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by bconway 16y ago
Decent article, but out of date by a few months. None of the drives listed use the newer SandForce controller, which skyrockets sequential writes into the 275 MB/s range, and random writes into 50K IOPS. These drives are where it's at (fo
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Linux developer in solo bid to enforce GPL(itwire.com)
1 points by bconway 16y ago|0 comments
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by bconway 16y ago
If you're just sending SMS, why not use one of the abundant tier 1 providers ( http://www.usshortcodes.com/csc_aggregators.html ) and pay bulk rates? I think we get something around 1c per outgoing, and 1/3c per incoming.
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by bconway 16y ago
And yet, we keep using the service. Hrm. I like http://identi.ca/ , an implementation of http://status.net/ .
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by bconway 16y ago
I was about to list my favorite Verizon phones until I hit the last sentence, d'oh. I'd check out the Samsung Android phones on AT&T. They're just about the only ones that aren't an awful experience.
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by bconway 16y ago
My point is, people don't take kindly to companies trying to pass the buck.
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by bconway 16y ago
Like that background fiasco? http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-20007366-265.html Or maybe you were being facetious. Tough to tell.
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by bconway 16y ago
Sure, but I don't see why this translates into AT&T having the right to put up towers. I don't either, but apparently the federal government disagrees. The article doesn't cite this "law," however. If there's poor AT&T service in
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by bconway 16y ago
I went with my wife and a friend (developer). We had a great time, there were a lot of exciting speakers. The only thing I would suggest in the future is to either spread it out over two days (probably not possible) or to cut down on the nu
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by bconway 16y ago
And the number of acquisitions that Google has started and not completed because of an employee interview (excluding something like outright fraud)?
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by bconway 16y ago
It's the color. People want to be able to see the difference at the same time they're tasting it. That's easier to do with a base that is bright yellow than dark red.
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by bconway 16y ago
As a rule though, those that have worked for start-ups and/or were founders will not normally go back to big-corp to do a 9 to 5, You'd be amazed how things change when you get into your 30's and start having kids. ;)
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by bconway 16y ago
If by production you mean a mission-critical computer and not just a server in a datacenter, one of my previous companies has 486s with DOS still running machine tools (manufacturing equipment). It's amazing how long a computer can last whe
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by bconway 16y ago
Two corrections: A.) RHEL 5.x (by default) comes with Python 2.4, not 2.5. B.) Yes you can. It is required in 3.x, though.
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by bconway 16y ago
This is a fantastic idea. I can't count the number of times I read through a recipe while preparing, only to have my timing still be off.
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by bconway 16y ago
The bubble has already burst, as evidenced by the lack of value-generating apps (run once and never touched again) and the bottom falling out on prices. Apps are either free or 99 cents, with the exception a few proprietary platforms (or pr
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by bconway 16y ago
You don't answer your phone if you're in bed?
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by bconway 16y ago
You probably can add it. I know people removed the default lock screen from Sense via package and file removals. Incidentally, the Sense lock screen was one of the reasons I wanted to get away from it, the down-up motion kept unlocking my p
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by bconway 16y ago
Good post, it reminded me of this one: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1649260
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by bconway 16y ago
I updated my Incredible to Cyanogen 6 and am fairly impressed. I'm not a Sense-hater, but there were a couple annoyances that got to me, and the mostly-vanilla UI feels like how the phone was meant to be. The performance is hard to beat, to
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by bconway 16y ago
That's correct, however the Droid Incredible only just starting rolling out the Verizon-branded update now, and the Droid 1's release was starting to hit a lot of phones last week.
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by bconway 16y ago
What if I'm on a two-hour flight, though? A one-hour response time is ridiculous.
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Should Open Source Communities Avoid Contributor Agreements?(blogs.computerworlduk.com)
2 points by bconway 16y ago|0 comments
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by bconway 16y ago
Sure, but a sub-$2M sale for a company still in embryo stage is a very different proposition.
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by bconway 16y ago
If you invest in tech companies, try bringing in some tech experience. It might push your comfort level. It also might make you much more competitive. Let me know when you're willing to take startup pay ( real startup pay, not $100K inst
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by bconway 16y ago
Fun tool. It's what I imagine living Quantum Leap to be like. ;)
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by bconway 16y ago
I couldn't agree more. One company I was involved with veered into the public space, and there's nothing the press loves to rip apart more than anything associated with state government (never mind that that the product hadn't launched yet,
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by bconway 16y ago
You already know that winning depends in no small part on hiring people better than yourself. If you are a youngish entrepreneur or boss, that will entail hiring older and more experienced people, especially in top roles for your organizat
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by bconway 16y ago
I figured if the ignorant want to be ignorant, they will. I think you lost twice.
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by bconway 16y ago
Lots of straw men, lots of flawed premises. Google didn't choose Java because of VM security, they chose it because everyone on the planet knows it. Can the same be said for Objective-C? But every step of the way, they're going to have thi

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