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by doodyhead 15y ago
I wonder how the experience would have went if he hadn't set the desktop up for him initially. For many new users, I imagine they would be starting with Windows 8 from scratch on a new PC or a fresh install, which surely provides a guided t
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by doodyhead 15y ago
He is also specific about what he means: "Technology skills do not necessarily mean hands-on skills, though they can arise from hands-on experience. It means simply understanding the technological state of play in the environment in a way t
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by doodyhead 15y ago
That makes a lot of sense. Maybe I'm oversimplifying but if Windows is to Mac OS what Android is to iOS, then Android needs its DirectX to make game development easier.
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by doodyhead 15y ago
The Halting Problem theoretically defines the limits of computation, but has anyone in a pragmatic, everyday coding situation actually reached that limit? In the practical sense I've never seen it have any bearing. Perhaps the problems I'm
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Coffee linked with lower depression(irishtimes.com)
5 points by doodyhead 15y ago|1 comments
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by doodyhead 15y ago
It seems like it's more an adapter to fit a UK-style plug into a socket that would usually only accept US-style power leads. If you compare power adapters for laptops between the UK and the US, the UK adapters typically have a three-prong s
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by doodyhead 15y ago
Alternative download link here: http://www.filehippo.com/download_putty/
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Clothes may make the man, but it's the label that really counts (economist.com)
11 points by doodyhead 16y ago|2 comments
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by doodyhead 16y ago
I'd go so far as to say that journalism is never unbiased and I don't see how it could ever be otherwise.
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by doodyhead 16y ago
[1] "I found 4 085 giraffes created by people named Sanne!" [2] "I found 9 988 giraffes created by people named Ediktonia!" The actual statistic is that 2% of all Germans who submitted giraffes were named Sanne and 5% were named Ediktonia.
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by doodyhead 17y ago
I'm impressed in principle, but I'll believe it when I see an article in The NY Times, The Washington Post, or The Economist. That those reporters have chosen to ignore it gives me cause for concern.
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by doodyhead 17y ago
I have to say I love my Blackberry 8900. App World is no App Store, but it's perfectly fine for my needs and I couldn't live without a physical keyboard!!
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Steve Jobs: the man who polished Apple(technology.timesonline.co.uk)
8 points by doodyhead 17y ago|0 comments
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by doodyhead 17y ago
It's excellently written, but I wish I could turn off the analogies. For me, analogies only muddle the point.
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by doodyhead 17y ago
You have to admire his accomplishment, but the presentation grates on me -- the fonts are pretty unreadable and it all seems very rough around the edges. Even if the standard were up to Google's, I wouldn't use it for that reason alone.
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12% of e-mail users have actually tried to buy stuff from spam(arstechnica.com)
1 points by doodyhead 17y ago|1 comments
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British music boss: we should have embraced Napster(arstechnica.com)
7 points by doodyhead 17y ago|0 comments
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by doodyhead 17y ago
For anyone who's interested, looks like I'll be combining a USB extender: http://www.lindy.ie/usb-extension-cat5-usb-extender-up-to-50... With a Logitech USB Quickcam: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-QuickCam-Pro-9000-Webcam/dp... I'll
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Ask HN: Wireless Video Streaming to Justin.tv?
1 points by doodyhead 17y ago|1 comments
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by doodyhead 17y ago
It sounds good, but I don't see why he needs to curse in his introduction. I almost stopped reading. It's unprofessional and unnecessary.
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by doodyhead 17y ago
I think your homepage needs to say why "Hybir reinvents backup". Once I read your features page, I was sold, but the homepage doesn't do enough to draw people in. You need to mention at least one unique selling point. Maybe something like:
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by doodyhead 18y ago
Thanks, that's really helpful! Startuply seems to be the biggest fish in the pond. Might as well try there first!
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Ask HN: Recommended sites for advertising tech jobs
4 points by doodyhead 18y ago|5 comments
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by doodyhead 18y ago
Sorry, ZumoDrive is currently not available for: Ireland Any plans to internationalize?
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by doodyhead 18y ago
Early performance tests of the latest build of Windows 7 have shown it's significantly faster than Vista and XP (and still outperforms both with 1 GB of RAM): http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=3236&page=2
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by doodyhead 18y ago
To address entrepreneurship in Europe misses the point. What Mike Arrington fails to realize is he's only talking about France. When it comes to work ethic, different European countries are world's apart. You can't take countries like Franc
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by doodyhead 18y ago
Having just written an integration into it, I can assure you MailChimp has an excellent API: http://www.mailchimp.com/api/ It's far superior to Constant Contact's API, which consists of two methods: subscribe and unsubscribe (last time I
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by doodyhead 18y ago
Would love to hear about this also -- sounds like a brilliant example of reuse in software engineering.
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Korean Engineers Improve Lithium Batteries Efficiency By 90%(hallyutech.net)
3 points by doodyhead 18y ago|0 comments
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by doodyhead 18y ago
Unfortunately, I don't think it's ever possible to completely segregate an argument from its proponent. It would be nice if the world were that objective, but it's not. Intelligent design is a similar issue in my mind.

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