codebeard

Hi everyone,

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It definitely made me cringe, especially compared with something like Trunk Club: https://www.trunkclub.com/. For lack of a better: something about this site--right down to the hero image--makes me feel dirty.

The copy alone seems like it's either written by (or perhaps for?) the stereotypical adolescent male. Selling it as more of a concierge service would really make it more mature.

That said, I'm a "Guy" who actually enjoys shopping for clothes and dressing like an adult, so take my thoughts with a pinch or two.

Eh, fair enough. He just struck three nerves on a Monday morning.

1. proselytism 2. grammatical solecism 3. inflating the value of a "downvote"

In hindsight, I should have kept my mouth shut. But hit those three before my caffeine deficiency has been addressed, and I'll likely find myself in _that_ role.

I hate to be _that_ guy, but for someone who values the opinion of others as you apparently, do, using 'whom' on the internet isn't likely to win you over any friends. Let alone using it incorrectly...

Unnecessary and distracting parallax features are quickly becoming the marquee and blink of this generation.

Why not come out and say what you're too coy to say?

Of course, I opened my mouth too soon; A quick google search revealed pressing the tick (`) navigates from box to box. I'm back, baby!

The only thing lacking here is the ability to navigate multiple inbox sections with the keyboard.

I use a very similar system (in fact the same, just with different stars) and hitting g + s then using j/k to navigate messages is so much faster than using a mouse/trackpad. It feels sort of barbaric.

I suppose this view gives me a nice overview, I just wish there were a hotkey to move from box to box.

Thanks for the response. I guess I'll have to really poke around with it and get a feel for myself.

Can anyone provide some specific examples of how this is a "copy" of OSX? I am someone who sparsely used Os X and is admittedly anti-Apple.

I'm trying hard not to assume the people in the thread saying it's a copy are more than just Apple zealots but it's difficult when no one provides any evidence.

Too bad the hardware is overpriced... Reflects bad on Ubuntu.

>And let us simply draw the curtain of charity over the Cake PHP results.

Something about that phrase "Let us simply draw the curtain of charity..." resulted in an immediate spittake. Coffee everywhere.

I went to J-school. I have the benefit of holding a degree from one of the most prestigious schools in the world.

I've been out of school for six years and have yet to find a single job, in spite of the half-dozen successful internships with various mega-media corporations.

*A single media job.

He/She didn't say it wasn't.

According to the FAQ, casts are released weekly.

"stack of Vanilla Ice pics filling my hard drive"

A problem surely we've all encountered at some point of another.

The hell? I posted this two days ago and it got no attention!

That particular NPR blog always has greatly insightful posts.

It's not illegal, but I am of the opinion it is utterly wrong, but that's another discussion for another day.