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And this!

> 19) Oh yes - the only way to develop is on the live server with FTP. Version control is asking if anyone is working on the file you want to edit first.


This is so good!

>12) Being asked to create a favicon that looked like a secure SSL lock because our cert provider didn't work on some mobile devices.


I worked with the author the day this happened. The developer was working on an architecture diagram when his manager screamed at him to stop drawing and get back to coding.


We built this in a way that you can swap between Github Emojis, Twitter Emojis or Apple Emojis.


Great use of Founder Dating data.


My wife had a stroke at the age of 30, seven years ago. It happened in the hospital during an embolization procedure. She was unconscious for 5 days. This event has obviously changed her life, but I wasn't prepared for the ways it would change mine. Thank you for sharing this.


Hey! I wrote this. Thanks for posting to HN. Glad to discuss here.


Bummer, me too.


This post and comments just convinced me to give Alfred a try. I always thought it was just a UI for spotlight.


Alfred is built on Spotlight in the same way that Dropbox is built on the local filesystem. It uses it for the backend, but it provides features far and above the core functionality by doing a lot more with that data than simply accessing it.


Zappos launched the API about a year ago and since it's been used for a lot of internal projects, especially our quarterly hackathons. The public API also powers our Ipad/Iphone apps and several 3rd party webapps. We are really excited to see what other devs can do with it.


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