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Re:Why PHP Was a Ghetto on Tuesday April 19, 2011 @02:46PM (#2463712)
This is very true.

Also it's worth noting that if you do want to do PHP "right" and use a framework like Zend or Cake you will probably still be shopping around a bit because you're not going to get the ability to use those frameworks out of the box on most hosting providers.

Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? on Wednesday April 06, 2011 @03:39PM (#2416603)
I wasn't. Finding twitter apps is really difficult, I never know what to search for.

This looks interesting. I'm going to try this out. It may replace the need for my app but I'll be finishing it anyway.

Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? on Wednesday April 06, 2011 @03:33PM (#2416579)
Dammit you're not. This is a great idea. :)
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? on Wednesday April 06, 2011 @02:14PM (#2416214)
Recently I've found twitter to be a drag because I'm following way too many people.

I want to start following less people so I'm writing a web app that will tell you who tweets the most out of the people you follow.

I'd have it finished but I was going around in circles trying to solve a problem that I just realized I don't really need to solve yet.

I keep thinking of other features I could add, such as who retweets the most and who talks to other people I follow the most which doesn't help.

Re:Hackers: can you impersonate other users using javascript? on Tuesday January 04, 2011 @03:44PM (#2068388)
If I understand the question correctly, you are asking what's to stop someone from changing the UID, etc when the user is redirected from auth.com to coolstuff.com?

From my understanding of OAuth, when the uid, first_name and last_name are sent by auth.com it also sends a cryptographic hash of everything. So if you change the uid, you would also have to change the hash and you can't change the hash without knowing the shared secret that the auth.com and coolstuff.com have decided on prior to your request.

Re:How I Made My First 100 Sales on Monday January 03, 2011 @01:05PM (#2063997)
How much time did you spend creating the layer styles before you started selling them? It sounds like you put a lot of effort into it and I'm wondering if you considered yourself done once you launched the site?
Re:Looks like Linode's sign up form has gone down :( on Friday December 17, 2010 @10:33AM (#2016483)
Oh Man, I'd forgotten completely about this. I got in and there are about 100 offers remaining at 10:30.
Re:Ask HN: Best Password Manager? on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @04:58PM (#2010000)
I've been using 1password on my mac, but I'm not using it's full capabilities yet. To use it with the iPhone do you sync your passwords using Dropbox or anything?
Re:Ask HN: your biggest Aha moment as a hacker? on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @04:41PM (#2009929)
It took me a while to remember mine. It was my first introduction to functional programming using JavaScript. I didn't even realize that's what I was doing but when I realized that I could write a function that returned a function my brain damn near exploded with possibilities.
I do this too.

In my opinion whether you're wasting time comes down to how you're solving the problem. You shouldn't be doing the same thing over and over again. If possible you should be learning something new about your application or the libraries you are using. You should be taking notes because you will probably run into this problem again.

Re:Show HN: My post-YC-rejection start-up on Monday December 06, 2010 @03:47PM (#1976745)
I don't think it's that intuitive. After see the awesome shark picture I went looking for more and clicked the T-Shirts link under invincibilitee.

If you're not going to put something under the first link in your side bar maybe you should have a message on that page directing the user to the non immortal tees.

Re:Thank HN: Design for Hackers on Tuesday November 30, 2010 @01:09PM (#1954978)
That's exactly what I've been looking for.

Finding stuff on the tools seems to be easy / every one is doing it.

Re:Ask HN: Do online adverts have any effect on you? on Thursday November 18, 2010 @04:16PM (#1919285)
It depends on the site. I click on the penny-arcade ads all the time.

I'll click on google ads sometimes when I'm looking to buy something but that doesn't usually result in a sale.

Re:How to be a Successful Software Engineer on Thursday November 18, 2010 @04:12PM (#1919270)
My blog is http://www.turtledome.com/blog/. It's in need of some love and i really need to do something about the landing page of the site.
Re:Two weeks with Vim on Tuesday November 16, 2010 @03:37PM (#1911542)
I've been doing some ruby and php stuff at home and I mostly use vim. But when I go back into work it's back to java and eclipse.

I would love to use vim on my java work but I'd really miss eclipses background compilation and server integration.

Re:How to be a Successful Software Engineer on Tuesday November 16, 2010 @01:17PM (#1910995)
I really liked this article.

I've been using dropbox in much the same way you use Google docs. I like that added feature that the files are available on my computer and I can easily get them through the drop box site if I need to.

I've also been using my ipad in much the same way as you use your kindle. I've read so many books since I got it.

I could probably increase my online participation. I think this is my 6th comment on HN. I should really fix up my blog too.

Re:The Power of Gratitude on Friday October 08, 2010 @01:52PM (#1772550)
Jeff Atwood recently commented on this comic http://theoatmeal.com/comics/email that they left out the "Thanks" email. This article and my own opinions makes me wonder why wouldn't you say thanks.
Re:Ask HN: How do you manage working with multiple languages? on Tuesday October 05, 2010 @03:48PM (#1761150)
I have to jump between JavaScript and Java at work. The biggest problem for me usually is the small syntax mistakes I create, e.g. using var in a java file or "int i" in a javascript for loop.

But I find the differences in syntax help compartmentalize how I code. As soon as I get the compiler error in the java file it jar's be back into the java way of thinking.

Re:What do you want to know about accessibility and web apps? on Wednesday September 22, 2010 @01:43PM (#1716899)
I'd like to know how to make an ajax web app accessible.

If something changes you can change a background color on an element for a visual user. Is there something similar you can do for someone using a screener reader.

It didn't load for me either. It seems to be just that game though because this one worked for me. http://seatgeek.com/event/show/457428/green-bay-packers-at-p...
Re:Introversion Software: Coming Clean on Friday August 27, 2010 @03:00PM (#1639799)
I like Defcon a lot. Sure it can't be 'won' but that's not really the point. The point is you kill millions more humans than you're enemies. I find it a tough game to play well because there's so much going on. The wrong tactical decision can have serious repercussions.

From reading the Dev blog the other developer has been doing it actually sounds like their new ambitious game is something they'll release within their 1 year of life that's left.

I certainly hope they do because from what I can gather it's like uplink but more focused on breaking into buildings and social engineering people, which sounds awesome.