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by jeza 14y ago
There's certainly that factor, but then it even happens with the app store. Though what I think happened is that the distributors kicked up a fuss when the iTunes store was made available in Australia, so the record companies made the price
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by jeza 14y ago
They took it to court. That could just as easily be classified as dragging someone through the mud in public. That said I can't see either side being completely innocent. Now that they've taken it this far, it'd be in the interests of both
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by jeza 14y ago
There's actually a proven and safe method to accomplish the same task, that has been occurring for centuries now. It works by having passengers wait on a platform, step onto a carriage then take a seat while the driver does all the work. Ye
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by jeza 14y ago
If all they're doing is charging a smaller licensing fee then they haven't lost anything if the user switches to another OS.
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by jeza 14y ago
If I had any concern, it's that the surveys are used as a means to access premium content. This may or may not effect the quality of answers.
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by jeza 14y ago
Could certainly be factor. Though the other thing is that all those vehicles in Vietnam are motorbikes, so any accidents at speed are likely to be more fatal. Though for the original topic then pedestrian fatality stats would be useful as w
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by jeza 14y ago
Thanks for the stats. I am actually in Australia, which has even fewer fatalities (8 per 100,000 vehicles according to that link), which could probably be attributed to strong government advertising campaigns and enforcement of speed limits
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by jeza 14y ago
I was in Vietnam recently. To the westerner their city streets look chaotic and impossible to cross as most people get around by motorbike and there is rarely a gap in traffic. Though it turns out if you cross the road slowly and predictabl
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by jeza 14y ago
You're right. They should use terajoules. :)
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by jeza 14y ago
My personal favourite would be pacman! http://www.google.com.au/pacman/
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by jeza 15y ago
This was just a small part of that exhibit that I photographed in the Deutsches Technikmuseum: http://www.flickr.com/photos/87883903@N00/4279979012/
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by jeza 15y ago
I do find it impressive that Australia was more or less connected to the rest of the world by telecommunications in 1872 once the overland telegraph line was completed. The US was only connected reliably connected to Europe about six years
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by jeza 15y ago
This would be genetically engineered wheat?
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by jeza 15y ago
Perhaps they enforce the deletion by preventing you from restoring a copy of the song from a backup to iTunes. Though doesn't stop you playing the song on another device that is entirely independent of iTunes.
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by jeza 15y ago
It goes to show how elegant and simple the humble bicycle is. I enjoy cycling because it's fast, efficient and peaceful. I'm not sure that this design meets that criteria at all. It might look pretty when viewed at certain angles but on the
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by jeza 15y ago
Isn't it more a case that they divorce themselves from reality by dealing with pure numbers? I gather they would only focus on prices and not even think about the impact it has on other companies and people.
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by jeza 15y ago
I just looked at Telstra's plans for iPhone in Australia and you can get the base model iPhone 4S for $63 a month or the 64GB model for $72 a month. An Android phone will cost you at least $59 a month on a contract but there are also handse
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by jeza 15y ago
It's not free at all if you have to sign a contract. When obtaining a phone under contract I always consider the total cost of ownership (which is conveniently written into the contract where I live at least). So if you're paying $50[1] a m
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by jeza 15y ago
How about when Microsoft made it so Windows wouldn't run on DR-DOS? Though it may not have made too much difference in the long run, given the need to get away from the DOS based architecture.
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by jeza 15y ago
Something else worth noting which the last url suggests is that Sweden can't just extradite him to the US at their own will. It would also have to be approved by Britain.
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by jeza 15y ago
I would doubt there is any exception to this policy for the US. See also: http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/global-issues/human-rights/justice-...
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by jeza 15y ago
Well to be fair, you could open it up for everyone to use if there were an independent CA. Add some basic security checks before you're key can be trusted and the ability to revoke keys and it should prevent malware. The later might be hard
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by jeza 15y ago
Who will be the CA? Is there any reason why Linux vendors can't sign their mainstream releases? Cost? I'm sure it won't help if you want to boot a custom kernel or similar, though presumedly in that case you'd be capable of changing the BI
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by jeza 15y ago
Unlikely that this would be possible as the data can no doubt be compiled from other sources. Besides they're still selling the atlas. Seems more likely that some lawyer has noticed the reference and convinced them to take it up.
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by jeza 15y ago
You can vote for the second review here.... ;-) http://www.amazon.com/American-Atlas-Expanded-5th/dp/0935127... edit: whoops direct link should be: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2BNKSLH3PYOCR/ref=cm_cr_dp_per...
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by jeza 15y ago
Pre-conditioned to like. Interesting way of putting it, but then how exactly has Apple pre-conditioned people to like their designs? I think it's more likely that Apple's choice of aesthetic just appeal to the majority.
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by jeza 15y ago
I used rsync to sync files I was working on to a server >10 years ago. Only difference is that it can detect changes to file locally then update the server. To retrieve updates from the server, it relies on cron to poll the server, rath
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by jeza 15y ago
I used some random type tutor software in high school (sometime in the mid-late 90s), though only spent enough time with it to learn the home keys. I would then look at the keyboard for the remainder of the keys. Initially that was probably
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by jeza 15y ago
Surely earthquake codes are a factor here?
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by jeza 15y ago
That's my interpretation of the following update posted by the original source (heise.de): "[2. Update: Mittlerweile äußerte sich erneut Tina Kulow von Facebook Deutschland. In einem Tweet schrieb sie: "Um es klar zu stellen: 2-klick-Button

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