thomasgerbe
Re:My U.S. Border Nightmare
on Friday February 03, 2012 @12:15AM (#3545888)
Yeah, I'd like to have sympathy for the OP because the USCBP and DHS can be annoying to deal with but you have to know what to say before going in there.
He brought it upon himself. You can't just go unprepared expecting them to help you out.
Re:Yahoo Lays Off Flickr Support Staff
on Tuesday January 31, 2012 @03:26PM (#3535014)
Why?
Flickr is one of last Yahoo products people I know sometimes still use. Facebook does a poor job at retaining high res pictures, few non-photographer friends use 500px, G+ doesn't have as much control, and Instagram is only for specific mobile photos.
Re:Ninja Blocks: Connect your world with the web
on Friday January 27, 2012 @01:45AM (#3517371)
I'm actually confused. I remember Kickstarter specifically saying that they didn't fund startups back when I applied to them.
Re:Airbnb's Global Growth
on Thursday January 26, 2012 @05:10PM (#3516208)
"I'm not going to side with design over engineering"
It shouldn't be one or the other, it should work in unison. Design includes aesthetics and user interaction. Airbnb wouldn't successful if the user flow wasn't well crafted and a far superior experience than using Craigslist.
Re:Netflix Regains 600,000 U.S. Subscribers
on Thursday January 26, 2012 @02:51AM (#3513267)
Re:Visualization of U.S presidents' approval ratings
on Wednesday January 25, 2012 @10:20PM (#3512768)
Funny how time can sometimes heals all wounds. Contrast Truman's approval ranking on the graph from the OP's post with his aggregate ranking in this table from Wikipedia, where he is ranked in the first quartile.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_rankings_of_Presiden...
Netflix shares surge as customer base grows
Murdoch-backed music startup bankrupt before launch
Re:HBO and Scott Rudin secure rights to TV Show about Indie Game Devel...
on Sunday January 22, 2012 @11:01PM (#3498960)
"HBO series have a lot of credibility, in general, as well. So I'll hold my breath that it doesn't paint indie/startup developers as total screw-ups."
I'll give them benefit of the doubt. As a huge fan of 24/7 for Hockey, they've given incredible insight into the game that nearly all fans of hockey and documentaries can enjoy.
Re:Trend line for new flash developers
on Sunday January 22, 2012 @11:28AM (#3496890)
Flash tutorials.
Re:Request for Startups: Kill Hollywood.
on Friday January 20, 2012 @07:43PM (#3492056)
As a minority, I'm fine with this. Hollywood constantly casts minorities as stereotypes and almost always casts a white lead with the occasional African American.
Yahoo Firings Will Be 'Across The Board'
Re:Facebook Timeline is too awful to be an accident
on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @07:03PM (#3482525)
Perhaps I should've been more specific. His argument was that scrolling down timeline is one of the most emotional experiences.
Scrolling through a haphazard column system of photos of mishmash isn't that emotional to me. Going one by one through a persons Facebook album is more emotional to me because of the focus (one photo) and organization (I know which album I picked).
Re:Facebook Timeline is too awful to be an accident
on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @01:09PM (#3480967)
I have to disagree. Going through a photo gallery is far more emotional and personal than browsing a two column grid.
Re:4chan "blacking out" (or, "spoilering") all comments as SOPA protest
on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @09:24AM (#3479771)
The headline mentions 4chan.
Re:Why I'm a Pirate
on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @09:09AM (#3479691)
Or you could just not watch it? It's not like your life would be worse off or there aren't alternative culture you could consume.
Re:This site cost $18m to make
on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @08:34AM (#3474825)
"Also, shrinking my browser window doesn't dynamically resize or shift the layout so -1 for unresponsiveness. I was on a sub page of the Boston location which may not have that flexibility but for 18M and 2012 ... it should."
Responsive design also limits design/ux decisions especially on their content pages which have a non-linear grid system and shouldn't be universal. I'm not for or against responsive web design but I think it should be contextual. I haven't seen many sites that have won me over.
Re:This site cost $18m to make
on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @08:28AM (#3474791)
I don't think that includes consultants that helped the design, user experience, and architecture. Since they went with a pretty well known interactive agency, it probably cost them more than three million.
Re:This site cost $18m to make
on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @08:22AM (#3474766)
Seriously. I'm all for being compliant for most users, but accommodating for users who actively gimp their browser is a little ridiculous when they probably represent less than 5% of their users. You have to expect that some sites just aren't going to work.
The Case for a 21-Hour Workweek
An incredibly detailed paper map of the United States made by one man
How Cornell and Technion hustled to win the NYC high-tech campus bid
Re:Why Aren't Other SOPA Supporters Being Punished Like GoDaddy?
on Monday December 26, 2011 @07:35PM (#3394339)
Pretty much.
And if one is loyal to consumer products that have much more of a everyday influence but support that bill... well then it gets even harder. Looking at this list, I would have to stop playing any EA game (and I have played NHL games for over 15 years straight), listening/buying music from a bunch of bands (as they might be under some of these record labels), stop following the NFL or paying for any tickets to their games, stop buying any books from Penguin, never buy a Pfizer made drug, give up Time/Warner cable even though there isn't any other option in my area, and give up my Mastercard/Visa card. And that's probably just the tip of the iceberg.
Re:Desperation: Go Daddy calling customers, begging them to stay
on Friday December 23, 2011 @09:09PM (#3387936)
Agreed. It'd be nice if people continued sticking to their guns with other issues. i.e. Net Neutrality and AT&T, but if this is a first step, I will take it.
Re:Go Daddy No Longer Supports SOPA
on Friday December 23, 2011 @04:58PM (#3387411)
Next up: AT&T and Net Neutrality?!
Re:StackOverflow also planning to switch from GoDaddy due to SOPA conc...
on Friday December 23, 2011 @01:28AM (#3384914)
"I think also cost is not the reason, especially for the low numbers we're talking about."
While I agree that their campaigns have been effective, I tend to disagree that cost isn't an issue. Heck, even I was informed of other registrars a few years back when I was first starting to host my own sites but GoDaddy was cheaper than my webhost for domain registration. Plus easy to find coupon codes also give additional value. Why bother paying an extra 5-10 dollars when, for most people, there isn't much difference after the initial registration? (I ask that rhetorically)
Re:StackOverflow also planning to switch from GoDaddy due to SOPA conc...
on Friday December 23, 2011 @12:48AM (#3384816)
Because it's cheap, popular, and most people don't interact with their domain registrar aside from registration and renewal.
Why do people buy clothes made in sweat shops or from chains that are terrible to it's employees? A lot of it just comes down to cost.
And even if you know how terrible something is (morally or ethically), some people aren't willing to change.
Re:Show HN: Visualizing Postmates' first 1000 deliveries in San Francisco
on Friday December 16, 2011 @01:10AM (#3359678)
Very pretty.
Re:In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949โ2011
on Friday December 16, 2011 @12:38AM (#3359592)
Moments of his life in pictures.
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2011/12/christoph...