alwaysinshade

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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> I think the first new petition should be to require petitions to return to 25K threshold. Given the increase in the number of unique users since late 2012 it makes sense to move the threshold, otherwise the signal to noise ratio will
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> 10,000,000 / 25,000 = 400 responses/yr Based on the last few months of growth the response rate won't remain static. It's reasonable to assume there will be continued growth, so they need to set the barrier to entry at a practical hei
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
Start with Yusaf's story regarding Abraham - it would be difficult for an educated, critical-minded person to believe or respect the narrative when it doesn't even have a good moral to back it up. Many stories from the various holy books fa
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
Anecdote: My wife and I both play COD MW3 and Black Ops 2 online almost daily yet despise war and violence. We're both in our 30's and have played FPS games since our early teens. I think a poor understanding of other cultures, a dash of ji
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> That is, is the decision to use glue instead of magnets out of an engineering concern? Some of the new iMacs are being assembled in the US from factory "D2". I suspect the decision to use glue instead of user serviceable parts like sc
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
Smaller, relative to this megastructure, because its a new fabrication process - better to see how it performs on a smaller-scale both in terms of desirability (is it pretty - will people happily work/live in it) and structural integrity. P
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
Using this fabrication method on a smaller/safer scale would be great for the Australian construction industry. There's so much regulation and risk-assignment involved in construction that only the biggest players can afford to bid and exec
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> Why? Shouldn't this be a benefit to using Android? Google makes its money from data/advertising - Android is a hedge to prevent a single dominant player from controlling the flow of data. In itself, Android isn't necessarily profitabl
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> I'd recommend getting a basic pair of binoculars and doing some backyard astronomy If you've got the spare cash, get image stabilized ones. I could clearly see the moons around Jupiter with my Canon 12x36 IS binos the other night desp
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> Does anyone do anything that would greatly benefit from a connection like this Replacing optical media with high speed lines would allow some funky new market mechanics like... Games: - Instead of downloading the full 12Gb+ game, simp
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> with Ive now in charge of software design we can at least expect some more aesthetic polish I hope he delivers something more than polish - if he can make the human-machine interface more intuitive/seamless while toning down the visua
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> I'm really struggling to think of a material that is "fairly exclusive" to Apple. Elithrar's reply hit the nail on the head, but in some cases they do use some fairly exotic materials. For instance, the bead-blasted high-tensile stain
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
I’m glad Tim Cook is trying new things like this, involving Jony Ive in Human Interface design and becoming more involved in charity. I just wish they’d shitcan the lawsuits and get on with making products. Hopefully the HTC licensing agree
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> attachments to sales, like extended warranties (whoops, I mean "AppleCare" This isn't exactly objective feedback (personal anecdote) but I've never been pressured to buy extended warranties, aka Apple Care, from an Apple store. They e
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
First, I have a huge respect for Microsoft and use many of their products, so this isn't a brand-love pissing contest... > What sort of patents has MS exercised in this fashion? Ask manufacturers of Android phones how Microsoft exercise
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> spending on research and development has grown significantly > to $3.4 billion—an increase of $1 billion over 2011 This can be construed as either a positive or a negative. It's positive if the R&D has a particularly focused
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> If you use simple models, you can only get simple insights Economics also play a large part in how information is parsed. The advancement of AI outside of academia is largely dependent on what it's being used for and how it's being us
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> A retina display seems like a waste for me. I suspect a lot of people with poor eyesight feel the same way too. I understand the emphasis is that it's a waste for you personally, but the statement above is analogous to a person with p
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> Expect to be able to passively track how long you brushed your teeth in the near future. I guess "passively" is the key. This sort of action-specific data capture has to be implemented in a way that you don't have to intervene to reco
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> I think the problem is identifying the superstar in the first place. I'd look towards fashion - for example the Japanese clothing store Uniqlo [1]. Their stores are quite similar to Apple's in terms of layout and space, the way that t
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> Hopefully his replacement is closer to Ron Johnson's set of retail and service values. I wonder if the scope of Human Interfaces extends to the Apple Store. If Apple is taking a holistic approach to coordinating its products, it's wor
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> "Don't mind those other, more affordable playgrounds. Pay attention to how we mill the shit out of this block of aluminum just for you." Which is really how any fashionable product works. "Forget that Armani Exchange produces its good
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> Why would I want to play on a 7 year old console, which means lower graphic games? I think that's the reason why I love consoles - I haven't had to upgrade my gaming machine since 2006. And looking at the games I've enjoyed in the las
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
I sort of touched on this in a HN thread a few days ago [1]. I don’t think that mobile devices are successfully replacing conventional PCs, more so replacing objects and knickknacks that were single function devices. For instance, my wife u
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> Many people in child development would disagree with how far you seem to want to take this concept of abstracting away real-world objects. I didn't suggest abstracting away toys. I made a prediction/observation that apps could "do awa
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
> But shapes, textures, smells, etc are important too. He lives in a three-dimensional world, so I don't think he's missing out on any of those things. I'm not arguing for the elimination of physical toys - merely observing that apps ha
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
The crux of my message was that my sister-in-law's son gets to enjoy a plethora of different toys (and he really does love them) that aren't injection-molded fossil fuel by-products. Another way to look at it is that he wouldn't have most o
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
I've gone the other way - done away with TV and collecting things so that I can spend more time being social. I have more money and time to spend on going out for dinner and drinks with friends, time to play online video games (social to a
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
It depends on the lifestyle you want to lead - my wife and I aren't interested in having kids so we're able to get away with having less stuff. On the other hand, her sister has a son and it's quite obvious that you need a lot of stuff to m
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by alwaysinshade 14y ago
You could probably keep it at that point alone - eating a lot of whole, unprocessed food is difficult because of its volume vs caloric density and is typically harder to chew/swallow because a machine hasn't partially digested it for you. W

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