MrFoof

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by MrFoof 16y ago
"I really don't want to begin discussing regular Joe's desktop experience -- summarizing people into 2 camps trivializes the actual wants and needs of a computer user." You can put people into two camps about most anything -- enthusiasts,
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by MrFoof 16y ago
The reality is Apple will likely insulate the antenna bridge with a non-conductive coating, i.e. using diamond vapor-phase deposition like Anand and Brian mentioned. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple followed his (their) recommendation exact
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by MrFoof 16y ago
My interpretation is, for example, he asked for "fifty-five" meaning "$55,000/year". They instead interpreted it as "$55/hour" which would work out to around $110,000/year assuming a standard 2,000 hours worked a year.
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by MrFoof 16y ago
There's really two ways to look at this: * Eliminating non-essential expenses. i.e. Stuff you want, but not need. * Minimizing your foundation costs. Shelter, utilities (internet, phone, electricity, etc), transportation, medicine, food.
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by MrFoof 16y ago
I'm of the mindset that the objects you use most are the ones that should be given the most attention, simply because extra consideration and money spent is most likely to affect your quality of life. For me, it would be: * Bed * Computer
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by MrFoof 16y ago
Masking tape over the lower left corner has been demonstrated to solve the problem. I'm wondering if clear nail polish might also do the job. Anyone have any idea as to why the human body might be causing attenuation whereas other material
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by MrFoof 16y ago
I'm trying to think of an Apple IPS display that hasn't had this issue to some extent. The iPhone4. The 27-inch iMac. The 24-inch LED display. My 2005-era 23" HD Cinema Display. This is a manufacturing issue in which the multiple lami
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by MrFoof 16y ago
Been there. Got out. It took 95% burning determination and hard work, and maybe 5% luck. 1) You've identified that what's in your project portfolio isn't impressive. This is fine, as there's lot of people working for Cardboard BoxCo. My
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by MrFoof 16y ago
I've been down the same road. There was a point in my life where I had full-sized towers serving as a development server. And I mean full-sized -- as in 30 inches tall. I built the last and final home-built computer in mid-2007. I probab
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by MrFoof 16y ago
Indeed. There are a fair number of these out there, and they've been out there for several years now. I've encountered four different ones in just Boston's Back Bay. I'm sure if you hunted around you'd find plenty more in just the Boston
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by MrFoof 16y ago
I'm on a Core2 Duo (T7200) and the range of CPU time spent by those loaders varies from 30% to 120%.
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by MrFoof 16y ago
>Do a lot of you work in the field or have degrees in business?? Chalk me up as one of those who works in the field. I'm a developer in the research department of a quant-shop.
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by MrFoof 16y ago
Anecdotally and simply observed over the years, individuals seem to be very defensive about what they choose to spend their money on, but how defensive they are decreases as their income increases. Houses. Colleges. Cars. Big-ticket ele
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by MrFoof 16y ago
>I love that you see being a Mac user as on the same level as those other, ahem, subcultures. I don't. I've been using OS X as my primary OS since 2005. The point is, there's a "dating site" for everything as evidenced at the ads I sa
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by MrFoof 16y ago
>If anything, the existance of this site tells a lot about Mac users. Dating sites are notorious for fragmenting the daylights out of the total dating pool. There's dating sites for "geeks", for "gamers", for "sugar daddies", for "gold
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by MrFoof 16y ago
One should keep in mind that there's a kernel of truth in all stereotypes. Even if that kernel represents only a small minority, that wildly different minority is what people remember. I used to go to "gaming" stores 15 years ago to play t
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by MrFoof 16y ago
Since acquiring my 3GS I've sent 345MB and received 2.7GB of data over the 3G network. That works out to around 280MB/month, considering I've had the phone for a bit over 11 months.
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by MrFoof 16y ago
>However, considering it's pitched as a casual usage device (Jobs even premiered it from a couch), half a grand is serious money, not casual money. Ah, so here's an interesting something about that keynote in which I was probably the on
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by MrFoof 16y ago
Even for urban areas, sometimes the options are less than thrilling. A perfect example is Boston. Since Mayor Menino won't give Verizon a significant tax break, Verizon refuses to consider a FIOS deployment. Surrounding cities such as Cam
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by MrFoof 16y ago
I've run into that dating. The conversation was along the lines of... "So, it's paid off since I bought it with cash. The insurance is cheaper than an economy car. The parts are as cheap as economy cars, save for wear parts. It actually
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by MrFoof 16y ago
Right. You're not the normal use case though, even at the office. At work I probably have SQL Server Management Studio open, a tabbed text editor, Visual Studio, a Terminal Services client, an IM client, Chrome and MSIE both open, Outlook,
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by MrFoof 16y ago
>Good thing nobody ever had a complicated spread sheet, a document on letterhead for the office or a small programming job to do! At home? Most people don't. Every computer I've watched my parents buy over the past 15 years, they buy M
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by MrFoof 17y ago
I'm not sure if public schools had book fairs and a bookmobile, but the school district I grew up in did. Presumably because the school got a cut of the sales, and it's hard to argue getting kids to read. I can't remember the book for the
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by MrFoof 17y ago
This actually has a pretty good breakdown of data cost/task. It also points out that there is a break-even point at the 500MB mark with the unlimited plan. Having never reset my 3GS, I was curious to see where I fell in. If it were offere
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by MrFoof 17y ago
It may be largely unenforceable, but there's nothing preventing them from hauling you into court over it to keep their legal counsel entertained and to drain you of your savings. I can say from experience that this is a less-than-desirable
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by MrFoof 17y ago
I can top this. I'll try to keep it down to a summary. I was moving from one unit in my building to another. I had confirmation on the phone that service would remain on in both units for a month. Tech shows up, no work order, doesn't ide
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by MrFoof 17y ago
"I never let public schooling interfere with my education." - Mark Twain ----- At 12 years old my sister and I were "off the dole" as my parents put it. No more allowance, which had topped out at $2.75/wk. If we wanted money, we were
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by MrFoof 17y ago
>The key idea: we in the US are wealthy materially, but impoverished in community and human contact. Amen. I grew up in a subsidized development. Tiny houses (850-1000sqft) by the standards then (1978), never mind today. Everyone knew
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by MrFoof 17y ago
In Steve's response to Gruber, I think I have an idea on how you could summarize his stance. "OK, I realize that by banning other development platforms, I realize I'm making that initial hurdle painful for those who aren't familiar with ou
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by MrFoof 17y ago
>This is a good point, but when you buy an iPad you are giving up that choice, and you might not know it. So? When I was growing up, I played games. I thought they were neat. I wanted to make my own. I didn't have the tools to do it.

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