crgt

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151.
by crgt 13y ago
Half of any population is below average on any (and every!) metric. That's why they call it an average. Right?
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by crgt 13y ago
Did you really just ask HN to support Doublespeak?
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by crgt 13y ago
If you have a large enough user base built up, cross-promotion from your own apps can work wonders.
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by crgt 13y ago
Photoshop or Illustrator files.
155.
by crgt 13y ago
Do you really need a local dev? Expand your search radius and you have access to an expanded talent pool.
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by crgt 13y ago
My iPhone screen is cracked. Do I really have to give up my contact info just to find out how much it costs to fix it with this service? Or did I just miss pricing on the mobile site somehow?
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by crgt 13y ago
Some people have been upset for awhile, and many of them now see the potential for change given the increased visibility of the issues. Personally, I'm not angry because of what the media tells me. If anything, I'm more frustrated
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by crgt 13y ago
Do you see the 4th Amendment in tatters? Is that the propaganda machine at work? It seems like there's plenty of blame for both sides of the aisle and blindly defending the Administration with platitudes seems counterproductive.
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by crgt 13y ago
Your parent post may be referring to what happened to the CEO of Qwest after declining to support the surveillance state. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Nacchio
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by crgt 13y ago
App Transfer
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by crgt 13y ago
"Why is anyone anti-drone?" Some of us are actually anti-war, not just anti-drone.
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What's Google’s real secret spy program? Secure FTP(wired.com)
4 points by crgt 13y ago|1 comments
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by crgt 13y ago
Maybe a simple mail client that adds 'extra' metadata to everything you send? Extra recipients, etc? Would add more hay to the haystack.
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by crgt 13y ago
In this case "The Atlantic" is Bruce Schneier. Who, if you take a peek, does seem like he might be in a position to have some insight on what the NSA is up to. http://www.schneier.com/about.html On the merits, I do think he's right to hig
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MosaicStudio - Photo Mosaic Creation Tool(getmosaicstudio.com)
1 points by crgt 13y ago|0 comments
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by crgt 13y ago
Huh. So do we build sites for users or to satisfy specs?
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Can you break this code from Boards of Canada?(cosecha-transmisiones.com)
3 points by crgt 13y ago|1 comments
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by crgt 13y ago
If I understand the GP correctly, the claim is that we are now perpetually at cyberwar and CISPA would invite cyberwarriors into everyone's home.
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Caught in the System, Ex-Hacker Is Stalked by His Past(wired.com)
1 points by crgt 13y ago|0 comments
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Augmented Reality Touch Capture Software from Fujitsu(designboom.com)
1 points by crgt 13y ago|0 comments
171.
by crgt 13y ago
Would love counterexamples from the downvoters.
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by crgt 13y ago
Maybe? Hard to tell - doesn't work on my iPhone. Also most apps without a marketing budget seem to be DOA these days unless they get featured by Apple or come from an established dev.
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by crgt 13y ago
I imagine they bought it? With the intent of making their money back.
174.
by crgt 14y ago
FWIW, some developers do have young kids. I make software for mine.
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by crgt 14y ago
Isn't there a difference between limiting what you can do with a free Chromebook and limiting what you can do with something you pay $1500 to acquire?
176.
by crgt 14y ago
So why wouldn't publishers just make people sign a similar agreement if it's that simple?
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by crgt 14y ago
It needed 60 votes to defeat the filibuster. Only needed 51 votes to pass, but there was no way to get to a vote on the actual legislation without the 60 votes needed to defeat the filibuster. More here: http://m.theatlantic.com/politics/
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by crgt 14y ago
I wonder about the relevance of the recent Supreme Court decision that stopped publishers from trying to limit the resale of imported textbooks: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/20/supreme-court-... But maybe someone with a bett
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Google Is Forbidding Users From Reselling, Loaning Glass Eyewear(wired.com)
40 points by crgt 14y ago|44 comments
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by crgt 14y ago
Those postings were just simulations.

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