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erkin_unluon Create a web app from scratch in under 5 minutes with Meteor and Mailgun

two questions: is it easy to get started? is it easy to customize according to my needs in advanced later stages?

erkin_unluon How Google became such a great place to work

I wonder when the situation will ever be like this in my country, Turkey.

erkin_unluon LibreOffice 3.5.4 released with up to 100% performance improvements

use gnome-do

erkin_unluon LibreOffice 3.5.4 released with up to 100% performance improvements

i know, but on a fresh ubuntu 11.10, it chooses to crash, now i updated to 3.5.4, it's finally OK with it. i hope at least.

erkin_unluon LibreOffice 3.5.4 released with up to 100% performance improvements

oh really, can they open docx files on ubuntu 11.10 now? or do we just have to watch libreoffice crash everytime trying opening one of those?

erkin_unluon Why does unicef try to promote mobile in developing world?

i certainly agree. but focus for this topic coming from unicef, is kinda interesting to me.

erkin_unluon Why does unicef try to promote mobile in developing world?

shouldn't they be focused on children and programs about children health, safety and education?

erkin_unluon Show HN: Wishjoin - Share your wishes

http://wishjoin.com/how this should help the people : )

erkin_unluon Back on Linux (after one year of Apple and OS X)

you got a simple point, why the hell the inactive memory does not get smaller? i think apple should put a list showing which apps leave an inactive memory

erkin_unluon Back on Linux (after one year of Apple and OS X)

another uninformed rant (this is also an uninformed rant)

erkin_unluon Waking up at 5am to code

your girlfriend slashed because you want to work all night for the project, you didnt she? :) anyway, it is a great idea, i am thinking about doing the same too ; )

erkin_unluon Maddox - I hope SOPA passes

he is right but not complete, its not the fault with your senators or representatives, its about the system that feeds the so called democracy. We must learn why the companies are so interested in politics and what they gain from these bills like this one.

erkin_unluon I quit my high-paying job to follow my dream of launching a startup. Here it is.

nicely done! i wish i could do the same, must do the same ; )

erkin_unluon Learning to Eat Well and Stay Healthy

hey this is just an intro!

and a little advice, try to eat low glycemic indexed foods all the time, they will make you feel full all the time and they are generally quality food that everyone needs to have. Plus, you will not have to take in-between meals 'cause you won't be hungry ; )

erkin_unluon I Think You're Fat (2007)

this reminds me of the great movie invention of lying. Imagine a world where there is no lying, even in the smallest sense as possible. Brutal honesty, that is. There aren't even cinemas in that world, you can imagine ; )

erkin_unluon Looking for a Place to Die

No one should be put in a dilemma like that, human life&death is not something that can be processed by insurance companies as logical/profitable. Our govts must be able to provide free health care at least for the dying. And no family should be seperated like that they cannot get together when one of them is dying and needs all the attention.

erkin_unluon Mark Cuban Invest in Yourself

dont take what he said just literally, he meant to say dont limit yourself to tradition, people do stuff that other people admire so you can do the stuff yourself, if you try harder..

erkin_unluon You Guys Are Millionaires Right?

a very good post, but he seemed a little confused with the open source / free software paradigm. He must have known that open source software can be charged, the point is that you have to share the source code you are selling!!

erkin_unluon Standing Up For Android

a very good post, they also pointed out another good post in this one : http://shiftyjelly.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/you-guys-are-mil...

erkin_unluon Developers offered 80 percent cut of Windows Store app sales

i still think they have to make the conditions much nicer for win developers, recognizing the gap between apple store, android market and the baby win store.

erkin_unluon Predicting the Future of Computing

AI future timeline is scary, why would people are so arrogant that we are so sure that we can give all the power to machines and then we can control them all we want?