danielconde

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Seattle, cloudy with a chance of technology upgrades(reuters.com)
1 points by danielconde 10y ago|0 comments
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by danielconde 10y ago
From what's listed in the news story, we don't know that, but the point of the article is not to single out Oracle, but to realize that financial accounting for cloud software products is a grey area that affects many firms -- inc
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by danielconde 10y ago
Reduced transparency (if one does not realize what comes in year two or three) makes it really hard to make a fair comparison in year one.
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by danielconde 10y ago
That's very curious. So by adding cloud capabilities, you are effectively getting a discount.
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by danielconde 10y ago
The gray area is how one counts revenue as cloud or non-cloud. Some software can be used in both modes, and the question is how one categorizes them. For example, Microsoft Office 365 can be used in cloud (in style of Google docs) but it
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by danielconde 10y ago
You have a good point. It's a spectrum. There are software companies that thrive by using different models. Some are based on open source, some are based on closed source and some even mix the two. Some other companies as listed elsew
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by danielconde 10y ago
Bryan Cantrill is very passionate in the talk recorded in this video. Now I learned something about illumos.
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Oracle whistleblower suit raises questions over cloud accounting(reuters.com)
91 points by danielconde 10y ago|63 comments
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by danielconde 11y ago
It seems that Jet.com (Ana Amazon-like competitor, I haven't used them yet, so don't know the experience) has a $35 threshold for 2 to 5 day free-shipping.
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by danielconde 11y ago
Good point about market maturity. If people are holding on to phones longer, sell them more accessories that people replace periodically, and make the base unit more also high margin (if they accomodate the official bumpers). But it's
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by danielconde 11y ago
If the lengthening indicates that vague subject lines such as "Hello!" or "Changes" is being replaced by something more specific like "Meeting at 3 p.m. agenda changed", then it's a good thing. I also like
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by danielconde 11y ago
Those are excellent points. Old small flip phones sometimes had a small place for a strap loop so you can fish it out of a bag by the strap, and of course also to hold on to it. Phone straps are popular in Japan, and I've seen some th
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by danielconde 11y ago
I didn't know about this book, and thank you. I think reading the style and opinion of key contributors to industry, science, nature preservation and other areas also helps me understand their motivations and world views. It's not
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by danielconde 11y ago
On Feb 20th, 2016, it was reported that Secretary of State Kerry warned the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan of non proliferation treaty consequences if the kingdom acquired such weapons. This news report may be related to that.
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by danielconde 11y ago
True. By the way, the Galaxy S7 is supposed to have a metal case but it still has wireless charging too so the engineering seems to be feasible. In my experience the distance between the pad and charger receiver made a big difference, thus
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Fantastical Digital Exhibit at Menlo Park Pace Art and Technology Is a Total Trip(7x7.com)
2 points by danielconde 11y ago|0 comments
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by danielconde 11y ago
I agree. With automobiles, people seem to be more aware of the constraints and the balance of capabilities to make a vehicle that fits a segment. I.e. sports cars aren't always comfortable. One day, people may understand tradeoffs in
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by danielconde 11y ago
I agree. I wish it had wireless charging like Qi, but metal cases apparently makes it more difficult to implement
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by danielconde 11y ago
Encryption and security has always been a balance between convenience and capability. Although HTPPS and such are mostly transparent to end-user, we can see that slow adoption of public key encryption (GPG) indicates that people either need
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LG G5 modular phone: Hi-Fi DAC, battery slide out, connection interface(engadget.com)
203 points by danielconde 11y ago|171 comments
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Apple Still Holds the Keys to Its Cloud Service, but Reluctantly(nytimes.com)
2 points by danielconde 11y ago|1 comments
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teamLab exhibit in Menlo Park at first serious Silicon Valley art gallery(theguardian.com)
1 points by danielconde 11y ago|0 comments
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by danielconde 11y ago
Somewhat understandable for a firm in rough waters, but it does raise the issue of scope. What if you go out to lunch and drink and come back? Is that allowed, or is that something you do on your own time and outside? I suspect there are
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by danielconde 11y ago
Good point, and it's so easy to remember how hard life was in the past, and it's so easy for people in the modern age to take things for granted.
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by danielconde 11y ago
It's a major point to make sure errors are properly emulated as well. Same issue was dealt with in VMware Workstation as well, which managed to behave accurately for devices such as floppy disks.
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by danielconde 11y ago
This is kind of old, but one can argue that article gets right to the point and many reviewers will agree with the issues they are raising.
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by danielconde 11y ago
It's interesting that the article says their competitor is 'buying up market share" I thought Uber priced their offering at a low price to gain market share too.
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Are network visibility tools like Pre-Crime in the Minority Report?(blog.esg-global.com)
2 points by danielconde 11y ago|0 comments