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811.
by jm4 18y ago
I wish the author of this article had learnt to spell...
812.
by jm4 18y ago
You're absolutely right. But in the case of "twice as fast", if it is twice as fast under the right conditions then it's not exactly a false claim. Maybe the right condition for the phone being twice as fast is being within a short distance
813.
by jm4 18y ago
I think the key thing here is the difference between marketing materials and facts. Marketing materials may be going for a certain tone or theme that may not coincide with fact. They exaggerate a little. They take certain liberties when des
814.
by jm4 18y ago
It's the same sort of line as "5000 songs in your pocket" or whatever they used to say about the iPod. Some people read it and think "it's got enough space to hold about 5000 songs". Others read it and think of it in the context of a CD rac
815.
by jm4 18y ago
It's not as bad as it sounds. A friend's iPod broke and I told her she could have the Touch since I didn't like it. I went back to my old one. The best part is that a few weeks later she was like, "I really appreciate you giving me the iPod
816.
by jm4 18y ago
The article is clearly a review, and the point of a review is not to be impartial. Readers expect the reviewer to take a stand. The piece, arguably, should have been in the opinion section since that's obviously what a review is, but it's a
817.
by jm4 18y ago
The iPod touch isn't exactly a big seller. I don't know a single person who actually likes it. I re-gifted the one I got for Christmas last year. My theory on the iPod touch is that it's a scheme to further cement in people's minds the asso
818.
by jm4 18y ago
I don't think it's even possible to miss the point I was trying to make more than you already have. I was cautioning against making assumptions about a person who has stated a vague opinion without the reasons for having that opinion. And j
819.
by jm4 18y ago
I had my doubts after reading the gigaom article, but the Reuters article I found mentioned a statement from a Cisco person saying it is a cost saving measure. I guess it's a safe assumption that employees will not be paid for these days. C
820.
by jm4 18y ago
You don't have to be a jerk about it. My point was that there was almost no substance to this article and nothing to back up its claims. It's simply bad journalism. That's a valid point no matter what the reason is for the shutdown. We shou
821.
by jm4 18y ago
There is very little information in this article. In fact, the headline pretty much sums it all up. A quote or two to put this in context would have been nice. The article implies the shutdown is a cost saving measure, but provides absolute
822.
by jm4 18y ago
What is offensive about that post? Maybe I'm missing something or others are reading too much into it. He says he would not recommend outsourcing to India, Pakistan, etc., but would consider outsourcing to a qualified firm closer to home. T
823.
by jm4 18y ago
Linode has been around a pretty long time now- I've been a customer for least a couple years. I think they're well past the point where we need to be worried if they're still going to be around next year.
824.
by jm4 18y ago
Don't get me wrong- this isn't a blanket dismissal of IDEs. I was just responding to someone who was amazed that there are still people that write code in text editors. I believe in using the right tool for the job and there are cases that
825.
by jm4 18y ago
Of course I don't memorize everything. I do memorize the things I use most often so that code completion is hardly necessary. This takes much longer to do when you have a crutch to lean on. I typically have my code on one monitor and docume
826.
by jm4 18y ago
Even just typing can be slower in an IDE as it looks for ways to complete the code for you. Compiling in the background and code analysis takes a toll too. I also find the little completion popups distracting at times. Same thing with code
827.
by jm4 18y ago
> Wow. It's amazing to find people who still write code in a text editor. Umm... Why? Personally, I find it amazing how much some developers rely so much on IDEs and are unable to write even the most trivial programs in a text editor. A
828.
by jm4 18y ago
This is kind of ironic coming from a user who almost exclusively submits stories from TechCrunch and Mark Cuban. Oh, I see a Photo Bucket submission in there too. Sheesh...
829.
by jm4 18y ago
They will both get the job done. PHP isn't exactly pretty but it's easy to learn and get up and running with. Python can also be learned fairly quickly but it might be a steeper learning curve getting your development and production environ
830.
by jm4 18y ago
> memo to self: stop using ticketstumbler.com That this comment got modded so high is downright shameful. Rather than disagree and state your reasons you would choose to escalate this into an attack on someone's livelihood. This is inte
831.
by jm4 18y ago
Very good point.
832.
by jm4 18y ago
Move along, nothing to see here... Seriously... This is just some random blog entry about how Ruby isn't fun anymore because it's no longer a cool-kids-only thing. "Now it's just what we do for a living." Blah, blah, blah... Spare me the wh
833.
by jm4 18y ago
I agree. Microsoft seems fairly confident they can build a competitive search engine. Besides, I would imagine most of the worthwhile talent at Yahoo has jumped ship already. The problem is no one will go out of their way to try Live Search
834.
by jm4 18y ago
Yes! That way it will be like pulling off a bandaid. It beats having to see all these dramatic headlines for the next year or so while they continue their downward spiral.
835.
by jm4 18y ago
The GrandCentral site says they've been acquired by Google and they plan to support uninterrupted service for all current customers. They're only accepting new users through the typical Google-beta-invitation-only scheme. There's no informa
836.
by jm4 18y ago
Can we have a more descriptive headline? Maybe something to indicate what Vocito does or that it's related to GrandCentral. I clicked on this to see what the heck it is because I've never heard of Vocito (or GrandCentral for that matter). I
837.
by jm4 18y ago
I was actually wondering that myself because of the .org name. Thanks for pointing that out. I guess the site is even less relevant now.
838.
by jm4 18y ago
Sigh... I haven't a clue what this has to do with hackers or HN. On top of that this exact site was already submitted and voted up to the front page just a week ago. See http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=361732
839.
by jm4 18y ago
This sounds cool, but the page linked to is only a standard press release and the link to the interesting stuff is buried in the marketing-speak. The fun stuff is here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/personal_computing.html
840.
by jm4 18y ago
Oh geez... Better go get my tinfoil hat... I'm not going to waste my time with any conspiracy theories, but I do think insider trading is kind of a bullshit crime in many cases. Only an idiot would fail to act on a tip that happens to be pa

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