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by ksk 9y ago
At one point in history we had a "vibrant market of inexpensive products" by allowing child labor, slavery, and polluting the air. We're deciding that there are some things that are not acceptable. Thankfully, more and more p
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by ksk 9y ago
This currently seems to be the only successful business model. Give something for free to get traction. Then slowly erode the free part, and try to get as many people as possible to run on the subscription treadmill. In most situations open
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by ksk 9y ago
Well, you raised the possibility of risk! I merely pointed out that both options were risky :)
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by ksk 9y ago
Yes, Psychology is not really a science. I suppose certain topics appeal to the HN audience..
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by ksk 9y ago
Not only that, this is based on self-reporting and then coming up with some model that fits their own beliefs. Wasn't there recently an article that said how people don't really know themselves that well? How ironic. I have seen a
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by ksk 9y ago
I suppose the point is, relying on a human to keep a button pressed without fatigue for an hour is also risking it.
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by ksk 9y ago
Why should there be a purpose to art at all? In any case, Oscars are known for handing out awards to non-commercial movies. That was the entire point of the awards. To reward excellence, not money (modulo human factors). If you are not goin
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by ksk 9y ago
I'm sorry he doesn't live up to your expectations.
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by ksk 9y ago
What is the definition of privacy?
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by ksk 9y ago
Apple's battery was defective. They replaced it. It no longer shuts down. >Apple doesn't have access to a different set of physical laws than other companies. Physics is physics, and those batteries don't deal well with co
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by ksk 9y ago
>Your battery didn’t have a defect. Well, all I know is Apple replaced the battery, and I stopped having random shutdowns. https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/ > It is the same as all b
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by ksk 9y ago
It would be understandable if the user was presented a clear choice of extra features that required more hardware, versus less features and snappier performance. Apple uses dark patterns to get you to update and then blocks the downgrade pa
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by ksk 9y ago
Why is it odd? It has been my experience with all iphones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSkZQ3XNW58
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by ksk 9y ago
>I'm not saying they haven't made mistakes. I don't even care if the replacement program is PR driven--It's still the right thing to do! Sure, but doing it under PR pressure kinda dilutes it. I still welcome it. I&#x2
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by ksk 9y ago
After reading about and learning all about how our biology works and everything about the brain, cognitive neuroscience, psychology, etc has anyone put these ideas into practice? It would be impressive if an outsider became an expert in a f
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by ksk 9y ago
What is the resource usage of the decoder in terms of 1999 hardware versus 2018?
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by ksk 9y ago
You never understand because you're not affected by it, or don't understand it or think people are simply lying. The 4S turned into an unusable phone after all the updates. I know because I had one and had to get rid of it after i
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by ksk 9y ago
>That should put to rest the "Apple's planned obsolescence" narrative, but I doubt it will. I think it has always been the case that Apple cares about building really good hardware that lasts. That's not to say that t
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by ksk 9y ago
I personally feel the better option (prioritizing energy savings and time) is to avoid the commute altogether. We can figure out ways to structure workplaces and organizations where physical presence could be substituted by phone/email
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by ksk 9y ago
These same people come out and tell you to buy Apple stock. Apple doesn't seem to mind it then.. :)
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by ksk 9y ago
Yes, but do you know of any large software project that only ships when they hit zero bugs? Actually, this would probably extend to all products. Creating a product with no known defects is not possible AFAICT.
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by ksk 9y ago
Um, also, in some cases, I might win the lottery.
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by ksk 9y ago
How many times has this actually happened?
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by ksk 9y ago
Could someone please explain to me why this is relevant to anything?
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by ksk 9y ago
No, because you can keep your back somewhat vertical and squat too.
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by ksk 9y ago
You're quite right. But, how many tech people do you think are willing to inconvenience themselves with a heavy laptop or a bulky smartphone if it meant that they were repairable? My opinion is that the vast majority will continue to l
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by ksk 9y ago
If they did that, then all websites with ads will be deprioritized, and it would be obvious (if it weren't already) that ads create a shitty experience. Google probably doesn't want to highlight that.
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by ksk 9y ago
That applies to computers and all of the other un-repairable ewaste generating electronics. All purchases of smartphones, laptops, in fact pretty much all of bestbuy would fall in that category. Can we get a ban on those too? https:/&
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by ksk 9y ago
But I don't agree that programing SHOULD be a creative task. The primary reason being that A creative tasks' output depends quite a bit on the person performing the task. Whereas for an engineering task, less so - as long as the e
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by ksk 9y ago
>Deadlines serve the users --- not just of the vulnerable software, but of all the other users that might depend on the people who use that software in some indirect way. What if a user/users would rather a company spend their resou

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