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by FreakyT 11y ago
Your issue is that you're misunderstanding the parent comment's claim. Izacus didn't claim that Windows laptop trackpads weren't bad -- the only claim made was that Apple trackpad drivers were worse . I've used a f
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by FreakyT 11y ago
You're completely correct, and it's unfortunate that you're being downvoted. I'm guessing this is due to idiots who have never used Windows on a Mac laptop and think they know more than they do.
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by FreakyT 11y ago
Completely disagree -- the Apple trackpad drivers on windows are awful, and on a laptop, most of your time will probably be spent using a trackpad. Trackpad++, which the author of the article mentions, can help, but it's a horrible pro
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Microsoft Hyperlapse preview versions released for Windows and Android(research.microsoft.com)
2 points by FreakyT 11y ago|0 comments
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by FreakyT 11y ago
Source? I didn't think they had released any example screenshots of "converted" apps yet.
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by FreakyT 11y ago
It's really unfortunate that they were taken down. Sure, there exist paid services like Spotify, but when there's only licensable content you miss out on all weird obscure stuff that Grooveshark had, like video game soundtracks, c
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by FreakyT 11y ago
I'm still hoping that they'll release this for Mac OS (more competition for cross platform browsers would be a good thing!) But so far it doesn't seem like that's on the table...
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by FreakyT 11y ago
> Not everyone retires (and at all different ages) and not everyone gets pregnant and its pretty insulting to assume a candidate's life choices and make future judgements about them. It's also insulting to charge insurance rate
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by FreakyT 11y ago
I think he's actually referring to the Microsoft Android patent licensing thing: http://gizmodo.com/the-secret-android-patents-that-microsoft...
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by FreakyT 11y ago
Exactly. It is very clearly wrong for companies to act this way, but at the same time, just like your example, it is also pragmatic . Clearly there's a problem, and my question is: how can we fix it?
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by FreakyT 11y ago
I've read about this sort of discrimination in many industries outside of tech. However, what I'm curious about is this: what is the likelihood that someone this age will retire in < 5 years? If that likelihood is high, I could
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by FreakyT 11y ago
I love that you have automatic bulleted lists! Any chance it'll have automatic numbered lists as well in a future version?
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Apple now rejecting apps with Pebble Smartwatch support(forums.getpebble.com)
702 points by FreakyT 11y ago|407 comments
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by FreakyT 11y ago
> I am convinced that their lack of openness lead directly to the C.F. that is their "SmartStruder" which now has people calling for class action lawsuits. What is the story of this? (I tried searching for "SmartStruder cl
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ANSI Art Collection from Old BBSs(artscene.textfiles.com)
84 points by FreakyT 11y ago|28 comments
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by FreakyT 11y ago
I'm glad to see efforts to preserve old computing history like this!
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by FreakyT 11y ago
The title seems a bit hyperbolic. Google still controls the "real" Android; without the Google Apps, Android is missing quite a bit[1]. Sure, bundling OneDrive might help Microsoft take a few users from Google drive, but I would h
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by FreakyT 11y ago
> If you dislike the practices of a company, go to the competition with your money. Committing crimes won't solve your problems in the long run, So, you mean exactly what I wrote in the second paragraph of my original comment? Per
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by FreakyT 11y ago
I think that, in some sense, this represents an unavoidable consequence of Adobe's "rental only"[1] system of selling their software. While the ability to rent can be a good thing for some users, many people (including busin
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The evolution of the interface, from text through touch(arstechnica.com)
6 points by FreakyT 11y ago|0 comments
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by FreakyT 11y ago
Interesting, I wonder if this will will end up gaining enough momentum to become a standard, similarly to how SPDY ended up essentially becoming HTTP/2.
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by FreakyT 11y ago
Well, given some of the past actions of the MPAA[1][2], I suppose this attitude is altogether unsurprising. The sooner the MPAA fades away and is replaced with something less archaic, the better. [1]: https://torrentfreak.com&#x2
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by FreakyT 11y ago
Ah, I remember the "white board" wall. Back when the Facebook API came out in 2007-ish, I implemented a functioning lookalike using the API -- at one point, it had around 17,000 users who had logged in, including Mark Zuckerberg h
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by FreakyT 11y ago
It's too bad that there's no way to archive of the "inside" of the site. What was it like to actually use Facebook at this time? I actually did use Facebook back then, and even I'm not even sure exactly how I used
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by FreakyT 11y ago
Reminds me of the "facebook-tunnel" project that appeared on the frontpage a few weeks ago[1], which did effectively turn Facebook into the internet -- though perhaps not exactly the way Facebook would prefer! [1]: https:/
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by FreakyT 11y ago
Nice, I'm glad to see that Python 3 adoption is finally picking up steam! Python 2 is nice, but it has really started to overstay its welcome, I think.
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by FreakyT 12y ago
It's absolutely ridiculous that we can't get pre-filled tax forms here in the US. As the article notes, a large part of the reason for that stems from questionable behavior on the part of Intuit, which has been known to not only
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by FreakyT 12y ago
Well, for one I'd like to be able to publish the game on my own site if I want; what if NovelSphere eventually goes down -- would my game disappear with it? In addition, as far as I can tell the "NovelSphere" site seems to be
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by FreakyT 12y ago
This looks interesting, but it appears to be completely tied to this "NovelSphere" site, which severely limits its potential uses. There exist a variety of other visual novel engines that are more open, including the HTML5-based M
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by FreakyT 12y ago
This review seems to indicate that the 2015 MacBook has similar issues to the original 2008-era MacBook air: lots of potential, but still worth waiting for a 2nd generation product to work out some of the issues. Personally, though, I'

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