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by comstock 9y ago
Yes, but in my experience it's just talk. What they actually mean by "team" is have the founders previously founded a successful startup, or been involved in one. That's it. I'd love to hear other opinions, but that
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by comstock 9y ago
Nice article. However: > It's alarming not just because the number is so low, but because Dropbox holds such valuable information for so many people. I'd suggest that Dropbox users somewhat self select for those not as concerne
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by comstock 9y ago
I do exactly the same but with X220s. With an SSD and Debian they make a great coding laptop. I buy stacks of them and just move the SSD across when the break. Also means I can leave one in the office and have one at home then just move the
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by comstock 9y ago
What might be interesting is if the iPhone X ends up being a device that combines more laptop-like features into a phone. Better keyboard/mouse/display integration. Support for laptop-like apps. Then it could be worth laptop-like
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by comstock 9y ago
This would be interesting. Currently Google makes a loss on Android development and licensing. They make this money back by using Android as a marketing/advertising vehicle for their other products. If they were making significant mone
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Kidneys are Hard(bike.github.io)
1 points by comstock 9y ago|0 comments
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by comstock 9y ago
Ok, this is reasonable. However, it doesn't seem to be the central issue to me. The app could be rewritten to use the public (possibly undocumented) interface, that we all use on the web. But it seems like issues would still exist then
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by comstock 9y ago
Could you clarify? If I'm using YouTube without signing in, which contract is being breached? The existence of YouTube facilitates breach of copyright doesn't it? I don't understand which copyright is being infringed by rende
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by comstock 9y ago
Maybe, but we'll never find out if Apple just removes the software and it never goes to litigation...
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by comstock 9y ago
If you can obtain YouTube Red functionality by using an Adblocker, it may not work as a business model...
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by comstock 9y ago
It would have been better if they were sued. Why should we have Apple policing their ecosystem on Googles behalf?
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by comstock 9y ago
It is about Apple, because they're policing their ecosystem on behalf of Google, rather than letting it be litigated in court. I doubt this is massively different under flag-ship Android devices though. Mobile phones currently suck in
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by comstock 9y ago
It's not cheating, you should have the right to render content as you see fit. That includes using Adblockers on the web and elsewhere. I don't think they really need to use the developer API to implement any of the functionality
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by comstock 9y ago
Maybe Google/creators need a new business model that doesn't depend on adverts? Your argument is essentially the same one against Adblockers in general.
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by comstock 9y ago
And this should be policed by Apple on Googles behalf, rather than potentially litigated in court? That's the main question in my mind. The functionality could all be implemented without access to the developer API. I think users have
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Pit of Despair(en.wikipedia.org)
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by comstock 9y ago
What about a feature in Safari that disable Amp completely? That would be neat, seeing as Google don't seem to offer it as an option...
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by comstock 9y ago
Hmm I wonder if it's possible to create a kind of independent benchmark for search engine results (I guess possibly doomed to failure due to its inherent subjective nature). I've been trying to use DDG more, unfortunately I'm
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by comstock 9y ago
Can you show any evidence that they are better equipped? Other than just their vague mission statements or general attitude? I also prefer open standards, I think they're generally "a good thing". However big companies (like
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by comstock 9y ago
Honestly, I'd rather hear evidence supporting the argument that any of these companies could be called "the future of automation". Anything I say, will by its nature be anecdotal. But do you have anything to support the asser
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by comstock 9y ago
"The only Japanese companies I know that are geared for automation for the new economy are companies like Mujin, LeapMind and Preferred Networks." I've worked closely with one of these companies... Perhaps they were just not
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by comstock 9y ago
A government supported cryptocurrency would be interesting. But it feels like the first step might be for Estonia to accept tax payments etc in Bitcoin.
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by comstock 9y ago
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not sorry. Android is in itself a loss making project. It makes money as a marketing vehicle for other Google products (and therefore ultimately advertising).
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Ask HN: How can I better understand VCs?
1 points by comstock 9y ago|0 comments
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by comstock 9y ago
I just started using Devuan. Generally like Debian, don't particularly like systemd. So I thought I'd try it out. Seems pretty good so far, a bit easier than installing Debian then removing systemd.
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by comstock 9y ago
I guess I was looking st their total equity. But I guess you're correct and market cap would be a better number to look at.
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by comstock 9y ago
The plastic covers used in Blair et al. are 90% PVC covers. Richardson suggested PVC being digested by the fungus as the cause. So it's exactly the situation that should cause SIDS and it results in lower incidence of SIDS. The mattres
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by comstock 9y ago
Reference 2 of that paper [1] describes such a study: "We conclude that not only is there no evidence from this study of any identifiable increase in the risk of SIDS associated with the use of mattresses with an integral PVC cover, bu
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by comstock 9y ago
So, on further research it seems pretty clear that the mattress wrapping stuff is junk. Here's a decent study refuting it [1]. One key quote is "SIDS mortality has declined 63% from 1994 to 2004. The prevalence of plastic wrapped
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by comstock 9y ago
On Japanese trains, staff use a system called "pointing checking" where you point and say the name of the thing to check that it's been done. The verbal confirmation seems to help avoid actions becoming automatic.

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