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by jdechko 14y ago
Also, geohashing I'm waiting for 1Password to implement 936. http://xkcd.com/936/ It's not that I don't trust 1Passwords generation algorithm, but when I'm on a borrowed PC (wife's laptop, inlaws desktop or even at work where I can't inst
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by jdechko 14y ago
I'm torn on the issue of buying locked vs unlocked. I have a family to support, so I don't have $500 or more to spend on an unlocked iPhone. Even if I had the money, I live in the US, and I haven't traveled outside of the country in over 10
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by jdechko 14y ago
I agree with you about the default settings. However, I think the author is right in that some of the settings exposed in the preferences dialog are too advanced for the majority of users and are likely to break the internet for these use
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by jdechko 14y ago
about:config is a great place for this kind of tweak. In fact, most of these check boxes the author talked about would fit in right at home in about:config.
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by jdechko 14y ago
My wishlist exactly. For the web UI, I'd actually add 2 features: 1. 1-key shortcut support for a read later service (Instapaper, etc). Most native clients offer this already, so it's just something I'd like on the web view. 2. Keep the sam
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by jdechko 14y ago
Agreed. The only reason some people know that EA publishes the Madden games is that it's right in your face when you start ("EA Sports. It's in the game."). Other than that, I doubt many people would even make the connection. Much of EA's t
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by jdechko 14y ago
Which pisses me off because I'm wondering what the heck is taking so long. If the vending machine can count a dollar instantly, why can't the ATM do it. On the other hand, whatever algorithm they're using for the handwriting recognition on
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by jdechko 14y ago
I'm more inclined to believe that the Federal government needs to turn over more control to the individual states, and that congress is reaching too far over their boundaries. Don't get me wrong, there are several things I think the governm
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by jdechko 14y ago
The real problem is that there are too many congress people. We have 535 congress members trying to come to an agreement on important things like actually developing a working budget. Can you imagine over 5,000 people voicing opinions on wh
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by jdechko 14y ago
I was thinking the same thing when I was reading the article. This is just another shift in technology, and the companies need to adapt or get left behind. Maybe part of that shift is selling designs for a reasonable price. Allow the consum
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by jdechko 14y ago
Not that this is anything new. The government has granted a duopoly in almost all markets for cable/ internet services, and local governments are being sued for attempting to bring in their own networks. As much as it sucks, money is power.
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by jdechko 14y ago
Theft vs Copyright infringement is all semantics anyway. Like you said, if the software is for sale and you take it and use it without paying, it's wrong, regardless of what you call it. I don't think anyone would flatly come out and say th
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by jdechko 14y ago
Exactly, for someone like me who doesn't make international trips, the only benefit is not "being in a contract" which gains me practically nothing other than being able to leave on a whim. But to whom would I switch really? Unlocked phones
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by jdechko 14y ago
Cause that's what we need, TSA agents searching you before you get on every bus, train, subway and light rail. :)
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by jdechko 14y ago
As much as I liked reading the Holmes' stories, every time I think about his genius, it always leads back to this. Deductive reasoning is always going to be easier when the answer is know ahead of time. (Of course, then it ceases to be dedu
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by jdechko 14y ago
Agreed, though I'm entrenched in the Apple ecosystem, so I'd prefer ALAC from iTunes. Since I prefer to rip my CD's in ALAC, I would have no need to buy the actual CD. Of course, I suspect that's why the labels have been holding true hi-bit
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by jdechko 14y ago
Also, buying the mp3's essentially gives you a CD for free, albeit at a slightly, yet imperceptible to most, reduced quality. Coupled with the fact that most people buying CD's still only buy them for a handful of songs, I think Amazon is m
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by jdechko 14y ago
I honestly have no idea. I'm not a developer. :)
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by jdechko 14y ago
I knew that going in, but only because of this: http://xkcd.com/195/
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by jdechko 14y ago
It might have been better at the time to use gecko, but apparently building a new rendering engine had enough advantages that Apple decided it was worth it. In hindsight, WebKit was the right call. It's powerful enough to run advanced deskt
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by jdechko 14y ago
Of course, since he's a minor, he couldn't sign a legal contract anyway. He'd have to have a guardian sign the contract for him (dad, maybe?). Anyway, dictionary.com says "an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing
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by jdechko 14y ago
Oddly enough, or not, 13 is also around the time where kids start puberty. It's not just a physical change, but also a time where kids are most impressionable. The "kids toys" get put away and they stop behaving like a child, because they a
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by jdechko 14y ago
It's called parenting and I, for one, as a parent myself, applaud this mother for caring enough to be involved. There are too many parents in the world today, who give their kids a new cell phone and keys to a car and turn them lose in the
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by jdechko 14y ago
I love to cook. I take pride in adding all the right spices, caramelizing onions properly (a 30+ minute task), marinating cuts of meat (before we became vegeterian), etc. But I also work, and have a family (wife isn't the best cook). So whe
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by jdechko 14y ago
Only if you write for the New Yorker and don't have anything better to write about.
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by jdechko 14y ago
The future of piracy. 1) Download a 3D model LP file from BitTorrent 2) Create LP from model using 3D printer 3) ??? 4) Profit!
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by jdechko 14y ago
In a world where ideas weren't patentable, they'd be worthless. For better or worse, the current US system says that ideas don't have to be executed in order for patents to be granted. Patents are valuable only because the current system sa
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by jdechko 14y ago
Yes, but in assigning the patents to public domain, Kodak would have received on the order of $0. (What rayiner said).
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by jdechko 14y ago
It's also where traditional print media is failing. Rather than embrace the digital age of publishing, they've used digital as a crutch to prop up print. Love or hate Apple, they aren't afraid to cannibalize themselves in order to progress.
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by jdechko 14y ago
Those are the results of the study, but what I'm more curious about is what will come out of the findings. That is, if the machines are found to be unsafe to some level, will the TSA actually remove them from use?

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