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Re:AeroFS - File Sync Without Servers on Friday August 12, 2011 @12:57PM (#2878064)
There's a nice big "Download Now" button that leads to a "Sign Up for an Invite" page that says "as soon as we can". That button causes the expectation that I would download something immediately so it's disappointing and discourteous when that's not the case.
Re:Webdesigners: please make text readable on Tuesday July 26, 2011 @08:44PM (#2810174)
OmniWeb's site preferences feature is my weapon of choice against illegible Web pages. My default colors often make the hard work of the Web designers look totally ridiculous but then again, I'm reading the page to read, goddammit.
Re:Why your company should have a single email address on Tuesday July 05, 2011 @03:02AM (#2728939)
9:30 Club in Washington DC uses "[email protected]" as their single address. I haven't seen that anywhere else. What a great idea.
Re:Ask HN: What is the greatest book you've ever read? on Friday June 10, 2011 @12:12AM (#2639773)
I'm curious if anyone here is going to offer The Bible as the greatest book he has ever read.
Re:Angry Nerds on Saturday April 02, 2011 @01:41AM (#2399308)
The best Atlassian product is one they didn't develop -- Manual JIRA!

http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Manual-JIRA-.aspx

Re:The 15 Most Important Women in Tech History on Wednesday March 02, 2011 @11:02AM (#2279982)
Susan Kare. Enough said.
$3000 is a sizable chunk of change for an instrument for a H.S. student but only moderate in the range of flute prices.