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by bdfh42 15y ago
Possibly controversial view point here. A year ago it looked like Microsoft had missed the boat with phones and tablets but now I am not so sure. I accept that a lot of companies have invested in iOS apps (in particular) but my reading is t
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by bdfh42 15y ago
After allowing for everything said here - and the PayPal back peddling on this specific issue. If you are serious about taking money for goods, services or worthy causes - do not use PayPal. After all, what does Paypal say about you that is
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by bdfh42 15y ago
What is this zip code of which you speak? googling reveals this is some sort of basic Postal code. bit USA centric?
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by bdfh42 15y ago
Like anybody else - stab in the dark, double it and then add 10%. Is there another system?
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by bdfh42 15y ago
Please don't.
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by bdfh42 15y ago
I spent some time evaluating the original beta of the mono tools for Android a year ago. The support and help I got from other developers and from the mono team was fantastic. Lots of enthusiasm and gracious assistance. It was great to be a
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by bdfh42 15y ago
Is it me, or are we seeing a lot of Harvard Business Review posts today - all leading to partial posts with the rest of the piece behind a pay wall? I am tempted to "flag" all posts to "pay to view" sites.
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by bdfh42 15y ago
They have gone completely and utterly insane. The ONLY way they get custom is through their web site - and now they are trying to put people off. No matter what the problem was this is the wrong solution.
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by bdfh42 15y ago
If gin and red wine count - that's my bag -, but only to wind down.
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by bdfh42 15y ago
Seriously - Silverlight? This is a dead product! Flash is only dead on Mobile - Silverlight is just dead. I can't believe that anyone saw this as a strategic decision.
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by bdfh42 15y ago
Let us be clear. The Carrier IQ spyware is not part of the Android OS and has nothing to do with Google. It would appear to be a USA only problem and the malware has been added to the phones by "friendly" telephone service providers - you k
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by bdfh42 15y ago
Why should it be on the front page? The only new (low current score) item on the front page at the moment is the story about the BBC and net neutrality. If that does not continue to pick up votes then it will quickly drop off the front page
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by bdfh42 15y ago
What nonsense - it is number 27 on the new list right now.
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by bdfh42 15y ago
This is HN. You can't down-vote a post. If you check the submissions list from this user you will see lots of posts - many with respectable scores indicating a good measure of interest. I think this member of our community is upset at not g
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by bdfh42 15y ago
I would not have thought that 7 points was enough to hold a post on the front page - take a look at what else is there. If your post had continued to gain points then there is every chance it might have "stuck" for a while longer. "Front Pa
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by bdfh42 15y ago
Clearly failed to get the right visa to work. Tourists from the USA are always welcome but lines get drawn at working on a tourist visa. Just like for Brits travelling to the USA.
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by bdfh42 15y ago
There are so many (very) large niche areas available that new opportunities abound. A specialist can (and should) outperform the generalist sites even where supposedly specialist areas exist within them. We are shooting for just one in a s
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by bdfh42 15y ago
Failed for me.
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by bdfh42 15y ago
StackOverflow is sort of that site http://stackoverflow.com/ the guys there even post their own technical issues and most problems get a useful response
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by bdfh42 15y ago
If anyone were to send me this I would be forced to spend the next two nights trawling through their commits to find out just what it was they screwed up - and then I would look for a new gig.
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by bdfh42 15y ago
I just trust that nobody is using MD5 for anything important - like passwords. Just about OK for file integrity checks I suppose.
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by bdfh42 15y ago
Love this quote from the piece "Many of the words are in fact obscene". How can a word be obscene? A word might be offensive in a given context but obscene? This piece is a daft as the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority.
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by bdfh42 15y ago
You don't. You ring them and say you had an interview with B (plus date, location etc.). Say you understand that it takes time to reach the right decision but that you wonder if there is anything you can contribute or expand upon that would
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by bdfh42 15y ago
Sorry, but I don't get this. If I want to switch tags in the source HTML then I would use Find/replace in my IDE or text editor. If I want to do something interesting with HTML tags live in the client browser then I would probably use the j
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by bdfh42 15y ago
One might think that HTC, Samsung et al have little direct interest in defending the free use of Android - as the Android OS lowers the barriers to entry for other new (start-up?) manufacturers. It might be that they see the Microsoft tax a
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by bdfh42 15y ago
Is there an ethical reason for Tracking users? Just asking. Off hand I cant think of one.
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by bdfh42 15y ago
This question gets asked here a lot - although on few occasions for a prospective 2 year old programmer. This Google search covers the history http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=first+programming+language+... but the very best of luck with
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by bdfh42 15y ago
Customer acquisition often has a high cost. Identifying a group as "senior citizen" and offering a discount is just another such cost. You see "student discount" at least as often. It is not about giving a "gift" to the students but making
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by bdfh42 15y ago
Well I am a "Brit" and I don't support it. Such censorship is always wrong - no exceptions.
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by bdfh42 15y ago
In English law you can add a covenant to a contract where the purchaser agrees to certain restrictions on the use of that which is purchased. However, the covenant is only enforceable while the seller continues to be in a position to be aff

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