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by jan_g 15y ago
It's hard for a startup to "swoop in", because Google uses statistical analysis in it's translation software if I understand correctly various articles about this topic. This means that they have thousands of correctly translated documents
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by jan_g 15y ago
I do not see the need to constantly evolve a language and/or push for rewrites from scratch. Java as a language succeeded precisely because it was relatively simple, yet powerful enough. For example, I believe that adding generics was a mis
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by jan_g 15y ago
You generally do not want to know who voted for which candidate. E.g. voting should be anonymous.
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by jan_g 16y ago
But you run emulator only first time (granted, that takes some time). Subsequently you deploy your app to already running emulator. That's pretty fast.
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by jan_g 16y ago
Winkey+w or winkey+e allows you to choose a window or desktop by mouse clicking. Copy/paste used to suck, but with newer ubuntu versions it works well for me. Notifications are not nice, I agree with you.
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by jan_g 16y ago
It seems old, but I still can't stand it:) and that's why I switch those controls back to the right side on every new machine that I use/install (via gconf-editor).
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by jan_g 16y ago
Android sells ... a lot. That's what's better. One would assume that if it sells well, then it must be good enough to compete with other modern mobile platforms.
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by jan_g 16y ago
I don't know why you are down-voted. Here is my upvote and try not to care too much about votes :)
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by jan_g 16y ago
Most of the time they do have the vision, but the problem is that every proposed reform is heavily objected to by the unions, pensioners, students and so on. For example, flat tax rate reform proposal under previous government, then the pen
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by jan_g 16y ago
Yes, but ipad is at least a generation behind hardware-wise. If I were to buy a tablet now , I'd rather pay $100 more for last generation hardware. The same as with PCs, mobile phones ... why pay premium price for old stuff?
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by jan_g 16y ago
Hmm, usually shareholders don't run the company. They own it. Stuff like choosing the tools, organization of R&D department and so on should be in the hands of the management. That's why you pay them.
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by jan_g 16y ago
Well, perhaps we'll see a stripped-down version of xoom later on. Half the memory, no 3g, single-core processor. Could reduce the price for a few hundred bucks. EDIT: I've found one bit of news that suggests there'll be a wifi only Xoom: h
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by jan_g 16y ago
I don't think that Motorola is after the whole market with Xoom. There are plenty of lower priced android tablets. So there's lots of choice for upper and lower end buyers. Also, ipad is priced from $500 to 900$, depending on specs , which
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by jan_g 16y ago
You've checked the specs, haven't you? Ipad with such hardware specs would cost a lot more, in my opinion. It's a question whether ipad2 will be able to match the specs of xoom. For me, hdmi port is a great feature.
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by jan_g 16y ago
>Nokia would be just another Android device maker competing with dozens of companies offering basically the same exact product except it would have a Nokia logo and some Nokia skin installed Excuse me for asking, but how is this differe
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by jan_g 16y ago
Interesting website, very well designed. I was baffled at first, because I didn't understand what a 'baby registry' is (despite the fact that I have two kids). Had to google it :) and now I understand. We have similar tradition for wedding
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by jan_g 16y ago
But there's a possibility, for example, to use credit cards and wire transfers. I use them all the time (especially wire transfer), while I never use paypal. There's lots of stuff I bought that way online and had it shipped to my country.
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by jan_g 16y ago
Well, it's like this. With invitations one receives 0.15€ of credit for every new registered user (similar to some other services, which reward you for bringing in new users). Marvin85 obviously tried to cash in by posting invite link. But
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by jan_g 16y ago
There are some issues with call routing to some international destinations. We are working full time to resolve those issues. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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by jan_g 16y ago
Maybe on one of these? http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&#3...
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by jan_g 16y ago
Yes, seriously. Life is complex as it is and that is doubly true for programmer. If you're doubting my ability to understand the specs and various implementations, then I must disappoint you. I understand them well enough, it's just pointle
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by jan_g 16y ago
Must be ~5 years since I last used SOAP. Needless to say I hated the stuff. Complex to build, complex to use (interoperability between different stacks - java/.net/... - was like 'cross your fingers and hope for the best'), complex to debug
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by jan_g 16y ago
I agree, geometry/algebra/arithmetic seem almost too easy. But then again, 1869 is not 2010. Maybe the expectations were different 130 years ago. Namely, if the tests were any harder, how many students would pass? I am from central Europe a
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by jan_g 16y ago
Yes, you are completely correct. It was such a PITA to switch from microsoft's visual sourcesafe to svn in the company I work for. That happened cca. 6 years ago. My coworkers were so entrenched in their ways that they mostly simply refused
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by jan_g 16y ago
Actually, the situation is pretty bad for developers. Making a client for all major platforms (iOS, Android, blackberry and now wp7) is difficult. Every client must be built from ground up. Different languages, different tools. Not bad in t
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by jan_g 16y ago
The phone looks pretty good. The UI isn't to my taste, but that's actually irrelevant. However, I am in the middle of development of android client for our streaming server. There are three major obstacles for me to start developing similar
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by jan_g 16y ago
Actually, the graphics is good. Loved the stick figures.
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by jan_g 16y ago
Yes, I think you are correct. Downvoters have to be people with otherwise insightful comments (they need certain amount of karma to be able to downvote). Newcomers cannot downvote. On a side note: I think that too many people misunderstand
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by jan_g 16y ago
Concerning drugs. I was thinking in broader terms, not just the cost of scientists' salaries and laboratiry equipment, but also cost of clinical trials, approval process under various countries' regulators, marketing.
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by jan_g 16y ago
I may be completely off the mark, but I think that the cost of research may be hidden somewhere in all those huge numbers . US is making breakthroughs all the time in drugs, medical machinery/equipment, IT in medicine, disease discovery &#3

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