mephju

That actually signals that the CEO has a legit reason for Mullvad to work really well.

It's really painful to think about all the productivity that is lost on tricking browsers into doing what developers want.

Just imagine where the web would be today if it wasn't necessary to build it with obsolete, counter-intuitive technologies.

I am not a type 3 engineer myself but I too believe it's a matter of mindset. So what you want to do is to help them change their mindset. I have read 2 really, really interesting books on that matter. The first is called 'Mindset' by Carol Dweck and the second one is 'Talent Code' by Daniel Coyle. They are so valuable I believe that from now on we will see a blossoming of talents in the western world never seen before due to such books addressing mindset problems. I hope you take the time to look into them. They will give you hints and advice on how to spark the growth mindset in other people.

I have this chair as well but I am not enthusiastic about it. It's cheap and OK but nothing more. The armrests are not adjustable and the headrest is really a pain.

Do you lower the chair so much that the armrests fit under the table or do you just not sit that close to the table?

I spent more than some time to create a Shopify admin app for Android, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shopify.ad.... It's up and running and generates already some money each month (60$ - 100$). Zero marketing, just Google Play. I wanted the app to be so much better than it is right now but unfortunately Shopify will release their own Android app soon which will render my app useless. It's quite devastating. So I consider this endeavor a failure. Now I am on the lookout for a new project idea. I think I will stay in the ecommerce realm since I like it very much and think it's easier to make money with merchants than with ordinary consumers. In case anyone would like to team up, my email is in my profile ;)

Yeah, lots of technologies out there.

Personally I consider learning a technology as an investment. And with my investments I prefer them to be low risk. That's why I only choose technologies which are definitely going to last a while. Sometimes it's hard to decide if a particular technology will persist. I usually look for support and endorsement of big players in the industry and sufficient user adoption.

Right now I am contemplating using angular.js. I think it would be low risk to learn since it will probably last a while because of Google's involvement and already wide usage.

Other safe options include Twitter Bootstrap, Node.js, Android and jQuery and ?

I would like to read a blog post about what Hacker News considers to be safe options to learn. Anyone interested in writing one?

The problem with webOS of course was not the sdk or anything related to how to build an app for that platform. It was just the lack of interest and relevance which is needed to attract developers.

Java ME doesn't have any of the advantages of the web. Like links or being searchable and so on. It's just another app environment. I am talking about combining the advantages of the web (which is not css/html) with those of successful app development platforms.

Great to hear someone is looking into this even though it's only a side project!

But I am not sure the GUI engine would really take THAT long. How long did the Android guys need for their GUI solution?. It would be interesting to know that.

And no, I actually don't know people working on projects like this :)

This is a real question and no trolling:

Why is nobody building a second kind of browser, one which is not based on html and css. A browser which is geared towards app execution and development. A browser which can run apps which can be programmed in a way that is similar to programming Android apps. Where I can for example have a footer without doing some css hacks. DNS and most of our backends could still be reused but the client stuff would have to be written again. Delivering apps and linking between them like the web does is awesome. Building sophisticated apps is not awesome but on Android and iOS it is. Why not take the best of both worlds...now....not in 10 years when some standards might agree on something. Just think about how very important the web is. Everyone is using it. The whole world largely depends on it, but it's increasingly not up to the task. And why do web developers seem to be so satisfied with the state of the technology which drives the web. Oh, you think css is great because you can code a hack for putting a footer on the bottom of the page even when there is no content in the attention area? What? It's so strange.

Why has nobody ever tried to create such a browser?

I would love to download the book as .mobi!

I know that there is(or was) a place like you described for book authors on Google hangout. They would just meet in a room and not really have a conversation but only be present. The goal was to get a motivational boost by seeing other people working and doing the stuff you should be doing too, which in that case would be writing. I imagine it could work for some people. So I say try to find something on Google hangout. And when you have found something tell me about it :)

I think nobody would have a problem using any of these apps. Most of them even implement some kind of action bar so you totally know where to look for your user controls.

So much wasted effort to achieve something which a) doesn't really work well b) comes for free if you just go native. And your Android users will of course be super happy to find a bad iOS interface which is just slow. And once you are done imitating the iOS interface, the real work only begins ;)

3 options. I meant 3 options :D

I need a product tag and a shopping bag. Other ecommerce icons are also welcome.

The biggest problem with icon packs is that they are usually too small. When they are too small one has 2 options. 1. Hire someone to make the ones missing and hope he makes them look like the others 2. Use multiple icon packs and have an inconsistent look in your app. 3. Make them yourself

All 3 options are somewhat bad.

That's just what I hate about them. One pack usually won't suffice for a mobile app.

I think the ideas are pretty lame and have been implemented or at least been thought of by others a thousand times. Or they are just small deviations from their originals. No REAL innovation here.

Still I wish you guys luck. The online store thing seems most interesting to me.

I would like to build something with you too. My email is mephju at gmail com. I can't write you an email because I guess my karma is too low :)

I would like to second that :D Somehow I don't know people willing to do stuff like this. I'm an Android dev but don't have apps in the market yet. But I would definitely like to change that and I'm really on it right now.

Even the descendants of ADD immigrants are more likely to have ADD themselves. There is a 30% chance for children to get ADD when 1 parent has got it and 50% chance when both parents have it.

Therefore percentage of people having ADD should be much higher in America than anywhere else.

I think the reason for Silicon Valley being in the USA and their entrepeneurial approach is that the USA as a country of immigrants has got higher concentration of people with ADD. ADD people from Europe migrated into the USA since people with ADD are more likely to migrate.

Those people are responsible for the culture of impulsivness and creativity in the USA, kinda like role models. So migration is responsible for the lack of this kind of entrepeneurial approaches in Europe and responsible for the surplus of the same in the USA.

Simple, he? What do you think about this theory?

I also hope it's not medication. I once tried some of those pills from a friend of mine. I gotta tell you I really felt like this is the way one is supposed to feel. I was euphoric, motivated and concentrated like I've never been before. Also when I was younger I was told pretty often by teachers that I might be hyperactive so I wonder if this feeling I had is like other people feel all the time. If so, all the hyperactives have a HUGE disadvantage over all the normal people.