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by divtxt 16y ago
I'm surprised how vehement X defenders are about network transparency. Like most people, all my 'desktop' apps are local - am I not allowed to have a protocol that sacrifices network transparency for local performance? (like most people, al
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by divtxt 16y ago
Nice & simple - good luck with the sales! What marketing have you done / plan to do? If you're willing to share, would love to hear how your sales proceed. Notes: - the product name says "Quick URL Shortener", but the (preferences?) sc
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by divtxt 16y ago
Haha as expected - like the joke about politicians lying that goes "when their lips are moving".
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by divtxt 16y ago
Absolutely right. As one of those quarter billion, Symbian is the OS on my phone, but it is no platform.
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by divtxt 16y ago
A load of crock and, from the stock drop, everyone knows it. As the article states, it's simple risk vs payoff - nothing wrong with either choice. Of course, with Android, there's the extra risk of Nokia software engineers "innovating" in
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by divtxt 16y ago
The new Air is titled "The Next Generation of MacBooks" and, having had mine for 2 months, I have to agree. I expect one of the MBPs to drop the DVD and go SSD only and the result to be some amazing improvements in weight/thinness and batte
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by divtxt 16y ago
(I'm assuming you're doing the above for security) It's hard to make a call what you should do without being more specific about the app, especially (i) purpose of the uploads e.g. image sharing can probably be restrictive, and (ii) level o
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by divtxt 16y ago
Early in my career, I asked a co-worker why he didn't complain about doing the shitty maintenance coding which no one wanted. His reply in essence: because someone has to do the crappy stuff. My respect for him went up that day, but I disc
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by divtxt 16y ago
Nice to see the progress. Chrome OS is clearly Google taking Apple's "it just works" playbook and applying it to their strengths.
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by divtxt 16y ago
I've been reading HN for years and have learnt so much - coding, hosting, design, pricing, strategies, funding, sales... the list goes on. All this knowledge is power. Some risks have been reduced. More importantly, others are the same but
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by divtxt 16y ago
Am I the only one who thinks this is an obvious fake?!!! 180 hrs battery, usb, SD, wifi, mp3 player - all for $99! Hardware guys please let us know if this is even feasible and what the BOM would be! I'm guessing us doodlers & sketcher
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by divtxt 16y ago
Good post. I quit recently as well - I deal with productivity in two ways: when I get stuck or bored of one area I work on another, and second I dont fight bad days but enjoy them and compensate on good days. From your itinerary, it seems t