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by chicagobob 15y ago
Yes, but this talk was uploaded to youtube 8 months ago.
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by chicagobob 15y ago
Actually, what Tim Cook said at the Apple's Financial Conference last quarter was that it runs "a little ahead of break even". Therefore, it is reasonable to say it runs at break even. Even if you are cynical and assume a certain amount of
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by chicagobob 15y ago
Something I've always wondered is -- of course going back in time is a bad thing -- but is going "faster than light" necessarily going back in time? I wonder why, say, instantaneous communication across the galaxy wouldn't be possible, as
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by chicagobob 15y ago
tip #1 block HNN & Redit while coding tip #2 only check email once / hour. tip #3 profit :-)
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by chicagobob 15y ago
I take the metra every day. It sucks that public transit didn't work for you, but I live in the suburbs and work downtown. I think taking the train to work is probably the best way to commute, even though its a 40/45 minute train ride eac
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by chicagobob 15y ago
I have to assume the article is talking about driving commute time. I take the train about 45 mintues each way, and although I wish it were less, I have a regular cadre of folks I've met over the years that I can chat with on the train ...
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by chicagobob 15y ago
Ha Ha Ha ... I love it ... tho based on the replies, it looks like you're missing some smiley faces or sarcasm tags.
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by chicagobob 15y ago
Here is another analysis that I think is much more balanaced than any of the ones you linked to: http://thisismynext.com/2011/04/19/apple-sues-samsung-analys... Here is his conclusion: "Taken as a group, it feels like a remarkably solid c
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by chicagobob 15y ago
This reminds me of an old joke: One day in the early days of computing, General Electric had a problem with their computer. All of their engineers took a look at the problem. Although each was wise, they were unable to understand the comple
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by chicagobob 15y ago
Read the article. The only items that Apple is asking for is pre-production versions of previously announced products that have pre-production versions that have already been distributed to journalists, etc. Big difference to asking for una
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by chicagobob 15y ago
As Gruber says: Measure Twice, Cut Once is the Apple approach
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by chicagobob 15y ago
IMHO: wrong strategy. Tweaking your app for every patent that a troll throws at you leaves you vulnerable forever. a) I hope Apple does something globally to protect the iOS ecosystem; b) I think software patents need to be reformed (I'm n
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by chicagobob 16y ago
Awesome! Nice Comment. I wish I could produce as pithy prose as you :-) Actually, I wasn't sure how long the title could be, so I made my main point in the first comment. Sorry if you wanted a mega-meta-discussion. I'm just simple that way.
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by chicagobob 16y ago
I like the points on comments and miss them (not that I just miss change). Often I don't have time to read a whole discussion but just want to get the gist of what people are saying about an article, scanning for the highest scoring commen
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by chicagobob 16y ago
Hey! If you're going to turn off points in comments, please make it a preference. I enjoy seeing them.
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by chicagobob 16y ago
I learned C for the first time in 1986 and still use it all the time as my day to day favorite language is Objective-C (and also I've really started to develop a fondness for Ruby too, that's a neat language).
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by chicagobob 16y ago
I call BS. My neighbor is a "normal" non-geek who has an android phone and even he notices the difference in app quality and bitches about it all the time (his wife has an iPhone). Just because he isn't "trendy" doesn't mean he doesn't kno
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by chicagobob 16y ago
#import "disclosure.h" I help run SecondConf, feel free to ask if you have any questions. But, we're on the opposite end of the spectrum. We intentionally keep it small, so everyone can have a chance to talk with everyone else. We just ann
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by chicagobob 16y ago
I highly recommend you read Jeff LaMarche's WWDC survival guide. http://iphonedevelopment.blogspot.com/2011/03/wwdc-first-tim...
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by chicagobob 16y ago
That's ridiculous. Unless we are in a private place (like your own home, a private club, etc..) For example, if we are in a public park, and I take your picture even against your explicit wishes, as long as I do not make any commercial pro
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by chicagobob 16y ago
No. What I think everyone is saying is that we find it surprising that the thief recording a video and putting it on the victims computer (essentially giving it to him) would have any rights to sue for at all in Germany or anywhere else fo
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MS Zoom is declared dead (officially)(sfgate.com)
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by chicagobob 16y ago
I've been wondering about getting fit for years, then suddenly one day out of the blue, my doctor told me the secret: "Eat Less & Work Out More" smashes forehead , why has everyone been keep this a secret for so long :)
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by chicagobob 16y ago
Cool analysis. tl;dr: If you're using a non-thread safe structure in a multi-threaded way and think you understand what kinds of data corruption you might get (and are ok with that), you still might get totally different and unexpected kin