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by kartickv 10y ago
You're right that if you've maxed out the old MBP's ports, the new one supports fewer connections at once. But I still think it's a net win because: - We need to buy and manage fewer cables. - We'll no longer have t
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by kartickv 10y ago
Color-coding would have helped solve the cable mess, especially for users who are not tech-savvy. Imagine if USB-C were green, Thunderbolt were blue, Lightning was yellow, and DisplayPort red. If you have a rat's nest of cables behind
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by kartickv 10y ago
Your paid Linux idea won't work, because money is not the only thing holding back the open-source community. Other reasons are: - Design isn't appreciated or valued. A successful OS effort can't be driven only by engineers. -
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by kartickv 10y ago
UWP apps have a lot of limitations compared to WPF/Win32 apps. As I understand it, UWP apps can't record audio in the background or act as a Bluetooth accessory, to give two examples. So, even if a developer is willing to invest t
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by kartickv 10y ago
Hybrid drives don't always work well. The one in my iMac did, until I reinstalled macOS and then restored from a Time Machine backup, and now I get hard disc speeds, with a second or two delay to (say) open a small file, rather than in
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by kartickv 10y ago
Great question. And good to push people to make verifiable statements. I'm not the poster you're replying to, and I think "last nail in the coffin" was hyperbolic, but to me, decline would be measured as decreasing unit
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by kartickv 10y ago
I clicked the link, and briefly skimmed the article linked from there, and I have no idea what happened. What's Mandrill? What was the problem?
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by kartickv 10y ago
I think any network with tons of users has some value. Whether that value is what founders or investors hoped it would be is a different question.
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by kartickv 10y ago
Great point. But, if a startup doesn't benefit from network effects (like an email or camera app), do you think VC money has more benefits than costs?
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by kartickv 10y ago
What are the hardware requirements? I've seen only vague talk about low-persistence displays, high performance CPUs and GPUs and sensors. How low should the persistence be? What FPS? Is there any specific level of performance required
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by kartickv 10y ago
Agreed, but my point was intended more in terms of what apps can do. Full access to USB, multitasking, users can install apps outside Google Play, a variety of hardware rather than just one or two models Apple deems good -- all these are ad
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by kartickv 10y ago
I don't know what you mean by "boosterism" (is that a US term?) but I don't see what's wrong with a pro-WeChat article if The Economist genuinely believes WeChat is amazing, or is recognising its advantages. Not shy
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by kartickv 10y ago
Sad to see so many comments that seem like knee-jerk or one-sided criticism. I expected better from Hacker News. Sure, point out flaws in something, like the centralised nature, but only after recognising its benefits. For example, not havi
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by kartickv 10y ago
It's not to placate big media, but to increase security, as others have pointed out. But the bigger point is that I don't think it's just the USB port that limited Android's flexibility. Android was supposed to be a more
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by kartickv 10y ago
That's a great point. Thinking back to the introduction of iOS and Android, iOS was appliance-like in that it was tailored to one use case (phone), while Android felt like a general-purpose OS that just happened to run on a phone. As y
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by kartickv 10y ago
It would be a redistribution only if Uber drivers are earning less. Do you have data to prove that? Maybe the lower prices and better quality of service are incenting more people to take Ubers than taxis, which may mean that drivers are ear
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What are the top ten email services by number of active users?
4 points by kartickv 10y ago|1 comments
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Reducing Interruptions in the Office(kartick-log.blogspot.com)
2 points by kartickv 10y ago|0 comments
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How to design motorways for safe travel at 200 kph(kartick-log.blogspot.com)
2 points by kartickv 10y ago|1 comments
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Respectful Ad Networks(kartick-log.blogspot.com)
1 points by kartickv 10y ago|0 comments
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The Mac's Modifier Keys Are Messed Up. Here's How to Fix Them(kartick-log.blogspot.com)
2 points by kartickv 10y ago|0 comments
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Rethinking the Need for Pointing Devices(kartick-log.blogspot.com)
2 points by kartickv 10y ago|0 comments
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Finer-grained location permissions(kartick-log.blogspot.com)
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The iPad Pro and Chromebooks: Platforms for Getting Work Done(kartick-log.blogspot.com)
2 points by kartickv 10y ago|0 comments
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by kartickv 10y ago
When I said "It's not another dongle" I meant that if you buy a dongle with two ports, you can use it instead of Apple's dongle, not in addition to.
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by kartickv 10y ago
Yes, if means less lock-in and more interoperability, like using the same headphones with both Android and iOS.
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by kartickv 10y ago
There may have been a reason to create Lightning, but no reason to continue using it now that USB-C exists. Getting rid of the headphone port would have been better if the alternative port was USB-C rather than Lightning.
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by kartickv 10y ago
The DAC is better placed in the headphone than the phone, because otherwise you get bad sound quality when you use high-end ($100) headphones with a low-end ($100) smartphone. I was able to clearly make out the difference compared to pluggi
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by kartickv 10y ago
It's not another dongle, but a dongle with two ports rather than one.
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App Stores Should Automatically Optimise Revenue for Developers(kartbits.wordpress.com)
1 points by kartickv 10y ago|0 comments

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