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Shoplocket is shutting down

Posted by patchfx on Sunday June 28, 2015 @06:00PM
from the shoplocket.com dept.

https://www.shoplocket.com

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Why video game coders don't use TDD, and why it matters

Posted by patchfx on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @07:13AM
from the chrismdp.com dept.

http://chrismdp.com/2015/03/why-games-coders-dont-use-tdd-and-why-it-matters/

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7 things I've learnt in 3 years coding my first indie game

Posted by patchfx on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @09:31AM
from the chrismdp.com dept.

http://chrismdp.com/2015/01/seven-things-i-ve-learnt-in-3-years-coding-my-first-indie-game/

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They Will Not Come – Taking Kifu Offline

Posted by patchfx on Monday November 03, 2014 @06:05PM
from the hiltmon.com dept.

http://hiltmon.com/blog/2014/06/28/they-will-not-come/

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Re:UK "Porn filter" to block proxies, anonymizers etc. on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @06:41AM (#6920587)

The United Kingdom constitution is embodied in many written documents, not just one.

Thrown for a Curve in Rhode Island

Posted by patchfx on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @04:36AM
from the nytimes.com dept.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/business/curt-schilling-rhode-island-and-the-fall-of-38-studios.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

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Ryan Davis, 1979 - 2013

Posted by patchfx on Monday July 08, 2013 @03:21PM
from the giantbomb.com dept.

http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/ryan-davis-1979-2013/1100-4685/

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Re:Taking on Freelance Work While Bootstrapping: Can It Work? on Friday May 31, 2013 @08:36AM (#5798185)

I seriously undercharged when I started out meaning I had to work as many hours as possible to make ends meet. When I got confident enough to raise my rate, I was able to scale back my hours and work 3 days on freelance projects and 2 days on bootstrapping. The problem I found was transitioning away from the freelance projects (my bread and butter) and dedicating more time to my app which was putting more of a demand on my time as it grew.

Re:Camino browser reaches its end on Friday May 31, 2013 @06:10AM (#5797682)

They should definitely add this to the frontpage.

Re:Camino browser reaches its end on Friday May 31, 2013 @05:26AM (#5797591)

Could they not turn the development over to the community? Put the source code up on Github? Seems a shame to kill it off.

*I'm not a user and not sure how popular the browser is.

Extreme isolation in web apps

Posted by patchfx on Thursday May 09, 2013 @07:55AM
from the chrismdp.com dept.

http://chrismdp.com/2013/05/extreme-isolation-in-web-apps-part-1/

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Re:I want build Email service Website Like Gmail / Hotmail / Yahoo (fo... on Friday March 15, 2013 @09:49AM (#5380571)

He sure doesn't look like a native of Pakistan.

Re:Elite Dangerous - Mac Version Stretch Goal on Thursday December 27, 2012 @09:49AM (#4973460)

Currently it looks like they aren't going to reach their goal of £1.2 million (http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous/). Maybe they are trying to get the mac crowd on board in order to push it over the line?