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simonpure

16,138 karma · joined May 20, 2013

strong advocate of languages using parenthesis, tech backed by RFCs, and challenging the status quo.

currently working on transflux: agent driven development for clojure(script).

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simonpure··on Show HN: A next gen front-end framework with lots of editable examples
Getting a 503 service unavailable.
simonpure··on Ask HN: What annoys web developers?
When users don't focus on describing a problem but instead are trying to offer a solution or even prescribe an implementation.
simonpure··on Show HN: Braid: Chat Variation for a Different Conversation Style
I like the general idea. Unfortunately, it's not really usable on mobile (Chrome on Android). Thanks for sharing anyway.
simonpure··on Scaling the peaks of Hacker News
No problem and glad to help. Happy Friday!
simonpure··on Scaling the peaks of Hacker News
Thanks for the reply. https link is still down for me. I can confirm http alternative is working.
simonpure··on Scaling the peaks of Hacker News
Ironically, their demo link is now down [0]

[0] https://demo.django-cms.org/

simonpure··on Ask HN: What are the best programming languages?
Check out PicoLisp and marvel at its simplicity [0]

[0] http://picolisp.com/

simonpure··on What industry am I in?
I like to see myself as a problem solver using technology.
simonpure··on Alphabet is still figuring out how to be a conglomerate
Eric shared some of his thoughts shortly after announcing Alphabet at Stanford's Technology-enabled Blitzscaling class if you're interested in some of the motivation and types of problems they're trying to solve with it [0]

[0] https://youtu.be/hcRxFRgNpns?t=1h2m9s

simonpure··on Ask HN: Where can I request someone write a Google Chrome extension?
Without further details, it's pretty difficult to give specific recommendations.

Why not use it as an excuse to try it out yourself and work your way through the tutorial?

https://developer.chrome.com/extensions

simonpure··on Ask HN: What book have you given as a gift?
Alexander Osterwalder's Business Model Generation [0]

[0] http://www.businessmodelgeneration.com/book

simonpure··on Show HN: Heartbeat – Transform REST Endpoints to Streaming APIs
Reminds me of PubSubHubbub but using streams instead of webhooks for updates - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PubSubHubbub
simonpure··on Code Is Never “Perfect”, Code Is Only Ever “Good Enough”
I think today it's more useful to think of most software as a living organism interacting with it's environment - it's constantly evolving and adapting to external changes (user needs, dependencies, 3rd party services etc.).
simonpure··on Brunohaid/houseofcards
example @ http://www.thecaravanserai.co/
simonpure··on Livestream: A Conversation With Elon Musk at 1PM EST
same here. no audio.
simonpure··on React.js Conf Tickets going on sale noon PST
This is a horrible experience. I literally sat there hitting refresh.
simonpure··on Ask HN: I've started an OSS decentralized search engine a while ago / need help
You may want to check out their wiki: http://seeks-project.info/wiki/index.php/Contributing_code
simonpure··on Ask HN: What's next?
You could start charging a subscription fee for the service. This should help you find out very quickly how much people are willing to spend and therefore how much value your service adds. You don't necessarily need funding from a third party if your project is self-sustaining. Give it a shot and you might be surprised.
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