fharper1961

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   by fharper1961 15y ago

   I'm extremely skeptical about the long term growth of tablets. Personally, I have an Android 10in (Asus Transformer). After 6 months, I use it way less than either my laptop or my phone. If I'm around the house I usually want the laptop. Ev
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   Massive Scale Data Mining for Education(m.cacm.acm.org)

   1 points by fharper1961 15y ago|0 comments
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   Completely mechanical Lego Finite State Machine(sites.google.com)

   1 points by fharper1961 15y ago|0 comments
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   Moore's law for Solar Energy?(nytimes.com)

   58 points by fharper1961 15y ago|46 comments
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   by fharper1961 15y ago

   I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the obvious big drawback, which is that you still need to take care of backups. A real game changer would be if a low power server came out with an integrated point and click solution to have the data auto
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   by fharper1961 15y ago

   There are 2 taking place in Paris, on the same day of course :(. This one is "sold out" http://paris-globaldayofcoderetreat-autohome.eventbrite.com/ But, I think this one can still be attended http://coderetreat.ning.com/events/global-da
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   by fharper1961 15y ago

   For those who feel groggy after a "nap" I think there's a misunderstanding. In this context taking a nap means: closing your eyes, relaxing your brain/whole body, and trying to empty your mind of all the thoughts that are usually racing aro
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   How serious is the Java7 “Solr/Lucene” bug?(stackoverflow.com)

   2 points by fharper1961 15y ago|0 comments
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   by fharper1961 15y ago

   Isn't the absence of wifi hardware pretty crippling for a small portable device like this?
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    by fharper1961 15y ago

    Thanks for the organizing!
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    by fharper1961 15y ago

    Yeah, but I guess he doesn't spend time reading/posting on HN! ;-)
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    by fharper1961 15y ago

    I had no idea there were 3 different map options available. Are you going to compare performance?
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    by fharper1961 16y ago

    Android will be in some big high-end German car models in early 2011. There will be downloadable apps, but only from a manufacturer specific market. I don't think there will be any Android branding, so the car owner won't even know it is An
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    by fharper1961 16y ago

    Maybe it would be better if you could change the message before tweeting/posting to FB. I wrote something to DB that I didn't want to tweet. So I didn't do the last 2 steps, which were presumably the most important ones. I realize that not
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    by fharper1961 16y ago

    Same here!
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    by fharper1961 16y ago

    NFC = Near Field Communication, it is a short-range high frequency wireless communication technology which enables the exchange of data between devices over about a 10 centimeter (around 4 inches) distance. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wik
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    by fharper1961 16y ago

    That's a great idea. Did you have to stop because you're working in an office now? Being able to use a treadmill desk is actually one of the main reasons I want to spend more time working from home.
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    by fharper1961 16y ago

    As mentioned in the article, there are very big differences between treatment for kidney failure between the US and other first world countries. For example, blood filters are commonly reused in the US, to save a few bucks. Doctors are not
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    by fharper1961 16y ago

    Me too. Because now it's possible to use Javascript on the server as well as the client. I think that for small teams doing Webapp development, being able to use the same language on the client and the server is a big win.
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    by fharper1961 16y ago

    Yes that day looks impressive, but if you look at the following days, the improvement does not look anywhere near as dramatic. http://code.google.com/status/appengine/detail/datastore/201...
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    by fharper1961 16y ago

    I think that now that Google has the manufacturers and networks hooked, they will close the loopholes (e.g. swapping out the search engine) by changing the licensing for newer versions.
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    by fharper1961 16y ago

    MacOS only for now.
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    by fharper1961 16y ago

    It's great that these scientists have came out and said publicly that colonizing other planets requires adventuresome people who are willing to take some risks.
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    by fharper1961 16y ago

    I just tried it out on Android (Nexus One), the first page is displayed perfectly, but sadly you can't interact with it.
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    by fharper1961 16y ago

    I just tried jquery touch and jquery mobile (one of Resig's projects) on Android yesterday. The Android support was not good in jquery touch; e.g. missing navigation icons, page transition animations were not working. This is really wierd
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    by fharper1961 16y ago

    I'm in Switzerland. According to SERPs there doesn't seem to be a suicide hot-line here, so the search doesn't get any special treatment on google.ch, nor on google.com. I tried English/French (it's the same word) and also German, but still
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    by fharper1961 16y ago

    Adams' theory on this may be completely wrong. But I completely agree with his observations. On a an empty stomach I'll be alert and loaded with energy. After a carb laden lunch it'll be nap time.
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    by fharper1961 16y ago

    Hey, I didn't know that one, thanks! The equivalent French saying has a bit more more innuendo... "A good rooster is never fat"
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    by fharper1961 16y ago

    Great work! I really loved the Price/performance CPU chart. I do find it hard to believe that the Intel Core i5-661 3.33Ghz Dual-Core Processor is much faster than the AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor. But I guess it depends o
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    by fharper1961 16y ago

    I know that the Swiss Code Monkeys ( http://swisscodemonkeys.appspot.com ) have been doing this for about 2 years now. They've also done http://AppBrain.com , so they're also doing more ambitious projects too.