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by anthonyb 14y ago
Perhaps this'll fall on deaf ears - we'll see. To date I've found that HN is one of the easier places to speak out against "the herd"... but your comment has to follow logically from the parent, and you have to back it up with some sort o
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by anthonyb 14y ago
You're exaggerating my position, but yes, I've seen quite a few cases where developers have produced an Android app late and/or as an afterthought and, surprise, it hasn't done as well as the iOS version. Here's one from 6 days ago: https:
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by anthonyb 14y ago
What's the rating on the iOS web browser? 17+? Presumably your hypothetical 4 and 14 year olds would have access to that too? Although I notice that several web browsers in iTunes have 17+ ratings too, so at least they're consistent, maybe.
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by anthonyb 14y ago
This is a fair question, and not downvotable imo, especially considering that john/megablast's profile is out of date. There's a history of people who produce Android versions of their software which aren't anywhere near as polished as the
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by anthonyb 14y ago
Everything that you've posted in this thread has been either missing the point or obvious partisan shilling for Apple. I'm not surprised that you're getting downvoted.
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by anthonyb 14y ago
This is nothing to do with the processor, or PowerPC vs. Intel, but the memory bus in early G4s being a limiting factor. The G4 was great in specific Photoshop benchmarks, but getting beaten in real world tests by 18 month old Pentium IIIs.
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by anthonyb 14y ago
There is no caveat. They made a crappy Android version and paid the price.
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by anthonyb 14y ago
> Actually read it. I am capable of reading, and have been for quite some time, thankyouverymuch. And it's still not rage , is it?
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by anthonyb 14y ago
> there is virtually only one "elite" brand and that is Apple Bzzt, thank you for playing. What sticks in my craw is that they're not even "elite", they just do things differently, and not always better than the competition/Android, e
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by anthonyb 14y ago
That doesn't seem to be 'rage' to me: Good to hear that an Android version is on the way but why have iOS devices been prioritised yet again by the BBC in the release of an app? I'm getting really annoyed about the BBC's
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by anthonyb 14y ago
/tmp is also normally cleared on a reboot.
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by anthonyb 14y ago
They're just people who've written articles for the site, not that specific article.
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by anthonyb 14y ago
Thanks. I should've looked that quote up before posting.
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by anthonyb 14y ago
The other interesting thing is that it seems to have -1 downvotes. Hax? Or a javascript bug?
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by anthonyb 14y ago
Sorry, I was using 'you' there as a generic 'whole of HN' thing, not you specifically. I'll edit.
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by anthonyb 14y ago
Well, hopefully the next time that you feel like making a 'meh' comment, you will at least consider whether you're making a positive contribution. Ed made a comment that was pretty harsh, although true given the information available at the
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by anthonyb 14y ago
irony much?
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by anthonyb 14y ago
Except that a large, negative comment from a widely respected HN poster is a pretty effective anti-donation.
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by anthonyb 14y ago
> What is a 'metasploit'? Ruh roh.
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by anthonyb 14y ago
> Again you've repeated the claim that you can single out users and attribute, essentially, blame. Where did I claim that? You seem to be missing something, somewhere. The gist of the article is that large bunches/waves/schools of tra
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by anthonyb 14y ago
I think you just found your next side project! ;)
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by anthonyb 14y ago
Not necessarily. Cars still use a large amount of land area per person, even if they're self driving and don't need many car parks (I disagree with that last part though, considering commute patterns). Take a look at http://carfree.com/ f
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by anthonyb 14y ago
Not necessarily. When a highway is close to capacity, it only needs to be blocked for a short period of time for it to back up traffic for miles. So if there's a rush from a particular suburb, it could very well cause traffic problems at a
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by anthonyb 14y ago
The article specifically mentions that it's not driver skill which is the issue: These commuters aren't necessarily slow or bad drivers. Instead, they come from a few outlying neighborhoods and travel long distances together in th
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by anthonyb 14y ago
But looking at "the same schtick" given a new and original perspective is still worthwhile. You may notice aspects that weren't apparent earlier.
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by anthonyb 14y ago
I disagree. The first half explains the situation, the second half gives you options as far as dealing with it.
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by anthonyb 14y ago
To me it seems like using a recruiter or monster.com to find a job: most of the people on it - employers and employees - have already exhausted their other, better options like networking, and are getting desperate. And nothing kills attrac
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by anthonyb 14y ago
That's a very shallow reading of the article, and given your comments about violence, you seem to have missed the main point, which is that there's a continuum of mental states, from flat out psychopath to neurotic and everything in between
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by anthonyb 14y ago
I might agree with you, except that's it's not really how "the public" sees fit, is it? It's been turned into a Hollywood blockbuster, rather than something closer to the original book. Why does the movie even have to be "The Lord of the Ri
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by anthonyb 14y ago
dwarf tossing!

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