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The 0.2 implies two "point releases". Traditionally these increment the value after the decimal point in a version number. so: 8 + 2 = 10, therefore 1.10. It's best to view the ver…

I think he was referring to 4GB as being too little . If you are doing anything involving photos/video/audio editing, you are probably going to want at least 8GB.

It will be available on both the Xbox 360 and PS3, in addition to the PC.

The user who made that comment (and subsequently deleted it) was http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=anon1231213 As you can see, their karma is -2, but there are no comments on the…

Here's the write up in Science Insider: http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/05/geographer...

Yeah, good point. I'm new to this hiring thing, so I'm trying to establish a reference point. I specifically mentioned "junior", but still, you're right, all the good ones will be …

London, UK - Junior Rails Developer We're a startup who build business software. Our web app, ClaimAble, is for insurance claims management. It runs on Rails and MongoDB and we're …

Berlin has a very active, vibrant startup scene.

Great! Still a good read though and it certainly conveys sentiment I am sure is shared by many (and perhaps even more so in post-recession 2011) :P

It would appear they are doing some server side magic to determine which stuff shows up (hence the need for their own server): "...Well, it has a set of algorithms that are looking…

Agreed. In fact, "getting rid of cocks" would go along way to making most things in life more interesting and successful!

What a great idea! Who hasn't got an unused gift card lying around somewhere!? Although, it would be awesome if they offered digital delivery of gift cards that can be redeemed onl…

Maybe they are planning on monetizing based on those stats. I'm sure certain companies would like to deliver targeted ads based on individuals' preferences. Also, judging by the "U…

Definately try http://heroku.com . They have an excellent free plan that is perfect for smaller projects and development. Also, if you use git, it's really easy to deploy an app by…

I recommend Blueprint CSS grid framework ( http://www.blueprintcss.org/ ) . It's really easy to use and forces you to think about layout (which is the root of good web design). You…

Of course. That's a good use case. Thanks :)

This is pretty cool and worth noting for future project, but I can't help thinking it makes more sense to do this server side. It would be more useful, to me at least, if it conver…

This guide is excellent. Reading it now! Thanks for the tip!

Thanks. This looks great. It's exactly the sort of thing I am looking for as I too don't want waste time re-learning the basics!

Obviously there are great online resources, but I'd like to crack the spine and smell the pages of an actual book. -I'm new to Ruby, but a fast learner. -I've had enough of PHP. -I…

I use http://www.fastspring.com/ . I too am UK based and this solution works nicely. They're US-based, but it means anyone with a credit card (US, UK or whatever) can pay for your …

Cool. I will have to try this out too!

You are charging $0.99 for an app that does nothing more than copy a URL to the pasteboard. I understand that you are trying to make the process of adding the bookmarklet to Safari…