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j_b_f | 2 years ago | on: The companies employees don't want to leave in 2023

I’m not sure about the methodology here… Apple has a huge retail workforce that almost certainly plays a role.

ETA: Sort of analogous to Amazon’s warehouse workforce.

I couldn’t find it in the source, but I assume they’re only counting people who _have_ left these companies? Otherwise growing companies with a higher percentage of newer employees would be heavily penalized.

j_b_f | 10 years ago | on: Hawaii Bans Non-Compete and Non-Solicit Clauses in High-Tech Employment

The individual citizen (!) who lobbied tirelessly for this bill tried to get a broader version passed in the previous session. Unfortunately as bbanyc45 points out there was too much opposition from entrenched interests for that to pass. So he tried again (which is pretty admirable), this time using narrower language.

j_b_f | 11 years ago | on: Workflow for iOS

The preview video (linked elsewhere) shows the ability to add an Extension to run a specific workflow using iOS Profiles. I'm pretty sure that functionality isn't present in the released version.

j_b_f | 12 years ago | on: Square Cash

There's a pretty straightforward SMS confirmation thing you can enable by logging in to your Square account. Tested and it seems to work well. Also note that the weekly transfer limit is $250 if you don't verify yourself, so the risk is somewhat limited.

j_b_f | 15 years ago | on: Google Android Captures #1 Position in U.S. Smartphone Market

The only reasons not to get one are (1) Not-great hardware, if you love top-of-the-line stuff, it'll fall short, (2) Sprint's network is pretty sucky, and you can't roam onto Verizon like I believe you can with regular Sprint, (3) Virgin Mobile doesn't allow VM forwarding so you can't easily use Google Voice for Voicemail.

On the other hand, it's a nearly-pure Froyo experience, the battery life and performance is great, the plans are dead cheap, it has awesome hardware buttons not crappy haptic capacitive ones, a Market install of "Quick Settings" opens up the Wifi Hotspot feature. Seriously, $25/mo?!

Anyway, I bought one, and coming off an old iPhone (and AT&T), I think it's great so far. Might have to reevaluate after I spend some time out of the metro area and away from Interstates.

j_b_f | 15 years ago | on: Netflix touts open source, ignores Linux

Right on. "Company announces Y, but Where's Z?" is just like the "Is X is a Y Killer?" template that does nothing more than drive page views and indulge the author's preconceived biases. The tech press is the worst!

j_b_f | 15 years ago | on: Show HN: Our telepresence setup

Yeah, I feel like a lot of distributed startups have had these 'video portals' going at one time or another. I know we have.

Generally use drops off (in favor of standard one-on-one or one-to-many videoconferences) after the novelty ends. Primarily because the fidelity sucks and there are better uses for a large monitor, like watching YouTube videos during lunch.

j_b_f | 15 years ago | on: Google Voice for iPhone Released

There are some rough edges (like the SMS sending screen, yuck) but what I'm impressed by is how performant the app is on my old-ass 3G. It seems to open faster than the SMS or Dialer apps do. Probably 'cause it was developed back when the 3G was cutting-edge!

j_b_f | 15 years ago | on: Stephen Wolfram Uses This

Weird then that he regularly uses an iPhone and iPad which presumably don't offer this functionality.

j_b_f | 15 years ago | on: Make CSS3 buttons that are extremely fancy

That, and more and more browsing is done using easily zoomable browsers like Mobile Safari. It's becoming less likely that users will experience your site at its "native" resolution, so anything that moves away from poorly-scalable images is a good thing.

j_b_f | 15 years ago | on: Cold Calling Techniques

Everything is dependent on your market. To paraphrase Dharmesh Shah, "enterprise products are sold, not bought." Part of that selling process is making sure prospects know you exist, and understand the value you provide. Cold calls are one way to do that. Not a very cost effective (or effective) way to do it, but still one way.

Personal example: today I got a cold call from a guy who runs a shop that produces short video interviews with companies and their customers. Their product looks awesome, but they're so small and I new I probably would have never found them otherwise. We'll probably use them.

On the other hand, if we do it, that'll be the second cold-call product I will have purchased in 10 years running this business.

j_b_f | 15 years ago | on: The $0.001 DIY iPhone 4 Antenna Fix

In this example the Mercedes also costs the same as a Honda, right?

Look, Apple sets expectations super high, and to a certain extent that's their fault. But they're also innovating like crazy and, unfortunately, there are bound to be some missteps. Would you rather they slow things down a bit? I wouldn't.

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