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by j_col 14y ago
> Open source shouldn't be considered free either. People put in countless man hours working on open source projects, and giving something back in return should be common etiquette. I have an open source project. I don't advertise on it
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by j_col 14y ago
A web browser allows access to all websites (broad reach). HN is just one website on the web (narrow reach). Pretty clear to me why this is a bad comparison, just interested to know why the OP thought otherwise.
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by j_col 14y ago
HN is a website. Chrome is a browser. Not sure I get the comparison?
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by j_col 14y ago
If they are using it to advertise to you, then it isn't "free" in my book.
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Why is Google Code still exposing people's email addresses publically?(code.google.com)
1 points by j_col 14y ago|0 comments
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by j_col 14y ago
I think what you need for that is Bumblebee: http://bumblebee-project.org/
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by j_col 14y ago
Off topic: that website has a horrible amount of animated ads, pop-ups, and social media share buttons. Here is the original article (with quote) from Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/10/us-java-security-i... So much Intern
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by j_col 14y ago
Nice! Thanks for sharing (sorry, don't read Mashable so missed this).
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by j_col 14y ago
Care to share?
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by j_col 14y ago
Facebook and Twitter have become part of the fabric of the web because if their open APIs, which have greatly helped their widespread adoption. There are many non-write use cases, for example auth. Seen "Sign-in via Google+" implemented a
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by j_col 14y ago
Despite Google's muscle, G+ is still largely irrelevant until they release a third party API (unless that is also party of the brilliant strategy and I'm just not clever enough to work it out).
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Newspapers are seeking to outlaw the free exchange of ideas(thejournal.ie)
3 points by j_col 14y ago|0 comments
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Open webOS - Nexus 7(Alpha)(youtube.com)
7 points by j_col 14y ago|0 comments
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Review of the Seiz Urbanpack U01(alphadevx.com)
1 points by j_col 14y ago|0 comments
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by j_col 14y ago
If you have a laptop with Nvidia Optimus like mine (Intel and Nvidia cards), Bumblebee will help a lot with power management: http://bumblebee-project.org/
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Why Dublin's Tech Scene Is Booming(inc.com)
2 points by j_col 14y ago|0 comments
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Music companies seek to block Pirate Bay in Ireland(irishtimes.com)
1 points by j_col 14y ago|0 comments
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by j_col 14y ago
I vote for none of the above. Let's try not to be pawns in all of this (difficult to achieve I know).
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Dropbox to Establish International Office in Dublin(idaireland.com)
27 points by j_col 14y ago|31 comments
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by j_col 14y ago
> They let hundreds of millions of people upload billions of comments and pictures Fixed it for you. Scale makes simple things difficult.
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by j_col 14y ago
I could not agree with this more, Mozilla is making some strange strategic decisions these days which really make me worry about it's future, because I am a big supporter of Mozilla in general. I just wish they would "stick to the knitting"
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by j_col 14y ago
Ireland's cost of living has been in decline in recent years due to the recession triggered by the global credit crunch and a substantial local property market collapse. For example, this is from 2009: "Biggest drop in cost of living since
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by j_col 14y ago
> So, yeah. What exactly is it that's so amazing about stripe? You have to remember, they are a Y Combinator funded start-up and this is a Y Combinator site, so there is a fair amount of hype on here about Stripe. That said, I think the
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by j_col 14y ago
> And any salary considered 'high' pays 41% in taxes (where high is > $41k per year) That's incorrect. You don't pay the high rate of income tax on all of your income, but only on income over a certain threshold depending on your c
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by j_col 14y ago
Right, so Google keep this a secret to protect us. How is this open again?
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by j_col 14y ago
How about their ranking algorithm. Wouldn't that lead to a more transparent Internet?
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by j_col 14y ago
> What other tax-payer money is used for the BBC? License fee.
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by j_col 14y ago
> If he was there to wield influence, he's not done very well this time - otherwise why would the BBC report on possible foul play by his former company Well it such a big story now, they can hardly not run with it can they? > Why
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by j_col 14y ago
> It's a non executive role, so I assume it's more for 'experience and wisdom' in their respective fields and expertise than anything else. He's clearly there to wield influence. What other possible reason?
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by j_col 14y ago
They only disclose it because they have to. What interests me is, what exactly is he doing with the BBC?

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