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Re:Apple seeking to patent spyware on Tuesday August 24, 2010 @05:10AM (#1629342)
Analogy problem: You can't steal your own car. This application, bogus or not, is targeted to the possibility that you steal your own phone.
Re:Ask HN: What were your naivetés in your twenties? on Wednesday June 30, 2010 @06:43AM (#1474419)
In the year 2020, you'll find this post of yours - and have a hearty laugh. How do I know? Because around 1998 I wrote quite similar sentiment...
Re:Ask HN: I'm way too shy, please help on Monday March 22, 2010 @04:18AM (#1209764)
I used to be very shy. Not any more. I still don't like crowds, and I prefer to be with one or two people - but I can make a speech for five or five hundred persons, who usually tell afterwards that it was the best part of their day - or the whole week. What helped:

I went to a course in our university, "confidence as presenter" (bad translation of the name, sorry). The teacher was excellent, and I guess that is what really is what counts.

So, my advice would be: go to some course about communications or such, but make sure that the teacher is excellent.

Re:Ask HN: How can you make a user experience addictive? on Monday March 01, 2010 @03:43AM (#1158366)
Content, fresh content and user-created content.

1) Content needs to be an look interesting for the target audience. 2) Content needs to be fresh and look fresh. 3) Users need to be able to add and enrich the content, in natural way.

Re:How would you promote a SW product to... you? on Thursday February 11, 2010 @03:53AM (#1117256)
I'll add my list - Screenshots - good quality text info to be found via Google - Reviews

Thanks!

How would you promote a SW product to... you?

I am an concept and UI-designer. I design features and UI for a SW product that is primarily targeted to you (Developers, Programmers, designers - people with skill and urge to create new).Now the product starts to be ready. And it will be really good - it has excellent features, and with it you can do in hours what would take days or weeks without the product. Really, seen that.But... this is...

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