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by flatulent1 16y ago
>If there's a demand for something, someone, somewhere will figure out a way to monetize it. That certainly seems to be true. What puzzles me is if it's the startup potential of such a business or perhaps one that develops web services
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by flatulent1 16y ago
Sometimes being less rugged is a feature. Modern cars are designed to have the front crumple to absorb energy in a collision, reducing the impact on the passenger area. A dashboard that's soft and light may be easier on the head and save g
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by flatulent1 16y ago
>PayPal is in the business of efficiently detecting and not paying for fraud. I think it is likely that since PayPal has become an Ebay property, they are tighter with releasing funds to reduce their losses related to "Ebay Buyer Protec
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by flatulent1 16y ago
Altering desktop apps seems like it wouldn't have as much impact since those aren't being marketed through integrated app stores. It seems attempts at selling counterfeit copies online is the biggest problem for those. They get removed fr
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by flatulent1 16y ago
>Can you imagine a 17 y/o trying to make a dynamic haptic UI? (what the hell was I thinking?) That might depend on whether you live in a region stifled by software patents, or need another market that is. It's sad that many may not eve
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by flatulent1 16y ago
I wonder what level of humidity that 2 dB per kilometer figure is for? Is that typical or worst case? At 20 kilometers (about 12.4 miles), a distance this ISP is trying to serve some customers at, that 2 db becomes 40db. Overcoming an addit
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by flatulent1 16y ago
Even some well known companies occasionally try to walk all over the GPL. http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20014828-260.html
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by flatulent1 16y ago
Prior to that, there was equipment using channels that were between some of the channels on the old 23 channel Citizens' Band. That was far worse. C.B. operators running splatter-prone illegal amplifiers were bad enough, but people discov
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by flatulent1 16y ago
I'm surprised the article didn't mention that a ham band partly overlaps the 2.4 GHz WiFi frequencies. In theory at least, anyone operating WiFi gear isn't allowed to interfere with licensed services, including hams. Also, our unlicensed
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by flatulent1 16y ago
"the company's investigation of the claim also revealed Hurd's attempts to conceal payments he made to her" (quote from another article at http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/07/... ) Beyond things that a company woul
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by flatulent1 16y ago
My own custom build? That sounds wonderful. What phones/carriers allow this without jailbreaking? What stores/carriers sell those phones to consumers? Before I customize it, how do I get/build a fully functional current vanilla version?
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by flatulent1 16y ago
It is a bit funny seeing one Oracle exec who had an affair (Charles E. Phillips Jr) getting replaced by another. Someone could base a movie on them. It's good to see Mr Hurd back at work so soon. He seems a good match and well qualified.
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by flatulent1 16y ago
How do any differences in the business model cause or justify bad design/integration in either their web experience or software products? Duplicating popular software in higher volume isn't a burden on design, is it? I fail to see why pop
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by flatulent1 16y ago
The Onion just did a piece that fits in really well with all this... Even though it is written in jest, it somehow fits reality much better than we might like to admit when it comes to social motivation... Brutal honesty? You decide... ht
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by flatulent1 16y ago
Most of the print activities that share corporate ownership with CNN are probably under Time. Here's a link to the Time-Warner businesses: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Time_Wa... As far as hurting newspapers goes,
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by flatulent1 16y ago
Not only is Craigslist affecting ad revenue, it a safe target since it is not a business likely to buy ads. Some news departments get a bit sheepish when it comes to attacking companies that buy advertising. They're more apt to run storie
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by flatulent1 16y ago
What are good debugging and development tools for a novice to use to get experience with Linux on a device with JTAG, such as one of those popular old Linksys routers? (perhaps using openwrt source as a starting point) I'd like to use one t
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by flatulent1 16y ago
>In case anyone is wondering what happened to this guy, he's writing for Microsoft now. Perhaps he was writing for Microsoft then too?? Between the shills and those just after page hits, there sure are a lot of articles not worth the pa
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by flatulent1 16y ago
Besides supplemental uses on the current iOS devices, if there were to be an iMac with touch down the road, this would be a good first step getting ready for it.
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by flatulent1 16y ago
We're so dependent on things that use the net. Are we prepared to cripple commerce and unplug everyone's IP based phone? Maybe we should be focusing more on making mission critical services invulnerable to compromise through the net.
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by flatulent1 16y ago
>This comes with the territory of having an open-source OS. Huh? If Dell shipped a PC with an old version of Ubuntu, would anyone really have a problem getting up to date? If Dell hasn't added anything compelling to Android, what is s
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by flatulent1 16y ago
Some of the more creative people I've known seem to be the same ones that blur the lines between work and play. They'll have an interest in something and dive into it having a great time. They're constantly thinking, analyzing, enjoying w
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by flatulent1 16y ago
"What you're not going to be able to demonstrate is that, in laboratory controlled conditions where literally every calorie is counted by a scientist, and all variables are taken into account (e.g. hyrdation levels) that one kind of calorie
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by flatulent1 16y ago
I ran across an interesting piece which looks at history and the impact of copyright law. It contrasts England and Germany and looks at growth and publishing during the industrial revolution. http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/
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by flatulent1 16y ago
There are many issues that complicate recycling. There are many different types of plastics. The possible uses and available processing methods differ. There's the matter of sorting them, minimizing impurities, transport costs, energy o
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by flatulent1 16y ago
Perhaps this relates to the experience I've heard some relate, finding that food tastes better when camping. There's more fresh air, more air movement, and perhaps deeper breathing from moving around more.
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by flatulent1 16y ago
Here's a link to the BBC coverage of this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11049316
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by flatulent1 16y ago
Okay, let's try going wayyyy beyond that... think what you could do if you actually designed the game for the purpose of testing the user in ways that didn't affect the score.
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by flatulent1 16y ago
He seems honest, just not as comforting as some would like. The problem is reality has become kinda creepy. Google certainly swallowed a lump of creepiness when they bought doubleclick, that company the state of Texas had sued for stalking
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by flatulent1 16y ago
An old story but still shocking. One should be careful making such damage threats though, may end up with male appendage replacing rabbit foot on someones' keychain

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