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by Xlythe 15y ago
Egypt dipped lower in 1991 than in 2011, yet Mubarak was in power for 30 years. And the dip leading to the revolution only started in 2011, making predictions about his removal from power very nearsighted. Obviously, like weather, specific
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by Xlythe 15y ago
Yes, but look at the carriers. Depending on your device (Blackberry, Android, iPhone), the price of 3g varies. This is because some devices (Android, iPhone) are much more likely to consume more data. The Kindle could get away with free 3g
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by Xlythe 15y ago
If information (cash flow, cash in the bank, bad debts) is released to the staff before the public, there's problems with insider trading of stocks, etc. And I'm sure it has to do with stock stability as well. If there's a bad day in the co
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by Xlythe 15y ago
For 100$ Android phones, there's the Samsung Gio (800mhz). Aside from it's small screen, I don't have any complaints. It comes with Android 2.3. But obviously, for the specs listed, no phone competes at that price. It makes me wonder what m
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by Xlythe 15y ago
To be fair, it was 15% in 1995, and is higher now.
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by Xlythe 15y ago
Free 3g access? That's pushing it. I don't doubt that Amazon will eventually release an Android device, but expectations must remain reasonable.
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by Xlythe 15y ago
A phenomena is the summation of several causes. Even if gravity is a phenomena, there are still the causes for it to look for. And if it's not, well then we still have to find the single cause. We don't even have that. What strikes me as od
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by Xlythe 15y ago
The way I'm most comfortable programming is a sort of head-first approach. You have a feature you need and an idea of how to design it and then you just start writing. It should compile at any time (within reason), and you'll see the bits a
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by Xlythe 15y ago
The lines between a name and the meaning behind that name are blurred too often. Often in school, when studying or help was needed, I'd hear students proudly proclaiming that "that's the x principle" and then go on and write down a condense
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by Xlythe 15y ago
In exchange for less regulations, the FCC had private companies build out fiber networks in the 1990's. Most of it was never used, though, as companies instead focused on increasing bandwidth in copper wiring.
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by Xlythe 15y ago
This would put a large amount of money in the hands of a small group of people. Money that isn't theirs, yet they get to decide where it goes. If the payout justifies it, corporations will hire lobbyists or set up backroom deals. There will
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by Xlythe 15y ago
Job creation for the sake of jobs is wasteful. And these are crummy jobs being replaced by robots; just look at the suicide rates. Regardless, robots still need to be maintained, they increase energy consumption, and they lower costs. Worke
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by Xlythe 15y ago
It has more to do with the atmosphere than ad targeting. Pseudo names, screen names, random characters that can't always be pronounced scare away people who don't spend much time online. In most social settings, it's common for people to sh
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by Xlythe 15y ago
By that logic, when China comes to claim its debt, whoever we borrow from then to pay off China is who owns the US. Since ultimately we're going to pay it off (maybe in decades, but eventually), we're always the last in line and thus the "o
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by Xlythe 15y ago
The OS constantly nags you if you're without a SIM card. You're either reminded you have no signal or you're reminded you're in airplane mode (The signal icon on the notification bar becomes useless. There are messages in the notification d
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by Xlythe 15y ago
Still waiting for them to officially roll internet calling out to Android. There's built in SIP support, but nothing that easily ties in to Google Voice. And there's GrooVe IP, which definitely works well, but it's not native. They added te
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by Xlythe 15y ago
Perhaps not, but after working for an advertising company the two overlap greatly.
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by Xlythe 15y ago
As a student, I have no complaints about weekly quizzes. I attend university because it gives a structured environment to learn new material and quizzes help keep me focused on what I know and what I only think I know. But extending the tim
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by Xlythe 15y ago
No, but even sites that do sell generic ad space have ads they don't want shown (Porn, competitors, things that would reduce the brand name).
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by Xlythe 15y ago
The article was advocating for something more back and forth, like a chatroom or forum, rather than a newsfeed. With Google+ just starting out (even at 10m users), there's already a feeling of exclusivity and community. Groups would definit
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by Xlythe 15y ago
At least manufacturers are starting to open up their hardware. Samsung has open sourced its drivers (SG2), Motorola is unlocking its bootloaders (Atrix), and HTC has promised to open their bootloaders for future devices (Sensation in August