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Charlie Nutter's project, currently called Duby, allows you to write Ruby code and have it compile to Java class files. He wants to rename the project to something with less of a d…

This is a great idea. I can't tell much from the image you provided about how the code samples are distinguished from the rest of the text. Usually you want code samples in a sligh…

I need to design an inbox for a messaging application. I want it to look slick. Any recommendations?

"Lastly, and probably the biggest problem is that there's no support. You can resort to posting messages to the forum but if you've got a customer who is pissed off because they ju…

The kinds of people who work in startups are probably living in cheaper neighborhoods and finding creative ways to make their dollars go further. As pg has commented, nerds tend to…

This seems pointlessly speculative, doesn't it?

For a minute there I thought they removed their 1GB file size limit. Should have known better. I've been waiting for Google to do a better job of competing with Windows SkyDrive (2…

How unexpected.

Actually it says the NSA illegally wiretapped a charity and two individuals: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/us/01nsa.html Bush is not involved in the lawsuit. He simply authoriz…

I'm not sure this is the best example for young startup founders: Paul English started out with a shitload of cash to burn on hiring and his cofounder was one of the former heads o…

I found this post disappointingly short on administrative details, unlike Max Klein's earlier Rentacoder-related post, which is surely the definitive reference on this subject: htt…

Repetitive coding tasks will burn the curiosity out of anyone. The only solution is to not have "IT organizations".

I still don't get this Web TV thing. I see Boxee just got some more funding a few months ago. But I don't know who uses their service or why . Would appreciate any enlightenment on…