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Re: on Wednesday August 17, 2011 @10:06AM (#2895374)
Yeah, it's awful. Gratz! Doing it fast isn't good, if it can't do it well. Agreed on all the HTML/CSS rape comments.
Re:Ask HN: Is a 27" Screen Worth It? on Sunday August 07, 2011 @10:46AM (#2856679)
My 27" Imac has been a real pleasure to use. I program 80% of the time, and that much screen real estate can really help you keep everything you need for a certain development task visible at a glance. I have a larger 30" 2560x1600 screen on my linux box, and the more the merrier. It is worth it.

Also, I bought mine through apple's refurb program, and it's been running perfectly. I would suggest that as a good way to save some money.

Hungry, Hungry Hackers (H3)

There's a hacking competition being held in Atlanta for college students (maybe High School) that sounds like a lot of fun. They need sponsors and to get the word out there to any students that would like to participate.The second annual H3 Hacking Competition will be held Saturday, August 27th 2011 at the GTRI Conference Center. This year's event coordinators decided to open it up to all...

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Re:Kevin Rose on the sources of Digg's problems on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @10:19AM (#2354435)
I totally agree. Hiring blindly like that is hazardous to say the least.
Re:Kevin Rose on the sources of Digg's problems on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @10:17AM (#2354419)
No news here. This happens to a lot of orgs that rapidly hire. No big deal. I think Kevin's best work is ahead of him.
Very cool app
Congrats! It is a big deal. Now while sales < 1000000 do ;)
Re:Why entrepreneurs should love rap music on Sunday February 13, 2011 @03:30PM (#2213795)
Wow, these "why entrepreneurs should..." articles weren't very to good to begin with. Now, they are just outright silly.
Re:Thank You HN: Deals for Hackers is on on Friday December 10, 2010 @02:56PM (#1992920)
That's great news. Definitely sounds like a good service. I can't wait!
Re:Ask HN: What have you built? (not software related) on Thursday September 23, 2010 @06:41PM (#1721835)
"That's beautiful, man." - Snowball
Re:The secret to 4 letter domains: include one (and only one) digit on Thursday September 16, 2010 @12:13PM (#1698220)
Just registered ftw1.com... I like this idea. I think there could be a few interesting applications.
Re:Ask HN: PHP for Python programmers on Saturday September 11, 2010 @08:47PM (#1682740)
Amen.... I've started to use more than one language, and it's made me a better programmer and far more understanding of how different languages approach problems.

PHP does have problems, but it's easy to pick up. I don't know that learning it will make you a better programmer, but a good programmer can definitely make it solve problems efficiently enough.