access_denied's comments

On: Providing a high quality education to anyone, anyw...

[access_denied]

Sorry.

[jacquesm → access_denied]

Never mind the 'sorry', I missed it then and I'm really happy you posted it now.

On: Using Game Mechanics To Teach Users MS Office

[access_denied]

Play nethack.

On: The case against layoffs: they often backfire

[access_denied]

SAP was founded by former IBM employees who weren't allowed to do the project inside of IBM.

On: Ask HN: Am I crazy to port my Rails app to PHP?

[access_denied]

> I don't want to play sysadmin in my spare time collaborate with someone who does.

On: Ask HN: What should Microsoft do to get its mojo b...

[access_denied]

That's what is wrong with MS: they lack vision. They need to focus on a compelling vision. All else comes from that.

On: Italy looking to kill user-generated content sites

[access_denied]

Italy is strong in fashion and has a big market for motorcycles and mobile phones. That's it.

On: How A Student With $1,100, Launched Whitepages.com...

[access_denied]

Drumsticks is a way forward from the usual stuff like mugs, t-shirts and so on.

On: This is the title of a typical incendiary blog po...

[access_denied]

This is the sentence in which I try to steer the thread back to he original topic. This sentence is my backup in which I blather unrelated, anecdotal stuff from my workplace, because it just popped into my head and I have the slight feel that my first sentence won't meet his purpose.

[Semiapies → access_denied]

This is a comment nobody actually really sees, because they skipped down the page when they saw the conversation indent this far over.

On: View facebook friend list (hidden or not hidden)

[access_denied]

You know that saying "everyone knows everybody over 6 other people", maybe something about that. Or: who of your friend's friend's friend's has the same hobby / whatever.

On: Google Twists Knife In IE6, Pulls Support From Doc...

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The irony is: nothing will put more cash in MS pockest than forcing those corporate lame-ducks to finally upgrade.

[Tichy → access_denied]

Isn't upgrading IE free? Or is it really old versions of Windows they run, that can't be upgraded? Which ones would that be?