Samuel_Michon

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   by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

   –Said by everyone ever caught texting while driving. If it’s off, why is it on your face?
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   by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

   I think you’re disregarding some key parts of my comment. iPhone marketshare continues to grow. Apple’s phones were never dominant in marketshare. iOS does however remain dominant in web usage share, that tells me that Apple commands actual
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   by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

   > I don't think the ipad air and retina mini are enough to change that trend [of iPad market share dropping] On the whole tablet market, it depends on how many cheap ($100-$300) tablets are flooding the market. When comparing $300-$
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   by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

   I don’t want to come across as gloating, but just to add a data point: Chrome 30 on OS X 10.9 works fine. I’m toying around with the icons right now.
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   by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

   I love it and I’ll be using it, thanks. Previous similar sets of icons I found didn’t include all of the icons I needed. The main ones I need are: email, home, share, arrows, checkmark, cross, help, love, and link. I’m thrilled that this co
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   by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

   > The 15" is slightly less DPI. The DELL has a 15.6" screen, the MBP has a 15.4" screen. The screens both have the same resolution and aspect ratio. That means the MBP’s screen has a slightly higher DPI (221 versus 218).
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   by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

   Which you can. You don’t even need a Lightning cable, only a Lightning-to-MicroUSB adapter. http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD820ZM/A/lightning-to-mic... Anecdotal: my Lightning cables are holding up a
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   by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

   ‘iDevices’ aka ‘iOS devices’ = iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and AppleTV. Of those, iPhone is by far the biggest business (it accounts for over half of Apple’s revenues.)[1] Revenues from iOS devices are still on the rise.[2] The September quar
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   by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

   > iDevices are already losing in terms of market share and revenue Citation needed.
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    6 years. I think they’re going to be around for a while. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixelmator
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    I’m pretty sure it runs Crysis. With a pitcher big enough, I bet it will blend. Also, it has wireless and more space than a Nomad.
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    I don’t see why you’re comparing it to last year’s 13" MacBook Pro. The new 15" MacBook Pro has specs that are very much like this DELL laptop. Same screen size, same resolution. Same SSD, RAM, and GPU. The MBP has a slightly fast
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    I’d much rather Apple creates an iPad Pro. For instance, a 13.3" screen @ 3072 by 2048 pixels could fit two regular iPad apps (in portrait mode) alongside each other. Then, apps could be adapted to take advantage of the double screen r
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    The IIfx was released in 1990, but yeah, it was an amazing machine. Using expansion cards, it could drive 6 monitors! By 1996, the time GP was talking about, Apple had released dual processor PowerMacs.
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    I would say 1995 to 1997 were the dark days. Not because MacOS wasn’t working well (even though its aging architecture did mean it needed to be replaced someday.) Apple’s problem was one of focus. They had too many product lines, too many m
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    > [3 years is] an eternity in the computer game. Microsoft didn’t release a new OS for 6 years (between XP and Vista) and even when it did, Vista flopped miserably. Yet, Microsoft is still around.
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    “Microsoft made preemptive multitasking a core feature of their flagship operating system in the early 1990s when developing Windows NT 3.1 and then Windows 95. It was later adopted on the Apple Macintosh by Mac OS 9.x” [1] You’re right abo
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    You run Windows 8 on a 10 year old notebook? According to Microsoft, you need a CPU with NX, which weren’t around until 2005, and you’d need a at least Pentium 4 (Prescott). Other system requirements are 1Ghz clock rate and 2GB RAM.
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    Contrary to what you seem to be suggesting, in 1996 Macs ran full color 3D games, could use large screens, and they were known for its graphics – remember that MYST was made on Macs. System 7.5 was a great OS, it just didn’t have the modern
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    And 100% fewer girls in swimsuits, elephant hunters, and SOPA supporters.
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    However, SuperCard is still around and just received an update for Mavericks. SuperCard can even convert HyperCard stacks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperCard
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    This shows a Macintosh Plus running System 7.0.1. The computer could actually run versions up to 7.5.5 – an OS that came out in 1996. That’s quite amazing, given the Plus was released in 1986. Try running Windows 8 or OS X Mavericks on a 10
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    Upvoted. (As if you needed more of those.)
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    We can discuss Lou Reed’s contribution to the Velvet Underground, I sure could fill hours and hours. He made some great albums later on as well. When I was studying English lit, Edgar Allen Poe’s works were covered. About 6 months later, Re
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    Sure, keep working on point 4 of your S:N Improvement Program.
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    I agree wholeheartedly, The Velvet Underground has always been one of my favorite bands and has shaped my musical taste. It was the band that made me look into punk, glam rock, new wave, and psychobilly. My favorite song is ‘Beginning to se
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    So we probably shouldn’t discuss NSA surveillance ever again here on HN, right? Lou Reed spoke on technology at SXSW. He was an audio purist. He made a video mocking the GOP. I think he qualified as an influential geek and deserves a black
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    “That's a quote that (in various different wordings) has been attributed to Brian Eno countless times, though even the author of the most comprehensive Eno biography couldn't track down the original source. Of more importance, Th
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    http://modernizr.com/docs/#html5inie
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    by Samuel_Michon 13y ago

    > I also happen to know that calc() doesn't work on Safari 6.x, among others. Works fine on Safari 6.x, you just need to add the prefix -webkit. http://caniuse.com/#feat=calc