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by allenp 16y ago
Website by author of the slides: http://www.leaduser.com/
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by allenp 16y ago
I guess the question is - why should someone (non-paying) be able to reserve an account name and not use it for nine months or more and expect to be able to keep the account? It doesn't serve any benefit to the community to have squatted a
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by allenp 16y ago
This is interesting - do you think a RIM or HP (Palm) tablet would make the same in-roads if the functionality/aesthetics were good enough? Is the iPad a social marker or is it filling a functional need?
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by allenp 16y ago
I think something you need to consider is to use design tools for designing - paper and pencil, then gimp/photoshop. The best designed sites out there aren't designed on the web, but rather designed for the web. Try to make a good design fi
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by allenp 16y ago
What's the difference between retiring and taking a job elsewhere and retiring and taking the same job? If these people want to keep working to make additional money on top of their pension payout that is their choice. The bottom line is th
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by allenp 16y ago
I'm going to suggest Washington state. There is no income tax, the sales tax is reasonable, and you may find the rain helps you stay focused on coding. I would suggest somewhere around Bellingham, WA - you would be 90 mins north of Seattle
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by allenp 16y ago
You're right, initially I was just intending to say we would change to be brutish, but I think this is a more interesting comparison. I like that the Eloi use the technology but don't understand it, to the point where it is deteriorating ar
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by allenp 16y ago
"There is evidence, he says, that digital technology is already damaging the long-term memory consolidation that is the basis for true intelligence ... this is a radical upending of the 'literate mind' that has been the hallmark of civilisa
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by allenp 16y ago
I don't think flash gets enough credit in this regard. Despite its many flaws, the sheer volume of people exposed to programming concepts from tinkering with flash is enormous. I think one of the biggest reasons for this is the ease of IO,
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by allenp 16y ago
Google code, "What are installable web apps?" http://code.google.com/chrome/apps/ Also, it looks like google is trying to make an app store for the browser: https://chrome.google.com/webstore
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by allenp 16y ago
I took this to mean that Google switched their target demographic from corporate to consumer and that Gruber thinks the consumer market segment is Apple's turf. I don't think his argument is about technology at all - more about money and Go
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by allenp 16y ago
Sounds interesting, got a link?
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by allenp 16y ago
This isn't reddit.
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by allenp 16y ago
I think the point he was making is that more and more American manufacturing is following a service model itself. As we centralize our manufacturing to a few larger companies (per industry), the only innovation available is really optimizat
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by allenp 16y ago
This is an interesting point - I wonder how debt also impacts individual risk aversion and wealth accumulation and if these effects can be seen (measured) in the post-mid-century US.
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by allenp 16y ago
This is an interesting topic area - what are you doing to gain traction? Who are your target users?
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by allenp 16y ago
It doesn't look too good for this guy - he has admitted not trying to return it to Apple, and he even used an intermediary to find the highest bidder amongst tech blogs.
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Man who found - and sold - the missing iPhone unmasked(news.yahoo.com)
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by allenp 16y ago
I was interested in finding out more about this article there is a more detailed write up on law.com - http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202432065544&Blog... I think this is where she went wrong: "Hale weighed in on the subject,
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by allenp 16y ago
Yeah this was a clearly worded and classy response, definitely better than I expected.
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by allenp 16y ago
I agree - it is very Tufte-esque.
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by allenp 17y ago
"Customers need to stop being satisfied with the status quo and queue up for whatever you are going to deliver." I thought this was key.
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by allenp 17y ago
The pill works by expanding to make you feel full (100-to-1 ratio claimed). Here is a link to a 4min animation and a 1 minute live video (pill in glass of water): http://www.gelesis.com/content/technology/
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by allenp 17y ago
I don't think there is much incentive for them, Adobe is kind of the wrong fit for a company that is trying to become your one-stop-shop for media consumption. Edit: wording;
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by allenp 17y ago
I'd say JoliCloud is probably the nicest linux I've seen: http://www.jolicloud.com/product/features
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by allenp 17y ago
Average tuition costs for 2009-2010: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/add-it-up/4494.html I think at $35k/degree the public university route is probably the most bang for your buck. I wonder how these schools compare to similar st
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by allenp 17y ago
This is supposed to be a mobile version: http://www.kesiev.com/akihabara/demo/game-tlol.html?touch=ye... I couldn't get it to work on the desktop but the controls are there for touch screen.
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by allenp 17y ago
Simcity source code - http://code.google.com/p/micropolis/ This has a few different versions (even python) and is pretty solid/concise due to the hardware restrictions of the late 80s.
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by allenp 17y ago
Netflix and Hulu fill any TV needs we have - except for the NFL. If Hulu was able to offer all of ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox with no commercials for $30/mo I'd snatch it up in a heartbeat, especially if they also sold some hardware to go from th
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by allenp 17y ago
Oh don't worry he has that covered: "Anyone who has loved has learned the value of compromise. These people can too." This article is rubbish. His claims are not backed with anything more than well-wishing and culturally-relative naivety.

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