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by Kurtz79 13y ago
Jeff is really talking about a very specific kind of app: one that provides an interface to a web service, and that has (or could have) a comparable service accessible through a browser. There are a lot of apps that make the bulk of the &qu
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
Yes, the size is now big enough to consider them as a storage/secondary hard drive for ultrabooks. How would read/write speeds compare to, say, a USB3 external drive ?
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
I think the attraction of the US market is that is big AND homogeneous: the EU in its entirety for example has more people and comparable wealth, but it's made up of dozens of countries, each with its own language and regulatory laws,
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
In Spain and Italy "sending a Whatsapp" is almost as idiomatic as "Googling something". It has basically replaced texting. Even my mom use it, which for me it's the definition of "wildly popular".
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
To be fair, as an Italian living in Spain, there have been cases in recent years where "cops beat up citizens" in both countries, mostly occurring during large rallies. Still, these occurrences are isolated cases, receive large me
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
Always liked this (my traslation from the Italian translation of the original): "What is Heaven like? It has everything at its best: delicious food, classy wines, mild climate, superb views from all sides. A bit like France, but withou
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
By living in a few different countries, I found out believing that the current political climate of your own is somewhat worse than other ones where supposedly things work better is a common fallacy. Universal healthcare exists (and works,
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
Based in Spain, medium-sized local company (few hundreds), I have about 30 days vacation every year. Usually the company locks some of these for the days close to Easter and Christmas. I usually use these to visit my family abroad. I have l
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
Of course, there is no denying that the area is great, I lived in the Valley for a few months and loved it.
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
New York and especially London are not exactly known for their sunny weather and yet have an housing market similar to that of SF... I'm not saying it's not a factor, but I think there are more important ones.
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
I like how this article just presents you with the basics, but all that is really needed to get up to speed quickly and with little fuss. Most bash tutorials I have seen seem to be taking forever to get to the parts I usually need a quick r
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
I think modern Android and iOS devices could do that just as well. I believe not supporting Flash has more to do with Apple/Google strategies (i.e. not depending on propietary third party software) than actual hardware limitations.
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
Completely agree, we should remember that resolution is one thing and definition another, although they are clearly related. I think that anybody should be able to tell the difference between Retina and a non-Retina device side by side. At
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
It would be surprising if it was the other way around. Companies like Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony make the really big bucks from the publishing fees of the games, the hardware is sold basically at cost (or at loss if we consider production
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
I bought mine refurbished for 1300 euros, which is comparable to the price of similarly specced PCs (and about the average salary of most European countries). Even if it was three times this price, what has that to do with its ability to pl
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
There are Macbooks (and Macs) with dedicated GPUs.
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
I was able to play quite a few games (Civ5, Walking dead, Portal 2, Diablo 3) without any issues on a Macbook (Pro 15 Retina first generation). Portal 2 and Walking Dead are quite playable also in my Macbook Air 13 (2010, last model with nv
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
I think that there are many other factors (law enforcement policies, gun control policies, economic climate...) that would affect raw crime rates much more than violent video games (in any way or the other). If there is an effect of sorts,
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
Thanks. As I said I think it varies wildly, but I agree with you that the data seems inaccurate.
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
In my experience the values for UK are sound. When I was working there I was on the lower 20Ks GBP (which living in London just sucks), but it was my first real job. I still receive various e-mails from recruiters (the kind they spam to eve
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
I'm definitely interested, please post if you can.
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
I work in Spain, how much were you getting here (roughly), if you can share ? In my experience there are huge differences beetween salaries here in the tech sector, depending on work experience, company, field... I also have some doubts abo
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
I don't agree with many of the author's assumptions (do most people working at startups in SV really think that their web/mobile app will "change the world"? do everybody in SV think that tech entrepreneurship is a
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
In what ways a jewish white man is not a white man ? It's a serious question, are people of jewish faith not considered "white" in the US ?
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
I think it's a perfect benchmark to see how much someone is engulfed in said startup culture. Just measure how far you had to read before thinking "ok, I get it, he is joking". I had to get to the part about the Odesk virtual
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
BTW this data is from 2005. I would be surprised to see Ireland/Italy/Spain etc... placed so high, post-crisis.
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
Makes much more sense that what you have to declare in the US landing card: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3289/2949309916_5393a54eb5_o.j... I mean, seriously.
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
Great comment, thanks for sharing your view. But in the end, although the original post is weakly argued, it seems that you more or less agree with it, isn't it ?
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
It's called the "Internet Explorer" effect. I'm not saying Apple Maps is as a bad product, but I think the basic reason for its adoption is the same,as the article mentions. It's good enough for most people, and it&
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by Kurtz79 13y ago
I agree that there is a stigma attached to being "fired", but in the real world it's something that can happen, for reasons completely unrelated to one's worth. For someone with a solid portfolio and demostrable previous

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