jbrennan

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   by jbrennan 16y ago

   My objection to that is almost all content (like a browser document) is going to vertically scroll almost always anyway, so what's another 50-ish points lost. Compared to placing the Dock on the left or right, where that eats up window tili
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   by jbrennan 16y ago

   Ah, that hadn't crossed my mind. But I'm guessing that new modern compiler-environment of theirs sure could be useful surmounting such a hurdle.
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   by jbrennan 16y ago

   I wonder if this will ever be used as an alternative to Objective-C for iOS.
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   by jbrennan 16y ago

   Design has never been about using Photoshop. This isn't a "2010 thing". Design is no more about Photoshop than it is pen, paper, or pixel. If you believe any different, you're deluding yourself. I know how to use Photoshop and Illustrator,
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   by jbrennan 16y ago

   WebKit most probably did not have any influence here, but was mentioned because WebKit in the past, like "Cocoa/Objective-C" in this instance, is being used elsewhere. Hence, Apple's technologies are influencing adoption in the industry (ye
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   by jbrennan 16y ago

   Agreed, for the most part. Having closures in the language can really take away the repetitiveness of writing delegate protocols and conforming to them. I wonder if they will full absolve the need for delegates?
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   by jbrennan 16y ago

   It's an interesting article, but wow is that line-spacing difficult to read.
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   by jbrennan 16y ago

   For those not in the know, he's referring to iOS, which is modified Mac OS X which is modified NeXTSTEP. It's truly wonderful this OS lives on.
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   Ask HN: Is there any way you could provide a better mobile stylesheet?

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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    I wonder, then, if they'll ever enter into web search. It would make sense, given the seeming herd migration of engineers from Google (though I don't know how many were from Search).
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    Thanks for the advice. I have indeed been making liberal use of the iPad's dictionary while going through IJ. I'm even highlighting the words after I define them as I love expanding my vocabulary and this novel is such a trove of new words!
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    This is assuring to hear. Any particular essays of his you recommend?
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    I had no idea Kochan had a C book. I only know him for his Objective C book. How is it?
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    Just finished reading Carl Sagan's Dragons of Eden , a fascinating tale of evolution and intelligence. Now I'm trying to tackle Infinite Jest on my iPad. I've never been much of a reader but I'm trying my damndest to break that non-habit
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    I don't see how the burqa has anything to do with it.
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    Most of the games on Steam are developed and maintained by relatively large teams. Compare to most iOS developers and my guess is the teams are much, much smaller. So for the Mac, I'm guessing it would be non-trivial to be supporting two SK
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    This is such a legendary article. I love John's creativity.
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    That's a great point. Are there any 64 bit ARM chips on the horizon? I don't know much about chips, so maybe it's not even possible given the architecture.
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    iChat supports Google Chat (natively and also all jabber, too).
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    Flash had never come in-the-box for Windows, even long before Microsoft had Silverlight.
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    Curious, what do you like so much about Adium? I find it quite the abomination in terms of user experience (ex the Preferences). iChat is a breath of fresh air by comparison.
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    I agree, FaceMail or something would be incredibly nice, especially as I'm not always available to answer a video call, but would still like to see what's up eventually. I guess it would be used like like YouTube, only privately. That is, o
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    Interestingly, most of these tips could apply to dating, as well.
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    And that doesn't count the incredible number of serious-but-not-fatal accidents which surely cause much injury.
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    Same. In fact, I'm still rocking a Rev A Mac Pro (c. Aug 2006). Aside from adding a bunch more memory after market, the machine is incredibly capable to this day. I'm considering upgrading the video card in a few years, but I'm expecting to
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    What I've been wondering is why Apple doesn't pony up and do just that. They could say "Hey artists not [yet] on a label, join the iTunes Label. We're a great distribution channel, and we'll give you a 70/30 split." OK so it's a bit far-fet
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    I agree with your points (iPad user here) but I don't think decreasing the battery size would amount to a huge savings in mass. According to Marco Arment (no link alas, on mobile), the glass display is the most massive component of the devi
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    Or his user name being "tectonic".
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    I would be willing to wager the vast majority of users never become "used to" dealing with every other platform. My general understanding is most of them are are completely terrified of computers. Modern smartphone OSes (iOS and Android at
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    I seem to recall the PPC -> Intel transition going rather smoothly, what with Rosetta instruction translation and Universal/Fat binaries. It took them about 9 months between shipping the first and final Intel Macs, and most apps were Un