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someone_hereon Learn You Some Erlang: What is OTP & Clients and Servers

It would be really cool to have it for Javascript+WebGL... hrm, I think I just found a side project for myself :)

someone_hereon Introducing Facebook Deals

Facebook, practically by definition, is for the advertisers. Advertisers pay their salaries, after all, and the users are the product that Facebook is selling them.

someone_hereon Face Detection with HTML5 & JavaScript

Now if a browser had <device> support, we could really start hacking!

http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/complete/#...

someone_hereon Pong written in both flash and HTML5. Left side is flash, right side is HTML5.

It's interesting that the Flash version has a frame rate of 100 and a calculated size of 8000 by 9000 pixels, while the javascript version leaves these undefined. I have no idea what the performance implications these attributes have, as I have never seen either so high.

someone_hereon Ubuntu moves away from GNOME

I don't think people who know what a window manager is are the target market for Unity.

someone_hereon $1,000 to fix open source bugs

Look at it this way: Currently, there are a lot of problems with Ubuntu's user interface. The crappy way it deals with shortcuts when you click a menu. The ridiculous way that the calender flyout stays on top. The un-customizable log-in screen. The lack of vertical panel applets. The list goes on.

This complaint is similar to desktop icons not maintaining their position when you change desktop resolution. It requires far more work than changing the way the backend handles shortcut keys (to fix the menu bug), and doesn't improve most people's experience.

I'm not saying you're wrong! This is a legitimate problem! I'm simply saying that it's not a priority, similar to how it's not a priority for Apple to expose a user interface to customize the button layout on their windowing engine, or fix their dock to work properly in vertical mode. All projects have priorities, open source and closed source, and this bug doesn't seem very important to me.

someone_hereon $1,000 to fix open source bugs

An interesting bug. It could be blamed on any number of pieces along the way, and it can be fixed in any number of ways as well.

someone_hereon $1,000 to fix open source bugs

The issue is the way that the position of the icons is set by the user. By default, gnome sets the left-most icons to negative numbers as a position, and the right-most icons to some very high numbers. When a user clicks and drags their own applets to the panel, they are considered absolute positions and set their position in pixels.

The fix would involve an overhaul of the interface used to add icons to the panel, and it would not fix any existing panel configurations. It would also require at least some sort of an extra step of understanding for the user (Do you mean left justified, right justified, or absolutly positioned?) and some interesting Gnome-panel rendering hacks.

This is a lot of work for something that doesn't affect a lot of users, as most users do not customize their panels, and of those that do probably are not changing their resolution often. If someone who wanted to work on user interface hacking worked on other parts, such as improving file system access, preferences configuration, or even login screens, it would be more appreciated by more users.

someone_hereon $1,000 to fix open source bugs

There aren't actually a lot of open source bugs that bother me that anyone here can fix. If you go on Launchpad, for instance, you'll see that the majority of important bugs relate to hardware compatability, Flash, and WiFi firmware. [1]

However, if we can call features a bug, I would really like some better graphical frameworks for HTML5 a-la Flixel or Flashpunk for Flash. As a game developer, I would love this, even if it's simple or bare bones, as it would send me in the right direction and show me some best practices.

[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.searchtext=...

someone_hereon Firesheep: Easy HTTP session hijacking from within Firefox

Surely you jest, sir!

someone_hereon Firesheep: Easy HTTP session hijacking from within Firefox

You proxy through the NSA? How brave!

someone_hereon Mozilla Director Says Apple Trying to "Bypass the Web"

It seems like limiting yourself to 140 characters leaves yourself open to misinterpretation.

someone_hereon New MacBook Air Specs

That is, frankly, a poor design.

someone_hereon Reddit Founder: “I Wish I Still Owned Reddit Now”

Actually, Conde Nast is not footing any of the costs. Reddit is entirely self-sufficient.

someone_hereon IDE WTF

Does it have properties and method autocomplete?

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someone_hereon Tell HN : Today's the deadline for applying to Y Combinator

I'm thinking of making a business to deploy ubiquitous services with the help of collaborative wiki-tagging products. Or maybe generate Facebook-driven architectures using leading-edge ROI. Or maybe deploy frictionless services accurately via venture-backed cloud-funded models.

Do you think YC will like these ideas? ;)

someone_hereon IDE WTF

Which brings up a good point: Where are the Javascript IDEs?

someone_hereon Advice for YC Applicants: Better Last-Minute than Late

I actually slipped when trying to highlight his comment for quoting :(

someone_hereon Advice for YC Applicants: Better Last-Minute than Late

I submitted my application a year ago literally minutes before the deadline, and was eventually accepted to the W2010 class.

Is YC funding really considered a class?

Edit: Sorry, I accidentally downvoted you. I really did not intend to. I hope someone may come along and vote you back up to 1.

someone_hereon Warn HN: When PayPal doesn't know the meaning of "Donation"...

Given how many legitimate people collect donations through paypal, I would say it's more like pulling a fake gun near a cop in a fake gun store.

someone_hereon Warn HN: When PayPal doesn't know the meaning of "Donation"...

I have none. The colour of my flag does not make me guilty of fraud.

someone_hereon Why Y Combinator is a waste of time

I have never had any website crash any device I have used. Ever.

This sounds like a serious issue with your MacBook and not Scribd's problem.

someone_hereon Goodbye to an old friend: 1-800-GOOG-411

Goog 411 was in Canada for 2 years.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/article692565...

someone_hereon InDinero (YC S10) seeking lead frontend engineer

Dur, I should have checked the job description.

someone_hereon Dear Gap, I have your new logo.

I think he was basically saying that good design comes from hard work and a deep understanding of a large number of variables, while the Gap is just getting a million monkeys banging on typewriters and picking the best design.

someone_hereon Dear Gap, I have your new logo.

I don't think you quite understand the sarcasm in the article (or perhaps I misread it...?)

someone_hereon How many formats do I need for HTML5 video?

Two is too many, I agree, but it will almost surely be 1 in the next coming months (assuming Microsoft supports WebM + VP8)

someone_hereon Ars reviews the 12-core Mac Pro. Worth it for the intro image alone

My "base" inspiron 640m bought in 2006 is still fast enough that I haven't felt the need to upgrade either. Displays 720p video, boots in 20 seconds, and I just purchased a replacement Inspiron 640m for 150$.

someone_hereon InDinero (YC S10) seeking lead frontend engineer

So, where are they located? I can't find it anywhere on the site.

A whois says Westchester CA (which is probably just a whoisguard location), and a "site:indinero.com Westchester" search doesn't turn up any results. What gives?

Edit: I found a blog post that says they are "next to downtown Mountain View in California" http://blog.indinero.com/?p=129