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Comment · 11 years ago
It would be interesting to see a side by side comparison of people coding for the exact same output, and the time difference between them. If React is supposed to make coding faster, then why is the code a black box? Why do I have to debug the React source code to find out what's going on. Too much div soup, too much abstraction. I genuinely would love to see a code-off between developers where they make a simple TODO app, with one in vanilla JS and the other in React. Presuming the React developer has mastered React and won't run into some form of roadblock (which is rare).
Comment · 11 years ago
What mechanisms are allowed for exporting to other services? Can I own my data? Can I self host this using a VPS? Why is it so expensive; I am already subscribed to a tonne of other services? What can I do to make it cheaper - I have some reach on social networks, and you could probably do with some traffic. I upvoted BTW
Comment · 11 years ago
As corporates have always done; co-opt actually sustainable ideas for their own needs. Hexayurts are deliberately not patented and free as in free speech, not free beer. The social bandwidth allows the idea to propagate naturally without being MTV'd and made microwaveable for the masses
Comment · 11 years ago
It's a good idea, as I prefer to try on clothes in a shop rather than buy them online. The weird thing about clothes is that even if the size is correct, the clothes sometimes don't fit, or just don't hang right. Most people don't feel satisfied after buying clothes from the net because there's always some quirk in the 'fit' that annoys them and the effort of sending it back proves too much.

TL;DR Size is a bullshit metric and people also look for 'hang' and 'comfort'.

Comment · 11 years ago
You don't need to convince. By convincing you only draw attention to the fact you have relocated in the past.
Comment · 11 years ago

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