jbrennan

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   by jbrennan 16y ago

   That's my favourite part of being Human: we're pretty awesome at adaptation.
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   by jbrennan 16y ago

   I think kind of the opposite, more in the Pale Blue Dot mindset, that in the immense vastness of the universe, Earth is all we've got, and should be treated with the utmost significance.
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   by jbrennan 16y ago

   It is. It is and it always has been. Because since we've all had phones, we've been under a social contract with them. When the phone rings, you have about 30 seconds to choose between being ripped out of your current focus (work, reading,
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   by jbrennan 16y ago

   I think it proves their point pretty well. Cross-platform-kits equal sub-par experiences almost every time.
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   by jbrennan 16y ago

   Probably. But I was leaning more towards, listing specific accomplishments instead of generic business-y words. (Disclaimer: typing this on an iPad)
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   by jbrennan 16y ago

   If they were resumes, Apple would get the job.
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   by jbrennan 16y ago

   Kudos to those who participated in the studies (particularly the Japanese study). They sounded extraodinarily uncomfortable. As odd as it sounds, I'm thankful for the lengths some will go for science (I'm going to pretend this was the motiv
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   by jbrennan 16y ago

   Or combine it with a Simple Note account and have sync to all your nv installations as well as Simple Note on iOS and other platforms as well. It works rather flawlessly.
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   by jbrennan 16y ago

   Don't get me wrong, I think people will continue to buy "desktop" class computers for a long time to come, and in great numbers, so I believe Windows on the desktop has a long and prosperous future ahead of it. But so far as where the growt
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    The thing about Windows is they don't really have to do very much and they'll still sell a boat load of copies. Windows 7 has sold tens of millions of copies. I would consider that a resounding success in such a short period of time. But th
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    Don't forget the drivers ;)
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    You can't beat Mickey O'Neil in Snatch .
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    I recall reading of a famous amnesiac who after much instruction, developed muscle memory for drawing mirror images (or something, ironically I forget…). Point being, muscle memory is quite a powerful construct. I wonder how great of a typi
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    My guess is they're not including Skype for many of the same reasons they don't include Flash. They don't want to be in a position where they are depending on one single company to fix things so they can release new products.
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    You are upset your twelve-year-old computer won't run a version of iTunes released days ago?
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    While this is true of mobile (ie iPhone apps) I get the feeling the article is more aimed at desktop apps, where I think the advice makes more sense (as there is no App Store).
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    The joke is on Matt: I don't have an app website.
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    Don't judge me.
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    You've made this celiac crave pancakes again. Bad.
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    I don't think they've ever claimed to be the inventors of copy and paste on a mobile device. In fact, I remember them admitting being late to the party with that particular feature.
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    While I believe Mac OS X has had some resolution independence since at least 10.5, I believe as of today it's still "not ready", and to say it's been there since the beginning is a bit of a misdirection. It's a work in progress. Having said
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    I figure by the time they can pack so many pixels into a single 30 inch display, a single graphics card will be able to drive it. Hopefully :)
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    As a 30 inch Cinema Display owner, I did the math on it the other day, I think it's about 8000x5200 pixels at 326 ppi. I would pay whatever the cost for that.
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    Why wouldn't you try to make your new product seem as "incredible" as possible?
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    No they didn't. I live in one of the 194 other countries in the world.
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    I think it's really hard to call one store "better" than the other. I'm an App Store developer, but I can see advantages to both: App Store: Far more apps (and thus a stronger platform, attracts more users, attracts more developers). The re
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    You might like to try Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/ Probably not really appropriate for this cause, but it seems to host quite lot of good-karma fundraising. It's worth a look.
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    The real problem is the App Store Guidelines make no mention of "no widget/desktop apps". And initially, the application was approved. Then, Apple changed their minds (without updating the guidelines or providing any route to fix the proble
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    I have been doing this as well. It has the added bonus of easily zooming in on the article's main content with a double-tap, which not only makes it more legible, but also hides other distractions elsewhere on the page (ads, archive links,
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    by jbrennan 16y ago

    ;World asks "Why?"