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Re:Ruby 2.1 Released on Wednesday December 25, 2013 @09:54PM (#6965094)
brew upgrade ruby-build --HEAD && rbenv install -l | grep 2.1.0
Re:Why I'm partnering with Balanced on Thursday November 21, 2013 @11:22AM (#6775475)
Congrats!
Re:Real-time visualization of Facebook friend activity on Monday April 23, 2012 @07:23PM (#3881537)
There's no way that this is real. The activity is way too fast. My friends aren't even close to this interesting.
Re:Poll: Do you test your code? on Wednesday March 14, 2012 @03:42PM (#3704957)
Jokes aside, I personally try to as much as possible.
Re:Poll: Do you test your code? on Wednesday March 14, 2012 @03:40PM (#3704948)
I Don't Always Test My Code, but when I Do, I Do It in Production.

http://troll.me/i-dont-always-test-my-code-but-when-i-do-i-d...

Re:Ask HN: Why developers at startups use 3 monitors? on Thursday March 12, 2009 @01:21PM (#513738)
All of the studies out there are pretty rudimentary, so, I would doubt that there are detailed statistics like that.
Re:Ask HN: Why developers at startups use 3 monitors? on Thursday March 12, 2009 @11:39AM (#513563)
Definitely try it. I will never be able to go back to one monitor.

Here are some statistics: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000012.html

Here are instructions: http://lifehacker.com/software/dual-monitor/how-to-set-up-du...

Re:Brad Feld - Daily Data Reports on Site Growth on Friday March 06, 2009 @04:26PM (#505972)
This is not only valuable for board members but for everyone involved in the company.
Re:Poll: Does your startup use pirated software? on Wednesday March 04, 2009 @10:40PM (#503833)
One acronym: OSS

Use OSS for as much as possible!

Re:Launching a web app? Read this first (Lessons learned) on Tuesday February 24, 2009 @06:51PM (#493814)
Ultimately, usability testing is KEY!

What if the company goes under?

Posted by tmilewski on Tuesday February 24, 2009 @06:35PM
from the self-post dept.

I've noticed a lot of talk on here about APIs and this brought me to thinking "What happens if that company goes under?"Many companies now-a-days aren't doing so well with the current economy and all, so what if you invested a large stake of your company into services that another company offered and that second company found itself in the red? How would you cope?I would hope that these...

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Re:Thinking about using Facebook Connect on your site? Step one: Aband... on Monday February 23, 2009 @10:18PM (#492593)
This is true. Regardless of our opinions of Facebook, it has been able to find its way into the daily workflow of the lives of an exponential number of people. This makes it a huge asset to many parties.
Re:Last.fm: "Techcrunch are full of shit" on Monday February 23, 2009 @10:03PM (#492576)
I really want to see what Techcrunch says.

While this is terribly unprofessional, Techcruch had it coming to them.

Re:Is Slumdog Millionaire worth the praise? on Monday February 23, 2009 @07:58PM (#492481)
It certainly was good, but, no.

Benjamin Button, without-a-doubt, should have taken cinematography.

Re:Which startup’s collapse will end the Web 2.0 era? on Monday February 23, 2009 @07:56PM (#492477)
You said exactly what I was thinking.
Re:Tropicana abandons new packaging; Twitter is the new focus group me... on Monday February 23, 2009 @07:49PM (#492469)
I REALLY liked the new packaging. I actually bought one simply because of that.

Now wouldn't that be considered a win for PepsiCo?

Re:Snow Leopard screenshots show interface tweaks on Monday February 23, 2009 @07:48PM (#492466)
Very much agreed.
Re:Snow Leopard screenshots show interface tweaks on Monday February 23, 2009 @07:48PM (#492465)
"While it's rumored that Apple is keeping some more significant interface changes close to its chest at this time..."

I sure hope so because I see no reason to get it with, basically, only those changes.

Re:Why Adobe Flash penetration is more like 50% than 99% on Monday February 23, 2009 @04:52AM (#491484)
They do inflate their numbers a bit.

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