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by kkarakk 7y ago
Evangelists and Teachers definitely exist in the tech space, however FAANG companies are usually headed up by people who marginalize them in my experience.
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by kkarakk 7y ago
Hahaha why would you think prices would be reduced? i expect a rental price for service every month and a hefty surcharge to play the latest games asap(premium battlepass) The gaming monetisation sphere has come a long way since EU 3
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by kkarakk 7y ago
going by google's track record - even if no one countered google stadia and it enjoyed enormous success, the PM running stadia would eventually leave following which google stadia would be getting the ol' bullet to the head by 202
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by kkarakk 7y ago
No, the reputation they have to maintain is of following through on their threats ie maintain their aura of fear. If i KNOW a ransomware attack means an instant loss of data it takes away the sting - it just becomes the same as if the hardd
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by kkarakk 7y ago
The top players (apple/samsung) have switched to proprietary stacks on top of bluetooth to get the "magic" pairing experience. Google is following suite soon. On non "magic" pairing devices, bt is still a pain in th
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by kkarakk 7y ago
Explanation fails when you take Marvel studios into account. Overall consistent product with some outstanding and satisfying movies. Disney/HBO seem like hacks in comparison. Now that Disney is assuming control of Marvel however i expe
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by kkarakk 7y ago
sure you'd succeed...once. then how do you find another target that would also work with your delivery system? what companies have data sensitive enough for a ransom attack to work? Making a living off ransomware isn't easy if you
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by kkarakk 7y ago
Well their jobs are typically "easier" for values of hours worked and overtime expectation and holidays given plus really nice things in close walking distance. the quality of life is better and the money paid equals out. Living i
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by kkarakk 7y ago
or people just goto amazon/online retailer that does stock it and order the product there. although infuriatingly companies seem to have caught onto this and don't sell some products online, in which case my contrarian brain just
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by kkarakk 7y ago
If you're familiar with manga(comics) and anime(manga comics adaptations to animation video) then this is a good and hilarious analogy that works perfectly for the latest season of game of thrones done by the meta anime Gintama - http
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by kkarakk 7y ago
you're assuming the knowledge on how to make a ransomware business is freely disseminated. it's not, there are very particular darknet websites and societies that keep each other updated on the latest techniques and likely targets
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by kkarakk 7y ago
a usecase where blockchain makes sense? what? <surprised pikachu face>
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by kkarakk 7y ago
if your mum actually wants to own/monetise her knitting blog SOMEONE will have to do this anyways. Stop putting effort into things that only benefit someone else(Medium). I'm not advocating monetising your hobby but instead that n
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by kkarakk 7y ago
That's what archive.is is for(as a reader). if i share an article i usually back it up on archive.is first just in case. your hosted website can go down at any time as well sadly(i see this a lot for ms hosted content)
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by kkarakk 7y ago
Well yes, from a business perspective the app dev wants to take the app in a direction that doesn't align with your usecase. your recourses are 1.leave a bad review 2.uninstall the app That is literally the contract between you and
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by kkarakk 7y ago
well from a privacy focus wouldn't you want your app to not save state in ANY way
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by kkarakk 7y ago
as a dev ->This is pretty great - no more having to support users who refuse to update apps/are using some hacked version of your app in order to access older APIs you're supporting for older versions of apps. I envision this s
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by kkarakk 7y ago
would it even matter when presidents are now billionaires in their own right?
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by kkarakk 7y ago
Same cut throat cost cutting MBAs are being hired in both companies tho
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by kkarakk 7y ago
Most cars STILL have garbage grade(usability wise) ugly looking touchscreen interfaces, i think you over estimate tesla's competition
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by kkarakk 7y ago
All i know is that now when i see a car without a massive touchscreen in it i end up thinking "really? in 2019? what should i pay 80 grand for a backwards POS?" now i know why these screens aren't more prevalent but still...t
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by kkarakk 7y ago
Full stack is the new normal, i advise you to learn some form of UI work(enough to be conversant)
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by kkarakk 7y ago
Well the article is on the internet and has a global audience(esp when amplified by aggregators like hackernews). i personally didn't know the origins of hot chicken(my first interaction with it was KFC)
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by kkarakk 7y ago
Yes but those are hacks, no one should immediately reach for git as a tool to version EVERYTHING just because you can. If you treat git as a convenient hammer for your screw, don't be surprised when the screw breaks at an inopportune t
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by kkarakk 7y ago
And yet training/training manuals exist for running for those who need it(for ultramarathons/sprints etc)
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by kkarakk 7y ago
So you've never had lemon pepper wings either i'm guessing? try some, it'll change your life
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by kkarakk 7y ago
> author's surprise at discovering that different communities eat different foods. i think it's more that in a well researched and sourced article you can't just start from the generalisation "well it's well know
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by kkarakk 7y ago
because of overwhelming prevalence of 2chan and nico nico douga(a lot of which is replicated on US/korean/russian social networks either directly or via homage), the Japanese are very clued into the popularity of media in digital
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by kkarakk 7y ago
https://apps.shopify.com/lucky-spin-wheel it costs 4 bucks a month...i don't know enough about lead generation to comment about whether it works but damn it's irritating. it's like when you goto a real world
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by kkarakk 7y ago
Easy to say but a chinese dev went to prison for pushing DJi's secret crypto key to github

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