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asherdavidson | 5 months ago | on: Why haven't local-first apps become popular?

Would you feel the same way about a closed source local-first app that used sqlite as the underlying database?

That would let you access your data forever, albeit you might still need to write your own scripts to port it to another app.

asherdavidson | 8 years ago | on: How did Google Talk change from a dream to a nightmare?

They have decent search at least. Lots of filters you can customize. It feels a little janky to use though.

asherdavidson | 10 years ago | on: Visual Studio 2015 and .NET 4.6 Available for Download

Yes. In fact I downloaded the pro version about two weeks ago, so it seems they only removed it relatively recently. I hope they add pro 2015.

asherdavidson | 11 years ago | on: Show HN: Where is “Who is hiring?” hiring?

Can you add an option to sort by companies that are offering internships as well?

asherdavidson | 11 years ago | on: Air Traffic Control Simulator

It's funny you mention BVA. I joined them many years ago (before FSX closed gamespy) and I flew with them quite a bit. I think I was just a little intimidated by how professional they were. I did a few of their lessons, and then I went back to free flight in the offline sim where I could take off the from the taxi ways :).

asherdavidson | 11 years ago | on: Air Traffic Control Simulator

This is a lot of fun. I've always been a huge fan of flight sims, but I never realized that ATC was just as much fun. Just a few notes:

* All the planes enter at 90 degree angles. I assume this is intentional, but it would be nice to have semi-random entry angles.

* There are a fixed number of planes in the simulation. It would be more challenging and fun if more planes would arrive while I'm taking care of the others.

* The words are small and hard to read.

All in all I think this is a really cool simulation. I can see myself wasting many more hours on it. Thanks!

asherdavidson | 11 years ago | on: Mac App Store: The Subtle Exodus

Another possible metric for rating apps could simply be how many users use an app on a consistent basis and how many hours they've logged in the app. If you get an app that has 5 negative reviews and 1 positive review, but you have over 100 people using it everyday for a few hours it should be rated highly regardless of the negative reviews.