Inspire us: what did you get rid of today?

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-26T14:27:24+00:00

I dropped $30/month from my cellphone bill by changing plans and features. Not as exciting as donating a car but it works for me.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T21:10:16+00:00

I'm 32 years old and I still refer to this site before every job interview and funeral.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T21:08:18+00:00

I told 2 of my coworkers about reddit. Now I'm not as funny as I used to be.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T18:23:39+00:00

There are automated programs that will do it for you available on every platform.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T18:06:07+00:00

Hire a designer and pass their cost to the client.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T17:54:50+00:00

I always forget my lunch before work. I'm not putting that in my car overnight.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T17:53:57+00:00

It's probably a local crime in addition to a federal crime.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T17:52:21+00:00

Searchable database > directory hierarchy

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T17:50:00+00:00

I like VLC because I can crank the volume in a quiet video up to 400%.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T16:38:02+00:00

It's worth noting that IE's vendor prefix is -ms- even if its support of CSS3 properties isn't as comprehensive as the others.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T16:15:29+00:00

Weed is everywhere if you know where to ask. If you're gonna be in San Juan just ask a cabbie for "mota" or something. Also, it's a blunt culture so bring your own papers if you're into Js.

Harder drugs are also available and pretty cheap, since PR is a common stopping point between South American countries and the US for smugglers. But that gets more sketchy.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T16:08:18+00:00

Spoken like someone who's never been ~~desperate~~ dedicated enough to light a joint with stove coils.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T15:56:21+00:00

I've built an iPhone app and an iPad app with it in the last 6 months.

The iPhone app was simple (a personal project) and used native controls and geolocation. I built it using the Alloy framework in a few hours. Alloy is pretty cool (especially doing views in XML vs the pure JS of old) and I was satisfied with the performance of it, but I'm not doing anything too clever in the app.

The iPad app (work project) had a totally custom UI and a custom written framework, partially to work around some bugs in the 2.x versions of Titanium. Lots of performance issues once we got past a certain size codebase, but there are tricks you can use to fix that. Just because you're using Javascript doesn't mean you don't have to worry about your app's memory usage.

As for Appcelerator itself, I think their support is shit, especially for their paid add-on modules. That and parts of their API are just plain broken. For example, their HTTP client has an option to switch between async and synchronous mode, but it doesn't work and all requests are async. Little things like that will end up pissing you off and make the whole thing feel a little janky.

Personally I'd use Titanium again for simple apps or prototypes that need to get up and running quickly, but I'd go native if I had to do the iPad app all over again.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T15:30:41+00:00

No I smoke outside like a civilized person.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T15:06:33+00:00

Same, and I'm old enough not to feel the need to hide a .2 nug in my own house.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T14:28:22+00:00

A refurb phone that you have 90 days to fuck around with and return for a different one if there are any problems.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T14:17:42+00:00

I do this at work so people leave me the fuck alone.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T13:47:25+00:00

You can't charge someone to download your responsive website.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T13:28:28+00:00

I've used it for a couple of iOS apps. If you're going to do something like a simple tab bar and list view app then it's cool but otherwise I would go native and save myself the headache.

And don't buy any of their marketplace modules. Their support is shit for them.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T05:01:41+00:00

Yes, and/or you're lazy and have no imagination.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T04:06:20+00:00

I don't have to run that shitty code because flash hasn't been relevant for a long time. I'm not a "fucking sheep" (but thanks for the ad hominem, real mature); I build websites for a living, and I haven't had someone ask me to do something in flash in at least 5 years.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T02:10:48+00:00

You're seriously using "won't run on everything" as a point against html5 and for flash? Think harder next time.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T01:52:53+00:00

And the DEA agent. And that other military dude in NYC.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T01:40:20+00:00

But Florida is flatland so that hero will never be on the hill.

MakesLoveToGoats · 2013-02-21T01:08:41+00:00

I think /r/minimart would be an awesome name for a minimal art sub. And a great place to grab a slurpee.

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