gizmomagico

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by gizmomagico 16y ago
Well, does this mean that most iPhones out there are full of spyware then? And why not?
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
Thanks for the explanation! It sounds like it's a crazy place. So all you need is $1k and you're in business? But what would I be paying an accountant or lawyer for - handling the registration? Couldn't I just do that myself, and/or did the
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
What do you mean about HK being hard if you're not a native, and not being able to go out in shorts and sandals, etc? Could you outline the steps necessary to start a business in Hong Kong? IIRC there was a requirement for a local "secretar
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
Of course there are risks involved, but don't your users usually pay you because they consider your software worth paying for? They probably don't feel like they're resigning their fate to an abusive relationship.
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
Well, my point was that many - if not most - problems people have are "standard" problems that people just have because they're people and they all work in the same way. For example, being lonely causes depression, bad parents cause a huge
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
Writing you a snarky reply about your misuse of "their" and "there" and erasing it was somewhat cathartic. But not enough, so I had to write this. Please make sure that you can use some of the most basic building blocks of your native lan
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
Does it, really?
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
What about it is disappointing? We're all human, so we all work pretty much the same way. Everyone has their problems, and typically those problems are similar to someone else's. This means that the means to treating most of your problems a
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
Or Big Brother freeing the source to their Ad-magic.
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
Still, God kills a kitten every time a proprietary license is sold. Even if it's your startup selling it?
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
> Dig deep enough and you'll find somebody with a checkbook. Yep. Nothing happens without a member of some good old boys' club benefiting from it somehow.
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
I don't know about that, but Gruber's pointed out lots of bullshit App Store rejections, for example. It's always seemed to me like he just calls them as he sees them.
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
Actually one of the most annoying aspects of HN is the people who comment on a subject as if they were "laying down the law", even though they're wrong. Speaking with a voice of authority when you don't actually really know that what you'
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
"Eyeballs"?
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
Oh please. Gruber isn't a blind fanboy. Daniel Eran Dilger, on the other hand, while really insightful, can't seem to find anything wrong with anything Apple does.
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
Admit it, you're awesome too :) But yes, I've felt like you do. There are people here that make me feel inadequate as a programmer. I realize that many - if not most of them happen to be people who live & breathe programming, and solvin
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
> unfortunately, they are largely copying the iPhone with just a different graphic design theme. Doesn't the same apply to Android as well?
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
Try this one too, it looks promising: http://www.noagenciesplease.com/
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
> If you want to do that you have to – at least temporarily – save all packets that are coming in. So, maybe something like: 1) Capture incoming packet 2) Store its MAC address 3) Discard packet data 4) Repeat This turned o
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
Notice a common theme here? Everyone who's worked with IDEA says it's the best, and I agree. A few years ago, IDEA was even more the-best than now, because the gap with Eclipse was wider. Nowadays Eclipse probably has most of the functional
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
If you're doing thread-per-request, than no. Pro-tip: This time, you were looking for the word "then". But "than" really exists too, and is even used sometimes (when comparing things)! Yeah, downvote away.
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
> I get called worse every day, it doesn't bother me. Really? Every day? I'm curious, why do people call you names? Is it because of domain squatting, and if so, don't you think they might have a point? > What irritates me is those
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
There's no reason to assume that the random guy you quoted is right or even knows what he's talking about. Likewise, there's no reason to assume you know what you're talking about, this time, so why did you quote that post as if it's the
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
That's not applicable because you've done something to the supply, haven't you? All of your self-centered squealing here has been the result of your fragile little ego getting hurt from being called a scumbag. But that's like me getting ups
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
You should have stopped embarrassing yourself already. Your price is not based on supply & demand or market value, but just how bad someone wants the domain you're holding, which happens to be a perfect fit for his product or service. I
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
Why the hell was this at -3?
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
Implying that domain squatters are scumbags was this much of an assault on your ego? If you reserve lots of domains and wait for someone to want one of them so bad that he's willing to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars, that makes you
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
I'm appalled that people on HN are casually discussing ways to squat domains. Have you tried to come up with a good domain name that's not already taken? It's really freaking difficult, because squatter scumbags have taken practically a
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
You're saying Apple decided to open source WebKit before deciding what to base it on. He's saying that because KHTML's LGPL was going to force them to open source WebKit in any case, it's either nonsensical or misleading for Steve to say th
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by gizmomagico 16y ago
You do realize that "no widgets" is just a bullshit distraction?

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