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Re: Are you working for github yet?

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Post by DiabloD3 » Fri, Feb 11, 2011, 11:24 AM UTC

tanoku wrote: post #28

homecoded wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, it crashes Safari on my iPod Touch 2G. I was curious so I looked at the code. IMHO there are only two possibilities: (a) It's the css-font-definition-stuff they're doing (b) google analytics script is causing the problem Actually, I do think it's google. Too bad, people should check their websites on mobile devices, too, before release. I believe I am not the only one who enjoys his/her daily dose of hacker new…

No, I mean broken as in I keep getting the wrong answer. :/ I'm scared now... Maybe I'm getting fired or something.

I upvoted you, I needed that laugh.

Re: Are you working for github yet?

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Post by ordinathorreur » Fri, Feb 11, 2011, 12:19 PM UTC

DrJokepu wrote: post #30

Note for web developers: Browsers on Windows suck at rendering most custom fonts. If you feel that you definitely want to embed your font, at least please check it on Windows first, play with font sizes and positioning and make sure they don't look silly.

Why should everyone have to purchase another OS, at a high price, just to work around another OS's problems? Shouldn't you be contacting your OS provider about this instead?

Re: Are you working for github yet?

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Post by ubertaco » Fri, Feb 11, 2011, 2:20 PM UTC

ordinathorreur wrote: post #32

DrJokepu wrote: post #30

Note for web developers: Browsers on Windows suck at rendering most custom fonts. If you feel that you definitely want to embed your font, at least please check it on Windows first, play with font sizes and positioning and make sure they don't look silly.

Why should everyone have to purchase another OS, at a high price, just to work around another OS's problems? Shouldn't you be contacting your OS provider about this instead?

When that "other OS" is highly ubiquitous (~90% or higher market share), it is reasonable to expect developers to purchase the OS before developing for an audience that uses it.

Re: Are you working for github yet?

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Post by bkudria » Fri, Feb 11, 2011, 11:17 PM UTC

tedunangst wrote: post #19

peregrine wrote: post #17

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This is something that is frustrating to me. Startups will go to MIT and Standford begging for interns and grads but people who are qualified and show enough initiative to do the challenges/job postings don't even get an email back. Just because my school is small and not well known outside of the Midwest doesn't make it inferior. /rant I suppose I just have to start my own thing if I want to work around smart and co…

It's a lot of work arranging travel and accommodations.

Bullshit. When I came to SF to be an intern, I purchased my own tickets (my parents helped) and I found a room on Craigslist for three months. (Again, my parents helped with the rent.) I wish I had known about AirBnB.

My point is, if your intern can figure out web programming, the difference between Ruby procs and lambdas, or what fine whiskey tastes like, they can book a flight.