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by amartya916 13y ago
Thanks for the correction, I didn't realize that was the case. That being said, I just don't see how this is "whoring out" (as adamnemecek points out), when the simpler explanation is that this is their way of paying an
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by amartya916 13y ago
Why this cynicism? Do you think that Apple is going to sell a single extra iPad because of this? As far as I know, the only time they've had a person on their homepage was when Jobs passed away. Is it that hard to imagine that it might
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by amartya916 13y ago
Link to the paper from the Journal of Philosophy http://pantheon.yale.edu/~tgendler/documents/aliefbeliefjphi...
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by amartya916 13y ago
I am sure you've already done so, but in case you haven't, read about Path's previous snafus. Recently fined by the FTC: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2026985/ftc-fines-maker-of-pa...
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Google Glass review (Engadget)(engadget.com)
3 points by amartya916 13y ago|0 comments
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by amartya916 13y ago
Totally agree with the sentiment. I believe that companies have DNA, and that most companies do not change over time, they just get better at hiding the bad stuff. I would probably trust a company that starts off of the right foot (e.g. G
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by amartya916 13y ago
I was intrigued too, but was traveling at the time when the reply came in; thanks for clearing that up.
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by amartya916 13y ago
Gandhi said "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated." I guess Gandhi forgot that cows in India really do have it pretty good. Unfortunately, we, the people of india, haven'
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by amartya916 14y ago
Indeed the UI is quite nice; liked the snooze button too. Do you know if iOS supports anything similar? I know that it allows for app specific colours for the status bar, but perhaps this sort of control is impossible...because I'd like th
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by amartya916 14y ago
I am not sure why this comment is getting down voted, if anything it made me read the article quoted above and I was wondering if anyone else had any inputs or addendums (as in, with the issues listed with electric cars, why Tesla is sellin
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by amartya916 14y ago
The comparison is moot (different scales/time and effort). Also, don't trivialize the importance of having fun and being able to do so in a fairly large company.
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by amartya916 14y ago
I had the chance to play with a Z10 recently and I must say I was quite surprised by how polished the experience seemed. a. The OS felt as responsive as Windows Phone and all the custom gesture recognition works as advertised(e.g. Peek). b.
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I Bought A Firetruck(geckodesigns.kinja.com)
708 points by amartya916 14y ago|273 comments
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by amartya916 14y ago
Change, yes, but refreshing is probably not the word that comes to my mind. To each his own, I guess.
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by amartya916 14y ago
True. Unfortunately, Gecko doesn't have the weight behind it that Webkit has and the most contributions to Gecko stem from Mozilla itself. Slightly off-topic: since a customer doesn't care what rendering engine they are using, I believe F
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by amartya916 14y ago
Let me assure you that there was no insinuation of any Apple vs Google flame war in my comment. While breach of trust might see over the top to you, the interpretation was supposed to be quite simple, let me explain: Most financial transact
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by amartya916 14y ago
I am surprised to hear you refer to this as "privacy nonsense"; things like a name and address are obviously identity related information. As such, any identity related information has to have privacy concerns. In some ways, I see this as a
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by amartya916 14y ago
Someone actually mentioned this in the comments (the first one) and Anand said "The problem is our Windows 8 battery life suite only has one datapoint at this point: Acer's 13-inch S7 ultrabook, which I did include in a table below the grap
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Microsoft Surface Pro Review(anandtech.com)
103 points by amartya916 14y ago|115 comments
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by amartya916 14y ago
I use the AT&T prepaid service as well (GoPhone) on a factory unlocked smartphone; I don't use the data, but have the ability to turn it on if I need to. As it turns out, one can just get a GoPhone sim at an AT&T store and get it ac
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by amartya916 14y ago
Engadget has a really decent review of the OS. Link: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/30/blackberry-os-10-review/
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by amartya916 14y ago
If Netflix can deactivate clients based on device size; that'd be pretty neat. People on tablets–Netflix on my Nexus 7 is out–would usually be watching stuff alone (kids may huddle around an iPad though) and for Christmas, a movie on a larg
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by amartya916 14y ago
Not sure if firing the manager is going to help matters. Here are the main pain points as I see them, purely personal take, feel free to add points or correct me: a. No transit data. Recommends apps from the App Store instead. There are a f
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by amartya916 14y ago
Even though lots of people have praised the creator, I couldn't leave without saying well done :). This is absolutely fantastic work. There is something amazing about being able to jump across the world a keystroke at a time. I loved the at
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by amartya916 14y ago
Vindictive it might be, but childish it is not. I really think Apple has to get away from the dependency on Samsung; it needs to partner with a company that doesn't have the potential of taking advantage of Apple's product roadmap. I cannot
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by amartya916 14y ago
Scrolling through all the comments, I find that it is impossible to not encounter cynicism - e.g. Apple is trying to divert from the Maps folly etc. - in this forum. This is Apple paying respect and taking a moment to reminisce about Steve
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IPhone5 repairability (and iPhone repairability evolution)(ifixit.org)
1 points by amartya916 14y ago|0 comments
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by amartya916 14y ago
Ummmm..... Whatsapp has had its issues with security and has been on Hacker News fairly recently, but I am not sure what you mean by interoperable IM network. Do you mean that it should be a webapp and that having an app on Android, iPhone
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by amartya916 14y ago
I think if you view that data from outside China, it's not visible. That is, the details show up only while searching from within China.
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by amartya916 14y ago
Not relevant for people who switch phone in two years, but AT&T's phone unlocking at the end of the contract or with account charges taken care of, is pretty neat.

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