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11y ago
And twice the battery life (more if you run the 360 in Ambient Mode, which the Pebble does inherently) and half the thickness!
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12y ago
Am I old school for thinking that giving kids complete freedom isn't the best way to do things? I like a lot of the ideas being used at these schools, but as a kid I definitely didn't know what I wanted to do or learn most of the
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12y ago
I love eating and the social aspect of sharing a meal with others, so I can't see myself having Soylent in this capacity whatsoever, but I would definitely like to try it as a breakfast and quick lunch alternative. I have the bad habit
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12y ago
I agree that launching in the US is a bad idea for the reasons you mention, and I'm hopeful that more companies try starting outside of the US. The potential is huge, and there is a sizeable market for this kind of thing that is unfort
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12y ago
As right as you are about the American market, it's extremely annoying that the rest of the world doesn't get to use services like Google Wallet and Apple Pay. In Canada, I've been tapping to pay for years, yet there are no p
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12y ago
I'm on OSX, I've tried it on both Firefox (36) and Chrome (41.0.2272.118 (64-bit)).
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12y ago
Love the idea, but I'm having trouble getting the audio to play. After searching for and adding songs, they are listed but the "There are no requests" message is still displayed, and nothing is playing. Am I missing something
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12y ago
Do you have any information to share on how much it will cost to use the service (with/without a Paperweight)? Is there a monthly subscription option, or is it pay-as-you-go?
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12y ago
I also use Skim, it works really well. A pretty cool feature is the back and forward buttons, that hold your page if you skip through large chunks. For example, if I use the table of contents (Cmd + Shift + T) to go to the answers section,
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12y ago
I feel the complete opposite for all of the college textbooks I've used (although all of my textbooks are filled with problems rather than readings). Using a laptop or e-reader to read textbooks is awesome for a couple of reasons. Firs