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wiradikusuma

5,491karma·1,510submissions·January 14, 2011
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My email is my username at gmail.com.

I'm writing a practical guide to building and launching mobile apps end-to-end: https://opinionatedlaunch.com/

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It's not mentioned in the article whether structure is preserved, because if it's eliminating the "wrong" styles (affecting structure) then everything else it's doing right is…
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I know this is serious science, but I can't help but wonder, how did these people conduct their research? I kept thinking the toilet in a gas station, but I'm sure they did it in an isolated…
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Are there many success stories for open source targeted at end-users? E.g. imagine if Photoshop is open source, would Adobe be financially successful?
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I have a pet peeve about this. From the chart, Indonesia's currency is undervalued (meaning burger prices should be more expensive). But for many people here, eating a Big Mac is a "luxury&q…
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How is it compared to Signoz, which is also open source?
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At the same time, I feel the gap is widening between these and professional apps. It's easier to write apps, and it's harder to write "real" apps (for the masses). I'm writing…
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It could be that most of the passengers are Japanese so it's largely cultural (I understand some of the passengers might be non-Japanese). I can't imagine people in my country following thes…
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Don't iOS apps have that small black back icon on the top left that sometimes appears when you open another app?
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"But there is a difference: Big property companies can keep doing business after they default and are even considered savvy for jettisoning distressed buildings. But homeowners who stopped paying…
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I regularly treat my 25-ish team to all-you-can-eat (AYCE) buffets (until recently, almost every week). What I observe, which could be country-specific, there are two kinds of "ideal" custom…
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Disclaimer: I wrote a book about creating apps, end-to-end, and I use Flutter https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38433668 It's the same thing with the Flutter ecosystem. Half o…
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There's a gazillion tech, but our time is limited in learning everything. I can give suggestions (my industry is fintech, and previously banking, e-commerce and telco—so may/may not be relev…
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I can't give money, but I can give my time. I've interviewed hundreds of candidates for the past 3-4 years. Recently I noticed more and more people are immediately available (i.e., they'…
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There's a saying (which could be specific to my country) about men approaching women. If you're handsome it's called flirting, if you're ugly it's sexual harassment. Joking as…
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Asking again here (different thread) but still about email: Is making email hosting with cute name still a thing? I own a couple of cute domain names (something like love.com or pretty.com, but obviou…
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Just wondering, is making email hosting with cute name still a thing? I own a couple of cute domain names (something like love.com or pretty.com, but obviously not those), so I'm thinking if I ca…
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I've been trying to get AI to write a component to embed in my Flutter app. The component is a zoomable whiteboard. These people who said AI built programs, are they using different AI?
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I reckon that those billons are not flushed down the toilet right? They must have produced some IP or tech, that even though not immediately sellable today, can be monetized (patent troll) or integrat…
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So what's the use case for this? Can I buy this and start a hosting company?
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The pricing page ( https://www.revert.dev/#pricing ) doesn't even mention it ("self-hosted" or "community" or something like that). Or is that intentional to ca…
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Congrats on launching the book! I'm writing Opinionated Launch ( https://opinionatedlaunch.com ) to share practical ideas based on my experience as CTO for a small startup and VPoE in a…
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My mom always says no to any marketing offers. Last time I thought she was stupid for missing out on deals, but now I think she's a genius for having a strong spam filter and delegating the rest …
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And cloud provider
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