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721.
by dminor 17y ago
Not to mention it sounds like they're using it as an excuse as to why it took so long. They should have just done something simple in IE7 and iterated from there.
722.
by dminor 17y ago
I don't think other manufacturers really need to worry about it too much -- if Apple sues another Android adopter, they'll basically force Google into suing to protect Android.
723.
by dminor 17y ago
I think Microsoft would abolish the patent system in a heartbeat if they could. What part of their operation depends on the successful prosecution of their patents?
724.
by dminor 17y ago
Does Apple do a complete code review of every app they approve? Your walled garden isn't protecting you from anything.
725.
by dminor 17y ago
No no, in the legal markets we call them "speculators", not gamblers. Seriously though, whether or not a movie does well isn't a completely random process, so it's entirely possible for people outside of Hollywood to have insight into it.
726.
by dminor 17y ago
> Sure, but contacting Mozilla to tell them you'd like the images removed or a credit would be a reasonable reaction. But where's the marketing/seo angle in that?
727.
by dminor 17y ago
The French Laundry could probably put up an "under construction" graphic without affecting their business in the least.
728.
by dminor 17y ago
I think your average karma is only visible to yourself. Or at least, I can only see mine.
729.
by dminor 17y ago
> Except it could hurt apple if HTC happens to also have a lot of nice little patents which the iPhone is infringing (not so far fetch). Or Google, should they decide to go on the offensive.
730.
by dminor 17y ago
> but the marketing is pretty tough Especially when you don't mention the name of you app!
731.
by dminor 17y ago
On the contrary I'd say that the difference between 1.8 paid apps and 1.1 paid apps per month is pretty big.
732.
by dminor 17y ago
> Rather, they're passionate about making cool stuff. And also, just like carpenters, the tools they use.
733.
by dminor 17y ago
Given that this hacker news thread is the 5th result for "Juan Corbett", I'm not sure you had much competition for your name as a keyword in the first place.
734.
by dminor 17y ago
And will they require brick & mortar stores to check everyone's driver's license, so that they can collect sales taxes from out-of-staters?
735.
by dminor 17y ago
Of course, an A/B test would tell us definitively which is the better option, but I suspect you are correct. We have the field, but set it based on the credit card number on the back-end.
736.
Xerox suing Google, Yahoo over software patents(informationweek.com)
1 points by dminor 17y ago|0 comments
737.
by dminor 17y ago
Break your projects down into the smallest goals that are useful. Give yourself a time frame to finish the first one. Ask yourself how much $ the first goal is worth to you, and set it aside to pay yourself. If you don't finish in time, gi
738.
by dminor 17y ago
Agreed, although I'd say that Google controls Android -- maybe not completely, but pretty thoroughly.
739.
by dminor 17y ago
> Didn't say she was from the company. Didn't say you did. > Google is building a device to [ultimately] lock us into their services and devices (or make their services available solely via their devices)? By providing an unlocked p
740.
by dminor 17y ago
She's not saying she likes it because it's _from_ Google, she's saying she likes it because it makes interacting with Google services easy. Which is entirely objective, and apparently compelling enough to switch from her iPhone.
741.
Google Shopper for Android(googlemobile.blogspot.com)
2 points by dminor 17y ago|0 comments
742.
by dminor 17y ago
At $30 though, I'd expect the wine to be quite good. At $10, I'd hope for it.
743.
by dminor 17y ago
I believe cellartracker has community reviews of most wines, although I've never used it. There are also sites like corkd.com, etc.
744.
by dminor 17y ago
I figure by the end of the month most of the people on Chatroulette will be reporters doing stories about Chatroulette.
745.
by dminor 17y ago
Most of your technical arguments against GWO are obviated by using their multivariate version.
746.
by dminor 17y ago
Latency in a CDN can also vary by how often something is accessed - frequently accessed resources get cached closer to the edge - so it's really hard to do a good CDN comparison through simple testing.
747.
by dminor 17y ago
Yes, although Java's reflection is somewhat of a pain in the ass and limited in many ways. But you can take a Class object and call newInstance(), and it will invoke the class's no-arg constructor.
748.
by dminor 17y ago
That is Alton Brown's recipe ( http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/pan-seared-ri... ).
749.
by dminor 17y ago
I didn't look into prices for natural diamonds, but the ring I bought was just under $1800 including shipping for a three stone ring of .34 ca, .22 ca, .22 ca, all with very good clarity. They also resized it for free + shipping.
750.
by dminor 17y ago
When I got engaged recently I went with a man-made diamond from Apollo Diamond (featured in a Wired article several years back). Fortunately my fiancee was of the same mind about De Beers.

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