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by alex_c 17y ago
I just want to leave this here: http://www.theonion.com/content/news/bunch_of_phonies_mourn_... Possibly the first time an Onion article is... appropriate?
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by alex_c 17y ago
Netcraft confirms it...
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by alex_c 17y ago
That's amusing - I didn't get "The Great Gatsby" at all, but liked "Catcher in the Rye". I doubt I can articulate why I liked it, though - neither the plot nor the characters were about "likability", and I can't say I walked away with any p
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by alex_c 17y ago
Whether you're a multimedia programmer, a musician, a filmmaker, a newspaper editor, or a novelist ... you're unlikely to find the iPad more useful than a MacBook in any way. Of course, I'm not an art student, so correct me if I'm wrong :)
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by alex_c 17y ago
shrug Let's see how well it actually does before we go on about how brilliant Apple's marketing guys are. Yes, the iPad has potential. It doesn't make sense to dismiss it offhand just because some of us might not have a use for it. No, n
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by alex_c 17y ago
I'm a bit surprised though - I've only read Daring Fireball over the past year or so, since I started doing iPhone development, and it's usually pretty rational. I did a double-take when I read this one (and the words "reality distortion f
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by alex_c 17y ago
they own and control the hands-down best mobile CPU in the world. Let's not get carried away. It's only fair to make that statement once Apple DOES cram the A4 into an iPhone and blows the competition out of the water. (I'm assuming tha
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by alex_c 17y ago
That's what I thought... but it doesn't seem very likely from a US company?
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The iPad’s name is a joke(alexc.me)
1 points by alex_c 17y ago|0 comments
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by alex_c 17y ago
Let the camera swivel, and make it possible to control from software (throw in face detection, and let it auto-trace your face when you shift the tablet around). It needs some thought, but I'm sure it's not impossible to do well enough for
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by alex_c 17y ago
I still like to believe that openness and usability / polish / "shinyness" are not mutually exclusive. Maybe it's idealistic (I definitely can't point to any irrefutable examples), but insofar as we're part of the people shaping technology
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Flurry tracks 200 Apps Across 50 Apple Tablets(blog.flurry.com)
1 points by alex_c 17y ago|0 comments
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by alex_c 17y ago
That's exactly what I'm thinking as I read this whole debate. Does such a tool exist, and if not, why not?
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Google’s Nexus One muzzles the foul-mouthed(blogs.reuters.com)
1 points by alex_c 17y ago|0 comments
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by alex_c 17y ago
This topic has been discussed here before, and I'm sure will be discussed again - I found this article interesting because it gives an overview of the strategies newspapers are considering.
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Can the Web save newspapers?(thestar.com)
3 points by alex_c 17y ago|1 comments
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by alex_c 17y ago
As far as I can tell, both apps are basically compilations of stand-alone utility apps. I'm sure with enough digging one could find screenshots that can make an equally convincing case that each feature from each app was "ripped off" from
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by alex_c 17y ago
Allow a different "showdead" setting on the "new" page. I like to browse with showdead on, because it's interesting to see what comments are being posted from dead accounts, or what frontpage stories are killed. The "new" page, however, is
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Beware Developers: App Removed From App Store At Request of Competition(app-vault.com)
71 points by alex_c 17y ago|31 comments
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by alex_c 17y ago
I don’t need to see numbers [data], I need to see clothes [information]. Do I watch out for ice, or can I be the care-free, reckless driver I always am? Do I bring an umbrella? How many or few layer do I need? These are the things I want t
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by alex_c 17y ago
Absolutely - it's a great post overall.
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by alex_c 17y ago
Summary: because YouTube pays the labels part of the ad revenue for videos played on youtube.com, but not for embedded videos.
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by alex_c 17y ago
The compelling part of a RPG is the process of discovery - discovering the world, the story, monsters, powers, etc. If the content is hand-crafted, there's always something new around the corner, which keeps the game fresh. The problem wit
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by alex_c 17y ago
You're missing a closing quote in your first paragraph! Your post is therefore irrevocably flawed, and your point completely lost on me.
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by alex_c 17y ago
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/01/earthquake_in_haiti... http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/01/haiti_48_hours_late... Most pictures show the human suffering, but there are a few that show the destruction to infrastructure. I
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Google Charging Nexus One ETF In Addition To Carrier ETF(phandroid.com)
1 points by alex_c 17y ago|0 comments
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by alex_c 17y ago
I guess we'll have to disagree regarding the headlines. Still, if you apply the cynical view consistently, then Google refusing to do business in China can be seen as Google making a calculation, deciding they can't make enough money in Chi
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by alex_c 17y ago
Principles aside, you have to admit, "Google threatening to pull out of China", or, if it comes to that, "Google pulls out of China", is a much stronger headline than "Google not going into China".
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by alex_c 17y ago
Quite flattering - no matter what I set the sliders to, the names I recognize are people I respect. I think that only really says something about HN, not about my comments :)
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by alex_c 17y ago
I don't mind so much when I can learn something (about advertising).

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