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by gxs 17y ago
I acknowledged that sometimes you can attribute success to luck. Studies have shown, however, that luck makes a difference between success and UBER success - not between success and failure. And while yes, like Warren Buffet we can acknow
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by gxs 17y ago
This is just plain, old fashioned cool.
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by gxs 17y ago
> Very impressive right ? Except the journalistic angle is basically "kids make money from nothing" when the reality is that they have access to two MacBook Pro's, at least one iPhone , two iPad's, a broadband connection, a credit card
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by gxs 17y ago
wow I learned something today. I've been using foxit forever and you just made me feel like a douchebag because when people ask, I always recommend it. Indeed, I've been using the same old version for a long time.
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by gxs 17y ago
I've always wondered if perhaps there is something to astrology after all. While I can't say I believe in it, what if the earth's magnetic field at different times of the year affects the way the brain develops? The possibilities are endles
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by gxs 17y ago
Ok, I'll bite and humor the author. The reason Microsoft can't do this is because Windows penetration is absurdly high- something in the mid 90%s of all desktop computers. Any action like this would be followed by immediate litigation from
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by gxs 17y ago
This is not hacker news.
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by gxs 17y ago
I think the conditions in this factory are actually quite above what you can normally expect to find, and for that kudos to Microsoft. My mom used to work for a guy that imports ceramic tiles from China- now those workers had conditions tha
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by gxs 17y ago
While I agree that monthly might be too slow, I think that I, like a lot of others, will still frequent HN quite a bit (read: everyday). The more I think about it, in fact, the more I like the idea. If he could provide some of the top comme
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by gxs 17y ago
I'm only speculating here and what do I know, but in my opinion the consumer/creator dynamic is cyclic. Right now, we have a lot of content, hence the reddits, HNs, etc. of the world. At some point the supply for all these aggregators will
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by gxs 17y ago
This article was a nice change of pace from the usual quality of apps, poor adobe kerfuffle. I personally am intrigued by this battle unfolding between Apple and everyone else as I was too young to fully digest/enjoy Microsoft's battles wit
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by gxs 17y ago
While I appreciate his letter, I think he needs to realize that quality of apps is an incidental reason. As John Gruber stated, the real reason behind the band is to prevent someone from establishing cross platform development tools that wi
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by gxs 17y ago
Now that New Yorkers have fucked themselves with their bread and butter (i.e. finance), they are looking at the next best thing: technology startups. I can't say I blame them, but I find it quite annoying.
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by gxs 17y ago
I've read plenty about the benefits of high intensity interval training. I think people will be disappointed to learn, that like always, it seems it's best to do a little bit of both. Reading his article did remind me of this old reddit lin
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by gxs 17y ago
I hate to sound cold, but without context that video says absolutely nothing. All that video, in its present form, with the present information available says is: investigate further.
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by gxs 17y ago
I think the one of the most telling nuggets in that piece is from designer Jonathan Ive: "For us, it is all about refining and refining until it seems like there's nothing between the user and the content they are interacting with" Also, as
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by gxs 17y ago
First, I would like to say that I don't believe in Astrology in any way shape or form. With that out of the way, how much more rational would someone who does believe in Astrology sound, citing something similar to this that says people's p
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by gxs 17y ago
I agree, something about it just rubs me the wrong way.
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by gxs 17y ago
All I can say is wow. Not only is the app super intuitive, but genuinely useful and usable. On top of that, you have a real eye for design. Great job, I wish you the best.
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by gxs 17y ago
This submission is a throwback to the olden days. There is a meme on slashdot that goes back to like '01, where every year is "the year of linux on the desktop".
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by gxs 17y ago
You know, I studied math in school for the same reason. When I was in middle school taking geometry, I blurted out to my teacher, pft, I will never use this crap anyway. She pulled me aside and said, no, not this specifically, but as you gr
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by gxs 17y ago
I'm surprised they didn't want a minimum 10 years experience in iphone app dev experience.
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by gxs 17y ago
I haven't used the device itself, but a friend of mine that works at a microsoft shot has. He took snapshots that I wish he would share. It runs on a very similar processor as the nexus one, an arm snapdragon. According to him, the device i
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by gxs 17y ago
Interesting. Relevant link: http://www.fastcompany.com/1560194/microsoft-and-amazon-sign...
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by gxs 17y ago
The article below was sumbitted to HN a while back- rather interesting. Backstory: The East Bay Express published a story criticizing Yelp and accusing them of extortion. Yelp CEO responds, criticizing the article's use of anonymous sources
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by gxs 17y ago
No. Related side note: the researcher that coined the term alpha male recently redefined it. According to him, the alpha male that typically comes to mind is a misconception as alpha wolves aren't alpha wolves through some violent usurpatio
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Microsoft and Amazon Sign Deal Granting Access to Each Other's Patent Porfolios(fastcompany.com)
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by gxs 17y ago
I don't mean to single the author out- and maybe I'm just off to a rough morning - but, while good, that article is unnecessarily verbose. As much time as I spend reading nowadays, I've grown an appreciation for straight-to-the-point articl
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by gxs 17y ago
Hm. I prefer the google chrome homepage to this. It is also simple and displays the sites it knows you visit regularly.
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by gxs 17y ago
I'm curious to see how it handles emails and .doc and .ppt files. Whether we like it or not, a lot of day to day business activities happen through word, outlook, and now, powerpoint. If windows mobile displays those files types cleanly, I

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