GiraffeNecktie

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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
The iPad mini is "disruptive" only if you live in an alternative and exclusively Apple universe. The smaller Android tablets and large phones (like the Galaxy Tab), which have been out for a long time, disrupted the iPad and forced the intr
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
He was a pioneer in the sense that he extended the classical Indian music genre in many ways (i.e. through innovative compositions and film scores that added many non-traditional elements)
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
What would Jesus do? https://twitter.com/jesus
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
Except that wrapping someone in wet bedsheets has nothing whatsoever to do with homeopathy. Homeopathy might be a crock but this article is ridiculous.
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
The first step is to establish a shared understanding of what is acceptable (i.e. code of conduct). Without that code of conduct, there's nothing to enforce. Actually, I'm not even sure that "enforcement" is all that relevant. It's more abo
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
"I didn't want to have a discussion. I just wanted to put it out there. " WTF?
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
They're dedicating a whole $25k for this project. As a prize? Surely the government should be engaging a good UX design shop and spending a reasonable sum of money for a complete design and implementation cycle including user testing.
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
I'm not knocking this idea, but it would be so much better if the balls could be manufactured in Africa using locally sourced materials rather than paying a factory in Taiwan to make them and ship them around the globe.
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
"What could Iran possibly stand to gain from snooping on Israeli police?" I can think of lots of things, starting with information that is shared by Mossad. Even identifying the police officers who liaise with the intelligence service might
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
So mysterious unnamed "groups and people" have mysterious unspecified information discrediting prominent researcher. Meanwhile scientists all over the world have spent almost twenty years confirming and validating his results. Nevertheless
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
I think we can assume that Square will transition to chip readers eventually. In the meantime, the swipe works on Canadian cards so it's not really an issue.
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
It's possible but not so likely, the 60s was not the Middle Ages. In any case, he was clearly very sick when he returned to the island and eventually felt better, became strong and lived into his 90's. Not that that proves anything in itsel
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
Just redirect calls from Rogers and other toll-free numbers to your voice mail
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
Very ubuntish.
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
Not to mention focus groups, research across cultures, endless committee meetings, flying people around to take meetings etc.
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
On sale and out of stock
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
I wonder if it would also warn of attacks by lonely shepherds.
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
Is there anything at all to substantiate this story other than an anonymous blip on Reddit? Anything?
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
It has nothing to do with legalities and everything to do with communicating the values that are part of the corporate culture. And it sends the message that if you have a problem working with/for people of a different color or sexual orien
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
Thanks. That's a much clearer explanation.
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
小时 = one hour (or literally "small time period"). I searched through several dictionaries and couldn't find anything related to guns or revolutions that fit with xiaomi.
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
From the article "The name, by the way, translates to “millet” in English, but it is also the combination of two Chinese words that have a powerful resonance here: rice and rifle. As any patriotic citizen will tell you, together those words
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
For many years I've owned what I think qualifies as a "killer" .com domain (i.e. three letters, cool sounding real word in English and other languages) and I would have been open to this arrangement with the right party (i.e. depending on
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
American political propaganda. Doesn't belong here.
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
Within the rules of the Apple walled garden, yes, you're right. However, we should recognize that he has every right to publish his app in a more open venue. Having said that, the title of his rant is a little misleading in that there's not
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
It's curious that a straightforward question has been voted down. The previous poster made some vague claims about IE being "plumbing" and the best alternative for some "things it can do" but doesn't mention what they are. Other than Active
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
Relax. It's just hyperbole.
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
"It may be a curse, but there is no better alternative for many of the things it can do." What things are those?
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
I knew it had to be either kittens or women proffering their cleavage. I guess the second photo on the Internet was the kittens.
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by GiraffeNecktie 14y ago
Who has the time? What would be the point?

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