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by ezy 16y ago
That's because it's Google PR ( http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html ). Nuance Communications[1] (who makes Dragon and N other speech rec systems), is really the leader in this space. They've done server-based recognition solutions ~f
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by ezy 16y ago
Wow, that was... crazy. A slightly less frothing at the mouth response: http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.indian/msg/38b451... The OP article had me going, because it was partially correct about the film being a hagiography. Bu
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by ezy 16y ago
Have you tried to eat this way regularly, and did you end up spending less? How long did you last?
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by ezy 16y ago
And my point is that I understood what the article is saying on the surface, but there's a definite subtext here aimed at those who are not as fortunate enough to be able to (easily) discard one ill-fitting "purpose"(vocation) for another t
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by ezy 16y ago
I'm very suspicious of this piece. On the one hand, it's an interesting thing to read for those of us who aren't "super-rich" (if a bit... obvious). On the other, it feels like it's an apologia for the ever increasing class divide. "Don'
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by ezy 16y ago
Both of which are true, but irrelevant to the comment I made.
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by ezy 16y ago
For better or worse, the US is not Germany. Comparing the two won't necessarily be that enlightening. Consider, for a moment, why the thief in this case is not being prosecuted at this very moment. I would consider that even more unprofe
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by ezy 16y ago
Uh, you do know you can turn that off in chrome? I realize it's the default, but those of us who can switch browsers at the drop of a hat can handle it... I think. :-)
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by ezy 16y ago
This seems circular to me.
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by ezy 16y ago
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xpra as an existence proof. It's an implementation of exactly what you describe using X's existing compositing manager. It has some nice properties over using something like "xmove".
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by ezy 16y ago
I think text editors and "instant" compile environments have skewed our perspective a bit. I'd argue that it really doesn't take a genius to write out code longhand and have it work. What it takes is the discipline to write it slowly. The
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by ezy 16y ago
I read this as "TDD"... That didn't sound as entertaining. :-)
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by ezy 16y ago
I think the solution to this problem for tablets isn't having multiple apps running in the same screen. It's having multiple screens. Tablets are relatively cheap, what's missing (currently) is transparent communication between them. Onc
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by ezy 16y ago
On anthropomorphic terminology, I always found his thoughts[1] on that fascinating. While I'm not completely convinced it's a flaw in every case, I find this kind of thinking almost impossible to avoid without lots of effort, which is prob
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by ezy 16y ago
Ok, is there any direct evidence of this? Let's just say that I've seen this type of crusading before, and that formal, yet highly aggressive letter doesn't really assuage my suspicious feelings about the man and his motives... or, I suspe
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by ezy 16y ago
Agreed, finger input should be primary. But I'd argue that it's not the option of stylus input, but stylus only input that has failed.
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by ezy 16y ago
What kind of modes are people writing nowadays? I'm mostly a vim user, but everytime I dabble in emacs (usually to play with org-mode :-)), it seems to have just about everything covered... Just curious.
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by ezy 16y ago
A display that is readable is bright sunlight. I'd pay another $800 for that one. Ok, I'd at least think about it. :-) Also, if it could handle pen input and finger input sensibly. There are hacks for iPad stylus input, but they're all
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by ezy 16y ago
Ugh. I wish people would not post blog entries about things they are going to do. Life is full of empty promises. . It would be much more interesting if one just kept quiet (I know, it's hard for anyone who has the kind of personally that
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by ezy 16y ago
This seems a bit condescending. (most) Everyone is aware of the situation and understands the risks -- it does not mean they cannot complain about the margin cut killing their business or the requirement to enforce the margin cut for conten
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by ezy 16y ago
Actually they do. You see, Amazon has been around quite a bit longer than apple as an online book seller. The books in iBooks? Well, those are a strict subset of what the Kindle has available. I think this might be part of Apple's motiva
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by ezy 16y ago
It's not the only thing, but I'd argue it's a common use. I mean part of the selling point for the iPad was using the internet, which is essentially reading most of the time.
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by ezy 16y ago
I have to say that this article is horribly unclear. It says that if you link to selling digital add-ons outside of the app, you have to sell them in the app. Then it goes on to say that one could "side-step" the requirement by not having
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by ezy 16y ago
Why do people argue this point? It's not insane because people have to do what Apple wants, no one except for a few entitled folks are arguing this. They can do what they please. It's insane because Apple have been suckered by their own ad
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by ezy 16y ago
Obviously, any app store-only app will not care about this other than reduced margins for subscriptions -- they weren't making money any other way. But folks who sell through other channels than ipad will .. just leave. I wonder if that's
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by ezy 16y ago
Maybe this is different for people who remember a world without Lemmings? I remember buying a copy of Lemmings for the Amiga... so that 20 yrs makes me feel super old. :-)
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by ezy 16y ago
Is that really true? If you're right, it would be an obstacle. However, as fluffy as this may sound, I think there is value in the lure of the something you have to work to get. That may supply enough motivation. It's complex, I didn't
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by ezy 16y ago
Give the kids ownership in the school. It's ok to give them an education, but make them earn it and own it to some degree. I'm not talking about money necessarily, but I am talking about having some kind of investment in the institution. C
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by ezy 16y ago
This seems a little too black and white. I think you need to consider that some things work best when provided by the government, some things work best provided by third parties but heavily regulated, and some things need a completely open
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by ezy 16y ago
Oh, and this: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Copy_and_paste_between_Vim_instanc... has various other solutions. Including something I did not know about: You can save and load vim's state in .viminfo, so conceivably, you could yank what you

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