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by arbie 8y ago
> Judging by your username you want to see the world burn. An effective ad hominum !
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by arbie 8y ago
Why?
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by arbie 8y ago
Absolutely. Proof: https://panopticlick.eff.org
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by arbie 8y ago
Software comes with an EULA typically indemnifying the creator from any negative effects of using the software.
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by arbie 8y ago
> I take 15 minutes crammed in a small space with a bunch of strangers over one hour of solitude in a small metal box with windows any day. I am reasonably sure economics will change that. > Nobody has managed to explain me how self d
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by arbie 8y ago
eBay almost always sides with the buyer when a claim is filed.
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by arbie 8y ago
Why this is shocking, or even news? When you create and use a Facebook account (or when a shadow profile is created for you), Facebook has (and has always had ) the right to share anything and everything you publish on their platform w
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by arbie 8y ago
> college is for many people completely unnecessary. This part of your comment is completely out of touch with reality. Nearly every position that pays over $40k/year requires college credentials.
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by arbie 8y ago
Agreed, I think the histogram would be bimodal, split between people that solely watch cable TV and cord-cutters that solely stream.
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by arbie 8y ago
Did he end up purchasing the bike?
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by arbie 8y ago
This library is great, although I don't understand your frustration. An interactive mockup library with broken interaction is a bug, no?
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by arbie 8y ago
What respectable theater-chain CEO would admit that and act on it?
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by arbie 8y ago
The theater chains await MoviePass' demise so they can announce their revolutionary chain-specific Pass for just $30 /month. - Conditions apply. No more than one movie per calendar week. Surcharges applicable for IMAX, 3D, and o
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by arbie 8y ago
> Well, if your app have an orange/red primary color, the warning color is just ignored. This is incorrect. If you use Material color templates and pick red as the theme, md-warn will pick an alternate accent color. > And again,
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by arbie 8y ago
> If I think about complaint I would have, take the dialog spec[1], both "ACCEPT" and "CANCEL" "button" have same color and size, this is terrible design. I am going to do a destructive action, I need more d
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by arbie 8y ago
The irony is blinding.
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by arbie 8y ago
Your incendiary remarks are unrelated to the article and are not welcome on HN.
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by arbie 8y ago
That it was a non-issue for them, and that they deal with dozens of "real problems" that their constituents face every day.
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Ask HN: When did your mentality “click”?
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by arbie 8y ago
Proxy is not tech specific. It has been used in law, economics, and other fields for a long time.
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by arbie 8y ago
Most voicemailboxes are count limited (mine tops out at 20), so this strategy effectively just removes voicemail as a feature on your account.
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by arbie 8y ago
You jest, but Material Design is the new standard for approachable UX design. Looking forward to see what topples it.
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by arbie 8y ago
rsync's ability to resume is especially handy.
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by arbie 8y ago
This is pretty intense, but applicable to many enterprise setups!
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by arbie 8y ago
Movie theaters will have their Spotify moment: When their modus operandi results in rock-bottom financials and studios have to establish a controlling stake in theaters and switch over to a subscription model. That is, if Netflix doesn&#x27
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by arbie 8y ago
We once calculated that the cost of tinkering with the projector + web conf cost about $4k for the 15 minutes wasted across the population of the room.
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by arbie 8y ago
And yet, most of today's commercial AI requires "big data".
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by arbie 8y ago
The optimum scenario is when the algorithm shops around while it is on the phone with barber#1 and discovers the only available time is suboptimal (but still above acceptance threshold). Sort of a "hold bird in hand while rummaging i
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by arbie 8y ago
If IE received monthly updates and had one of the fastest JavaScript engines around, it would still be the dominant browser.
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by arbie 8y ago
Absolutely. It is a great example of a digital interface to a stubbornly analog world.

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