bradmccarty

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by bradmccarty 12y ago
Hey Andreas, I figured out what's going on. Because we use real people to transcribe the cards, we found that we were having trouble with accuracy when the cards are in languages other than English. As such, we flagged the app to count
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by bradmccarty 12y ago
Hey there. Thanks for the heads up. That definitely shouldn't be happening, considering that we test on a Nexus 4. We're taking a look now to see what's up.
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by bradmccarty 12y ago
Privacy is a line that will always move, and it's different for every person. One of the biggest challenges that we face is finding a line that works well for everyone, while allowing them to control where that line sits. As to your se
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by bradmccarty 13y ago
A bit of an outsider's perspective, from someone at a company (FullContact) that does some similar things - 1: Free EcoPass and/or free parking - EcoPass is a pretty killer bus pass that lets you take the express routes and you ca
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FullContact Acquires Cobook with Pot, Ski Passes and Dogecoin(fullcontact.com)
14 points by bradmccarty 13y ago|2 comments
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A look at how FullContact built their social data search engine(fullcontact.com)
7 points by bradmccarty 13y ago|0 comments
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What we learned migrating from MongoDB to Cassandra(fullcontact.com)
12 points by bradmccarty 13y ago|0 comments
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How we used immutable servers to simplify cloud infrastructure(fullcontact.com)
6 points by bradmccarty 13y ago|0 comments
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Data Decay and the Illusion of the Present(fullcontact.com)
4 points by bradmccarty 13y ago|0 comments
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What's In Your SaaS Stack?(ful.lc)
2 points by bradmccarty 13y ago|0 comments
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by bradmccarty 13y ago
There's an app called Key Ring that I've used for some time that accomplishes exactly this. It works quite well.
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Startups should have exec off-sites(fullcontact.com)
3 points by bradmccarty 13y ago|0 comments
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by bradmccarty 13y ago
My 2 pence: It was 100% about the context. Dave used the word in a derogatory, very serious fashion, from a position of power. The word has gotten tossed around so much over the past few years that I think people have begun to lessen its se
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How groupthink can ruin startups(thenextweb.com)
1 points by bradmccarty 14y ago|0 comments
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by bradmccarty 14y ago
Odd. What tablet? We specifically designed the site with mobile/tablet readers in mind. Also, what was flashing? If it's an ad, then we need to have it pulled. We don't allow that. Screenshots to brad@thenextweb.com would be greatly appreci
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by bradmccarty 14y ago
I can't even give obviously edited. Ever used a lower-end Android phone? I have, and this looks like a video directly from one. Jittery, frame skipping mess. Edit: Also, it's been verified and taken offline. http://tv.msnbc.com/2012/11/06/
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by bradmccarty 14y ago
There's a lot of investigation that has been done around ADHD and the ability to "hyperfocus". Dr Russell Barkley has an interesting insight on this phenomenon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfkg0VWx3rM I'm not certain that I agree with
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by bradmccarty 14y ago
Give us a couple days. We're undergoing some back-end changes and it's causing the pages to have a jerky scroll for some. Apologies for the inconvenience in the meantime.
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by bradmccarty 14y ago
Any chance you can email me a screenshot of this? Happy to blank out the name. Would just make a great addition to an earlier story we did. brad@thenextweb.com
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by bradmccarty 14y ago
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/mice/wireless-to...
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by bradmccarty 14y ago
"just"
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by bradmccarty 14y ago
The FTC does have governance over endorsements and testimonials. Not sure that it applies completely here. The trouble comes when you start talking about people and companies outside of the US. International law for bloggers or journalists
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by bradmccarty 14y ago
Great point here. I think that the Mini (if it happens, if that's the name, etc) will be another gateway drug just like the iPod touch. I remember Steve smiling kinda smugly about people who wanted the OS and the apps but didn't want the ph
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by bradmccarty 14y ago
Since when is this new for Apple? The company (and don't get me wrong, I'm a fan) has an amazing ability to take older, already-existing technology and turn it into a successful product or feature. If you look at iOS for the past couple of
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by bradmccarty 14y ago
My only (and I stress ONLY) argument for a smaller tablet is for reading. Back when the original Galaxy Tab launched, I was hugely impressed by the comfort level of reading on the device. The iPad, even for my big hands, feels unwieldy when
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by bradmccarty 14y ago
Fair enough, but yeah, there are a few clues as to who I am and the Svbtle network is becoming pretty well known at a quick pace. I suppose that I could update my blurb in the sidebar to better explain, but generally speaking anyone who's r
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by bradmccarty 14y ago
This is a pretty huge piece of free advertising for Gumroad and its ilk. I know Andrew, and I know he's put his heart and soul into this book. It's a downright shame to see Amazon taking that size of a cut for self-published works.
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by bradmccarty 14y ago
Yeah. I took the top screenshot.
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by bradmccarty 14y ago
To clarify: I credited the source where I found the article, quite clearly, in the text prior to the image. I thought (wrongly, it would seem) that Rediff News had produced the image themselves. I did not see the tweet from Dhananjay, and n
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by bradmccarty 14y ago
Please don't do that. I'm a tech blogger, and it drives me insane that things like healthcare or education apps don't get the attention from readers that they deserve. Do things that matter. Please. I will continue to write about them, even

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