boscomutunga's comments

boscomutunga | 11 years ago | on: Invisible Click Tracking Using “Empty” UTF-8 Characters

i don't see any variables in the url when i run the inspector.

boscomutunga | 13 years ago | on: The Django Book is getting updated

finally, i was getting tired of people recommending this old dinosaur.The django community is active enough to contribute to this wonderful resource.

boscomutunga | 13 years ago | on: Bootstrap Maintainers Leave Twitter

Thank you for bootstrap, its a very wonderful tool.It's success is evident from the large developer community.With tools like jets rap and bootsnip , this is just the beginning.

boscomutunga | 13 years ago | on: Anonymous Publishing is Dead

A coffee shop somewhere in africa would be ideal,

boscomutunga | 14 years ago | on: Google, what were you thinking?

Well, it will be interesting to hear what google has to say but meanwhile there seems to be a lot of people with axes to grind with google.On the other hand, what's taking so long, google should have given a statement on the issue.

boscomutunga | 14 years ago | on: Tech’s Relationship With Depression, Suicide and Asperger’s

I think the real solution would be to avoid cutting off from society.Most experienced and stable techies have wives and some kids, this helps them keep their sanity.Having to go home to a loving wife and some children really refreshes a man and brings calmness to his mind.In my experience, techies with a family tend to be mentally balanced.

boscomutunga | 14 years ago | on: Tech’s Relationship With Depression, Suicide and Asperger’s

I think age is definitely a factor, between the ages of 19 to 24 most people have a technical brilliance but don't have the mental experience to deal with emotional stress that comes with failure and increased demands.

boscomutunga | 14 years ago | on: How One Missing `var` Ruined our Launch

Reminds me of a time i had a similar bug.The more i tried the more i found it hard to discover the bug.One approach i usually use is to take a timeout and relax.But in your position there was no time for relaxing.

boscomutunga | 14 years ago | on: Samsung Overtakes Apple as World’s Biggest Smartphone Seller

The secret of samsung is that they cater for multiple price ranges, also the use of android is proving to be a good advantage over the now dying nokia.Despite the launch of the lumia, nokia and microsoft aren't likely to win in this race.

boscomutunga | 14 years ago | on: Google Denies Requests To Remove Videos of Police Brutality

Yes, there is little they could do since its the government we are speaking about here.

boscomutunga | 14 years ago | on: Show HN: my collaborative drawing webapp

Great work , works perfectly in chrome

boscomutunga | 14 years ago | on: Why I read Hacker News even though I understand very little of it

Sponge learning is very good, especially when one wants to learn new vocabulary and tech jargon.

boscomutunga | 14 years ago | on: Advice From An Old Programmer

I like the point mentioned that we should avoid being allied to a particular language and reflect on solving the problem.

boscomutunga | 15 years ago | on: Programming is…

True there's more to programming than sitting down and writing code.

boscomutunga | 15 years ago | on: The Pirate Bay: “The Battle of Internets is About to Begin”

The religious war between pirates and copyright will always continue.

boscomutunga | 15 years ago | on: Open Letter To New Programmers

I have to agree with the fact that one has to be patient when it comes to programming,it takes time because its skill that needs to be mastered by repetition.Also it doesn't improve you if you always code alone,large projects are done by teams so it is important to start working with other coders as soon as possible.

boscomutunga | 15 years ago | on: Alex Payne - Rules for Computing Happiness (2008)

I think it all comes down to the saying that "a tool is as good as it's user",you can have the latest hardware,software but it makes no sense if they don't add to your productivity or they slow you down instead of helping achieve your goal.

boscomutunga | 15 years ago | on: The value of Google Maps directions logs

Yes,i think that kind of data is very valuable. Another application of this kind of data is in transport and movement statistics of a population.

boscomutunga | 15 years ago | on: Rootkit on a Brand new Toshiba laptop

I think this adds to the advantages of using linux and scrapping windows,after all with the security features of linux nothing like this would have happened.

boscomutunga | 15 years ago | on: Chinese Infinite Magical Hard-Drive

I once had an experience where i was sold a fake piece of equipment.I proceeded to ask for warranty but the store owner told me they don't give warranties for such type of products.So i insisted for a warranty.Surprisingly he pulled out the original and authentic version and wrote me a warranty.apparently they seem to know that some are genuine and some are counterfeit.