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by epo 14y ago
So what you're saying is you are too young to have a real opinion about the article because you don't have enough experience. Instead you invent a strawman to attack some other alleged strawmen
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by epo 14y ago
c.f.the banal argument often put forward by OSS zealots, "why use Windows, Linux is so much better". In brief, bash, like mysql (or Windows) is always there. Most people know how to use bash and wouldn't notice any difference by switching (
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by epo 14y ago
Because most people assume night follows day.
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by epo 14y ago
It's a very good (albeit overlong) copy of Apple's style of ad-making. However, the advertising industry values originality a bit more than you seem to think.
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by epo 15y ago
Actually most have never knowingly used computers outside the Windows sphere of influence but we shall let that pass. Unix was a massive breath of fresh air at the time, it became popular and widespread because it was so much better (and mo
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by epo 15y ago
But isn't repeatedly promoting your own stuff spam? I mean if not, then what is? Leave it to others to decide if your posts are worthy of promoting on HN.
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by epo 15y ago
European resident here, your first statement is utterly untrue, you are a pro-TSA troll apologist, go away.
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by epo 15y ago
Even it was 30 seconds, and it probably more like 2 - 3 minutes, that is for each passenger. Most normal people don't believe in security theatre and most normal people wouldn't agree with you.
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by epo 15y ago
The meaning of ad-hominem is easy enough to lookup. Both your examples are ad-hom, one is less relevant than the other. In neither case are you addressing his argument rather attacking the speaker's motives or character. "How old are you?"
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by epo 15y ago
For the millionth time, FB did not "pay" 1 billion, they gave Instagram an unspecified (and probably very low) amount of money and a quantity of pre-IPO stock. FB paid almost nothing, their risk is trivial, Instagram's investors however hav
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by epo 15y ago
I am deeply amused by all the PHP apologists in this thread, I assume it is an equal mix of Stockholm syndrome and people vehemently defending the only thing they (think they) have any experience with.
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by epo 15y ago
Facebook didn't buy them for anything like a billion dollars, $1000 plus the rest in shares is more like it. Instagram's gamble on Instagram has become a gamble on Facebook (who are risking nothing of value).
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by epo 15y ago
But most people are heterosexual, it is the "norm", it is a good assumption to make.
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by epo 15y ago
The problem with star ratings is that they have nothing to do with measuring approval. They are a form of social inclusion mechanism to give the rubes the erroneous sense that someone cares about their opinions. It is done to attract users,
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by epo 15y ago
We're not opposed to religion we just try to practice tolerance for believers and non-believers. It is only faux-devout Americans and fundamentalist Muslims (who have more in common than either would care to admit) who see non-belief as "st
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by epo 15y ago
What's a bit silly (actually idiotic) is your second sentence. No one is claiming that stalking or rape is impossible without these apps, they are saying such apps makes life easier for stalkers and rapists.
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by epo 15y ago
This quoted argument is moronic, he is saying in effect "either do it our way or not at all". No one is saying there should be no security at all. In the rest of the world there was pre-boarding security prior to 9/11, it was pretty much on
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by epo 15y ago
Try reading the article, it might give you something else to write a banal rant about. Or should I say rants, each sentence seems to be about a different subject. Your final exhortation about pies is just baffling, "don't compromise the siz
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by epo 15y ago
Off-topic and irrelevant to the OP. Have you been drinking by any chance?
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by epo 15y ago
If you can't meaningfully export your data from the service (such that you can reuse it in a different context) then treat the service as disposable. This is true whether startup or not but is especially true for startups. For similar reaso
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by epo 15y ago
If only you were talking about methane then it would be the converse.
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by epo 15y ago
Your premise is bogus and entirely based on hindsight. The initial spat between Linus and Andrew was based on their approaches to system design not on the merits of their programming or design abilities.
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by epo 15y ago
"Truth is, most of the things I know about the world in general and programming in particular is due to procrastination and rabbit-holing". Excepting hobby areas (where it doesn't matter) I think you're kidding yourself as without a discipl
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by epo 15y ago
Careful, the groupthink here punishes anyone who is not critical of Apple. Witness the risible, tortuous linguistic analysis trying to prove the referenced article is wrong because it must be claiming that the iPad will be dominant for ever
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by epo 15y ago
Perhaps it just takes a long time to work through the mistakes and mis-steps. Or perhaps just something as mundane as having the kids grow up thus giving you more free time.
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by epo 15y ago
Citation(s) needed. Who said this? When? Where?
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by epo 15y ago
"The endless parade of fragmentation discussions regarding Android all prove one thing..." All this proves is what an irrational fanboy you are. What does "winning a market" mean? Money made or numbers sold? Customer satisfaction? Ongoing r
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by epo 15y ago
Can't comprehend why you were downvoted. Unless Americans are aware of a more asinine, time-wasting, fuel-wasting road control.
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by epo 15y ago
Many, many years ago I felt the same about GUI driven IDEs (Visual Basic/Studio, Eclipse, etc). I remember learning woodwork at school and the teacher saying we wouldn't even be allowed in the same room as a power tool until we had shown co
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by epo 15y ago
Unless you cling on to the phone like your life depended on holding it tight this is simply bogus. A full week? I find it almost impossible to believe that any grown person could be that feeble.

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