Viewing profile — kj12345

So true about the documentation and APIs. In the network stack for example, if you do certain things to a POST, Flash actually stops using HTTP and starts using "XML Sockets" which…

It's not completely new functionality. Adobe Alchemy, for example, has been free since 2008 and is used by a number of popular Flash apps and games. Of course they can charge for i…

I think it's this phenomenon of bloatware vs minimal software: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000020.html Summary: It's probably not that any given customer actually…

Thanks I didn't know all that about Gelernter and his work.

To me these patents seem less transparently silly than many of those often at issue in high-profile cases, and yet they end up providing an even harsher argument against software p…

Definitely. Particularly given that new tech will initially be costly and not necessarily fit in a car.

I made a mockup of two possible methods for dealing with multiple, often over-the-top, submissions on popular topics (Color funding, Apple TOS changes, etc). These tweaks don't add…

As a relatively new user I'm genuinely interested: which 3 or 4 types of comments and posts do you find interesting or representative of the old HN? I'm willing to change what I co…

Great point. I think this concept of "disruption" is out of place anyway when the existing site is mostly free and works fine on mobile devices. You might be able to steal traffic …

For me the biggest goal is fewer lines to organize in the first place rather than any particular scheme for grouping. What I do is: 1) Use as few separate stylesheets site-wide as …

But is it reasonable to say that Google has "sacrificed any idea of openness" by delaying the release of source code for one iteration of its platform?

Yeah I think this sort of backlash hurts the overall push towards openness because for example Adobe probably looks at the possibility of publishing Flash player source but they kn…

I think some HNers aren't bothering to distinguish between satire/parody and silly memes. So they kill great posts like that one off just to be sure, and then we're left with a bun…

So true. I've often read interviews with founders and things get very vague around the "how did you pay bills before you had revenue" question. It becomes pretty clear that there w…

And it's $180/year for an experience that is going to be diluted by their continuing need to please advertisers. It would be a stronger strategy if they said that serving the needs…

I agree with what you're saying, but I think the original post went much further. Even with respect to what you're saying I think the paradox is that if you discover that people do…

So products which take a long time to initially build and release simply can't be successful? That just seems like an extreme and limiting economic theory to me, and one which requ…

What a classic strawman response. TechCrunch says Moviefone " asked us to change our post". Movefone responds "We never told TechCrunch to change the post in any way". But Moviefon…

Right, we're getting a nice snapshot of technology with IE9, and if that doesn't include Web Workers or some other feature, fine. But the key advantage of Chrome is that WebGL bare…

Yes, the name "Circles" is awesome. It's agressive and appealing when seen from the perspective of "what do you offer that's better than Facebook", but also generically pleasant if…

Cool. Small copy change you might consider is something like "We export your Gmail contacts. And email them to you." Maybe also a sample of what the email's going to look like.

Yeah I can't figure out if "end of the low-cost startup" means that VCs are going to have to pay a lot since there have been so many big investments recently, or if it's about the …

You needed a service, so you searched for it based on features and cost? When I need to solve a problem, I wait for my social graph to to create buzz OR a lean startup to convince …

It's also an area where businesses have to work constantly to resist legitimate forces: the desire to know more about customers, the desire to reduce piracy, and the desire to outs…