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by jm4 17y ago
I'm tired of people conceding that Alexa is next to worthless and then going on to use an Alexa graph to make a point. It doesn't work that way. It can't be either unreliable or of some small value depending on when it's convenient. Extrap
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by jm4 17y ago
The harsh truth is this girl probably won't be around forever. She probably has a legitimate complaint, but it also sounds like you're doing what's most important to you right now. When you're in the right relationship you should feel like
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by jm4 17y ago
That goes without saying. You post literally every TechCrunch article here.
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by jm4 17y ago
Here is some good info on the advantages and disadvantages of various file systems: http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/388 I've had good results with JFS, but with much less data than what you're dealing with. Chances are most
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by jm4 17y ago
Why? So we can feel better about ourselves because some other person found more financial success and still managed to botch it all up? I don't understand this. People read garbage tabloids for the same reason. Why does seeing someone else'
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by jm4 17y ago
Hashing the password client side and then sending it in plain text does nothing. In that case you don't need the password to log in; you only need the hash. Intercept the username and hash over an HTTP connection and then impersonate that u
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by jm4 17y ago
You're not technically required to use SSL for login forms, but it's a terrible idea not to. To say it's trivial to capture plain text login information might be the understatement of the millennium. It's basically a step up from not usin
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by jm4 17y ago
There's no doubt access to a large audience helped get some publicity and users early on. But to be fair, Stack Overflow worked well and was useful on day one. We've seen startups basically fold on the first day when things don't go smoothl
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by jm4 17y ago
Not to mention, almost the entire article is quoted from some other article.
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by jm4 17y ago
That's ridiculous. These are reports from users. True, they are purely anecdotal, but that doesn't mean it's some conspiracy perpetrated by a competitor. Think logically about this. Apple is not infallible. They can and do make mistakes. Gl
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by jm4 17y ago
Ok, fine. Your interpretation. Do you mind explaining yourself? It's not so clear to me how it could be interpreted that way. That was by no means an invitation. It was a way of saying that I felt what I was saying was likely to be unpopula
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by jm4 17y ago
I've read the guidelines before and I just read them again. I didn't think I was baiting anyone or inviting anything. Mere mention of modding is not an invitation.
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by jm4 17y ago
I know what you mean. I think grammar can be contagious and I increasingly find myself having to stop and think about what I'm writing.
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by jm4 17y ago
We're veering off topic here, but it seems like a legitimate debate. I do believe language should not remain static, but I don't believe that rules should be changed just because enough people are breaking them through ignorance. Also, in t
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by jm4 17y ago
"Lot's" is not the plural of "lot". The apostrophe indicates possession. The plural of "lot" would be "lots". I'm not trying to be a dick, but this is a particularly obvious mistake and one that I see here and elsewhere many times every day
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by jm4 17y ago
It's not so much a DRM issue as it is a bonehead policy and decision-making on the part of Amazon. I own a Kindle and I've never seen any notice anywhere saying I can only download my purchased items a limited number of times. I was led to
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by jm4 17y ago
Of course they do but not as often as one would think.
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by jm4 17y ago
Search engine preference depends, at least to a degree, on personal taste and this guy is entitled to his opinions, but this seems a bit contrived. He complains twice about a horizontal scroll bar when he's using what looks like a very smal
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by jm4 17y ago
How about if the naming and shaming takes place at Reddit, Digg or any number of other online communities where that sort of thing is not only acceptable but encouraged? I, for one, would prefer not to see posts here whose sole purpose is t
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by jm4 17y ago
Of course it's possible! Haven't you ever seen Hackers? The same thing happened to the guy in the movie. duck It's most likely a condition of his bail. After he serves his sentence it will likely be a condition of his probation. I don't t
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by jm4 17y ago
I'm so tired of this netbook argument. They're apples and oranges. One is a dedicated ebook reader and the other is a multifunction ultra-portable computer. Just because one is capable of doing something the other is capable of does not nec
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by jm4 17y ago
I would presume that since the announcement came straight from the State Department any potential consequences of such an announcement were considered. I also think any propaganda value the announcement may have is negligible if there is an
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by jm4 17y ago
1) The name is awful. I don't have a nice way to say it. I'm sorry. Assuming people like the app how are they going to spread the word? The name can't be pronounced without sounding like a person who is possessed. 2) Why would someone use t
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by jm4 17y ago
The headline says as much.
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by jm4 17y ago
Being considered a cost and providing a competitive advantage are not mutually exclusive. An IT department that meets its goals at a lower cost than an alternative could be a competitive advantage.
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by jm4 17y ago
I understand your point and I agree that software could make or break a company. That can be true and you could still make the argument that IT is strictly a cost. That IT departments can enable other departments to reduce their own costs d
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by jm4 17y ago
It is a cost. Many IT people/developers like to think otherwise but to do so is truly delusional and can be a roadblock to career advancement.
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by jm4 17y ago
I modded you up because you make some good points. That the iPhone delivered features that the competition probably hadn't even thought of is beyond dispute. I think the fully functional web browser is the iPhone's biggest contribution. It'
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by jm4 17y ago
I think you are trying argue semantics instead of any particular point, but I'll clarify things anyway. When MMS, for example, has been available for years from every major carrier in the US on even some of the cheapest phones I would consi
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by jm4 17y ago
By that logic would it be acceptable for a government to not inform citizens of the laws which they are bound by in order to prevent them from finding loopholes? Yeah, I know we're talking about a corporation and not a government, but I jus

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