brownleej

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by brownleej 16y ago
I see void being passed as a parameter list to main in a lot of examples. All of the things I've read suggest that the only difference between having a void parameter list and an empty parameter list is in function declarations, and that th
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by brownleej 16y ago
I think Gruber's underlying point is that exclusive apps are one of the things that helps a platform maintain success, because they are a barrier to exit. You ask, "What thing do you want to do on your phone that Android can't?" This is a p
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by brownleej 16y ago
In Paul's essay, he suggested that a software company was any company that needs to have good software. I would say that Apple fits this description.
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by brownleej 16y ago
SMS and iChat may have the same interface, but they are not mixed in a single client. In fact, Apple does not provide an IM client. The central complaint in this article is that the same message was being communicated over email and SMS, wi
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by brownleej 16y ago
The author isn't recommending that they give anything away for free. He is talking about how to determine a fair price. Your analogy does not apply.
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by brownleej 16y ago
Slippery slope arguments are also a slippery slope.
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by brownleej 16y ago
The same can be said of single-core computers, but we have been referring to that as multi-tasking for a long time. If the term multitasking is used commonly to refer to context switching, both in people and in computers, on what grounds do
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by brownleej 16y ago
I see your point. As I hinted at, I think a lack of GPL software in the App Store will have a negligible effect on actual iOS usage. Because of this, it makes people's iOS experience worse without making the overall situation better.
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by brownleej 16y ago
How is this a win for anyone? Apple isn't desperate to have GPL'd software on iOS; they probably like it, but they don't need it. This won't make Apple change their policy on sideloading apps. Furthermore, anyone who doesn't want to subsidi
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by brownleej 16y ago
Revenue is irrelevant. The question is how much profit iTunes draws in. I don't believe that Apple has ever released exact figures, but I've always heard that iTunes is a fairly low-margin business for them, so it's contributions to Apple's
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by brownleej 16y ago
One step closer to being able to simply put "import soul" at the top of my scripts.
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by brownleej 16y ago
How does Flash compete with the App Store more than HTML5? Since Apple has been promoting HTML5 web apps, especially those targeting Mobile Safari, I find it hard to believe that their hatred of Flash comes from a desire to protect the App
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by brownleej 16y ago
I'm guessing it's to keep costs low.
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by brownleej 16y ago
As I understand it, one does not typically buy domains, but rather leases them. Your analogy to other kinds of property thus does not apply to domains.
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by brownleej 16y ago
Personally, there are very few experiences I find more miserable than looking at other people's code. I'm sure other people feel the same way about my code. If I were in this position, I would probably start by looking at the documentation.
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by brownleej 16y ago
I use Quiksilver for this purpose. It's as easy as Spotlight, but I've found it to be faster for the specific purpose of launching apps.
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by brownleej 16y ago
I would love to see them release a Mac App Store. Of course, if they made it the only way to get new programs on a Mac, I would never upgrade, but I think providing a central market-place for software could be a very useful thing for a lot
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by brownleej 16y ago
What about the system requirements? As sad as it may be, a lot of people in under-funded organizations are stuck using computers that are 5-10 years old, which may not support Windows 7.
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by brownleej 16y ago
I have a serious problem with the logical connection between these two statements: They’re not doing what technology is intended to do: Solve problems. and: But by and large, these apps do not exist to solve problems. They exis
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by brownleej 16y ago
The amount being copied makes a big difference, in terms of fair use. If you're copying the entire page, and showing it to people, then that's a more egregious violation than taking a small snippet to provide context. I'd also say that Go
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by brownleej 16y ago
That's true, but that doesn't make it OK. Google is making copies of other people's work without permission, and displaying them for profit. That is the kind of thing that copyright law was meant to prevent. This should be an opt-in feature
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by brownleej 16y ago
It does seem a little soon in the war to be declaring Mission Accomplished.
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by brownleej 16y ago
I think the implication was that it is sexist to imply that women have better judgment than men, and that this causes them to stay out of tech. It's the first part that's sexist, not the second.
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by brownleej 16y ago
The full study is available online, and is linked to in the article. Their definition of "heavy drinking" seems to be more than three drinks per day, which seems like a reasonable definition to me.
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by brownleej 16y ago
I've never understood the point of these marketshare prediction pieces. What does it matter if some form of Android runs on more phones? Who actually cares? I know that emphasizing the horse race drives up page views, but is it actually wor
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by brownleej 16y ago
I'd have to see the text of Hurd's agreement to be sure, but if it is a confidentiality agreement, it might not prevent him from making decisions based on the inside information he had. My assumption when I see "confidentiality agreement" i
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by brownleej 16y ago
Here's what I don't get. If the agreement he violated only required him to protect HP's trade secrets and such, how can merely taking a job violate it? Even if it's likely that he would reveal these secrets at some point in the future, is t
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by brownleej 16y ago
Couldn't you just list all the countries you support in the app description?
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by brownleej 16y ago
I found it interesting that the exception was not for Javascript, but rather for WebKit in general. "The only exception to the foregoing [ban on downloading and interpreting code] is scripts and code downloaded and run by Apple’s built-in W
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by brownleej 16y ago
From the second paragraph: "We view Apps different than books or songs, which we do not curate." I wish Apple would learn how to use the word "different".

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