MrScruff

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by MrScruff 15y ago
There is no oppression, just no equal opportunities for all. However, a sufficiently motivated and able person can do well for themselves in the UK regardless of their background. They're just statistically unlikely to.
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by MrScruff 15y ago
Agreed on all your points. However, the kids involved in this will come from homes that actively encourage them to shun all forms of authority and actively discourage betterment via education. They'll go on to have families of their own who
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by MrScruff 15y ago
There are plenty of poor people in London, the vast majority of whom aren't looting shops. While I'd agree that the looters aren't likely ordering much from Amazon, I see no reason to think they lack homes or are 'on the farthest margins of
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by MrScruff 15y ago
Yes, I read that earlier. What did you find insightful in it? The people involved aren't commenting on government policy. They're looting. I think some on the left are desperately trying to spin this as some sort of popular uprising but it'
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by MrScruff 15y ago
Do you have any evidence that would suggest that?
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by MrScruff 15y ago
It's considerably easier (IMO) to get started in web development than in iOS development. Web development has a fairly gentle learning curve and I personally know a bunch of people that started their careers hacking in php. iOS development
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by MrScruff 15y ago
I'm not sure what point you're making. There were plenty of smartphones that existed before the iPhone. Many of them had icons and some had touch screens. None of them resembled the iPhone in 2007 any more than they resembled the Newton or
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by MrScruff 15y ago
But Android OS doesn't resemble an iPaq, it resembles iOS. You keep inferring that everything presented in the original iPhone was an obvious extension of what we'd seen before, but it simply wasn't.
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by MrScruff 15y ago
This is extremely revisionist. http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/12/27/rim.thought.ap... http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/12/a-visual-tour-of-androids... Nobody is arguing that Apple invented every piece of technology that went int
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by MrScruff 15y ago
I find Google's stance here ingenuous. They're attempting to portray themselves as the persecuted innovator, but their behaviour in the market in question doesn't really stand up to scrutiny. While the patents Apple are using to attack Andr
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by MrScruff 15y ago
Sure, but by a similar logic going from 0.1 to 0.2% represents 100% growth. But yes, I agree that Apple are very aware of the competition and the pitfalls of potentially losing marketshare. It would be silly for them to be otherwise. I just
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by MrScruff 15y ago
From the article, HTC's market share growth in the given interval was 4%, compared to Apple's 3%. Considering they achieved that growth on significantly lower margins than Apple (and consequently much less revenue growth), I don't think it'
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by MrScruff 15y ago
I also work in software development. Among my colleagues there are a mix of iPhone & Android users, but the divide seems primarily related to cost with the juniors much more likely to own Android. I've played with a few Android devices
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by MrScruff 15y ago
Most people writing here are not generally practicing computer science, but rather focusing on software development. For me, good communication skills, an ability to understand project requirements and a focused and responsible attitude are
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by MrScruff 15y ago
I think this 'spare time' thing seems to come up a lot with people who for whatever reason, aren't getting enough out of their regular job to satisfy them intellectually. When I think about programming outside of work it tends to be about t
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by MrScruff 15y ago
Sadly, you will find that HN tends to be very anti-Android from a UI perspective. I read comments like this a lot, and I don't really understand them. There is no such thing as HN, just a bunch of people posting with differing opinions -
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by MrScruff 15y ago
Could you give an example of where this would be the case? I write both Python and C++ code all day and I can't think of a single situation where I'd expect better performance from Python than a similar C++ implementation.
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by MrScruff 15y ago
* No, that was Gruber's mistake. * In what sense? If I release a controlled promotional video demonstrating my new product, I would expect people to assume it will be at least representative of what will ship, likely showing the product in
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by MrScruff 15y ago
Perhaps I'm being paranoid, but I don't see how the following two statements are easily resolved. I was an intern on the windows user experience team last summer, so I saw a lot of this new ui. ... Of course, I still don't like microsoft,
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by MrScruff 15y ago
I'm also English. Calling something 'utter arse gravy of the highest order' isn't a particularly informative form of criticism.
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by MrScruff 15y ago
That is exactly how I see it, self hacking. The most fascinating thing about psychedelics is that they give you a momentary glimpse into what is pulling the strings behind the organism that is you. They allow you to selectively shut off or
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by MrScruff 16y ago
According to those results, 31% of android users are earning £10-20,000 vs 13% for iPhone. In the £20-30,000 category the positions are reversed. On the other hand, Symbian users seem to be even more affluent so I'm not sure this proves any
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by MrScruff 16y ago
Do you have a link to the survey results? I can only find links to the Daily Mail which seems to be hand picking results. I ask because it really doesn't gel with my own observations in London at all. Nearly everyone I know running Android
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by MrScruff 16y ago
> You don't see that many states declaring war on the United States because of Guantanamo or the immoral treatment of Bradley Manning. Are you equating those actions to Gaddafi's proclamation that he would weed out rebels 'House by hous
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by MrScruff 16y ago
I realise this isn't addressing your point, but if a browser with tabs is your major objection to the iPad, I would heartily recommend iCab Mobile. It's full of power user features including 'real' tabs and costs $1.99. http://www.icab.de/
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by MrScruff 16y ago
It's not infeasible, obviously you could ray trace a fairly simple scene in real time with modest hardware. The question is, can ray tracing ever produce a better result than rasterization in the same amount of time? The answer at the momen
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by MrScruff 16y ago
Exactly. The thing that gets me is people claiming they hate Apple and Apple products while eulogising competing products that are derived from a category that Apple defined in the first place.
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by MrScruff 16y ago
Sorry, there seems to be some confusion. I'm trying to suggest that the majority of blockbusters aren't star lead anymore, they're visual effects lead. Perhaps people aren't interested in seeing effects engineers receiving awards, but they'
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by MrScruff 16y ago
Would you argue it was Michael Bay's name that convinced people to buy tickets for Transformers? Or Sigourney Weavers name on Avatar? I suggest examining the all time box office records: http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/
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by MrScruff 16y ago
Probably none at all for editing and sound, and all of them for visual effects.

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