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Re:REST Hooks - Stop the polling madness on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @11:44AM (#6360701)
Here's my basic understanding of it: This sounds like webhooks, but they have a set payload, so that the server that is sent the webhook just calls the rest endpoint it is given in the payload.
Re:REST Hooks - Stop the polling madness on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @11:44AM (#6360697)
This sounds like webhooks, but they have a set payload, so that the server that is sent the webhook just calls the rest endpoint it is given in the payload. Interesting idea, but it does sound like a regular webhook to me. That flow is the same way I use the Stripe webhooks for instance. I use the event id and make a call to Stripe directly, so that I can make sure the event is real.
Re:Goread - Open Source Google Reader clone in Go on Monday August 19, 2013 @08:22PM (#6240806)
I made a feed reader called Bulletin that has infinite scroll that works just fine. Can't see why others couldn't do it as well. We also went for minimal on the UI.

bulletin.io

Re:Please don't endorse me on Thursday August 15, 2013 @10:53PM (#6221954)
I'm genuinely curious about the motivations of some of the people that endorse me. Are they expecting me to endorse them back? Why do they keep endorsing me for things I don't really do?

You said you didn't want to write a "LinkedIn totally sucks" rant, but let's be honest, LinkedIn totally sucks.

Re:Web server in one line of bash on Thursday August 15, 2013 @10:45PM (#6221935)
Neat trick, but probably too limited to be of much use. Also, stopping it is kind of a nuisance.
Re:I rewrote my blog in Go on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @10:42AM (#6211762)
You forgot to provide an RSS feed of your blog posts.
Re:Feedly Pro on Monday August 05, 2013 @11:13AM (#6160563)
That's great and all, but my RSS Service has SSL by default, no support queue, and is only $2/month or $16/year. Everyone is a user, and everyone is treated the same. No ads, ever.

https://www.bulletin.io

Not a bad idea. Might help to keep the list in alphabetical order too, so that people can check for duplicates more easily.
Re:Passive Income Hacker vs Startup Guy on Friday July 26, 2013 @10:33AM (#6108403)
Can't say for myself, but I would bet such a person exists. I know a few that could be candidates, but I don't know how much they're making monthly. Add on that he's probably exaggerating about the limited time required. If you really do target a niche, you can make money, and it's easier than targeting everyone.
I always wondered if that was the case, so it's nice to see someone actually checking it out. I do wonder why some of the numbers weren't more specific. A 5% discount on the solar panels over their lifetime is kind of vague. What was the price? What is the panel lifetime?
Re:Victory Lap for Ask Patents on Monday July 22, 2013 @12:06PM (#6084593)
This is a great first step, but can we sustain this and keep more patents from being granted. Everything hinges on community involvement, so hopefully we can build and sustain a community that does this every day.
I've been using Stripe for a little over a month now. I think their developer tools are the best available.
Re:Trademark symbols in URLs on Friday July 19, 2013 @11:18AM (#6070710)
I can't see this becoming a thing. Just like the author points out, how would users type these in. At best, special symbols will only be useful outside the domain portion, but they still can't be a good idea. The good part might be that anyone who tries this will fail hard when no one can get to their site.
Re:Code Search API on Friday July 19, 2013 @11:03AM (#6070592)
One great use for this would be to search for known vulnerable code and then get people to patch it.
Re:IOS 7 app redesigns on Friday June 28, 2013 @11:07PM (#5961383)
These are interesting to look at, but I really think we will see more variation than people are expecting. Maybe it will take some time, just like with the original iPhone OS, but devs and designers are going to find a way to make unique UIs while still conforming to the overall design cues.
Doesn't this just reinforce the fact that using a third-party service for authentication is a bad idea? Most users don't understand it. You app is, generally, forced to ask for more permissions than desired. And you are at the mercy of the third party. I don't see any way in which a third party authentication service is a win.
That's cool. I'm a GT grad myself. I'd be glad to chat about how we built it, just shoot an email to [email protected].
Thanks! Really glad you like it!
Thanks! We made sure the site was responsive, so that we could cover all mobile platforms at launch. We're hoping that some app developers will jump on the API and build some native apps for all of the platforms.

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https://www.bulletin.ioMy friend and I spent the last 4 months building the fastest, cleanest RSS reader we could. There are a lot of features to come, but for now, I think we have the best experience around.We'd love for you to check it out and give us your feedback. Tell us what features we should put it next.

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