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by calferreira 8y ago
Sony Compact phones although are powerful on the spec sheet, they usually perform badly in comparison to SE, specially on the camera department.
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by calferreira 8y ago
I felt the same when i tried to look for an About Us to try to understand more about the page. The website is too minimalist in my opinion. Although the looks are good, the lack of info makes me doubt if the site is for real or not. My 2 ce
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by calferreira 8y ago
Stopped thinking about trying to be the best and just doing the best I can. Sounds simple but it was quite an issue for me. I was putting a tremendous pressure on myself and others, causing me anxiety and sadness. Just doing the best I can
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by calferreira 8y ago
I host all my side projects on VSTS. Free source control TFS & GIT. Free builds. Free project management. Heck, i have a complete pipeline to build my code and deploy it to the app store. Costs me zero per month. Please keep in mind tha
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by calferreira 8y ago
I have the same problem, and the weird thing is,at least for me, self-criticism often goes unnoticed. When i'm on periods of fatigue and "other mysterious illnesses" i often think: - I'm working too hard; - "It&#x27
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Ask HN: Image upload service
1 points by calferreira 9y ago|2 comments
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by calferreira 9y ago
As an Android developer this is a big pain in the arse if you intend to develop apps using google apis. The development is easier, but if you plan to distribute on other stores, google play services are useless and will make your developmen
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Ask HN: Best way to transition from .net to open source tech like python, etc.
2 points by calferreira 9y ago|2 comments
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by calferreira 10y ago
Yup, remember Gmail ? It took years to go out of beta, didn't see anyone complain or worried.
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by calferreira 10y ago
I think you're confusing Windows DPI scaling availability vs lack of support from the apps you use. It's not windows fault the apps don't take advantage of DPI. You can also disable dpi scaling for individual apps.
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by calferreira 10y ago
And i said: "On the phone we have firefox with adblock extensions as well."
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by calferreira 10y ago
Why would i do this if i can do it for free ? If it's a PC: - Change the hosts file with adblocked domains or.. - Install an extension on the browser; On the phone we have firefox with adblock extensions as well. So, why would i pay fo
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by calferreira 10y ago
Having used it on windows and linux, i still find the experience more fluid on the later. Don't know why.
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by calferreira 10y ago
If you have an android try to build AOSP for it. It's all related to coding but on a different perspective and it might be highly motivating to have your own brew of android for your device.
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by calferreira 10y ago
More immersive ? Maybe not. More fun ? Hell yeah.
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by calferreira 10y ago
Too bad nvidia is killing linux with optimus.
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by calferreira 10y ago
In my opinion, every android device should have the option to use AT LEAST AOSP. The device is yours, if no one provides updated you should have the ability to sideload an OS of your choice. Obviously this is not simple for most people, com
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by calferreira 10y ago
It's "Free" not Free. If Apple decides to remove support for your device they can do it anytime.
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Ask HN: Would you pay for a mobile phone OS?
3 points by calferreira 10y ago|5 comments
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by calferreira 10y ago
Qualcomm has acknowledged the issue as being known since 2014 and has released guidance for their OEM customers on fixing the issue. The fix includes the use of SSL servers to retrieve the XTRA and XTRA2 data files, and the eventual switcho
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Insecure Transmission of Qualcomm Assisted-GPS Data [CVE-2016-5341](seclists.org)
2 points by calferreira 10y ago|1 comments
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The UK Is About to Legalize Mass Surveillance(motherboard.vice.com)
80 points by calferreira 10y ago|31 comments
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by calferreira 10y ago
I actually though about this question as a way to understand the real value that internet has these days. Since we're connected most of the time, it seems that internet is almost indispensable but i think that the quality of it is actu
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by calferreira 10y ago
Really ? Does it affect you that much ? Addiction ?
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What would you do if the internet was down for 24h
2 points by calferreira 10y ago|7 comments
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by calferreira 10y ago
For me, that's the right way to do things.
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by calferreira 10y ago
> You cannot and should not rely on Google for anything critical to your business unless you are close friends with someone working at Google and that too at a higher up position to be able to get out of such bad situation relatively eas
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by calferreira 10y ago
>I find it hard to believe that a personal blog by a MS MVP, who does a lot of traveling and presenting, drives so much traffic that he can't afford a mid-tier Wordpress instance out of his lunch money, so using his example as one w
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by calferreira 10y ago
That only proves that Linux is used for critical stuff where people require a specific knowledge. It's not for everyone.
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by calferreira 10y ago
Please stop it. Seriously. When the subject "Windows 10 Privacy" comes up, linux folks come running offering linux as a magic pill, it's not. As mature as linux distro's can be there's always the hardware variable i

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