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SirPalmerston··on DeployButton is the simplest and fastest way to get code on your server
Yeah, but when I try to set up a deploy button...

http://imgur.com/PEACn

SirPalmerston··on DeployButton is the simplest and fastest way to get code on your server
It looks pretty awesome, but Linode is not listed in the deploy option.

And yeah, security would be an issue for me. I would most likely set up a user just for DeployButton.

SirPalmerston··on Ask HN: Can I visit your startup in SF?
Love the Ketchup chips. <3

Edit:

From Vancover...

SirPalmerston··on Anvil for Mac - Menubar app for managing local Pow sites
I would love something like this for Python (Flask) and Node.js.
SirPalmerston··on Ask HN: An online 'doers' community for bootstrapping developers?
Andrey,

I'm in the same boat - I'm trying to work on a startup but I need advice and motivation from peers who I can talk to in an environment which isn't impersonal.

I have to agree that an IRC channel would be awesome (#startups simply doesn't work for me).

I've jumped into the "Solo Startup Doers" event you created.

P.S. I do know of your app.

SirPalmerston··on Ask HN: What do you think about the website?
I have to agree with acostoss on several of his/her points.

In addition, your footer doesn't completely cover the page - http://i.imgur.com/nHcrl.png

Also, you don't have a favicon.

SirPalmerston··on Ask HN: What do you think about the website?
Clickable - http://www.confusinghomework.com
SirPalmerston··on Turn your 404s into lost children alerts
Here's an example of a live site - http://feber.se/dsf
SirPalmerston··on World `countries` – database table for MySQL
I actually faced a similar problem and I ended up writing an almost identical script which generated a JSON or XML file (depending on the user's need).
SirPalmerston··on Ask HN: I made a list of Ruby / Rails learning resources, should I open it up?
To combat people promoting their own tutorials and stuff, just have them include a short snippet as to what that resource concerns that others don't - what makes that resource worth visiting/reading?
SirPalmerston··on Cleanest Blogging Platform?
Hmmm. I don't know if its just me, but if I go to the Legal or About pages (though the links in the footer) while logged in, I get taken to the Welcome page.

Otherwise, pretty nice.

Will you be implementing a "Theme Library" (think Tumblr) where designers can share themes if it takes off?

I can't see a future for plugins if you want to keep it the "cleanest blogging platform."

Edit:

I just saw your comment where you said that you're not the developer - I guess you can't fix those bugs and address those questions...

SirPalmerston··on A better cloud bookmarking system than delicious?
At least its a one time fee, not a recurring one... :/
SirPalmerston··on [dead]
Thanks.

I just found it yesterday...

I was looking for an alternative to Amazon SES and stumbled on Postmark.

I haven't gotten around to using it yet, but it looks like there are a lot of libraries and a lot of support for it.

SirPalmerston··on [dead]
My List:

- Stripe [http://stripe.com] (for Payment Handling)

- Heroku [http://heroku.com] (for Deployment)

- Amazon RDS [http://aws.amazon.com/rds/] (for DB hosting)

- Linode [http://linode.com] (512 is fine) (for Development)

- Postmark App* [http://postmarkapp.com] (for handling mail)

- Basecamp [http://basecamp.com] (for Project Management)

- Chartbeat [http://chartbeat.com] (for Stats)

- Sentry [http://getsentry.com] (for Exception Handling)

- Github Micro [http://github.com] (for Versioning & Private Repositories)

* Postmark charges for credits, not time. Either way, they do give 49,000 free credits for bootstrapped startups.

SirPalmerston··on Ask HN: What is your experience with cheaper s3 clones on the market excluding?
There's also Google Cloud Storage which is cheaper per gigabyte (I think).

Amazon S3 costs $0.125/GB where as Google charges $0.12/GB.

And Google's integrates well with their App Engine and Cloud DB options.

(Correct me if I'm wrong.)

SirPalmerston··on Smashing Node.JS book is out.
Just buy a copy from Amazon and then strip the DRM in < 30 seconds with a Calibre plug - http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/01/how-to-strip-drm-from...
SirPalmerston··on Smashing Node.JS book is out.
Yeah, I couldn't afford a DX. I end up reading the "content" on my Kindle and when there are long code snippets, I read it on my Mac.
SirPalmerston··on Smashing Node.JS book is out.
And if you want to get it via Amazon for your Kindle, Amazon offers a sample of every book.
SirPalmerston··on Ask HN: Would a small touch interface on the back of mobile devices be useful?
That would be an interesting idea. Isn't there already a controller for some console that implements that?

Edit:

It may be the Wii U, I'm not sure.

SirPalmerston··on Show HN: ProgPac programming game.
xando, this is awesome.

Love the graphics and the concept.

SirPalmerston··on Ask HN: What is the best way to boost a startup in the web?
This kinda reminds me of a web app I found a few days ago, [Fork Bin](http://www.forkbin.com/) which lets people make lists and allows others to "fork them."

But, either way, I wouldn't use either - I wouldn't want to share my lists. Their mine and mine only.

SirPalmerston··on Ask HN: Should I finish this project?
I like your landing page. Especially the color scheme.
SirPalmerston··on I Redesigned The Website of The Guy Who Bearhugged President Obama
Same :/
SirPalmerston··on Ask HN - Your favorite programming font?
You're thinking about Chocolat. There's a free demo, after which the font switches to Comic Sans until you buy a license.

I used Comic Sans with that app for a week before jumping to Sublime Text 2. :)

SirPalmerston··on Ask HN: How do you keep your code elegant?
Pretty much my life. So far, I've written an app in PHP and then rewritten it in Python 3 times, each time making the code more polished and complete.

I don't think I'll ever finish it :/

SirPalmerston··on Credit card-sized flexible screen+battery device: the Bitcoincard
Definitely. I can't see everybody having one of those in a year or two.
SirPalmerston··on Show HN: tunes.io - a new playlist of great songs every day. my weekend project
I had originally signed up in Canada about three years back with a European proxy. :D

Now that I'm in the States, I can use it easily.

If you do introduce Spotify support and need help testing it, I'd be more than willing to help.

Edit:

But either way, I like it :)

SirPalmerston··on Ask HN: Laptop coders, your setup?
13-in 2009 Unibody Mac with a Magic Mouse and wireless Apple Keyboard.

I normally just sit at the kitchen table.

SirPalmerston··on Show HN: tunes.io - a new playlist of great songs every day. my weekend project
Why not generate a Spotify playlist too?

That way, I don't have to open a different website for each song...

You could use the Spotify API...

SirPalmerston··on Show HN: Log in to Facebook by scanning a QR code
Well, this is awkward... I designed a scheme to do just that exactly four days ago. :D

Edit:

Link to actual site (not just demo video) - http://rublon.com.