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   by greyman 17y ago

   Can BB be also used as a hardware modem to share internet connection with the notebook?
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   by greyman 17y ago

   I think the main kudos should go to Arrington, since it is basically his personal fight with scammers - WP only syndicates Techcrunch articles. I'd say Michael has an advantage that he is a lawyer, so he knows the boundary of what he can an
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   by greyman 17y ago

   Hm...do we need those Demand Media style articles here?
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   by greyman 17y ago

   What about Live Mesh? (When assumed that all your computers run windows). As I see it, there is basically all the functionality of Dropbox, plus 5GB free space, ability to sync several folders, and remote desktop functionality.
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   by greyman 17y ago

   [This means publishers appear to be using some leverage with search engines, forcing them into the position of possibly having to purchase the right to index their content.] Yes, that's correct, I think. They (or at least Murdoch) wants to
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   by greyman 17y ago

   As I understand it, Fox's ultimate goal is not to de-list themselves from the Google, but to force Google to pay them for indexing.
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   Stolen e-mails reveal venomous feelings toward global warming skeptics(washingtonpost.com)

   1 points by greyman 17y ago|0 comments
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   by greyman 17y ago

   I am from Europe and several of my colleagues went to work to our USA branch (within the same corp). They told me the same thing I am reading in the article - in USA, they work harder and more hours per day. And we are not a startup! [By co
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   by greyman 17y ago

   I was only commenting about a global effect I see Google is causing to the IT industry. I personally do not have a problem with them, nor do i feel threatened. It's not about me, but the Tech industry in general. [This causes companies that
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    by greyman 17y ago

    [No mention of longitudinal studies or long-term side effects.] But as was also reported, the swine flu vaccine was being developed in a rush; there just wasn't enough time to study the long-term side effects, and the parents who worry abou
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    by greyman 17y ago

    I see Google as a biggest disruptor nowadays. Since they have two huge cash cows (Adsense+Adwords), they can basically offer any software service (Gmail, Office, Photo storage, Maps, GPS, webhosting, etc. etc...) for free or very cheap, sin
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    by greyman 17y ago

    What you guys think about the whole idea of Chrome OS? I am starting to see the advantage in two areas: 1) ultracheap internet devices. I would immediately pay up to $150 to have a tablet which I can switch on and instantly (7 seconds) have
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    by greyman 17y ago

    [Google: We believe the web platform is a much simpler way, where the machines are essentially stateless, more cache-like, but can still be performant. And yet much easier and simpler for individuals to use.] My experience is, that for cert
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    by greyman 17y ago

    Yes, but I still think they should have some courtesy and answer an email, when they broke your feed URL...
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    by greyman 17y ago

    From the Googler: “You lost me at the ‘only clicking on ¼ of the ads’ comment. Let’s move on.” Yes, indeed. Someone who has a slightest clue about the whole stuff just can't say 1/4 of users will click an ad in Gmail. I am sorry for her, b
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    by greyman 17y ago

    >> A nice point, but isn't this post a bit hollow? It is, but I find all of Seth's posts are this way. He is good at formulating ideas which seems obvious after you read them. ;-) But I don't consider him being some deep thinker who
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    by greyman 17y ago

    I am probably not a typical HN reader, but full-time "normal" employment works for me. I do software engineering and coding for 8 hours, then I go home, where I see my child, and there is a paycheck every month. So the advice I can give is
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    by greyman 17y ago

    I'd like to comment the rule of "omit needless words". Generally I agree with that, but if it is applied rigorously across the whole article, I find it quite difficult to read, despite each sentence being logical and clear. It just needs a
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    by greyman 17y ago

    I just said that I use it as an alternative, since I use Windows. So it is a competitor for PC+Windows users, if you want me to be more exact.
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    by greyman 17y ago

    As a dropbog alternative, I use Live Mesh from MSFT - 5GB storage and possibility to sync more folders. Regarding the Google offer: It seems to me that the storage can be (currently) used only for photos (picasaweb) and gmail. It doesn't lo
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    Google Reduce Prices For Online Storage (20GB for $5/year, etc.)(googleblog.blogspot.com)

    20 points by greyman 17y ago|19 comments
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    by greyman 17y ago

    But at least, they will get some money from Microsoft.
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    by greyman 17y ago

    As I understood the article, is not about ink and paper. The suggestion was, that Bing will pay NYTimes and WSJ to index their content, if/when will they go out of Google index - the intention behind is, that if people want to have those si
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    by greyman 17y ago

    What's your experience regarding battery life?
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    by greyman 17y ago

    Mainstream media is not dying. The article proved that in one case, Techcrunch reported substantially better than New York Times. But it should be mentioned, that 1) this is not always the case, and 2) Technology is only a small part of wha
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    by greyman 17y ago

    Basically, all the Google services you subscribed to, like Gmail, Alerts, Blogger, Youtube, Calendar, Docs, Health, how many Picasa Web Albums uploaded, what is your recent favorite Youtube video, recent Task, or your recent Web History (di
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    by greyman 17y ago

    >> But what the online apps do well, MS Office doesn't do at all. Yes, but: 1) This will probably change next year with Office 10 2) It can be partially supplant with online sharing services. For example, I use Office 2000 (still a
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    by greyman 17y ago

    I think you are completely right. I had been using both Google Docs and Zoho for some time, but I switched back to old Office 2000 - the desktop version is still more comfortable that in-browser editor, and I can have sharing capabilities w
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    by greyman 17y ago

    I don't want to defend MS, and yes, proprietary formats are evil. But as I remember, every big company did it that way, it was just the understanding at that time.
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    by greyman 17y ago

    But, look at the pool featured in the article -> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1305924 Is it normal that only in 16.56% Upgrade - worked flawlessly and in 13.83% Install - worked flawlessly? I'd say that's tragedy.