulette for Hackers
on Sunday November 06, 2011 @07:32AM (#3202497)
1) Chat doesnt work here. Im on Firefox 7.01
2) I see a guy and he looks like hes chatting with someone. So I probably see the wrong stream?
3) When I switch, only the text switches. The video stream stays the same.
In other words: Nothing works.
Re:Poll: How much do you make as a programmer?
on Sunday October 23, 2011 @03:21PM (#3146978)
Normaly I would not answer someone who calls my writing "bs". But since its a public discussion, I want to get the facts straight:
I pay 42% taxes on income.
I pay medical insurance on my own.
I dont have unemployment or retirement insurance.
Re:Poll: How much do you make as a programmer?
on Sunday October 23, 2011 @11:59AM (#3146400)
From the numbers people seem to put in their gross income.
I would find it interestin to see how much is taken away by the goverment for different salaries and locations.
In Germany, the government takes away roughly 50% of your income.
Re:Poll: How much do you make as a programmer?
on Sunday October 23, 2011 @11:57AM (#3146397)
what is "benefits"?
Re:Googler Builds Site That Shows You What Top Tech Companies Pay
on Friday September 30, 2011 @03:59AM (#3056133)
Im not from the USA, so I wonder what "Twitter paying $120K on average" actually means. After Taxes etc, how much of what the company pays will end up in the employees pocket to actually buy sutff?
Re:Ask HN: Source of side projects
on Tuesday September 20, 2011 @09:09AM (#3017360)
What surprises me is that you want to earn some extra cash while you are already have a (i guess) fulltime job. What impact would the extra money have on your life?
Re:Ask HN: Is there something like HN for successful entrepreneurs?
on Sunday August 28, 2011 @03:42PM (#2934735)
> just hire a good accountant
> find a good travel agent
What, no more Web 2.0? Back to the old one-on-one consultations?
Re:Ask HN: Is there something like HN for successful entrepreneurs?
on Sunday August 28, 2011 @03:39PM (#2934728)
It looks like it also is all about making more money over there.
Re:Ask HN: Is there something like HN for successful entrepreneurs?
on Sunday August 28, 2011 @03:36PM (#2934721)
You got an URL for that?