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Not sure how you'd make the progress bars move without some Javascript.
Re:Vertical vs. grid product listings - a surprising AB test on Friday November 11, 2011 @12:04AM (#3223487)
This also has to do with the audience. Just because an A/B test measured results on a listing of tea products doesn't mean much. Consider how Amazon displays their product: http://i.mking.me/3t3e2E3z2G1Y1X0T2633 I can imagine Amazon has ton a bit of A/B testing...
Re:Node.js is Backwards on Tuesday June 14, 2011 @12:35AM (#2651804)
> Node.js appeals to people who already know Javascript and don’t want to learn a new language

This is a blanket statement that perhaps displays the author's opinion on Javascript as a language itself.

Re:Apple cuts iPhone 3GS price to $49 on Thursday January 06, 2011 @12:05PM (#2076111)
AT&T currently offers to upgrade to a 3GS for $49, but it's refurb.
Re:Another major Rackspace outage. (I'm moving my servers) on Friday December 18, 2009 @05:32PM (#1004140)
I was able to ssh into my server on one IP, but not another, which also meant some sites worked and others didn't. Seems like a network connectivity issue.
Re:Uncommon - Custom design your own iPhone case on Wednesday December 16, 2009 @05:43PM (#999915)
Obviously being an iPhone you expect to view it in a vertical orientation, however we do provide a way to rotate the image to landscape.

We're working on updating the FAQ about the bleed area. Basically since you're looking at the back of the case, it's hard to visualize the fact that the case wraps around the sides of the phone and has a slight lip around the front. The image printing process does cover that entire area. We wanted to make people aware that the image does in fact need to cover more area than is visible in the configurator. You do have the option to not cover the bleed, it will just end up being the white base color of the case.

Thanks for the feedback, it's much appreciated!

Re:Uncommon - Custom design your own iPhone case on Wednesday December 16, 2009 @01:45PM (#999423)
One of the more interesting aspects of the site was image processing. Since the print process requires high-res images, we have to deal with fairly large images (anywhere from 5-20mb). Using image caching from Interface and a custom nginx module, we sped up image resizing and caching considerably for this site.
One of the more horrific color choices I've seen in a while.
Re:All that genius and no chance to execute on Saturday December 12, 2009 @12:12AM (#991202)
well played sir. perspective.
Re:Build It With Me (Connects designers and developers) on Saturday December 05, 2009 @02:35AM (#977881)
I have this idea, just need someone else to to do all the work for 10% share, really it should be easy so if you can't do it in a few hours I'll find someone else.
Re:Twelve Tips to Master Programming Faster on Saturday December 05, 2009 @02:31AM (#977877)
More like 12 tips on how to be a poser.
haha unicorns are so FUNNY!!!
Re:The Next Engine Yard Programming Contest is Live on Friday November 13, 2009 @01:04AM (#939460)
yawn.
Re:The Dream Stack - Is This A Joke? on Sunday October 04, 2009 @05:39PM (#860664)
I want to develop a Web application - a really good Web app. The kind of Web app that will make me so rich that I can buy an $9.4 million co-op over looking Central Park, a Yacht registered in Monaco, and hire an architect to build my dream-house west of Boston that is a combo of Buckminster Fuller, FLW, and MTV cribs. Throw in a vintage sweet ride like Don Draper's Cadillac and lifetime membership to the Boston Sports Club. I'm set.

I had to re-read the article (and the above paragraph) several times, and check other articles on the site to make sure I wasn't reading a parody site.

Re:How to properly increment a counter on Google App Engine on Tuesday September 22, 2009 @06:05PM (#838096)
You can also use the newish Appengine feature for Task Queues (http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/python/taskqueue/)
why not?
Re:Poll: What matters most when considering a job? on Tuesday April 14, 2009 @03:33PM (#562142)
Environment/Atmosphere and Team go hand in hand.