barney54

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   by barney54 15y ago

   "At what cost?" That's the first question anyone should ask about solar (or any other type of energy). Even though prices have fallen, solar is still, by far, the most expensive source of on-grid electricity generation--5 time more expensiv
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   by barney54 15y ago

   This is a perfect story about Jobs. The ipod was brilliant, but iTunes is a truly terrible program. It is by far the worst program that I use on a regular basis. But the greatness of the ipod (or iphone and ipad) outweighs putting up with i
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   by barney54 15y ago

   I'm not sure what you are referring to about monitors. Two of the main players in higher end monitors, Dell and Apple, make their large monitors in higher resolutions than 1080p, such as 2560 x 1440.
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   by barney54 15y ago

   And that's what I like Hacker News, even though I know nothing about about coding.
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   by barney54 15y ago

   It might not be necessary, but it is the one feature I prefer about Firefox than Chrome. I use it a lot and it is more handy to change search engines or to search other sites than typing those things in my hand in Chrome.
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   by barney54 15y ago

   If they are truly breakout industries, do they need taxpayers' money? If they are promising, where are the VCs?