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by abrahamsen 13y ago
This is the public release.
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
That is a blatant lie. The Google blog post from the time is available here: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/when-patents-attack-a... Google is explicit about why they wanted the patents, and why joining th
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
I'd say the advantage of 'Locke Mail' is that it gives the right associations even to people who haven't heard of John Locke. Locked Mail. Mail protected by a (cryptographic) lock.
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
Wikipedia encourage editors to use archive.org. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Using_the_Wayback_Mac...
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
According to the article, no. > BlackBerry is sitting on about $2.6 billion in cash and has no debt,
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
For this purpose, "Linux" is still too general even when restricting ourself to traditional GNU/Linux distributions. The answer may depend on which exact services a specific distribution runs by default, as well as kernel co
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
UK (like most of the world) uses GSM. With GSM your identity is linked to your SIM card. Put your SIM card in another phone, and "you" are still "you" as far as the phone company can tell. Verizon (and most of US) uses a
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
Apparently the Galaxy S3 is notorious for GPS issues, and those issues have an easy fix: Tighten the screws on the back. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201668
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
Yes, Java is a far superior language than C++ for writing Java code.
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
I didn't: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_drive
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
The Moto X has two interesting clusters of features: 1) The obvious one and only mildly interesting is the customization. I believe that will appeal to a large market segment. 2) The less obvious and more creepy one is the battery saving co
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
One type of the jokes derive their fun from an unexpected twist. The fun is the surprise. Another type of jokes reaffirms what the listener already believe. The fun is the comfort of being proven socially right. This was the second type of
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
The unauthorized biography http://www.businessinsider.com/marissa-mayer-biography-2013-... certainly doesn't leave the impression that Marissa Mayer is overly concerned about what people think of her. Unless she has a
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
I guess the 20% projects are not quite dead yet. It very much looks like something created by one or more enthusiastic employees, and not a strategic move mandated from above. Yes, there is a better than even chance that this will go nowher
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
Google does offer a $5/month no-ads email service called Google Apps. According to their homepage, 5 million businesses have chosen that. http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/business/ No tracking is tr
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
They two teams were recently merged, or at least now share the same leader, Sundar Pichai. Chrome is likely the right name here, it supports most platforms where Chrome runs, not just Android.
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
Danish (and I believe EU) regulation has a comprise. Subsidized phones are legal, but 1) the longest time you can be bound by a "plan" is 6 month, and 2) all advertising must include the total cost of ownership in the binding peri
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
It will be added to iOS according to the linked page. Not sure why they close Latitude before supporting their preferred alternative on all platforms.
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
The Location tab in the Android app. iOS support promised "soon". No mention of web support, which is in Latitude (for viewing).
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
I don't see the problem of using Google+ for Location only, if that is the only part you care about.
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
GMail is already integrated with Google+. Google Docs will likely be integrated with Google+ soon, the document sharing is currently based on GMail groups and contacts, I'd expect them to supplement/replace those with Google+ circ
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
They are moving location sharing from Maps to Google+. I have made a "Location" circle in Google+ for people (mostly family) I want to be able to know my location at all times. So far so good. It makes sense to move what is basica
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
I don't get it? Why would my employer care how many cat pictures I share?
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
The keywords are "can be". Or as the author put it "unless you jump through hoops". The Google+ interface makes a difference. The majority of stuff on Google+ is shared privately, because the interface invites doing it that way. (The interf
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
Spam, virus, phishing all fall under "abuse". Targeted advertising is the only new thing here.
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
Do Google Apps filter spam? If so, they are "read by Google".
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
Start? Doesn't Yahoo already have a virus filter? Or a spam filter? Or flags phishing attempts? All of those require scanning and analyzing all emails. The only new thing seems to be that the same automated procedures that protect the user
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
If the knife is still in the sheath, the question is polite. At least, according to Danish national stereotypes of Finns. http://satwcomic.com/no-invitation
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
Ed is the standard text editor. http://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed-msg.html
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by abrahamsen 13y ago
There are similar stories about SkyDrive, e.g. http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2012/07/19/is-microsof... I suspect the reason there are more stories HN about Google accounts being closed for bad reasons is that there are more users

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