Nerdfest

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by Nerdfest 13y ago
I'm quite surprised Apple hasn't. Their motto seems to be "Apple: Freedom from the tyranny of choice!"
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by Nerdfest 13y ago
You don't have to make any of these choices though. I'm not sure why people keep thinking you have to make any choices, other than perhaps which device has the features you want.
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by Nerdfest 13y ago
Look at any of the laptops from System76. With gaming looking like it's coming to Linux in a big way, I put my money where my mouth is and bought one. They're fantastic machines.
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by Nerdfest 13y ago
The walls are already going up. To use iCloud integration you need to be installed through the OSX app store. Apple wants the control and they want their 30%. Microsoft is trying to do the same thing through Windows 8 and in a very similar
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by Nerdfest 13y ago
Since you can get a faster processor and better display in a Nexus 7 for far less money, it better be some sort of improvement. The Reality Distortion Field isn't what it used to be.
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by Nerdfest 13y ago
Rewarding Apple for that kind of behaviour is not good for anyone in the long run. When you're tied to Apple they can charge anything they want, and cripple or remove any features they want. I'd say people are bringing it upon the
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by Nerdfest 13y ago
Apple had a few 'first' moments and make some decent hardware. The problem is that they're much too hung up on making their stuff only work with other Apple products. They cripple their protocols by tying exclusively to Apple
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by Nerdfest 13y ago
The other things that's funny is that she could have had a Nexus 7 tablet with a better screen, a faster processor, and more memory for quite a lot less money. But of course, it wouldn't say "Apple". This is a big part o
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by Nerdfest 13y ago
iBeacon is done with BlueTooth LE. I'm curious as to whether or not Apple is to cripple this like the rest of their protocols by making it an Apple only, closed protocol. They seem to constantly cut their own throat with their fear of
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by Nerdfest 13y ago
Inform enough people and Apple will be forced to open up or go out of business, with either being an acceptable option. A couple of more years the way the market is going and they're going to be driven to irrelevance, which is also acc
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by Nerdfest 13y ago
The fact that you are developing "at the pleasure of the King" seems to be missing. It's a good thing for Apple users to know as well.
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by Nerdfest 13y ago
I'm not sure why he's switching from Google search to Duck Duck Go if he's concerned about privacy. Using any cloud service poses a risk and Google has one of the best records for privacy (check the EFF "Who's g
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by Nerdfest 14y ago
Studies have shown that all caps text is significantly harder to read by the vast majority of the population. Engineering and drafting documents that have an all upper case convention should change their convention. It's a hold-over that's
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by Nerdfest 14y ago
I'm assuming they mean "run someone other than a programmer's day with JavaScript"?
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by Nerdfest 14y ago
You actually don't even need any connection to Google even on their own Nexus devices.
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by Nerdfest 14y ago
How about ditching the proprietary connectors and protocols, let people install any software they like on iOS devices if they choose, and stop abusing the patent system? I'd probably buy a MBP if they stopped being so bad for the future of
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by Nerdfest 14y ago
I'd rather have rope burn.
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by Nerdfest 14y ago
If Apple takes notice, it may be to implement something similar and block this app for 'duplicate functionality'.
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by Nerdfest 14y ago
Their new notification system looked familiar to some of us when it was added.
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by Nerdfest 14y ago
Yes, hopefully they haven't pulled a full Apple, like Microsoft has with their 'Metro' store. I don't think I can ever forgive them for making that sort of lock-down acceptable.
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by Nerdfest 14y ago
For me, I'd rather be forced to have ads on a lock-screen than be locked into the Apple 'eco-system', where I have no say on what I'm allowed to install.
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by Nerdfest 14y ago
They will only 'run' that number if they're not actually doing anything.
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by Nerdfest 14y ago
... because almost every gesture is obvious, with very few if any alternatives? If you have a touch-screen, and you need to scroll or zoom, would you come up with this interface yourself, much less an expert in the field?
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by Nerdfest 14y ago
hey actually sell special processors that run Java for 'Free'. Most people don't know that IBM charges you for 'MIPS'. They actually charge you for using your computer. They have some other specialized processors as well ... all are very ex
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by Nerdfest 14y ago
Most of that software is still in use because it's very poorly written using a combination of COBOL and assembler and people are afraid to touch it.
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by Nerdfest 14y ago
If you need it done in a hurry, you don't use a mainframe. Their performance is actually quite poor compared to pretty much anything else, as is the cost per transaction. In general, if you need a machine where the hardware never fails, and
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by Nerdfest 14y ago
All iPhones are owned by Apple. (This is a joke ... kind of).
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by Nerdfest 14y ago
The judge and jury were both very poor at their jobs, but Apple gets at least half the blame. Just because the system is broken doesn't mean it's meant to be abused. They started this 'patent war', and I hope in the end, someone else finish
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by Nerdfest 14y ago
The worst part against software patents specifically, is that it's a patent on the idea, not the solution. Even if you come up with a vastly superior implementation of the same idea, you're 'infringing'.
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by Nerdfest 14y ago
It's not just those of us who won't buy from them. It's about how many people we tell who come to us for hardware and software advice, and it adds up very quickly.

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