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Why one Computer Graphics academic left the field [2006](cs.utah.edu)
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by SandB0x 16y ago
Well, they don't have any serious competition at the moment. Why push prices up or profit margins down with a high res screen when they can introduce one at a later (and cheaper) date?
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by SandB0x 16y ago
One page version: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/01/the_rise_and_rise_of...
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Draw and fold over(drawandfoldover.com)
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by SandB0x 16y ago
"Wow, how much does your software cost?"
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Inside Microsoft: Innovation still on the menu(bbc.co.uk)
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by SandB0x 16y ago
Didn't get as much coverage, but there are also new ThinkPads this week: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/lenovo-trots-out-new-thin... The 14" models look good: 30 hours (claimed) battery on the T420, 0.83" ultrathin T420s with discrete
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Data Structure And Algorithm Visualization - Algoviz Wiki(wiki.algoviz.org)
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New T, L, and W series ThinkPads from Lenovo announced(engadget.com)
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by SandB0x 16y ago
I once witnessed the moment when the messenger from the new management team comes over to explain to the brilliant engineers who built the company up from nothing about these "timesheets" they need to fill in, and how it's "really not a big
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by SandB0x 16y ago
"That the niche being served is largely adolescents is unfortunate" Ever seen the Poochie episode of The Simpsons? The producers try to boost the ratings of Itchy and Scratchy by adding a ridiculous character designed to appeal to everyone.
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by SandB0x 16y ago
I would have died at the age of 19 if it weren't for the help of the UK's National Health Service. My parents and I didn't have to worry about hospital bills, future insurance issues, being tied to a job, any of that crap. Just get some res
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by SandB0x 16y ago
I love his diagrams! Friendly and accessible. Found a post on how he makes them: http://blog.ezyang.com/2010/04/diagramming-in-xournal-and-gi... though if you have a tablet and a good sense of design the software is probably not that impo
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So you still think the Internet is free.(yuxiyou.net)
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by SandB0x 16y ago
That's some nicely commented code. Also, at the very bottom there's: // DO NOT ADD YOUR CRAP TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS FILE. // // You were going to just dump your switches here, weren't you? Instead, // please put them in alp
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by SandB0x 16y ago
One of my favourite things about Chrome is its efficient use of vertical space. Here's Chrome side by side with Firefox on my laptop: http://i.imgur.com/7Sda0.png (in fact, when Chrome is maximised the space above the tab disappears, savi
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by SandB0x 16y ago
I disagree with the "500+ karma required to submit "Ask HN's" " suggestion. Sometimes people need help and they can't ask with their usual profile. A recent example: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2213417
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Ugandan girl, Phiona Mutesi leads chess revolution from the slums(guardian.co.uk)
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Four bankers review the new film Inside Job(guardian.co.uk)
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by SandB0x 16y ago
You definitely get more attention from girls if you're seen with another attractive girl.
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by SandB0x 16y ago
Just as in Mike Elgan's analysis of Nokia, it doesn't look like Samsung have any idea how to create a sensible range of products. There are 18 touch screen phones available in the UK (out of 75 phones in total): http://www.samsung.com/uk/c
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by SandB0x 16y ago
Then my second point still stands. Seriously, just get out of town for a while. That's an achievable goal in itself. You don't have to expect anything from it and you don't need to make grand plans.
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by SandB0x 16y ago
Do you have a wife/husband/girlfriend/boyfriend? Are you tied down to anything? Do you have money to travel? I'm going to assume you're a single male between the age of 25 and 35. The right ideas will slowly come to you, but getting some pe
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Tell HN: Please put some contact details on your profile.
14 points by SandB0x 16y ago|3 comments
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by SandB0x 16y ago
Simple: Android. Open source, healthy ecosystem, safe future. Around 60% of my friends with smartphones have Android devices. Don't worry about competition, there's plenty of demand. Just be good at it. If open source isn't a requirement an
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by SandB0x 16y ago
Interested to hear perspectives from Europe/UK as well as the US, so if you mention specifics please say where this is relevant.
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Does my company have IP rights to the stuff I do in my spare time?(answers.onstartups.com)
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by SandB0x 16y ago
> The battle of devices has now become a war of ecosystems, where ecosystems include not only the hardware and software of the device, but developers, applications, ecommerce, advertising, search, social applications, location-based se
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Typesetting and paste-up, 1970 style(commfaculty.fullerton.edu)
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Anatomy of an Apple Email(flowtown.com)
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