andreyf

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by andreyf 16y ago
Bah, instead of running my own app instance, do you mind if I make a Chrome extension on top of it, and you can push the code you like back into the running version? Meta-question: if a Chrome extension uses significant server-side resource
842.
by andreyf 16y ago
Auto-pull, auto-push, etc. Also, to my phone. When I take a picture on my phone, I want it to sync to a dropbox folder. Also, with facebook. I want each of my picture galleries to sync with a mock (and, optionally, to a dropbox). Let's say
843.
by andreyf 16y ago
Fucking brilliant! I'd love to hack on this... are you using app engine? Is it open source? In particular, you know what would make this rock*10^6? facebook/dropbox integration.
844.
by andreyf 16y ago
loewenskind wasn't talking about him personally, but his vision of a world of "open privacy". There are tons of ways I can share my personal life with people: I can call, e-mail, meet up for lunch, bring it up when we're "out", blog about
845.
by andreyf 16y ago
America's politicians, willingly or not, often seem like they’re actors in scripts created by cable producers. But that's what they are to most people. Literally. Most people's only perception of politicians is one as disobedient actors
846.
by andreyf 16y ago
It's interesting to realize that one could be holding a phone and using a fraction of its computational capacity because the two companies that collaborated on creating it... don't talk enough?
847.
by andreyf 16y ago
I think it's more a matter of funding, which a GPU manufacturer provided. That this was shown to a crowd of what looks like high schoolers, that's a bit morally dubious, in my opinion.
848.
by andreyf 16y ago
To make it a little less meta, one thing to keep in mind is that most people who use Google don't touch-type, so this is really intended for them to have a "oh, it knew what I wanted before I typed it" moment. Because there really was such
849.
by andreyf 16y ago
I think they just have different definitions of what the "strength" of a country is: security or freedom.
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by andreyf 16y ago
test4
851.
by andreyf 16y ago
I think this proves that complaining about stuff like this is well worth the effort, assuming that that - and not some backroom pressure - is what caused them to back off. They mention it in their release so I figure it must have been a ma
852.
by andreyf 16y ago
Well, it wasn't really 10-fold. Also, it didn't just mean buying more servers, as maybe most of the work was done in software: this is another feature made possible by the recent Caffeine expansion: http://mashable.com/2010/06/08/google-ro
853.
by andreyf 16y ago
Good point about Steam. It really does suck balls compared even to the vast majority of web apps. Ditto for iTunes: slow as balls sometimes, but I still use it to buy music sometimes. Still, a competing product will win both over if it can
854.
by andreyf 16y ago
Are we talking about opinions here? Sorry, that was the point. We could talk about opinions, sure. But all major search contenders do significant user research into how people will react to much less significant changes than Instant Searc
855.
by andreyf 16y ago
Either (a) there were legal changes in Apple's contracts with the record labels, or (b) they might get be sued for enabling this feature.
856.
by andreyf 16y ago
yes, 500ms can seem like an awful lot when you come from a world of 250ms. but if the results returned from the 500ms are significantly better, you bet your ass users will sit through double the time to get better, more reliable results.
857.
by andreyf 16y ago
Most of Google's users don't know how to touch type. For hunt-and-peck folk, this is a huge time-saver.
858.
by andreyf 16y ago
Do you know who worked on it, and why it's gone? I might be interested in making a extensible HTML5 version of it...
859.
by andreyf 16y ago
It's not that surprising. Maps that refreshed the page when you needed to move X miles south got tons of ad revenue, and JavaScript was still considered a "simple scripting language" by most.
860.
by andreyf 16y ago
The halting problem, logic, complexity classes, type systems, evaluation models etc are basic concepts. So I'd rather be surprised if anyone who's said to be competent could not explain those. I haven't asked for it in interviews, but fro
861.
by andreyf 16y ago
That's cool, yeah... downvote away in leu of an argument. Thanks guys, for keeping it classy.
862.
by andreyf 16y ago
What are you talking about? So if I pay someone to broadcast something, they are responsible if I use it to break the law? If I photocopy a book, is Xerox responsible? How is this any different from the reasons for common carrier regulation
863.
by andreyf 16y ago
I don't think I'll ever see a StackExchange topic on motorcycles. Wy not? there's one about bicycles: I don't think I'll ever see a StackExchange topic on motorcycles.
864.
by andreyf 16y ago
I agree with your argument on a logical, rational level. I can concede, however, that "branding" is important to people in ways they rarely care to admit Bingo. One thing I remember from Jeff & Joel's podcasts when I listened to them
865.
by andreyf 16y ago
Listen carefully, she's even more clueless than you think. She says "posting", not "hosting". Personally, I am surprised how terribly Craig handled this - the appropriate response was simply "Just as the phone company can't police the calls
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Facebook blocked API access to Ping, Apple removed feature after launch(kara.allthingsd.com)
7 points by andreyf 16y ago|1 comments
867.
by andreyf 16y ago
Wild guess: facebook wanted Apple to have an open API to retrieve users' music listening preferences.
868.
by andreyf 16y ago
Obvious question the author was somehow too lazy to research: what kind of terms could facebook ask for that Apple wouldn't agree to? Is anyone qualified enough to chime in?
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Serious Questions for Super Angels(pehub.com)
2 points by andreyf 16y ago|0 comments
870.
by andreyf 16y ago
Agreed. I think that's the common ground between marcusbooster's sentiment and michael_nielsen's experience with individual officers. To expound just a little, I think it's likely that there both exist police departments where careerists do

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