JonoW

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by JonoW 16y ago
Sometimes I think we have it wrong. Instead of trying to determine if someone IS a spammer, why not try figure out if they're definitely NOT a spammer. So start with a pessistic view they they are, and that they need to be shown a CAPTCHA.
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by JonoW 16y ago
So serious around here, was referring to the picture...
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by JonoW 16y ago
Dude, WTF!
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by JonoW 16y ago
I normally defend Microsoft, but then they pull crap like this. This lawsuit dance is ridiculous.
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by JonoW 16y ago
> Last I heard, 3G infrastructure was pretty spotty outside of select areas of Johannesburg Perhaps a good few years ago. You should get HSDPA in all the major cities in SA. A lot of people actually use mobile broadband in place of fixe
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by JonoW 16y ago
Node.js might not be a bad option seeing as you already know JavaScript, so could save you time learning new syntax. The other options are more mature though.
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by JonoW 16y ago
I enjoyed the article, but I just can't completely agree. The microwave is seen as essential because it gives us humans such a valuable asset - time. Our time is hugely valuable. I don't see tablets, iPad or other, having that same impact.
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by JonoW 16y ago
I would imagine the average hacker on HN would be more anti-Microsoft than your average man on the street.
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by JonoW 16y ago
They're sort of damned if they do, damned if they don't. They need to let people know what the long term plans are to keep the interested in what the platform will become (especially with the Nokia deal), but at the same time it feel frustr
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by JonoW 16y ago
Excellent work Chime. Do you have any plans to try and generate income from your apps, or are they just a fun side project?
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by JonoW 16y ago
You're being unreasonable, they're not exactly the same thing. Most popular sites are derivatives of similar ideas.
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by JonoW 16y ago
To any nuclear experts, question I've got: The Fukushima plant is a 1970's design I believe, what would the situation be if the plant was as modern a design as possible, would the situation there be different?
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by JonoW 16y ago
That's hardly a widely experienced problem. Google "windows phone 7 text messages corrupt"; first result is a MS answers submission by DanTup - the same guy who's blog is referenced in the HN post.
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by JonoW 16y ago
Which critical bug fixes are these? I've owned and used a WP7 since a few days after launch, all of the bugs are in the "annoyance" category, I don't know of any absolute show-stoppers.
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by JonoW 16y ago
Yeah I don't understand why these plants weren't built on the West coast, and why they weren't built on higher ground to mitigate against tsunamis.
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by JonoW 16y ago
This is a cool idea. I'd also like to use the "full" OS when using it as a tablet if I want to, and maybe vice versa.
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by JonoW 16y ago
Just as Windows on a tablet sucks because it's not optimised for touch, isn't WebOS on a desktop PC going to suck when using a mouse?
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by JonoW 16y ago
> So yeah, you can try to spin it as 'Linux is just as bad as Microsoft', but if one takes 5 years and is a complete disaster, and the other one takes 2 years and has a few hiccups, I know which one I prefer. The point being made is tha
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by JonoW 16y ago
Compatability mode doesn't support ie6, and I believe its only for the renderer, not the JavaScript engine.
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by JonoW 16y ago
MS really don't help themselves though. My company won't upgrade from IE7 because they are worried about breaking a legacy,critical web-app. If MS could build a feature into IE9 that allowed you to specify a white-list of URLs/domains (set
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by JonoW 16y ago
> There are ways to get AirPrint working with any Windows or Mac shared printer This is my main beef with the current tablets; it can't be your only computer, you have to have another to update it from/print from (if you don't have a wi
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by JonoW 16y ago
Nice
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by JonoW 16y ago
I'm not sure if this is technically possible, but an import/export to Visios format would be killer
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by JonoW 16y ago
I'm a South African living in the UK, so I need Schengen visas when ever travelling to the EU. I have found the staff at the borders fine (have travelled to the EU about 10 times); I've never had any problems. Sure, they're not the friendli
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by JonoW 16y ago
That's an app with a one off payment, we're talking subscriptions here. The point being, do you get that 30% (ok 27%) value from Apple when they take it every month. Also, note that I'm not saying I disagree with Apple taking a cut of sub
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by JonoW 16y ago
But every app developer who has a subscription model for their iOS app already has this in place. And they can do it for a 3% fee from PayPal, where is the other 27% of value?
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by JonoW 16y ago
I would imagine the license costs for dev tools for a startup are neglible. If you run Azure you would setup test/staging instances and tear them down when not in use, again because of scale, I would imagine that cost is negligible. As for
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by JonoW 16y ago
> I'd say you get a lot of convenience with this Apple offering Question is, is that convenience worth 30%? I'd say most companies wouldn't think so.
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by JonoW 16y ago
I'm not in a startup or anything, but consider this; cloud computing is gaining momentum fast, and lots of startups will use cloud platforms like EC2, AppEngine, Azure etc. The one thing about this change is that traditional licensing conce
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Windows Phone 7 to get IE9, Multi-tasking and Twitter integration in 2011(microsoft.com)
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