Tyrannosaurs

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1891.
by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
Is it "I can't tell the world enough about me through Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and Tumblr and I for some utterly incomprehensible reason I honestly believe the world NEEDS TO KNOW MORE about what I'm doing"?
1892.
"In Sun's early history, we didn't think much of patents."(nighthacks.com)
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1893.
by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
World of Warcraft has a couple of other things going for it though. 1) Network effects. If you've got friends who play WoW then that's a major reason for you to play it even if there is something better out there. Of course you could all
1894.
by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
I suspect if the case was as open and closed and without merit as many are thinking, Oracle wouldn't have bought it. Google aren't some tiny outfit who are going to fold at the first threat. They have very deep pockets and plenty of lawyer
1895.
by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
And you questioned his analogy?! (Not questioning the point, just suggesting that we all go back to metaphor school this afternoon for a little brush up).
1896.
by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
And to take those f *ing juggling clubs with him...
1897.
by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
That's a big question. I have nothing against consumption per se, though I do have a suspicion that many of us spend a reasonable amount of money on things which, for one reason or another, aren't actually that important to us. Consumption
1898.
by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
In the case of some of the lawyers I've worked with, 20 vineyards would be a conservative estimate. I'm not sure the assumption that he's consuming less is accurate though. He's consuming differently but he's still earning, he's still eati
1899.
by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
The other thing is that this "minimalism" doesn't seem to have reduced his consumption at all. He owns less physical stuff but he still owns music and books. Indeed given that he has no home and therefore no kitchen it's likely that he eats
1900.
by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
Physically yes but not in any other sense. From the sounds of things he's not reduced the number of books and albums he owns, just changed the storage medium. It also mentions that he has a backpack full of "designer clothes" which sugges
1901.
by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
See also less vs. fewer.
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by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
It's a game crying out for a mobile port (iPhone / Android / iPad port)... Please, someone?
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by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
I'm not saying you're wrong but much of this will depend on how your life is structured. For people whose life follows broadly regular patterns this is likely to be true but for free lancers who can go from feast to famine (with their spar
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by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
It's only inevitable if you assume that our economic system is right and immutable. Personally when it creates gaps as big as it does between rich and poor I dispute that's the case. Don't get me wrong, we need to encourage risk takers and
1905.
by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
No, I say build the pyramid!
1906.
by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
I'm not talking about suffering, I'm talking about not even slightly restraining the most astronomical privilege. The man is worth $13bn. He could give away 99% of his wealth and still live out his days in a level of luxury which will neve
1907.
by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
Man, he may even give away enough that he's no longer one of the 250 richest people on the planet. Don't get me wrong, it's a great gesture but let's put it in perspective. He is and will remain obscenely rich and this will make absolutely
1908.
by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
What's the criteria for something being a "real" competitor? This device provides functionality which is broadly comparable with the iPad, in the same way as many netbooks, the Kindle, the Nook other eBook readers and a whole bunch of other
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by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
That's great because that's the main thing most people look at when they're buying a phone. Forget the display and the camera, what are the JavaScript benchmarks like? Don't get me wrong, it's good that these sort of enhancements are made
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by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
If it were powering on the GPS that would be significant. Aside from the privacy perspective, many people power down GPS to save the battery which is something which should absolutely be something which remains under user control.
1911.
by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
That's a hugely misleading title. You have to agree to the terms, however you can then immediately opt out of the specific change and continue using the Appstore as normal without sharing location based information. I'm not sure how this is
1912.
by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
As the photo has never been commercially released (and still wouldn't unless he tried to formally sell it to Marvel) I'm not sure he needs one. Remember it's not his photo that needs to be published.
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by Tyrannosaurs 16y ago
Man Wolverine has let himself go... Realistically it's not in your interest to sue them - the upfront costs and risk of losing would outweigh the likely financial benefit. That said, I might drop them an e-mail pointing out the similarities