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by jser 14y ago
Bing Maps was the one of the first alternative maps I downloaded after the install of iOS 6. Unfortunately, the application is not ready for prime time -- the tiles are not retina, the UI is a mashup of formerly-known-as-Metro elements, and
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by jser 14y ago
> There is one way Apple's maps already surpass Google's: no advertising. For now. Let's not forgot Apple tried to push full screen, "interactive" iAds. While banners ads have been more popular, the extra screen real estate on the iPhon
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by jser 14y ago
The lack of including public transit routing was a huge miss -- the "Designed in California", everyone has a car confused the decision making. I've found the Embark transit applications to be a great alternative (at least for Chicago). It d
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by jser 14y ago
Guilty -- saw Chicago in the headline, had to click.
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by jser 14y ago
As a long time Instapaper user, I've been slowly migrating to Pocket since they released multi-page saving, but now plan to move completely. The Instapaper error message should at least be more truthful, or the opt-out list made public so y
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AT&T To Monitor Consumer Mobile Data, U-Verse TV Usage for Targeted Ads(multichannel.com)
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by jser 14y ago
Tried using it in a virtual machine, but was an endlessly frustrating experience in Windows 8 (Metro) UI. It's like going from an iPhone to a Blackberry -- you want to touch the screen, but can't. Be prepared to be your family's help desk i
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by jser 14y ago
Several articles have mentioned bandwidth limitations of about 250 megabits per day, which also has to be used to send instrument data. But I haven't seen an explanation why bandwidth is so low -- is it lack of spectrum? Interference issues
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by jser 14y ago
Amazon's process is becoming more flawed as it grows. Originally for protecting against unauthorized purchases (balancing the write off of fraudulent purchases vs losing customers because of excessive security), it no longer works when the
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by jser 14y ago
I'm still not sure how this is economically viable. At the IRS rate of $0.55/mile and the average messenger pay of $12/hour, about four or more deliveries per hour would be needed to break even just for the hour. Add traffic and downtime fo
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by jser 14y ago
1) Discounts do not apply to "features", like data and text, which for most are now 50% or more of the monthly fee. 2) Family plans are rarely cheaper, unless your family members do not use their phones. 3, 4, 5) Irrelevant for unlimited pr
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by jser 14y ago
Enable G.722/HD Voice and use a set of satellite microphones for the room, problem solved. I love Polycoms and was sad to see my employeer recently replace them with Cisco units (who designed the button layout of the 7937?).
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by jser 14y ago
How is this different than buying an around the world ticket through an airline alliance (e.g. OneWorld, Star)? Those tickets tend to start at around $2000, sometimes less: http://www.oneworld.com/flights/round-the-world-fares/onewor...
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by jser 14y ago
Any press is good press? Can't count the number of times I read about the Twitter fail whale.
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by jser 15y ago
Unfortunately, Economist fails to mention that Windows was once ported to Alpha, MIPS, and PowerPC -- all RISC processors.
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by jser 15y ago
Tests are performed when inflight connectivity is added to a plane -- and it has resulted in finding interference issues, such as WiFi blanking avionics screens ( http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/wi-fi-interference... ). For cellph
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by jser 15y ago
I think you're right -- it doesn't match FlightAware's FAA data at at all (at least when comparing in downtown Chicago). FlightAware had many more flights, including non-commercial and cargo.
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by jser 15y ago
Doesn't the "metro interface" feel like just another app -- like Windows Media Center did? Metro = Microsoft Bob 2012.
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by jser 15y ago
The market for building complicated routings is very small -- typically only mile/segment runners. ITA's backend is already used by that community for this, but not sure why the public would be interested. Each segment adds additional landi
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by jser 15y ago
Published airline fares change only a couple of times a day (10:30am, noon and 8pm), and only once a day on the weekends. Airlines (like American) are trying to push travel sites to use more dynamic pricing. The data is cached and outdated
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by jser 16y ago
sallie mae = student loans. fannie mae and freddie mac are home mortgage only.