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Roridge

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About Roridge

Happy Developer :)

Recent public activity

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    Comment #2806682

    I just tried this, it is awesome! Gratz. and to think I was just about to launch into my very own weekend project for the same reasons :) Now I don't have to, keep up the good work…

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    Comment #2301275

    That is why I put it in quotes. They "can but wont" which translates to "We can't because insurance for men costs more because of the statistics [showing men have more claims there…

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    Comment #2301267

    That is why I put it in quotes. They "can but wont" which translates to "We can't because insurance for men costs more because of the statistics". Given that rule of thumb they wil…

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    Comment #2296928

    Insurance companies are loving this, probably rubbing their hands together in glee. Especially in the UK as insurance is a legal requirement and this year has already increased by …

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    Comment #2296920

    In the long run everyone's insurance premiums go up. They wont reduce male drivers premiums because they "can't" so they will increase female ones. This ruling is terrible, I have …

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    Comment #2216839

    what exactly is HTML5 about it?

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    Comment #2112038

    Actually the modern GA way is using the async javascript the snippit for which goes before the but hey W3Fools wasn't about being accurate... oh wait, it was. http://code.google.co…

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    Comment #2104567

    Would it be wrong to point out that the missing parts of the source for w3fools.com ? Or observing that placement of things like the google analytics code at the bottom, instead of…

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    Comment #2079167

    I think this is great. Sure it isn't for me but neither was the Million Dollar Home Page, but it's a nice modern version. Ignore any negative feedback (unless constructive), haters…

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    Comment #1802908

    I happen to agree with you. My biggest issue with GWT is that it generates the Javascript, and I am at it's mercy. However sometimes it's important to get function over form?

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    Comment #1795200

    I may be completely wrong on this, but didn't Google try something almost identical and eventually realised it just didn't work, or the user base wasn't ready for it and Wave-ed go…

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    Comment #1790384

    Why not just use GWT?

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    Comment #1771032

    Even so, 140 Characters is still only enough to give you the chapter titles of the Joshua Bloch book Effective Java Programming. My advice, buy the book, read the titles, then read…

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    Comment #1686436

    When is Developer's Day?

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    Comment #1588387

    In layman terms: The body requires ATP for power, it is the rawest energy base unit for your body and is produced from Carbohydrate. Your body is a machine built for changing fat i…

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    Comment #1567371

    The reason is because it doesn't scale, and you will end up spending most of your time managing the server stack rather than deploying and selling the product.

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    Comment #1554786

    All good reasons for going solo, and exactly what I would expect HN user to say :) Good luck

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    Comment #1554698

    It looks good, nice to see real eCommerce exists (e.g. you pay something for a product, I was beginning to feel like everything was a service of a service). One thing that really r…

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