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by alexqgb 16y ago
If by "anti iPhone" you mean "the zombie apocalypse phone", then yes, absolutely. It's as well-tailored to the third would (for which is was specifically designed) as the iPhone is to the first. For instance, it doesn't use USB to charge (c
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by alexqgb 16y ago
I just bought one and am appalled by how bad it truly is. Connections are obscenely slow, and that's when you can actually get them. Skype is useless, maps are impossible, and it runs very hot. The only thing truly unlimited here is the d
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by alexqgb 16y ago
In theory, no. In reality, the iPhone is a vastly better deal (unlike this, it actually works). Having just bought one of these cards to run this setup exactly, I'm currently repacking it and returning it post haste. Service is utterly usel
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by alexqgb 16y ago
This would be true if Backblaze were simply offering 'unlimited storage for $5/mo.' Needless to say, they're not. Rather, they offer backup unlimited by size for individual computers at $5/mo. The difference is what allows them to create
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by alexqgb 16y ago
What value, if any, can information from Reddit be used by Conde Nast to drive their larger business (i.e. selling ads)? Not knowing anything about the deal (but knowing a bit about Conde's general disdain for the web) I'm still surprised t
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by alexqgb 16y ago
More evidence that curation, not creation, is the point of sharpest demand in the media business. The immediate challenge, I suppose, is finding the right mix of focus and serendipity. More broadly, the challenge is having my own life model
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by alexqgb 16y ago
This speech should not be taken seriously - not because Obama (a) has no idea how to play X Box, or (b) spends all day on his Blackberry, but because his administration has thrown its full weight behind the most toxic aspects of ACTA. Even
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by alexqgb 17y ago
Alex Payne seems not to have noticed the price. At $500, he can afford to buy one of these and a 24" iMac for less than the cost on a 13" MacBookPro. Or he buy a Dell, or - really - anything he wants. Then again, perhaps Alex Payne notice