Lewisham

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by Lewisham 14y ago
You're kidding, right? It's just as important that the State, parents, alumni, research partners etc etc like it too. 18-20 year olds are probably one of the least important stakeholders at a research university.
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by Lewisham 14y ago
...and it wasn't even UC Royal Blue, it's the Sky Blue that only UCLA uses, the symbolism of which I thought was particularly poorly thought out.
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by Lewisham 14y ago
Which is the problem: it tries to create singular pieces of software, then cater around all the different customers it has. No-one in the software business (with the exception of Google, sort of) is trying to do that anymore. Consumers hate
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by Lewisham 14y ago
Microsoft is their own worst enemy. They stymie themselves with the bizarre pricing schemes and naming, confusing consumers (and IT buyers). Much of their problems seem to come from inertia. When Microsoft does wipe the slate clean, it can
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by Lewisham 14y ago
One aspect you aren't twigging on is that the monetization strategy is tied to the game design. Even if every game, on average, took in the same amount of money once it hits critical mass, players aren't going to invest in games that their
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by Lewisham 14y ago
> That is never going to happen, given how much influence Microsoft has on the corporate world, it would be equivalent killing their golden goose. You stopped reading when you read the sentence you wanted to read. I wrote: Windows 8 is
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by Lewisham 14y ago
Many people into serious gaming are not necessarily on the PC platform. The other aspect is that the majority of those that are are buying into the Steam ecosystem. As I said in my OP, I expect those players will follow Valve away from Wind
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by Lewisham 14y ago
Honestly, I'm surprised there are still as many Windows OEMs as there are right now. The consumer PC market has cratered since the iPad, and Apple's tactic of getting Macs into colleges is paying dividends now those students are moving into
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by Lewisham 14y ago
I often find that I have no recollection of the tutorial after I've done it (usually because I am annoyed that it has come up when I've probably downloaded the app because I need it now ). I think there's room for both, but I think it's nu
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Censorship: Google images safesearch is MANDATORY for US IP's(reddit.com)
2 points by Lewisham 14y ago|0 comments
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by Lewisham 14y ago
I'm not sure the credit card will perform a chargeback in this case: it's not that Google is misrepresenting their product or the product isn't being delivered, it's that he's changed his mind. While Google is being extremely uncooperative,
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by Lewisham 14y ago
But that makes you the outlier in most American households. Lots of American families have a car for a specific purpose: minivan for the kids or a pickup for going to Tahoe. There is no reason that the Tesla has to make a value proposition
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Dikembe Mutombo's 4 1/2 Weeks to Save the World(oldspicesavestheworld.com)
1 points by Lewisham 14y ago|0 comments
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by Lewisham 14y ago
If I was your TA, I would be worried about this. And, unfortunately, I have had senior level students who I've had to dissuade that cut+paste code is not a valid methodology past year 1. They way to think about things is like this: code is
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by Lewisham 14y ago
Agreed. When Arq finishes its backup, I'll do a verification. I appreciate you being "that guy" :)
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by Lewisham 14y ago
I switched to Arq with Glacier as my "House Burns Down" backup, as I already backup to a Time Machine external drive at home. I'm very happy with it, but of course, I've never tried to get the data back yet.
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by Lewisham 14y ago
I was absolutely in the same boat as you: everything was better, but still not able to match iOS. I was happily surprised when I tried out Jelly Bean. The Holo theme is taking hold, Project Butter did really well (although I hear rumblings
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by Lewisham 14y ago
Things were dramatically improved with Jelly Bean, which is the first Android release I think really stepped up to the plate with iOS. The little things were, by and large, dealt with. Matias Duarte has done a fabulous job.
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by Lewisham 14y ago
Rushing a patch and possibly breaking something further is worse than just having the bug you have out now. As a former intern, usual Google practice is to rollback rather than attempt to fix with non-client apps, in order to take a more me
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by Lewisham 14y ago
Well, you could imagine a politician taking up the cause if the Republican party returned to its small government ideals, rather than "Small government, except when it meets our special interests (which most definitely include defense and
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by Lewisham 14y ago
Oh some sort of rate limiting on Wallet being enacted at the Play end. If you stop people putting the thing in the cart, they can't get to Wallet and have it choke and die, as it did this morning.
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by Lewisham 14y ago
You make it sound like Amazon is put through the ringer for estimates like "2-3 weeks" or even "when more are available.". They aren't. I think the most people are not upset they sold out, but upset that: a) Many of them did put in the ef
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by Lewisham 14y ago
Charging developers is probably going to result in the opposite of what you want: notifying the user of something useful probably monetizes far less than the spammy notifications instead. Apple just needs to get a grip and start swinging ba
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by Lewisham 14y ago
Define "progress". I don't understand what you think will happen. The courts have more time to look at other people not following the law? So the one yet are currently dealing with that isn't following the law can skip away?
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by Lewisham 14y ago
It won't get you from SF to LA either, but that's why Tesla are building those 30 minute charging stations. My guess is that Tesla license the technology out, and road stops on common long-distance corridors start offering the charging stat
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by Lewisham 14y ago
My guess is that the Volt is a stopgap, whereas Telsa are skating ahead of that puck. The Volt works for now for most people for most of their trips, which is awesome. However, you are still dealing with a whole host of moving parts and my
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by Lewisham 14y ago
LucasArts hasn't existed in any real capacity for the last five years or so anyway, they've just been a licensing house. At least under Disney there is the possibility of finding some talent (unlikely, but possible).
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by Lewisham 14y ago
I'd like to see Intents or Contracts or something so that apps can reasonably an reliably communicate. The walled gardens that iOS has is fairly obnoxious. I have both an iPhone and Nexus 7, and I keep forgetting on N7 that sharing to Evern
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by Lewisham 14y ago
It continues bolstering the idea that Kickstarter is a store and not a prospective revenue builder. It creates expectations for others to follow suit if their projects go similarly. It is a bad idea that comes from a nice place.
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by Lewisham 14y ago
The last Chromebook (which I used as a Google Intern, so take with a pinch of salt) wasn't laggy at all. They're a lot better since Rev 1.

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