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Netflix Grand Prize technical presentation(pragmatictheory.googlepages.com)
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The fact that we share so much of our genetic code with other animals shows that we are linked in some way.
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Read David's and Darkmane's comment on the blog. If GV emulates the functionality of a common carrier, then the same guiding principles with regards to net neutrality should apply.
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How is MTBF derived? He claims "1.2 million hours normalized on 40 degrees", that's almost 140 years. It seems to me that it's just some extrapolated test statistic being bandied about with no relevance to real world conditions.
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Microsoft's top rival is itself. Why buy Windows 7 when you can continue to run XP and have Windows 7 in a virtualized environment?
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by brisance 17y ago
Services only started appearing in OS X, it didn't exist in any version of Mac OS before then. The difference this time is that Snow Leopard gives you much more control over the Services menu, allowing you to select which ones should be act
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by brisance 17y ago
And then you have people who sued McDonalds successfully for not placing a warning label on a hot cup of coffee
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If you feel so strongly about it then develop a web app. At least then you won't be locked into the platform and will have a wider audience.
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How would a tetrachromat perceive a website through standard CRT/LCD/LED screens that are based on 3 channel (RGB) color? Is there any difference?
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Then just install a non-caching proxy like Privoxy. Works for me.
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This has MASSIVE implications. e.g. when facing a trial, find out whether the judge is left or right-handed, and sit as appropriate!
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It won't happen in the near future because there is very little interest in Android even among the early adopters and hackers. Android sales have been dismal. What makes this round of platform struggles much more interesting is that Apple h
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Microsoft is making the same mistake that Creative made with respect to the iPod as an MP3 player. They are still stuck in the "hard disk size, amount of RAM" rut. When was the last time you bought a computer (other than for gaming) that re
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He makes a few good points about how App Store can be improved (rating and ranking of apps) but mostly it is whining. e.g iPhone OS 3.0 already allows the developer to charge for in-app content via StoreKit. http://developer.apple.com/ipho
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Andy Rubin is the sort of deadwood that will spell Google's doom. What he says is no different from what already had existed on the mobile marketplace for years. It is called Windows Mobile.
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Firstly, I'm not against hacking in the strictest sense of the word i.e. tinkering to find out how something works. The original iPhone did not have an SDK. So the motivation to jailbreak in order to tinker was somewhat justified. However w
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What is the IETF's stance on this? Or has the entire process become so politicized that it is now up to large commercial entities to dictate the future development of the Internet? I'm not entirely comfortable with this if it is true.
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Mark... thank you for doing this and making it available on the web. I will buy a hardcopy of it when it's out.
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Thanks to the submitter! That link is the best I've seen all year.
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FYI the original iPhone was available only in the US in June 07. Selected European countries had them only in November 07. Way to skew a "report". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#History_and_availability