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Had similar issues to you and also did similar things. However I eventually got through it and my suggestion below is what ended up working for me. For a fortnight, do the followin…

The only comment at this level which is constructive and thoughtful gets the downvote? My thoughts were there is nothing wrong with saying mobile-first and cloud-first. They are co…

What I learned from another indie dev was to stick to creating small games but each new game you create introduce a couple of new game designs. Therefore after a while, you'll have…

With no backing data, my reasoning would be it's the ideal time to jump into the industry. Before the iPhone, I can only imagine how hard it'd be for developers to handle the busin…

I've had similar thoughts. My current plan is to move towards contracting work. Therefore, if there is time between contracts, instead of dwelling on loss of income, it essentially…

I'm jealous about you living in NY. I had a holiday there for a fortnight recently and for the first time in my life, I felt truly inspired. One of my highlights was going through …

Thanks for the links. Tried a few out and they were quite interesting. IMO, the two most exciting things that is happening right now is the Occulus Rift and independent developers.…

Excellent work. I like your perma-wield idea. I've only just started on the "aspiring indie" path the past 6 months [1] and it's a great feeling when I've got a spare weekend to to…

If I had my time again with headphones, I'd be buying DT770 (work) / DT990 (home)/ Bose QC15 (travel) The Beyer's are very comfortable which I think is the #1 feature for long peri…

I'm using these at home too. Previously I went through Logitech's every 2-3 years, I've never even considered changing to something else since owning them.

I'm a person and I care about widespread surveillance of people.

I'm a regular user of Evernote and it certainly makes me reconsider that decision if that's the mentality of the CTO. Time to look into alternatives.

Cheers. I found it helpful. I too would like to have an answer but having the question is the most important thing. http://kiriakakis.net/comics/mused/a-day-at-the-park

I've been playing around with MonoGame and it's not too bad. Considering Microsoft has stopped developing for XNA, it might be time to look into it. I've been using a component bas…

From personal experience, Google Apps Script is not ready for Enterprise / Production. It's simply too unreliable. However I do enjoy the API. It's wonderful how easy it is to prot…

I made a recent trip to NYC and visited several museums and Five Points. I was more impressed by the artwork by the graffiti artists than the majority of items at say MoMA PS1. Unf…

Similar to other comments, my father (68), rides to and from work which is 30km+, then for fun, will also include another 2-3 hour ride after work. My understanding is eventually y…

I don't agree that'd be a disaster, I personally like the idea or at least something similar. Essentially it's about basing promotions & pay based off meritocracy. There could be c…

Yes. I should have added an additional statement that these games actually promote themselves as clones. UberBlox "Im making a kinda of Minecraft Clone" https://www.allegro.cc/foru…

If anything, it seems similar to Terraria. I'm not going to call it a clone because I personally find the term derogatory. I'd rather call it a 2D platform sandbox game that has si…

My gut feeling is that there are more suitable approaches, such as the recently submitted PG story. http://brandonb.cc/no-filter-the-meanest-thing-paul-graham-s...

Just playing devil's advocate here. My opinion is neither for / against Linus's approach yet. Why is the language unacceptable? He criticizes the work / logic that has been impleme…

Just installed it and think it's superb. I hope HN takes some influence from your extension.

I'm subscribed to Pluralsight training. Maybe only a few courses might be relevant but it's a relatively cheap entry cost for the possible ROI.