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by TechNewb 15y ago
There are many factors at play, other than just generalizing 'public transit'. In many American cities you may be correct. But have you ever been to Seoul, Shanghai, Tokyo, Berlin, Paris, etc? Do you really think driving would be more pract
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I agree with your insights. >>But the flip side of high-speed rail is that it's simply not cost-competitive over the distances we're dealing with, especially once you factor the cost of deploying it, which is spectacular. Just look
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We Americans often think we have a well developed public infrastructure until we visit almost any other developed nation in the world, from Korea to France, to even China, they all have 'expected' rail systems. Why is America so far behind
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It's a matter of time before Nintendo develops for iOS, as computer hardware is converging into phones and tablets. Although I love their hardware, but would never buy Nintendo hardware again, because my iPhone, iPad, Macbook, AppleTV are t
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Wanted to spell out "Thanks" for the share, look forward to going through your site.
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Thanks for the tips! >>Just, whatever you do, don't buy your domain names at the same place you get your hosting!!! Why is this?
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Ask HN: What is the best hosting service for personal use?
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Wired is an old news/magazine. They are just sensationalist now. They are trying to engineer headlines that will last, and while Wired's headlines might last, I don't think the brand will. They are probably hoping for responses such as your
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Check Apple patents, check HTC patents. Apple is responsible for bringing the PC to mass market, and the touch interface. HTC has gone from clone PC maker to premium Android phone maker, and many companies think Android is a clone, as the n
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Agreed. MIT is an amazing institution. I hope to somehow use their open source video course infrastructure at the university that I work for. MIT is being a leader for all universities in this field. And it's not like they are 'giving away
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Wanted to type out "Thank you!" Really excited to use this feature! I would be interested to read a blog post from you on general insight on the technology, and maybe any general guidance.
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It will be interesting to see the analytics of the sale in a long term model, and see if there is a long tail, or if it's just a stubby tail. Like many, I hope that it is long. But this is currently on a single website, and not through a ma
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TTT, Teacher Talking Time, something that should be minimized in most classrooms. I taught English to non-native speakers for a year, and did my best to minimize talking time, and to increase creative opportunities through games, strategies
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How is excluding a dominate group beneficial? I find groups based on gender and race to be questionable. Leave the segregation in the 20th century. How are we to break stereotypes if people keep on grouping themselves into groups defined by
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Agreed. And would a man be welcome at such an event? Why name the event/group/org based off of a gender? Why not name it "learning code", and have marketing based towards women. Why exclude an entire gender, even if it is potentially alread
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C++ Versus Objective-C (mactech.com)
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Fighting for your Digital Rights in D.C.(publicknowledge.org)
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I already said it was the overall design aesthetic, not one simple element, but that it's obvious that Apple is a leading innovator in the space of thin industrial design. iPhone, iPod, iMac, the Air, are all some of the thinest in class. P
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/documents/1500_150... http://www.uspto.gov/patents/resources/types/designapp.jsp#d... http://www.theverge.com/2011/04/19/apple-sues-samsung-analys..
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If you don't think Apple innovates on 'thin' designs, I don't know what to tell you. And if a tablet came out that looked like the iPad before the iPad, I don't think we would see the iPad as it is today, and everyone would be copying what
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by TechNewb 15y ago
It's the overall design aesthetic. It's not just one design feature that is being used from the iPad. The crunch pad had a 16x9 screen and was thicker than the iPad.
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I think one if the most beautifully designed app loaded with desktop level functionality, yet optimized for mobile, is Intua's Beatmaker II. Amazing. One of the best apps.
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Introducing Google Currents [video](youtube.com)
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The author is not giving Apple credit for the design it deserves. Why did no other tablets look like the iPad before the iPad then? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindsight_bias I don't remember any of the Windows based tablets looking this
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This gives me some insite on the matter: From: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html "9. Accepting Warranty or Additional Liability. While redistributing the Work or Derivative Works thereof, You may choose to offer, and charge
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by TechNewb 15y ago
>Free speech, not free beer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre Thanks for that. I'm still trying to fully understand the full spectrum of open source law, code, and the many variations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apa
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by TechNewb 15y ago
Well I find that the Microsoft 'embrace, extend, extinguish' sounds more like Google today. When was the last time Gmail had introduced innovative features, there is still much improvement to be done. Chrome browser is by far the best, but
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by TechNewb 15y ago
It would have been interesting to see if Android turned out the way it did, if Google's CEO was not on the Apple board. I'm not implying anything, other than that I find that really interesting. There are so many little things about Android
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by TechNewb 15y ago
I'm mainly playing devil's advocate here. But many, if not all, of google's empire is based around curating other people's IP, including Android. Much of the IP Google does have is kept server side, safe from competitors. But the legal issu
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Just google: is android legal?

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