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by dsuth 13y ago
It really does suck on Mac, as does Word. I'm guessing this is just Microsoft sticking it to Apple, but it's disappointing for their users who work on multiple platforms. Just make it the same everywhere MS!
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by dsuth 13y ago
Read the link. Samsung is claiming that the phone has '6Gb', right next to stating it has '4GB' of ROM. In reality the phone has 768MB of RAM. Not cool.
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by dsuth 13y ago
What happens when a trusted reviewer gets recognised as such, and starts getting offers to do faked reviews for cash? This is a classic example in other mediums, eg. radio. Trust is a double-edged sword.
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by dsuth 13y ago
I think that was kind of the point.
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by dsuth 13y ago
This is the best answer I've seen (speaking as a control systems engineer who develops industrial software for a living), and a big part of the reason I'm not keen on software developers calling themselves engineers. When your sof
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by dsuth 13y ago
Actually doesn't that highlight one of the biggest flaws with this, in that your finger prints will already be all over the device? Lift the device, get the authorisation token for free. At least with a password you also need to either
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by dsuth 13y ago
One of my earliest programming gaffs was on a C64, typing in some code from a magazine, which didn't work. When my dad got back from work, I showed him what I'd painstakingly typed in over the course of what seemed like hours to a
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by dsuth 13y ago
Agreed. I got access to a C64 when I was in primary school, and was absolutely wrapped in creating my own text-based adventure games, and extremely simple sprite-engine games. I also played Archon and Ghost & Goblins, but I wasn't
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by dsuth 13y ago
Probably because it's none of your business. Seriously, what could you get from a firm figure that you couldn't get from the generalisation of between 10 - 100k?
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by dsuth 13y ago
You're fitting the data to support your preconceived ideas. That never works out well.
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by dsuth 13y ago
What's interesting is that their replacement - essentially friction pads, IS expected to last the remainder of their life (and for other similar insects). I would have expected gears to last longer than something relying on friction, e
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by dsuth 13y ago
When the NSA is the group disseminating the information, it very much IS possible to guarantee that certain types of information are not shared. The most obvious solution being: don't share ANYTHING. This is an argument of secrecy vers
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by dsuth 13y ago
On the other hand, people who are in an aroused state have a naturally lower threshold for resisting impulses. It's actually an ingenious way to market services, if your brand can stand up to it.
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by dsuth 13y ago
I wonder at what point the structure would become non self-supporting though, in terms of scaling up the size.
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by dsuth 13y ago
You could support a stack with scaffolding.
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by dsuth 13y ago
In that case, this kind of dome is easily demountable, and offers a lot more protection from the elements than a shack. On the downside, that would also make it easy for people to steal your walls.
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by dsuth 13y ago
Got my eye on it. So I can run the other way and not get sucked into a black hole!
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by dsuth 13y ago
If you like the feel of Dark Souls, try Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, if you have a Wii U or 3DS. The theme is very different, but the game is very similar in terms of difficulty, crafting, and multiplayer. It also sports, quite literally, the
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by dsuth 13y ago
FFXI was developed for the PS3, where it was very popular. I believe the next one (FFIV?) will also run on consoles.
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by dsuth 13y ago
I recently purchased these as well (for around $250 on Amazon + shipping, a steal considering they were going for around $400 locally), and I have to say, I'm so glad I didn't end up going for the cheap Indian copy which was ava
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by dsuth 13y ago
In the southern hemisphere everything is upside down too, so the rays would reflect off into the atmosphere, I expect.
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by dsuth 13y ago
>Ah. I've always wondered why people pay "starchitects" to design horrible, hideous, poorly designed buildings. I've always figured that they were paying more to get something of worse quality, but figured that people
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by dsuth 13y ago
It depends on the type of book. For fiction this is definitely true. For textbooks and technical books, there is a massive used market with high resale prices, which is more what I was thinking of. I suspect a lot of these vendors simply wo
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by dsuth 13y ago
Then again, the iOS App Store has also allowed a huge number of amateur developers to produce apps, and has basically instantiated an entire industry around App development. Sure, it sucks for the incumbents like Nintendo, whose Gameboy dev
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by dsuth 13y ago
What is the negative affect they are having on authors? Isn't Amazon the reason we have access to such amazing new talents as Hugh Howey (Wool series)? The ability to independently publish into an established marketplace is a pretty gr
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by dsuth 13y ago
I go through this a lot too. I've bought books in ebook format that I've regretted, because I can't lend them easily. Conversely I've bought physical books which I wish were ebooks, because I don't reference them th
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by dsuth 13y ago
The convenience of having an ebook version of a $100 textbook would be worth a few bucks. Especially if I was still at Uni, lugging around 3-4 such books. I frequently buy technical books for my business now, which requires that they be har
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by dsuth 13y ago
You... don't have to hold an eReader up? One of the worst things about reading ebooks on my iPad 2 is the weight.
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by dsuth 13y ago
To you, perhaps, but I suspect your social circle and group/interest pages would be significantly different to your girlfriends.
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by dsuth 13y ago
Nope, guess I'm just that smart. ;) But seriously, everyone comes to tech forums with different levels of ability, experience, understanding, and skill in getting these things across. Geeks are especially prone to under-valuing their t

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