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   by geekam 14y ago

   iPad for my old parents has been a tremendous benefit. They are not very technology oriented. I remember pulling my hair when they had a PC and they'd call me so often for every little pop-up window that was different from their usual workf
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   by geekam 14y ago

   I think you have to have the subscription to watch HBO Go.
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   by geekam 14y ago

   I think 'pig' comes from 'male chauvinistic pigs', doesn't it?
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   by geekam 14y ago

   Maryland customers not allowed.
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   by geekam 14y ago

   I don't see 49. It says 299 for me. In incognito window it is 99.
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   by geekam 14y ago

   >> similarly to how people have been prosecuted for "hacking" by retrieving information through trivial tinkering with public URLs I had no clue that happened. Scary.
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   by geekam 14y ago

   My grandmother has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and this video further confuses me. The reason that I want her to get better and do not know what will work and what won't scares me. For example, some say that she is really old to t
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   Open Letter to the President: Physics Education(youtube.com)

   3 points by geekam 14y ago|1 comments
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   by geekam 14y ago

   Nice. I'd remove the animation though. I think that animation is just annoyance (even slight) in structures that do not require animation. That extra few fractions of a second can mean a lot. That's why on Windows or OSX I remove the animat
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    Does the Romney family now own your e-vote?(freepress.org)

    5 points by geekam 14y ago|1 comments
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    by geekam 14y ago

    It seems like that.
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    by geekam 14y ago

    Or on the other hand, everyone knows its 'that' product with added security?
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    by geekam 14y ago

    I am brown guy who sports a light beard. This combination alone has got people discriminate against me. Something as simple as being refused a bacon sandwich thinking I am a Muslim. I can imagine how these prejudices affect us and especiall
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    by geekam 14y ago

    Is the difference between 2 and 3 so huge that it is not possible to make a jump?
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    by geekam 14y ago

    Great list. I'd add that "stop living in the past. learn from it but move on. forgive yourself and others."
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    Who is history's greatest badass, and why? [Quora](quora.com)

    1 points by geekam 14y ago|0 comments
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    by geekam 14y ago

    Great design!
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    by geekam 14y ago

    I have a few things on my list. I am inclined towards - * Going through Webkit's source * Node * iOS development
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    by geekam 14y ago

    Is it OK to say that the world runs because of people like you?
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    On the Freedom to Offend an Imaginary God(samharris.org)

    13 points by geekam 14y ago|2 comments
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    by geekam 14y ago

    But Jobs wasn't as humble and polite even when Apple was an underdog and was competing in the world of IBM. Weren't those interviews where he calls out Microsoft as "they have bad taste" the same time period?
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    by geekam 14y ago

    I actually like the advice. The OP does not mention that one should not dress well but merely not wasting time to mix-n-match.
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    by geekam 14y ago

    I called him. All I could gather was that he is OK (not in jail). PS: I did not get to talk to him. He was not there but someone else told me that he is OK.
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    by geekam 14y ago

    Yes, caste system is embedded in the culture. It is not purely economic/political in nature. It is used by politicians because it is there, socially. This form is racism exists so deep in India. You can witness this: * http://en.wikipedia.
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    by geekam 14y ago

    Just curious, what do you think is the BBC equivalent in the US?
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    by geekam 14y ago

    So, the only way out for anyone who wants to survive is to lobby? Seems like the only solution out to me. I've always had this problem with lobbying. If everyone has to lobby and I guess it mostly requires money these days then how is it no
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    by geekam 14y ago

    Maybe a better one would be "Good tools let you produce great work"?
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    by geekam 14y ago

    >>> "Don't obsess over your tools. They are not the goal" Actually, someone from design background once told me "Good tools produce great work".
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    by geekam 14y ago

    What makes current train system a more difficult target than these tubes?
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    by geekam 14y ago

    A question: I want to read those books. Which one should I start first?