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northband

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About northband

Dev by trade for almost 2 decades now. Currently using Rails for the last 5 years - love it. I'm partial to Rails but into all languages - whatever is best for the job.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #37940967

    In case anyone is interested in some additional patches, here's one I found useful: https://www.offthematrix.net/product-page/tx81z-dx11-patches

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    Comment #37940944

    This is crazy to see this on Hacker News because I have a TX81Z sitting next to me on my rack. I've been using it for a few weeks now and love it for, obviously for Lately Bass, bu…

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    Comment #31240241

    My family keeps our own compostable straws in the car. We typically don't ask for straws, lids, bags, etc. There are cases where you may forget, or can't avoid it, but overall it h…

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    Comment #14184801

    In a good environment and state of mind good clean acid can freak you out initially but after you peak you have this longer period of a zen like state where it seems you have endle…

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    Comment #14184774

    I don't doubt that it is unique for being active at such low levels. But the issue I was mentioning is ensuring that it is indeed real LSD and not some similar drug. Currently ther…

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    Comment #14184661

    So this kind of article is excellent and I really am excited about how entheogen can potentially heal productivity to depression. I have been very interested in this concept and ap…

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    Ask HN: Any bay area deadheads looking for cheap GD tix?

    I know this is non-tech, but I got a couple extra tix to this weekend's Fare The Well show's in Santa Clara and curious if anyone wants to buy them for cheap. I apologize if this i…

  8. story
    To collect sales tax or not?

    We have a where we provide instructional training through the form of videos, web-text modules, and online testing. We are wondering whether we need to collect sales tax? Our compa…

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    Comment #7463503

    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5652890/rails_casts.png

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    Comment #7392706

    Curious if you've heard of http://phoenixtears.ca/ I don't know if it works for everyone but I can vouch that it does for some.

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    Comment #7373061

    Curious how an article like this makes it to the #1 spot.

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    Comment #7222363

    Hey that's a cool idea - good luck!

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    Comment #7096259

    Cool app - good luck mokkol - that's my approach - micro business apps.

  14. story
    Show HN: Post your Pug Photos

    I couldn't help myself. I whipped up a quick web app for sharing pug photos. Those little stinkers circle 3 times and nestle into your heart!

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    Comment #6996230

    There is something going on with pugs. Since getting one we've discovered some sort of cult following - in which we've become victim. For instance, one night I couldn't help myself…

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    Comment #6596636

    Looks awesome while listening to Another Brick In The Wall Pt.2

  17. story
    Ask HN: What is the best enterprise digital asset management?

    We have several hundred GB of files and need to share them across physical locations as well as allow our staffers to access from anywhere. We want something like Adobe Bridge for …

  18. story
    Ask HN: Is there any Ann Arbor/Detroit Rubyists/Javascripters and/or gatherings?

    I'm new in the area and looking to meet up with Rubyists and some Javascript coders to work on some projects. Most importantly I'm looking for 'nice people' ;-) Give me a shout out…

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    Comment #6377427

    I read about Chris back in '94 or so and was moved. I sold everything I had and decided to head out into the Colorado wilderness. However, while working and saving for my trip I sa…

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    Comment #5938473

    UPDATE: As it turns out they had bad contact info to contact us when the issue first occurred. So in all fairness they did make an attempt to get ahold of us. However, there still …

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    Comment #5938463

    I agree. In our case it would be nice to have an account manager. As far as phone support I think the idea itself is comforting, however, it doesn't mean a solution is going to be …

  22. story
    Ask HN: Do you think phone support is needed?

    Today our payment processor shut us down w/o much, if any, warning and a very vague reason. To make matters worse, though we made several attempts to contact them we got zero help.…

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    Comment #5788610

    Thanks everyone - domain.com/artist is what it will be. Look forward to a Show HN: soon once I get this put up.

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    Ask HN: What is better: artist.domain.com or domain.com/artist?

    I'm putting together a simple web app that profiles artists. I'm curious which is better for search engines - having the artist at the beginning of the domain or after?

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    Show HN: PugRodeo.com

    This is what happens when a programmer gets a pug? I just put this on Heroku - enjoy.