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by fjorder 14y ago
While Apple's install base is steadily growing, I still think they have a significant advantage in obscurity that grants them security. i.e. Why do virus-writers target Windows? Sure, it has the largest install base, but Windows also runs
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by fjorder 14y ago
It's interesting that this article mentions Heisenberg. Although the Heisenberg uncertainty principle was formulated for quantum particles, it can be paraphrased as saying that measurements disturb the system being measured. It is perilou
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by fjorder 14y ago
Okay... This is kind of important: The new Macbook Pro's use Apple's proprietary pentalobe screw. That statement probably didn't rock your world, but it's one reason why I'm not buying a macbook pro. This screw has one purpose and one purp
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by fjorder 14y ago
First of all, this sort of paper pops up fairly frequently and, so far, none have stood up to peer review for long. There's probably an error somewhere in their proof. Second, long distance communication and scalable networks cannot rely o
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by fjorder 14y ago
One further note on hardware quality: Perceived hardware quality is something Apple is fantastic at. Their laptops look and feel great. They feel like they'll last decades. This is misleading since they're actually built to be disposable
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by fjorder 14y ago
I've spent a reasonable amount of time using Windows, Linux, and OSX. All of them suck. All of them are also awesome, at different things. If you want an living room PC for entertainment, Windows is king. Neither Linux or OSX support Blu
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by fjorder 14y ago
Although the linked article ignores certain MS OS's, like Win ME (for good reason), it does accurately convey the message that MS often does fairly innovative things that run against conventional wisdom and, in most cases, this has worked o
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by fjorder 14y ago
Say I decide to buy a new set of speakers. Do I tweet that I'm looking for speakers? Do I announce on facebook that I'm looking for speakers? Or do I just start googling? Twitter and Facebook might occasionally be clued in about some of
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by fjorder 14y ago
"Apple understand that the responsibility lies with their software to adapt to humans, not with humans to learn the ins and outs of unintuitive software." This isn't how Apple does things. Apple computers do not adapt to users. They do thi