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811.
by bluthru 13y ago
Proper planning and policy would mean that people wouldn't have to make this decision. Funding schools based off of local property values creates a rich-get-richer scheme for school quality. It also encourages people to sprawl, which i
812.
by bluthru 13y ago
Bandwidth is still a precious resource. It would take a lot of storage, processing, transmission, and energy to make a live video happen in the background of a blog entry. The premise of an asynchronous portal is interesting, though.
813.
by bluthru 13y ago
Especially now that phones have high-res screens. No need for everything to be dumbed down to a single column that's 8 words wide.
814.
by bluthru 13y ago
>The best government is the least government. Nope. Least is not the same as efficient or effective. You're just stating a libertarian principle.
815.
by bluthru 13y ago
I get what you're driving at, but the analogy doesn't quite work. We want software to perform functions and we don't care about the amount of lines of code to achieve this. We also want our government to perform functions, an
816.
by bluthru 13y ago
Working with the congress that has the lowest approval rating in history, and the congress that has passed the least amount of bills will do that to you.
817.
by bluthru 13y ago
If an Apple comment contains the words "overpriced" and "shiny", you can safely ignore it.
818.
by bluthru 13y ago
Many engineers are employed to create devices that kill as efficiently as possible.
819.
by bluthru 13y ago
The Air's screen is outstanding in this regard. Usually you can trust Apple to not cut corners with this sort of stuff, so this is unfortunate. It's also strange because the larger screen uses IGZO tech as well.
820.
by bluthru 13y ago
With hip, fun, zany internal memos like those, I don't see how Yahoo! will have any trouble recruiting the best and brightest right out of school! /s
821.
by bluthru 13y ago
Making me turn on the TV at a specific time and date to watch something is such alien notion to me at this point. All of these shows worry about schedules and what's on other networks, but that's eventually not going to matter at
822.
by bluthru 13y ago
Well this is an interesting result of marketing. Fruits and vegetables offer fiber. For example, dark greens offer 6.4g of fiber per serving while whole grains offer 2.4g.
823.
by bluthru 13y ago
I'm glad that the laws reward those who invest time and money to be first to market with new ideas. These laws also force the competition to not merely copy, but to actually compete with new ideas.
824.
by bluthru 13y ago
I'm not sure if there's a more condescending word than "cute".
825.
by bluthru 13y ago
Explain Google.
826.
by bluthru 13y ago
"subtle - adjective 1. (esp. of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe." The xbox one is big, bulky, and not svelte. This extends beyond the console dimensions, however. It has an
827.
by bluthru 13y ago
The point of marketing is to influence him in a negative manner? My point is that if you're letting a marketing decision come between you and a great product, you're shortchanging yourself.
828.
by bluthru 13y ago
It's still not being sold at a profit. Software engineering, marketing, etc. are not figured into the price.
829.
by bluthru 13y ago
I thought, "Oh, that's kind of interesting" when it first tracked the pencil and I thought it was done. Nope. It followed for the rest of the video. I started feeling nauseous, and I don't even get car sick.
830.
by bluthru 13y ago
It's a bit silly to allow the marketing to influence you in a positive OR negative manner.
831.
by bluthru 13y ago
I don't want to support the biggest advertiser on the web anymore. Google has become too big for me to be comfortable with them. An open and diverse web flourishes with competition and anonymity. Right now you can search for a video wi
832.
by bluthru 13y ago
I hadn't considered this angle before. It's often touted that transparency would make online discourse safer and more accountable, but stalking is a very real scenario where it would not.
833.
by bluthru 13y ago
It's the responsibility of Sriracha to not reduce the quality of life of others. How is it any different than pollution? If Sriracha is pumping irritants into the air and it affects neighbors, the should be doing a better job of filter
834.
by bluthru 13y ago
Why does he even bring that up? There's no going back. It's like complaining that the processor is attached to the motherboard.
835.
by bluthru 13y ago
Russia recently stopped observing DST by staying on the "ahead" time. I think that's a great compromise.
836.
by bluthru 13y ago
It's a monopoly where everyone is a shareholder. Competition doesn't work so well for infrastructure because it's both essential and it has a high physical barrier to entry. Private corporations exist to increase profit, and
837.
by bluthru 13y ago
It's legal, but it's bad. It's good to highlight examples of allowing corporations to donate to political campaigns minimizes's the citizen's voice.
838.
by bluthru 13y ago
If you're evaluating an Apple product based on how many options it gives you, or how it might bend to your individual desire, you're gonna have a bad time. Apple is opinionated, and there are usability benefits to be gained from t
839.
by bluthru 13y ago
They're not "stupid" and "piss-poor". Linear desktops are a huge usability win for a multitude of reasons: * It's spatially an easier mental model. * This mental model is consistent with iOS multitasking and iO
840.
by bluthru 13y ago
Why would you compare a phone to a car? (Champagne cars are pretty prevalent, btw.) How about comparing it to a personal item people keep on them, like a pocket watch, watch, or glasses frame? Gold & silver are essentially neutral when

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