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by Herring 16y ago
My guess is the current source isn't particularly valuable, and there's little chance of building a community without the company's blessing.
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by Herring 16y ago
wow
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by Herring 16y ago
The Mac share of viruses is zero. If youre right & market share is the only consideration, logically that means nobody should be writing any software (eg games) for Mac either.
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by Herring 16y ago
Just for clarity, how many hours did you lose?
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by Herring 16y ago
It works on the ipad, but it looks horrible. It's also hard to type on the iphone keyboard.
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by Herring 16y ago
Wheres the iPad app?....
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by Herring 16y ago
> Steve also claims that only 0.55% of people who bought the iPhone 4 have called into AppleCare to complain about the antenna, and the phone has a 1.7% return rate at AT&T, compared to 6% with the 3GS, though he would cop to a slig
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by Herring 16y ago
I've heard there was a logical reason for this (in jaynes' probability book) but i've never gotten around to checking it out. >The equations also reproduce a more complicated phenomenon, divergence of opinions. One might expect that op
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by Herring 16y ago
pfptw2m
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by Herring 16y ago
I've sat for 30min a day since Jan, & I get a similar 'regulation' effect. YMMV
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by Herring 16y ago
I'd be interested in performing these tests without just novels (eg include textbooks that require flipping back&forth) so that the strengths of the iPad could really show.
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by Herring 16y ago
Easily in the ipad's favor, yes. You encounter problems with the refresh rate when trying to read somewhat more complex books, eg anything that requires flipping back/forth, or large scanned books. Then the kindle browser is horrible, &
853.
by Herring 16y ago
> better contrast As a former kindle dx owner, I don't see that this changes anything. The real problem is the glacial refresh rate, which means the iPad is still a much better reader.
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by Herring 16y ago
> But I know not everyone's use is the same, and the iPad must rock for books with pictures and maps and such. There's more to it than that. PDF reading (99% of my books) is worlds better on the ipad, & the speed makes it better fo
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by Herring 16y ago
> (as opposed to other abstract objects such as patonician ideas, or more commonly gods) Well neither of those two deal with counting... We already know (historically, empirically) that counting & manipulating 'stuff' is what works
856.
by Herring 16y ago
Don't make this about me. Read the history of math & tell me what conclusion you come to when you see people making algorithms, essentially, for dealing with natural processes.
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by Herring 16y ago
Well that's what comes of not taking a scientific approach with hypotheses. The invention of math is out there for anyone to see.
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by Herring 16y ago
Hm, it's not productive to argue over analogies. They're just used to illustrate a point. I was saying math was explicitly designed to work & to be general. Likewise words were designed for communication (not just for describing the rea
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by Herring 16y ago
Next up: Unreasonable effectiveness of words in communication. We keep using the same words in different sentences, & they keep making sense.
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by Herring 16y ago
Is it actually doing speech recognition, or is it being fed the questions as text?
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by Herring 16y ago
Chinese is difficult for speakers of chinese. They spend a long time drilling the letters.
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by Herring 16y ago
To be fair, the author wasn't talking about people who seek fame. He pointed out nobody gets fame from just programming. Maybe we need a Nobel prize for it.
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by Herring 16y ago
It better be a full PDF reader. The various apps have set the bar really high
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by Herring 16y ago
> Is that a good reason for downvoting all comments? If you think karma is the least bit important, I suggest you close your browser for a few weeks.
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by Herring 16y ago
You guys really don't see how misogynistic these articles are, do you?
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by Herring 16y ago
Well I just had a talk with my dad on this. The primary problem is it's still too hard to express yourself online. He can't do skype/flickr/blogspot etc without help. It's hard for us tech people to see this. And once you put those neighbor
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by Herring 16y ago
I don't think you can solve this online. It's hard enough finding alternative viewpoints offline. You'd have to talk with someone for weeks before they start to open up.
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by Herring 16y ago
Clearly gmail tech support.
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by Herring 16y ago
The author meant usability as in user-friendliness.
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by Herring 16y ago
Well you're gonna have that twist anyway, unless you flip a couple columns. I sort of prefer having it in the middle. But then i didn't really mind the visualization so maybe I'm the wrong person to ask.

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