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From what I can figure out, Auto-Save and Versions are pretty-much built-in. Assuming an application that uses standard Cocoa approaches to document management, it just needs to de…

At least they've done enough testing to realise that interaction should be done with the left hand.

It was totally open and free. One needed to just sign up on the website and turn up. Which is probably the most damning thing about the platform: when such effort is spent at lurin…

I'm actually expecting this whole thing to turn out to be a fantastic case of guerilla marketing by tumblr. It just seems too hilariously perfect.

For what it's worth, I took just one look at the front page and it told me pretty well what the product is. But then, I've spent years working in this exact field, so it might be a…

You are right. He needed a visa to get on the flight. However, my understanding of the refugee stuff is that one doesn't actually need to enter the country. You're not inside the c…

Actually, he only needs a visa to enter the country. The Geneva Convention allows anyone to present at a border post and claim refugee protection (with a few exceptions, but visas …

His assertion is actually backed up by MongoDB docs: "Sharding will be production-ready in MongoDB v1.6, estimated to be released in July 2010." Their current sharding alpha is onl…

By the way, this article first appeared in a recent Something Awful thread. It is very long but has heaps of information for anyone interested in highway design. http://forums.some…

There is a very simple solution: pass a law that automatically absolves customers of any fraud, and places burden of proof on the banks. Transactions reported fraudulent should be …

I've noticed some newer ATMs around these parts started doing that as well. However, is is of absolutely no use without associated customer education. The machines don't even say "…

As a russian, I can add to this. Lettershapes in cyrillic cursive look nothing like printed ones. When I started school I could read perfectly, yet handwritten notices on the door …

Here's how I would explain REST to a wife: It's a made-up pile of bollox. It stands for "and now I'm going to refer to meaningless pseudo-science in an attempt to confuse you and b…

This for washing clothes would be good. Put a reader in the hamper and track all dirty clothes going into it. Notify me when there is enough similarly coloured stuff there to do a …

This is really cool. Taking one look gave me quite a few new ideas. I'm slightly confused about its focus, though. How is it different from those sites that list webapp ideas? Noth…

PayPal's basic business account has subscription functionality. It does exactly what you described: you send a customer to PayPal, indicating what their billing cycle is and how mu…

Most games in this space depend on virtual goods sales for their revenue. You know, "Get the sword of Unknowing and Libidinousness for $0.50" sorta stuff. A surprising number of pl…

You got it. We didn't actually change advertising stuff at all, it's just that it only kicks in after a few days for each user. In general, advertising performs terribly in these k…

Thanks a lot for all your feedback, guys. It far outstripped my expectations. HN once again proved to be a fantastic place :) We've addressed some of the most pressing issues, and …

Our business plan is fairly typical of these sorta games. It is free to play, however players can pay to get extra abilities and items. Usually, a game develops a core group of peo…

This has been removed. Thanks, guys. :)

Thanks. Most of your points are very much valid, and this sort of frank opinion is very much appreciated. Naturally, we will be improving the site based on the feedback we get.

Haha, fixed, thanks. BureauPoints was meant to evoke feelings of battling bureaucracy. I suspect that got lost somewhere along the way.

The site's hosted on Amazon US, and seems fast enough from here.. Some advanced game features require paying, and advertisement shows up eventually. It's a standard model for these…