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kurt_on Paperless: Scan and index paper documents

It was also the name I choose for a similar app https://github.com/garnieretienne/paperless

It's not REST but it's an HTTP API proposal: http://jmap.io/

kurt_on Mozilla’s Firefox OS Gets First Update, Heads for Second Phase of Launches

I second you, mine is buggy (some times I cannot respond to a call) and missing needed feature for me (like a notification when new email arrive)

kurt_on Where to look for employee from Spain, France or Italy to work in Germany?

Have you considered employing them as remote workers ? You will not have problems with timezone/office-hours if you employ in EU countries and moving can be a problem for some people.

kurt_on ZTE Open Firefox OS phone is available on eBay

For EU: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ZTE-Open-3G-Unlocked-Firefox-OS-Ce...

kurt_on Ask HN: Good VPS offerings from companies outside the US?

Or maybe US is a foreign government for some people ?

kurt_on Ask HN: Good VPS offerings from companies outside the US?

http://www.ovh.com/

kurt_on Ask HN: OSX vs Ubuntu for Ruby/Rails Development

I never has a mac and i'm using linux-based distros for 8 years now. I love rails and i'm happy with the following setup:

Elementary OS Luna beta (based on Ubuntu LTS (http://elementaryos.org), "rbenv" as ruby version manager (https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv), "bundler" as gem packages manager (http://bundler.io), Sublime Text and vim as code editor (http://www.sublimetext.com) and SQlite as developement database (or simply install PostgreSQL or MySQL throught apt-get package manager)

kurt_on Only clear skies on Google Maps and Earth

Another interressing articles on cloudless map on mapbox: * http://www.wired.com/design/2013/05/a-cloudless-atlas/ * http://www.mapbox.com/blog/improving-mapbox-satellite-by-mak...

kurt_on Show HN: Learn English with movies and TV Shows

I would use it if it was available on linux !

kurt_on Glowing Plants: Natural Lighting with no Electricity or CO2

Interresting project but i'm wondering how can we keep control of these plants and prevent them to reproduce themselves (or infect other plants) ? (Yes I don't know that much about biology)

kurt_on Docker - the Linux container runtime

github: garnieretienne

kurt_on Ask HN: How do blind people code and work with terminals?

Hi, when i was in training some time ago, my IT manager was totally blind and use a braille tablet to read its screen. Characters was translated into braille and 'printed' to it's tablet. He has no need for a screen and use a regular keyboard. He also use a screen reader app for emails, internet and documents.

kurt_on Show HN: Helishopter - real social shopping

I like your landing page, because it's simple and your video explain what your service do pretty well.

After viewing the video, i still have two questions unanswered: - Does my friend i need to ask about a product need to have an account on this site ? - Does it cost anything or it's just free (aka: what do i need to pay if i want to use your service ?)

Another thing that blocked me: on the video, your product's UI seems very simple, but after going to your blog and followed a link, i was on this page and it's seemed more complicated than on the video: [Spotify list](http://helishopter.com/jamespember/spotify/spotifypremium12m...). For example, what are all these spotify icons ?

What i like: - your design - the video (really well made !) - how your explain what your product do

kurt_on Ask HN: Need a policy on log retention. Suggestions?

> What to keep and for how long time ?

Try to make the data anonymous when possible (remove from log file all potential personnal data, not needed by your data process). If usernames are kept and can contain personnal data, if you don't need these data, remove them from log file.

Log only valuable data you need and only for the amout of time you need them.

> Is there any guideline here ?

In Europe, you have the obligation to retain all informations needed to identify the owner of an online publication.

"This Directive aims to harmonise Member States’ provisions concerning the obligations of the providers of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks with respect to the retention of certain data which are generated or processed by them, in order to ensure that the data are available for the purpose of the investigation, detection and prosecution of serious crime, as defined by each Member State in its national law." - Directive 2006/24/EC - http://bit.ly/HxZcW

If you are based in Europe, you must refer to your national law for more informations.

kurt_on Amon - web application debugging and monitoring toolkit

Is this tool can be used with centtralized mongodb and app server to monitor more than one server ? I like its simplicity.

kurt_on Show HN: MoveGroove - High Performance Music (StartupWeekend Hamilton))

It sounds like a good idea ! Waiting to test your app!

kurt_on Show HN: Tubalr.com, taking advantage of all the great music content on YouTube.

I like it, maybe show the thumbnails for the next videos !

kurt_on Honest opinions, am I chasing a lost cause?

I suggest you to read this book: The Lean Startup. It explain how to drive your startup using tests and how to validate your strategy or change it. They are many examples of successful business who has changed their strategy many times before getting successful.

http://theleanstartup.com/