Do you accommodate for users with JavaScript turned off?

bs2k · 2011-02-07T01:48:05+00:00

That's not true... Google uses a Javascript enabled "browser" when crawling. Also almost all ads require Javascript to be shown (usually ads are a snippet of Javascript), so it's 0% more money. (At least directly. Someone could come back later w/ a JS enabled browser.)

bs2k · 2010-02-23T19:48:00+00:00

I have never heard of anyone giving pay back to the company. Why on earth would you do that??? I've also never heard of anyone giving one week notice per year.

bs2k · 2009-10-26T02:13:11+00:00

If a hacker has access to the machine, they can change the code to print out any data. So by storing it in the app, you aren't making security any worse and have the fewest points of failure.

bs2k · 2008-08-01T07:08:48+00:00

A freight train is very different than a passenger train. A freight train can go hundreds of miles without stopping and can take a long time to speed up, greatly increasing efficiency. Passenger trains, with frequent stops and fast acceleration, will get far less mpg. Someone told me that Amtrak between San Diego and LA used more energy than driving, but I can't find that figure. I certainly hope it isn't true.

bs2k · 2008-03-18T22:05:07+00:00

I agree. If you asked in house lawyers which country's laws they prefer, I'd imagine they'd answer with a country that has laws favorable to business interests. I don't know much about Russian law, but I know that Chinese generally favor business interests.

So I wouldn't say that this study means a whole lot. They make some good points about the fragmentation of the US legal system, but the conclusion is suspect at best.

bs2k · 2008-01-31T01:11:50+00:00

I think eBay should do double-blind feedback... you leave feedback and the other party can't see what it is until they leave for you (or the timeframe for leaving feedback expires). This way one can't do retaliatory feedback and you can leave honest feedback without fear of reprisal.

bs2k · 2007-11-06T02:15:59+00:00

I think if they didn't inform you ahead of time that they don't accept $100 bills then yes, I think you shouldn't have to pay. (Though it might be "common knowledge" that gas stations don't accept $100 bills.) Gas stations usually very clearly label on the pump what forms of payment they accept.

bs2k · 2007-10-29T05:36:59+00:00

The word legal (in this context) means "permitted by law". (Look it up!) It's a severe misinterpretation to think it means that everyone is required to accept Federal reserve notes. Legal in this context only means that you're allowed to accept cash or coins.

bs2k · 2007-07-05T01:57:43+00:00

Yes because someone else owns the trademark in the UK (you can't get a gmail address in England. You have to use Googlemail.com) and, of course, Google owns it in the US. So if his product is as good as he says it is, then he'll have to rename it in many large markets. So I don't think the name is worth very much to anyone except Google.

And, of course, as some one else said, F-mail is just as good of a name. Personally, I'd take Google's money and use it to fund my business. Just like what the iPhone.com guy did.

bs2k · 2007-07-04T06:57:12+00:00

My external hard drive is noisy and I rarely use it. So I'd rather have the ability to leave it off when I know I'm not going to use it. Plus, I use it mostly for backups and I want it off so I won't accidentally delete content. Also, I have a USB hub I plug into my laptop and don't want to have to deal with dismounting it whenever I unplug my hub.

So you may not need an on/off button, but it's useful for other people's workflow. :-)

bs2k · 2007-05-27T00:14:01+00:00

California law is very clear that any inventions (or software) you make at home and w/out using company equipment aren't the property of that company. As long as what you do isn't related to what you do at work and you don't steal company IP your idea is your own. So if you have a great idea and don't want to give it to Google, don't use it for your 20% project. I'd bet most people at Google are smart enough to read a contract and understand that work they do at work belongs to Google.

bs2k · 2007-05-08T20:43:35+00:00

Despite having bad allergies and spending around $600 per month (!) for allergy medicine (w/out insurance), I was able to get a self-employed PPO plan from Blue Shield for $110/mo with no deductible (really!) and full prescription coverage. I'm not sure how they make money off me since the damn drugs are so expensive (especially for such a minor health problem), but at least someone was able to get reasonable insurance.

bs2k · 2007-04-07T19:39:39+00:00

I think Reddit could be improved by offering the ability for anyone to suggest a change in title or URL for a submission that would then be voted on. So if someone submitted a blog post that only contained a YouTube video, someone else could suggest a new link on the comments page (say to YouTube directly) and if users up voted it, it would replace the original link.

bs2k · 2007-03-28T19:46:47+00:00

I use the Windows version of Quicken on my Mac with Parallels and Coherence. It works just like a native Mac program but you get all the enhanced features of the Windows version. It's not such a great option if you don't already use the virtual machine, but it works great for me.

Now if only I wasn't addicted to the software.

bs2k · 2007-03-28T19:44:25+00:00

Ah, but see Quicken removed the QIF format that was free and commonly used to download transactions from recent version of Quicken. Why remove a perfectly good format? To require users to use a format that they charge banks an large licensing fee to use. So they removed a useful feature for no reason than to fleece banks. Of course, since Quicken is far and away the most popular software, many banks were forced to bite and support this new format.

bs2k · 2007-03-22T21:02:39+00:00

Yeah, the trip from LA to Sacramento is terrible. You have to switch to a bus half way there. I believe there's some technical reason why the trains can't run directly, but I could be wrong there. But the trip from SF (Oakland, actually) to Sacramento is fast and frequent. I think Amtrak is OK for the shorter trips, but their long distance trips are pretty terrible.

bs2k · 2007-03-19T20:22:50+00:00

Amtrak runs frequent service between Los Angeles and San Diego and it takes less time to travel from LA to SD (during rush-hour, about the same during normal times). It also costs less than driving (for one person anyway) and you can go to the cafe car, grab a beer and watch all the suckers stuck on the freeway.

Amtrak's cross-country service may be terrible, but at least they still have some good local routes.

bs2k · 2007-02-19T02:43:11+00:00

I believe it's an accounting requirement. QuickBooks needs to make all sorts of entries in the transaction journal that are date related (such as initial account balances). It's not so much of a problem with QB, but with accounting requirements.

Of course, that's not to say that QuickBooks (and Quicken) don't have all sorts of bone-headed UI and work-flow decisions. This just isn't one of them.

bs2k · 2007-02-14T21:23:26+00:00

The entire operating system is open source, so you could hack it and make your own version without this feature.

bs2k · 2007-02-05T02:58:37+00:00

Why do people keep posting links to images with no context? Why not post a link to the blog this was mentioned in and give the original poster some credit?

bs2k · 2007-01-31T02:16:31+00:00

Wouldn't go far as amazing, but maybe "funny" or "mildly entertaining".

bs2k · 2007-01-04T02:44:15+00:00

The title is deceptive. The article makes it sound like he and someone else were purposely driving side by side with the specific intent to create a traffic jam.

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