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news.ycombinator.com• Jul 13, 2015• 1 min read

Ask HN: I keep trying and failing at startups, what am I doing wrong?I'm 34, based in London, and for the past 5 years I've built and launched several ventures. Each of them failed. I'm not dumb, and I get that I need to be technical and have some domain knowledge preferably. Hence, I've taught myself Ruby (just the basics) and design all my products on my own using Photoshop and sometimes HTML, CSS. I've spent 1000s of hours (I kid you not) designing my products. I almost always manage to convince a good developer to join me. And yet the products keep failing. Here are some:Current: Online money transfer - transfercorp.co.uk Get your energy billing issues sorted - getpowerhelp.com Check if your name is on a sanctions list - stoplosttransfers.comPreviously (repos are on git): Reloved - a mobile shopping app for home decor products Research Nation - a trip advisor for market research reportsTo be perfectly honest, I've never had more than 5 users for any of these products. And that's after investing between 50-150USD on Facebook and Google Ads..I realise

news.ycombinator.com• Feb 7, 2015• 1 min read

Ask HN: How to keep motivation despite growing bureaucracy?In recent months I'm confronted with news like “How Ideas Die in the, Contemporary Organization” [1] and especially “Booming University Administrations” [2](also based on an FAZ article [3]), am fighting against the ARD ZDF Beitragsservice, who try to force me in paying horrendous sums for products I do not want and do not consume (no TV, no radio, no internet @ home), and a large load of bureaucratic processes in teaching and organizing a conference in the halls of academe.As an academic in my third year into my doctorate I'm losing motivation to pursue interesting things, as a gigantic load of bureaucracy consumes more and more of my energy…How do you going despite more and more administrivialities? How do you stay motivated while feeling as if you are the protagonists in Kafka's “The Trial”?--[1]: http://www.faz.net/aktuell/beruf-chance/arbeitswelt/how-ideas-die-in-the-contemporary-organization-alf-rehn-13353150.html[2]: http://bjoern.brembs.net/2015/01/booming-university-administra

news.ycombinator.com• Dec 24, 2014• 1 min read

The Interview [YouTube]Now available to watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed2kSuKqfz0Official Google announcement: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-interview-now-available-on-google.html

news.ycombinator.com• Jun 18, 2014• 1 min read

Apple’s Online Store Is Currently Offline For UpdatesApple are currently;y showing the message: "We’re busy updating the Apple Store for you and will be back soon." on the UK store.Apple typically take its online store offline ahead of new product launches, but what does this relates to today?Also forum is down: https://discussions.apple.com/backsoon/discussionstempaway.html

news.ycombinator.com• May 21, 2014• 1 min read

Ask HN: When to use background jobs vs. one big insertHi HN, I'm sort of a newer coder and need some advice on building a website (I'm alright with the actual coding, it's just the processes that sometimes confuse me).I have an application where I'm using a service for embedding Youtube videos (basically you give it a url and it gives you back HTML to embed it).With background jobs, my initial insert is super fast (because the actual request to the 3rd party service happens later). Unfortunately, after the insert is done, you need to wait a little and then refresh the page for the background job to complete.Without background jobs (where I just insert and go lookup to the third party service at the same time), the initial insert is slow, but when it's done, so is the video html.I just wanted to know if any of you have had experience with this kind of problem. Thanks for any tips!

news.ycombinator.com• Apr 9, 2014• 1 min read

Chrome/Firefox aren't checking CA revocation listsChrome isn't checking revocation lists anymore (source: https://www.imperialviolet.org/2012/02/05/crlsets.html) so for everyone reissuing keys today, their sites are still vulnerable for Chrome users, right?I checked Google's own (custom) CRL and they don't have any serials from Comodo or Verisign's revocation lists, but they do have some from GoDaddy. Verified with https://github.com/agl/crlset-tools.Update: Added Firefox to title based on mbrubeck's findings.

news.ycombinator.com• Jul 29, 2013• 1 min read

Ask HN: User Documentation solution?I have to make a "microsite" under my application with documentation about it.The concept must be very similar to any "programming project" style.. (codex.wordpress.org, guides.rubyonrails.org, docs.shopify.com/themes): I have to teach users how to do some tasks.I started generating Markdown files and parsing them as html but I realized that the scope is a bit larger: I have to handle sidebar links, breadcrumb navs, translation support, etc)Is there any tool/service/project for that? What is the best/common practice to solve it?

bing.com• Jul 2, 2013• 1 min read

Tag Management Boosts Site ProductivityRetailers must deploy and manage complex technical environments that include a plethora of “tags,” or lines of code that include everything from HTML to JavaScript, pixels and digital data. These tags ...

news.ycombinator.com• Jun 5, 2013• 1 min read

Ask HN: What should I be asking for salary wise as a soon to be graduateI am soon to be Computer Science/Business graduate in the Los Angeles,CA area and am trying to figure what to be expecting/asking for salary wise.My background:-I have been programming for 9 years-I have worked for the CTO of my college through out college designing and implementing J2EE web applications from end to end.-I have had an internship every summer during college all related to computing/programming with companies including the Walt Disney Company-A colleague and I have a start up project on the side of school that I have developed in Rails.(I like rails a lot )-I know some other web frameworks including Play and Django.-My strong languages are Java, Ruby, Pyton,HTML/CSS, Javascript(Jquery and a little Node),SQL,PHP(basically anything web app related)Here's my linked in for more:http://www.linkedin.com/in/griffinmartyThanks in advance for the advice!

eingebaut.net• May 8, 2013• 1 min read

Eingebaut - JS library to enable simple cross-browser video playbackWe at 23 have open sourced the entire technology behind our new players and player frame work. As a part of that, Eingebaut is a JavaScript library built to enable simple cross-browser video playback. It supports the vast majority of both desktop and mobile browsers. It does both on-demand and live video.Behind the scenes, the library will use either HTML5 or Adobe Flash to display the video and its poster/thumbnail. As a programmer though, you will be able to interact with the video in a single JavaScript API which exposes relevant methods and events. Eingebaut also has a consistent way of working with full screen, whether through HTML5 or Flash.

news.ycombinator.com• Apr 2, 2013• 1 min read

Can anyone help my friend find employment?Hey,Just a quick back story, my best mate got cheated on and has moved out from his girlfriends house and in to mine for a month or two, he was a full time dad to his baby boy but I want to find him a job, we've put in a whole bunch of applications but I figured I would leverage every option I had to help him out.If anyone is looking to hire an apprentice or junior who is a hobbyist PHP programmer in the north of England, email me at shanea93@hotmail.co.uk or him at hercson@hotmail.com.A little about him:He is 19 years old and has a full set of GCSE'sHe is self taught in PHP, HTML and CSS thought hasn't yet reached the stage where he is self-capable of producing websites, he understands the logic behind it and can read and debug codeHe is a very quick learner and has skills with Photoshop and Fireworks, and could most likely splice PSD's for designs pretty wellHe is pretty damn enthusiasticHe is really reliable and a genuinely nice guy who's just down on his luckIf a recruiter or emplo

news.ycombinator.com• Jan 24, 2013• 1 min read

Geting started doubts metric tools, email and social media marketingHi All,I am a solo tech founder. I am trying to bootstrap my own startup. Its basically a c2c hyper-local business. I have finished coding the entire app, and have asked few friends to beta test it. Modifying on what they are suggesting.Tools I am using for gathering metrics : Google Analytics and Mixpanel free. Any other suggestion will be helpful.I spent past week learning minimal SEO and have structured the html and other things are in place.The next thing which comes is launch, for that I need to have social media and email marketing in place. I went through kissmetrics blog.For email marketing I read http://www.eliteemail.com/learning-center/email-marketing-tips/ Further suggestions and few must haves will be appreciated. As in cheap tools etc.I am trying to learn social media marketing and again it will be great if someone tells me the minmal effort that i should put, it will be really helpful.Will be good, if people mentioned the tools they use to track their email and social me

dev.umpirsky.com• Dec 19, 2012• 1 min read

List Of All Countries In All Languages & All Data Formatsvia: http://www.functionn.in/2012/12/list-of-all-countries-in-all-languages.htmlVery comprehensive list of countries, definitely useful and to one to bookmark.Some of the data formats available are: Text, JSON, YAML, XML, HTML (Select, Flags), CSV, SQL, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL Server.I like the fact that you can also export to any other format by using the Exporter.

news.ycombinator.com• Oct 31, 2012• 1 min read

Has minimalism gone too far?I am a minimalist at heart, but practicality & utility override any and all desire for a minimal UI.To a degree minimalism increases usability, cuts down on distractions with other links to other articles,media,etc and lets the user focus on the article or whatever work they're doing if its a desktop app.To be quite frank I'm sick of websites with three miles of whitespace on both sides of an 80 character wide column article text and no navbar or links to get to the website's homepage.examples (from HN's top articles about 30 mins ago) http://mkronline.com/2012/10/30/you-arent-imagining-it-the-web-is-a-mess/ http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/googles-most-advanced-voice-search-has.html http://joel.is/ I'll admit, to a degree, some of it is bad coding/design using fixed sizes in pixels instead of relative sizes for things (em) so the page renders the same independent of screen resolution.The same sort of thing is going on with desktop applications, menus and options are getting gank

news.ycombinator.com• Sep 2, 2012• 1 min read

Show HN: My first weekend project.http://hiphopblend.comThe website is responsive, so check it out on tablet/mobile, too! I'm currently working on adding more features to the website. It's my first official project since I started to learn programming (PHP). I would love to get an audio player in the site, which would scrape the blogs for new audio, but I'm having some difficult getting there. I really appreciate any feedback about the site at all!A little about me: I've been making Wordpress sites at a digital agency for almost 9 months now (from scratch). A few months ago I became really interested in learning programming. Prior to this, I didn't really see the point. I have to thank a friend of mine to helping me get started. My HTML/CSS skills are pretty high and I wanted to take it further. Making websites has always been a hobby, but I went into music in college. Graduation came and there was an opening for a Wordpress developer at a small company. I took a shot at the interview, taught myself to make custom them

news.ycombinator.com• Aug 29, 2012• 1 min read

Ask HN: Can you reduce New York LLC publication fee by using a registered agent?I have a question around creating a LLC in New York City centered around the publication requirement of LLC's in New York state. This publication requirement means if your LLC is registered in New York City you pay approx. $1,000-$2,000 in fees to newspapers. The key question is can I use a registered agent to meet the publication requirement in a location outside the city of New York but in New York state thus avoiding the higher newspaper fees of New York city. Then change the address to "real address" of the business to the location in New York city.I'm looking to use this service: http://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/new-york-llc-publication.htmlIs this approach legitimate? Has anyone else used this service?Situation - Company business will be publishing mobile apps - iOS & Android - 1 person company - no employees - Will not be seeking investment or partners - Lives in New York City (Brooklyn) - Will be writing the software in New York CityWhy I've chosen LLC - Not having to pu

news.ycombinator.com• Jun 8, 2012• 1 min read

Ask HN: Is there a way to save a Web page screenshot with a transparent bg?I prototyped my web page directly in HTML/CSS, using custom fonts for header text.The font rendering however is very shady on some OSes, so I would like to export the Web page to bitmap, but with a transparent background instead of the page's own background.Is there any way to do that?

news.ycombinator.com• May 22, 2012• 1 min read

Tell HN: Please help Japanese Sculptor After His Guerrilla-Art Sparks Bomb PanicMany of you might have read the New York Times article already about artist and designer Takeshi Miyakawa, who was arrested and charged this weekend for installing a piece of spontaneous public art in Williamsburg. Although it involved wires and electricity, it was completely harmless, he was charged for class D felony of reckless endangerment, the placing of false bombs, and criminal nuisance. He is being held at Riker's Island for 30 days and psych evaluation.If you haven't read it, here is the article:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/nyregion/police-arrest-artist-takeshi-miyakawa-thinking-tribute-was-fake-bomb.htmlHere is a slightly more sympathetic article on Art Infohttp://artinfo.com/news/story/805277/friends-rally-behind-japanese-sculptor-after-his-guerrilla-art-love-letter-to-nyc-sparks-bomb-panicThe lighting fixtures he was installing was designed to coincide with his commission for Designboom's booth at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York. You can read

news.ycombinator.com• Apr 11, 2012• 1 min read

Why we acquired FxCamera, the biggest Android photo appToday we at Bitcellar are excited to announce our acquisition of FxCamera, one of the most popular Android camera apps in the world. FxCamera is currently used in over 201 countries allowing people across the world to take pictures in a fun and exciting way. FxCamera turns your everyday moments into exciting, vivid snapshots.http://www.thebitcellar.com/press/20120411.htmlBitcellar's mission is to become a premier destination for your photos, by offering permanence (reliable storage) and ease of discovery (innovative search features).Japan is in the midst of cherry blossom season. Cherry blossoms have a special place in Japanese culture for its fleeting beauty. This year we see even more people photographing cherry blossoms with smartphones than ever before in favor of their digital cameras. Smartphones are rapidly catching up to high-end digital cameras in both features and quality. More importantly, we are rarely without our smartphones and can take pictures at any time. Smartphones a

news.ycombinator.com• Apr 4, 2012• 1 min read

Ask HN: Tiny startup looking for an adviserHello, we are a two member startup from India. We quit our jobs in Dec 2011 and for last 3 months have started working on our own concepts. We also run startups.fm, an entrepreneurial blog.Other than that we are very quietly working on a consumer facing application. One that is related to Email and Social Networks. And a lot of APIs and stuff. Now we have a broad concept but to be honest this is our first product on our own. Currently I am the only developer, I come from a PHP/HTML background. Please do not start beating me for that. I am a self learner and have been doing web development for at least 6 years now, I am willing to learn what is needed to get a beta out. Our stack is a mix of Python, PHP, MongoDB, jQuery, Backbone, and others.It is crucial for us to think of data security and also discuss our applications' possibilities with someone. If someone with experience in building large API mashups, Email applications (mobile or web clients) wants to help us that will be awesome.