ProAm

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931.
by ProAm 6y ago
> As for Zoom, I don't understand why people trust them or still use their product if they are at all concerned about security. The same reason I use Slack, because I have to.
932.
by ProAm 6y ago
> it's extremely unlikely that you'll die flying It's usually the not-flying that kills you
933.
by ProAm 6y ago
> So instead you end up on 3rd party tutorials...How do you know if the feature changed significantly in the more recent release? I don’t know, but I can tell you where you won’t find out: the official docs. Get ready for documentation s
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Looks Like Spotify Is Considering a Subscription Service for Its Podcasts(gizmodo.com)
3 points by ProAm 6y ago|0 comments
935.
by ProAm 6y ago
Absolutely. Im just saying Schmidt isn't an idiot and probably has his taxes in order. This Cypress citizenship might be an effort to evade taxes but I would be surprised if that was the major reason.
936.
by ProAm 6y ago
> This is not a tax dodge I bet he is well into only paying capital gains territory. Like Warren Buffet who said he pays less than his secretary [1] [1] https://money.cnn.com/2013/03/04/news/economy&#
937.
by ProAm 6y ago
It depends, usually a chromebook because all they do is email, facebook, web browse, zoom. It is someone that actually uses a computer it's one of the user friendlier versions of linux. Worst case is Win10
938.
by ProAm 6y ago
open sourcing it is anti-SaaS, you cant get that MRR if you support on prem. Slingbox is in a fight for it's existence.
939.
by ProAm 6y ago
I miss the days of telling my relatives just go buy a Mac because I was tired of providing PC support for them.
940.
by ProAm 6y ago
has anyone used this outside of Lyft? I like the idea of it but would like real use case experiences before I invest time in it.
941.
by ProAm 6y ago
Just like every startup that flouts the law?
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A fast radio burst in our own Galaxy(nature.com)
11 points by ProAm 6y ago|0 comments
943.
by ProAm 6y ago
RFID is definitely not cheap, especially at scale compared to barcoding.
944.
by ProAm 6y ago
>I'm starting to suspect were hitting peak Apple As a shareholder or a product user?
945.
by ProAm 6y ago
I do not believe that is accurate and I also find it disrespectful to call engineers 'hackers'. Most people today that refer to themselves has 'hackers' are also not (also get off my lawn).
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by ProAm 6y ago
It's not 'hacking' it's engineering.
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by ProAm 6y ago
StartPage was acquired by an ad targeting company, I wouldnt use them for search.
948.
by ProAm 6y ago
I use Fastmail and could not be happier. The product is great, excellent customer service (you talk with a person right away), affordable, easy to setup, out of the box aliases. I strongly recommend them.
949.
by ProAm 6y ago
> Until yesterday, I never heard about them before. the world is much bigger than your sphere of awareness.
950.
by ProAm 6y ago
That was a fun read. Thanks.
951.
by ProAm 6y ago
Never in a million years would I trust google as my VPN provider. 1) No customer support 2) it will probably be cancelled in 18 months 3) they already spy on me enough with search, android, google keyboard, gmail
952.
by ProAm 6y ago
Those are all issues money will fix and Amazon has plenty of money to fix oversight nuisances.
953.
by ProAm 6y ago
Since when does Amazon care if they sell counterfeit goods (if they even were)?
954.
by ProAm 6y ago
> For me it's an optimal experience You are a one off use case. The standard deviation for your experience is pretty large. Especially for first time iPhone buyers.
955.
by ProAm 6y ago
I agree didn't start but has definitely continued and has been encouraged under Cook.
956.
by ProAm 6y ago
> The big difference is, Google pulls stunts like that small things that aren't critical to the company's business. Microsoft, on the other hand, was blithely jackhammering away at the foundation of their business. For sure, I
957.
by ProAm 6y ago
I think part of that was the size of the paradigm shift MS tried to accomplish. It was a huge gamble and its important to take chances like that, but to change all three platforms so drastically made it hard for developers (table, PC and p
958.
by ProAm 6y ago
USB-C is fine, its the number of ports that is the issue and not consumer friendly.. And I think USB-A isn't quite legacy just yet (it's OK they ditched the VGA and/or DVI ports), there are still a lot of need for one of thos
959.
by ProAm 6y ago
> The software was not loved and the app store was lacking. The app store was definitely lacking. In my own circle of real life users I did not meet one person that did not really like the phone (software included). Granted this is jus
960.
by ProAm 6y ago
Things like USB ports, touchbar, etc... Mac still makes a good laptop, but in a historical sense I think this is a still a lowpoint for their hardware comparatively to themselves in quality and functionality.

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