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by bstar77 14y ago
The fact that he's not just reporting the scores, but using logos and mentioning the players is what I think could be a problem. The advise of consulting with an attorney is the safest route so at least there is some understanding of what t
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by bstar77 14y ago
I think this is a really interesting idea (and a great start), but I'm quite positive that you will need NFL licensing. Knowing someone that worked for the nfl and nfl films for nearly a decade, they protect their IP to obscene levels. Em
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by bstar77 14y ago
Edit: somehow I screwed up my response, should be a response to @kjackson2012. Apple's main issues are with their location information from TomTom. If apple is able to partner with a company with better data, these types of problems should
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by bstar77 14y ago
Despite being a mac user now, I am so happy to see a high-end product optimized for a linux distribution. During the 7 years I used linux as my daily driver, I would have killed for a well integrated, high-end mobile machine. I don't plan
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by bstar77 14y ago
Can someone with developer access say how good the maps are? I don't see any way to use the maps without an invitation.
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by bstar77 14y ago
but then wouldn't they only show when the app is running? I get these notifications all the time, even when the app is not suspended.
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by bstar77 14y ago
The one that's been killing me lately are the notifications from the new He-Man game for iPhone. I have yet to figure out how to turn off push notifications for this app, it's not in the in-game settings or in the Settings app and I know I
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by bstar77 14y ago
Apple would never release something like this because its an absolutely ridiculous concept. The design compromises that had to be made to make this phone would be absolutely unacceptable for apple to accept(just read the reviews). There ar
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by bstar77 14y ago
I love the fact that you solved a specific pain point and can potentially help others, but I'm not sure this is something that would be worth $10/month for most people. This is also a pretty trivial app to build with the twilio/tropo APIs,
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by bstar77 14y ago
yes, this is essentially what I meant. I guess I could have used better players in the analogy, but it was just a quick response. It's hard (unreasonable?) for someone to admit guilt when many others are shouting that they are in the right
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by bstar77 14y ago
For the issue of patent wrangling, which is very much a gray area, yes, I do think monetary fines are the most appropriate. The court cannot make Apple be sincere in an apology if Apple believes they are in the right. Just the same way Sal
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by bstar77 14y ago
Did the court seriously think ANY COMPANY would have reacted differently than Apple did? This is a childish and completely unproductive order. Fine Apple and be over with it if you think they did something wrong.
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by bstar77 14y ago
In 1994 my typing class was still using Apple II's. I didn't appreciate it at the time, but I find it quite impressive that I was using the same computers in my senior high school class as my 1984 1st grade computer class.
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by bstar77 14y ago
It's over thinking things that people think about like this is what makes progress difficult... I think.
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by bstar77 14y ago
I use two spacing simply because that is what I was taught in school. After having it drummed into my head for the better part of 10 years, I'm never going to change for anyone.
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by bstar77 14y ago
I have found that I have outgrown the cranky, uncompromising userbase of that site. HN users (despite being extremely divisive at times), seem to be much more accepting of disruptive technological changes.
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by bstar77 14y ago
I think this is an extremely naive view... Devices that don't have gmail, maps, chrome and play is a huge loss for google. It's very much in google's interest to discourage these types of forks, but that's the nature of open source.
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by bstar77 14y ago
I'm actually at a loss for words... a single html tag can reset a phone to factory default? And it doesn't even look like a defect, just an oversight.
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by bstar77 14y ago
Unfortunately for Kim, finishing that last 10% usually takes 90% of the time.
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by bstar77 14y ago
I find the iOS UI patterns to be consistent, but the "skins" on those UI elements tend to vary quite a bit. Now this is the case on the iPad, since I don't have an iPhone I cannot speak to that. Just getting a podcast program on android th
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by bstar77 14y ago
I agree that Android can look gorgeous, but that can only go so far. Android's problem is consistency. I've used every alternate android build I could find, and the custom (and default) themes and UI menu system lacked consistency. My fa
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by bstar77 14y ago
My biggest concern is a vindictive prosecution... pushing for 35 years in prison is absurd.
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by bstar77 14y ago
Despite what Aaron's intentions were, he clearly knew he was doing something illegal. He broke into a building (closet?), setup a computer illegally and transferred information illegally. In addition to all of that, he tried to evade secu
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by bstar77 14y ago
I thought Panasonic's Full page Ad on 16D (big yellow ad) was pretty touching. Who does that now-a-days?
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by bstar77 14y ago
I'm happy to see these kickstarter clones popping up for medical causes. I'm much more apt to donate when I can better see where my money is going (and hope I don't get scammed in the process).
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by bstar77 14y ago
I use a combination of Ack (to search for the instances of the code I want to refactor), and Vim's search and replace feature. I primarily do TTD style development, so it's very obvious where things break when I refactor something. I know
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by bstar77 14y ago
My biggest problem with Vim is the muscle memory I have developed where I hit [esc] after writing text. The problem is that in most programs outside of vim, [esc] means to cancel the operation. Try renaming a file and set it with [esc].
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by bstar77 14y ago
HTC is dead in the water. They don't control any part of the supply chain (like samsung) and don't have an ecosystem to monetize (like amazon, apple). HTC is not going to survive another two years in a market where these devices are becomi
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by bstar77 14y ago
I personally like magazine style layouts, but the layouts need to be context sensitive like you would see in a magazine or newspaper. Stories that are more prominent in the design should be more popular. Stories should also be grouped sen
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by bstar77 14y ago
I'm surprised at how little Rock/Metal music is represented on Soundcloud. I have several songs I recorded years ago that get virtually no views on Soundcloud, most likely because they are tagged as rock/metal tracks. Seems like these ban

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