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by abruzzi 14y ago
Please don't tie Facebook to logins on other sites. It excludes half the population of the US, more in other countries, and if you add a non Facebook option, the scammers will just use that. Craiglist's solution is simple--their exhortatio
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by abruzzi 14y ago
Inevitably, this will make people like me (Mac user that considers $50 a night overpriced) book through other sites. Does orbitz think I only price through them? Most people I know price at least a half dozen locations before deciding, so
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by abruzzi 14y ago
>Iphone apps on the other hand are starting to look like just mashups of each other all with the same generic looking animations and U X elements. New apps on my Xoom tend to be exciting and original. My iPad? More of the same. Design c
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by abruzzi 14y ago
I wanted to address his third point, productivity. Android is sorely lacking in productivity apps, and some enterprise technologies (Cisco IPSec VPN). Unfortunately, while the iPad is improving, its still pretty weak in that area. Of the
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by abruzzi 14y ago
Except that if as the article suggests, ICANN is replaced by a UN agency, UN law would become, in some ways, directly enforceable by that agency (at least insofar as the replacement agency has the ability to enforce.)
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by abruzzi 14y ago
At one point in the video he says he's proud that Linux is the only OS (I'm presuming he meant kernel) that is in mobile and desktop/server systems. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the assumption that OSX and iOS were both based o
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by abruzzi 14y ago
since it is a server--not a desktop, there is less need for the odd linux app. For that reason, I bought a used Ultra 40 for $200, and run Solaris 11. Its fast, rock solid, and free. My current uptime is over 9 months. The only negative
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by abruzzi 14y ago
>Domain names are just not that important anymore. Do you think Facebook would be doing as well as it is if it's URL were http://www.earthlink.net/~facebook/site/index.php ?
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by abruzzi 14y ago
Also impressed that the cartel smuggles cocaine on 747s that they own. That's a large operation.
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by abruzzi 14y ago
That would be my biggest concern, but presumably this thing will miniaturize. It also offends my general need for bilateral symmetry.
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by abruzzi 14y ago
Thats interesting since it looks like the right side is significantly larger than the right side.
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by abruzzi 14y ago
I'm just curious, are there any instances of Apple Killing already purchased apps? I know I still have a 4 year old tethering app. I don't know if it even works on current versions, but I just haven't deleted it. I still have VLC for iOS.
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by abruzzi 14y ago
Plenty of theaters have no internet connection. Offices are usually somewhere else, there are not employees or patrons that would benefit internet access. So now they have to add an ISP with network wiring to every booth? Seems a silly w
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by abruzzi 14y ago
The odd thing though is that (at least in the US) film payments are based on a percentage of ticket sales, not number of showings. I used to work at a repertoire theater, and we added late night showings at the last minute on sever occasio
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by abruzzi 14y ago
A two hour film, on six or seven reels costs about $75-100 to ship. Larger release films are usually shipped to and from Technicolor, so there are two shippings per venue. Smaller release, independent films, the distributor usually has on
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by abruzzi 14y ago
A few websites like Apple's are 'retina optimized' and the way Apple implements it, it is a bit inefficient--the web browser downloads the standard size image, then some js replaces those images with high-res variants. But sites like that
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by abruzzi 14y ago
>It can be argued that one could just do those things on Windows / Linux instead Unless you are stuck in a Mac Only workflow. I've been using Logic since it was called Notator on an Atari ST. It did used to be available on windows, bu
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by abruzzi 14y ago
Yes, but it's on a 15" screen. I haven't had a 15" screen on my desktop since 1994. Resolution is important, but for many tasks, so is size. The new MBP has a 2880x1800 screen, the old Apple 20" display had a 2560x1600 screen. So, while
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by abruzzi 14y ago
Unfortunately this is like a high end Commodore64: it starts simple but soon you have a rats nest of cables separate power for all the external devices. I want less cables not more. Also, I don't think thunderbolt cables can be screwed i
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by abruzzi 14y ago
Some points, yes. Unfortunately, at least for my they have stated that they won't be bringing back the features that kill it for me (tape support.)
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by abruzzi 14y ago
This is the old bullet-list fallacy. Quality is simply a measure of the bullet list of features, and no attempt is made to what is behind the items on the bullet list. Remember when the first iPhone was announced? The bullet list after i
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by abruzzi 14y ago
I think there are two possible explanations: 1. Marco's pessimistic take that they are clearing through existing inventory in slightly reconfigured and cheaper machines. 2. grecy's comment here that they needed to keep people hooked while t
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by abruzzi 14y ago
Yup. I was searching for a hotel in Roswell, and a "sponsored link" located the Motel6 with a different pin icon than the others. Go center the map on Roswell, NM. Search for "motel" and you'll see the ad, and it will come back as the def
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by abruzzi 14y ago
One thing I've seen done that it interesting is a virtual basement. My favorite online forum is advrider.com. It a vbulletin for adventure motorcycle enthusiasts with over 200k users, 500k threads, and 17m posts. It works surprisingly we
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by abruzzi 14y ago
I don't necessarily agree with your taste (I like boring, pompous, overly-artsy movies) but the key problem for me is, like you, rotten tomato scores are a horrible indicator of my taste.
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by abruzzi 14y ago
This probably doesn't impact that many people, but on a motorcycle with no fuel gauge, you use the odometer as your fuel gauge. You need to know how many miles to reserve, and how many miles to empty. So I regularly monitor how many miles
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by abruzzi 14y ago
This is a good point, and a new nuance on familiar arguments. It's still the same argument, but now with fiduciary responsibility to the shareholders.
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Today not having a Facebook account is kind of like not having TV was (and in some cases, still is) in the past. We state it proudly and often because there are few enough of us that we feel the need to justify ourselves. (I'm firmly in bo
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by abruzzi 14y ago
Its fundamentally an ad hominum argument. Many fields study the works of morally questionable people: Richard Wager, Werner von Braun to name a couple. What should matter is the idea/argument, not who made it.
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by abruzzi 14y ago
Good to see that "Aguirre Wrath of God" is tops in quality and rewatchability.

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