jdechko

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by jdechko 13y ago
I'm pretty sure it's a Bond reference. Supporting data: - Gruber is a huge James Bond fan - Vesper (Lynd) - vesperapp.co makes a reference to QBranch
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by jdechko 13y ago
You're paying $40 for internet because of the same economics detailed in the article. I'd guess only 1-5% (very generous) of households have cut the cord and are doing what you do. The other 95%+ spend $100+ per month and are subsidizing yo
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by jdechko 13y ago
I love watching Phineas & Ferb with my sons (6 & almost 3). The biggest problem I have is that sometimes they'd rather watch it than learn from it (creativity and the like). Fortunately, as a parent, that's where my wife and I come
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by jdechko 13y ago
Yes. But with economies of scale each individual unit should cost less than the one before it. That's why you have minimum runs for production. Any less and the manufacturer doesn't make enough money to be worthwhile. Fixed cost vs unit cos
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by jdechko 13y ago
Maybe even only release 50% of the funds initially and hold the rest in escrow until a given set of circumstances are met. That way the users are exposed to less risk knowing they could get half of their funding back. On the downside, if th
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by jdechko 13y ago
True. And what if instead of disappearing, the company had simply tried (in good faith) and failed to deliver. The users would still be pissed off because they felt like they paid for something and the company didn't deliver. The big proble
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by jdechko 13y ago
Kickstarter is a in a tough position. I think it offers a valuable service (though it's certainly not unique). I'm sure that most people looking to get funded won't simply take the money & run as was done in this instance. Unfortunately
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by jdechko 13y ago
For me, photo storage had become so incredibly complex that I ditched the entire effort and piece-mealed my own. Here's my workflow: 1) Take photo from my iPhone 2) CameraSync.app automatically uploads the pictures & videos to Dropbox w
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by jdechko 13y ago
I didn't go to MIT, so I may just be talking out my ass here, but here goes. While I think this is a good step in the right direction, there is no technological solution for the real problem: AVERAGE USERS ARE IDIOTS They use dictionary pas
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by jdechko 13y ago
Yes, but in SimCity you play the part of the government. So if you only collect $5000 in taxes, but provide $6000 in services, you lose. Ideally, government should be break-even, where services rendered = taxes collected, at least on the sm
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by jdechko 13y ago
Have you seen the Happy Meal toys & some of the boxes lately? With all of the various movie tie-ins and whatnot, it's only a matter of time before Happy Meals are completely subsidized by the toys included.
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by jdechko 13y ago
Unfortunately, EA holds a position where they can ignore the complaints of fans. Fans of Sim City, Diablo, etc are the minority of their customers and they can treat us however they want to. Let's face it, Madden '13 and NCAA '13 will sell
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by jdechko 13y ago
Agreed. Insurance providers, banks and other people required to send secure messages probably already have you as a customer. They're not trying to drive traffic to their site for an extra ad impression.
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by jdechko 13y ago
Agreed, although as time goes on, the costs associated with upgrading increase dramatically as the machine becomes increasingly likely to fail. I wonder what the risk/time graph looks like for that compared to say, the MTBF of a modern hard
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by jdechko 13y ago
I didn't see this anywhere in the comments, so here it is. I think it's really cool that some of these machines are still running just fine after 25-50+ years, and while I agree with the sentiment, it really scares me as a user, and would e
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by jdechko 14y ago
Just as with computers, I'd wager most people don't give a crap. Most people use cars to get from one place to another. Hauling groceries, kids & whatever else. Most people use computers to check email, Facebook, pay bills, write letter
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by jdechko 14y ago
The whole time I was browsing that (incredible) site, all I could think of was the intro to The Big Bang Theory.
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by jdechko 14y ago
I also had a 2 folder system, but subscribe to so few feeds that going away for a weekend only leaves me with a few hundred unread articles. Since many sites overlap in terms of content, I don't even always need to read every article anyway
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by jdechko 14y ago
Exactly, the web UI was mediocre at best, and went downhill the more they tied it to G+. But as a RSS syncing platform it was/is great.
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by jdechko 14y ago
I'm assuming you haven't read many other articles on that website, but it's definitely not sexist. The site could just as well be called "Hey guys! Here's how not to be an asshole and perpetuate the typical male stereotype." But that's a re
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by jdechko 14y ago
The simple fact that one would have to jump through so many hoops just to try out a new service means that the system is broken. It's like making you buy a car without allowing you to take it for a test drive. At least the reasons for photo
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by jdechko 14y ago
http://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelorette
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by jdechko 14y ago
I don't like social login because I'm not on any social networks. It could be a great service, but as soon as I see that it's Facebook/Twitter/G+ only, I'm out.
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by jdechko 14y ago
Yes! I hate it when I have to register for a service, wait for the email activation link only to find out that I that the service isn't for me. Then I have to delete the account and wait for emails to come to unsubscribe to those.
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by jdechko 14y ago
I think that analogy is a bit of a stretch. The Mac Pro is a product that you purchase. Google Reader was a free service that was dependent on someone else. If Apple decides to kill the Mac Pro line, the Mac Pros that have been sold don't s
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by jdechko 14y ago
You're right. In a well designed program, the user should have to search Google. Like user sergiosgc said, a well-written one line explanation plus better organization would go far in improving the about:config screen. And you're right that
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by jdechko 14y ago
I just wish my password manager would do that automatically. I know there are terminal scripts and apps that will do it. I'd just like it to be integrated.
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by jdechko 14y ago
Yep. I know that Nexus devices are cheaper than iPhones when you compare unlocked. But I prefer the iPhone. I also prefer AT&T service. Point is, the unlocked cell phone discussion is a different animal in the US where it doesn't seem t
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by jdechko 14y ago
But how many people just browse the about:config window looking for settings to change? I go in there looking for a specific setting because I've searched google first, and found a website that explains what setting I need to change. Use th
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by jdechko 14y ago
The about:config window has a giant search box right at the top of it. It's not hierarchical, but its sorted alphabetically, so, for instance, all accessibility.* options are grouped together. A short description would be nice, though.

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