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by alphang 14y ago
> The guy makes a career out of opinionated, mostly unsubstantiated one liners. He also writes really good essays. Can we please also have more people delivering this kind of medicine? Look, I agree that Gruber has blinders on sometime
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by alphang 14y ago
kool-aid? I find Daring Fireball to be at its best when Gruber pushes back on Apple's design decisions with thoughtful critique: skeuomorphism, Safari tabs experiments, this screen thing.
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by alphang 14y ago
Not that this is a real solution, but you can lock and swipe up. Two motions instead of one.
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by alphang 14y ago
They started using the new wordmark in June, in the Surface promo materials: http://photos.allthingsd.com/photos/i-vGmfLVB/0/M/i-vGmfLVB-... I guess this is the official launch.
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by alphang 14y ago
Yikes. That's confusing (malicious?). It left me with a sense of distaste for heello. You guys may want to clarify.
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by alphang 14y ago
Marco's analysis doesn't make it sound all that reasonable: http://www.marco.org/2012/08/16/twitter-api-changes I'm concerned about the rules about embedding a tweet. So now there'll be all this widget stuff on websites when all I'm tryin
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by alphang 14y ago
I don't see the part about this change dooming Twitter in the article. You have an interesting point about commoditization, however. It makes me think about the IM space and all the different services there. As for eyeballs, I think a Twitt
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by alphang 14y ago
He also expressed a slight desire to adjust his focus, in a post from earlier this year - http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/05/25/three-things Slightly off topic: The Atlantic had an article yesterday about DF's 10th anniversary ( ht
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by alphang 14y ago
I find it strange that people would pooh-pooh Marco's argument away. Marco wrote an article two years ago called "The Mac App Store isn’t for today’s Mac developers" ( http://www.marco.org/2010/10/29/the-mac-app-store-isnt-for-t... ) so he
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by alphang 14y ago
I take photos (where allowed) of artworks simply as a reminder that I liked the piece, not to preserve a realistic reproduction of it. In that sense it's like any other photograph - I'm capturing a facsimile of my experience. Regarding the
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by alphang 14y ago
But didn't the US government just change patent law to first-to-file?
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by alphang 14y ago
Interesting idea, however I think it feels a bit too deliberate for my tastes. Based on the groups it can seem more like a networking tool. Beyond a startup, I would also recommend volunteering, doing sports, taking a class, or if you're sp
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by alphang 14y ago
I know you're asking about "place", but ... Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates' "Head First Java" book. Her SCJP book is also pretty good, but it's more skewed towards the certification exam.
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Facebook automatically publishing Page posts under your name.(zdnet.com)
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by alphang 14y ago
I thought you were joking, because you're basically describing the postal service, ie. snail mail.
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by alphang 14y ago
Agreed, I actually really enjoy Gruber's tone on the new show. I'd guess a part of this may be that Gruber wants an editorial reboot with the new show, so that he has more control and it directly complements Daring Fireball (Note the new de
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by alphang 14y ago
It's like a band. Lots of good bands split up. Some bands explain why, others just give a cryptic message.
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by alphang 15y ago
Agreed. Every time I see it I get very angry. It's like seeing software betray your friends. I've had at least five friends who have unknowingly shared their readings on Facebook. A few of them were guys who were reading about sexy gossip a
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by alphang 15y ago
Yes. My friends who are sharing their gossipy and sex-related readings have not noticed it. They're all shocked by what ends up on Facebook. As for just using the social reader as a user — well, I shouldn't have to agree to an app and share
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by alphang 15y ago
What's new about this? Other airlines also have vouchers and unlimited plans.