kylec

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by kylec 16y ago
As interesting as Tumblr is, I'm extremely wary of switching to it because of the downtime issues they've had: http://royal.pingdom.com/2010/12/17/the-most-reliable-and-un...
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by kylec 16y ago
I wonder what format MIT Press has the book in - if it's a ps file or similar it should be possible to at least convert that into a PDF that looks exactly like the printed book.
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by kylec 16y ago
the definition of open: "mkdir android ; cd android ; repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git ; repo sync ; make" -Andy Rubin, Google VP of Engineering http://twitter.com/Arubin/status/27808662429
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by kylec 16y ago
True, but iOS isn't involved here. What's involved is that Google has repeatedly promoted Android as an 'open' platform, but now has decided that actually being open is no longer in their interest.
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by kylec 16y ago
I'll agree that Google is taking steps to make Android less open for vendors, but it's still more open for vendors than it is for end users (largely because of vendors putting restrictions on the devices they sell).
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by kylec 16y ago
Android is "open" to end-users, but not completely "open" to vendors I think you have this backwards. With the exception of Honeycomb, vendors have a lot of flexibility to do what they want with Android, including skinning it and
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by kylec 16y ago
I'd actually be interested in how different ways of presenting the choice affect the number chosen. It would be interesting of the author ran an A/B test with different methods of selection (text box, row of buttons 1-10, row of buttons in
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by kylec 16y ago
This article is in the same vein as MG Siegler's "The App Wall" http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/05/the-app-wall/ The app wall means that for every app in, one must go out. That means your app has to be good enough to displace anot
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by kylec 16y ago
My experience has been quite different. A while ago I was considering switching to T-Mobile so I ordered a SIM, but a few days later I changed my mind. I called T-Mobile to find out how to cancel it, and I was told just to refuse shipment,
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by kylec 16y ago
The new logo does not appear to have been designed with smaller icons in mind - the white circle around the blue center is too small (or shouldn't be there at all). In its present form, it looks pretty bad on my dock.
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by kylec 16y ago
Am I the only one that's not into the Smart Cover? It seems like a neat concept, but I don't think I'll be getting one. Marco's suggestion on Build and Analyze of using a media mail envelope makes much more sense because it protects both si
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by kylec 16y ago
Now that they're all gone, I'm hoping that maybe they'll continue podcasting together, even if they no longer use the Engadget name.
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by kylec 16y ago
It's possible that the iPad GPU doesn't support all the operations Handbrake encodes and has to have the CPU decode them (resulting in higher CPU and increased power usage), whereas the media in the iTunes Store might have been encoded with
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by kylec 16y ago
Just visited Hacker News a few minutes ago on my iPhone and the word "Hacker" was replaced by the word "Katelyn". Once I refreshed, the title was back to normal. Was this intentional? (the green bar at the top is my topbar pref and not anot
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by kylec 16y ago
"You have one identity. The days of you having a different image for your work friends or co-workers and for the other people you know are probably coming to an end pretty quickly … Having two identities for yourself is an example of a lac
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by kylec 16y ago
I checked one out a few days ago too and I agree that the power button is very badly placed - it literally took me several minutes to figure out how to turn it on. Of course, once you know where it is isn't not an issue, but it's not the be
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The App Wall(techcrunch.com)
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by kylec 16y ago
One of the big disadvantages to using web frameworks like Rails or Django for open web applications is that the deployment is very tedious, at least compared with something like PHP. Something that requires having root access to a *nix serv
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by kylec 16y ago
Not being funny - he actually has a Prius which does give MPG readings, but he finds that it's not that accurate. Just because a car has a fancy in-dash computer doesn't mean that it's any good at keeping track of its own fuel consumption.
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by kylec 16y ago
My father keeps a pocket calculator in the glove compartment to calculate what his mileage was between fillups. Having one built-in would certainly be useful for people like him.
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by kylec 16y ago
I agree 100% on the power button placement. I stopped by the Verizon store today to try it out and it literally took me several minutes to figure out how to turn it on. Of course, once you know where it is isn't not an issue, but it's not t
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by kylec 16y ago
Yeah, Foxit is getting pretty bloated too. My PDF reader of choice on Windows now is Evince. It may not look pretty, but it's fast and lightweight without any fluff.
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by kylec 16y ago
Do you have a link? I have a shelf of O'Reilly books that I'd love to get in PDF form, but I'm having trouble finding that offer on the website.
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by kylec 16y ago
Given his "Stock 2.2" comment, best guess would be the Nexus One with AT&T bands. Since it wasn't sold by AT&T, it doesn't have the APK installation locked down.
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by kylec 16y ago
One advantage to a smarter wristwatch would be that it could automatically adjust itself for daylight savings. A watch that always has the right time by constantly setting itself via GPS to the correct time in your location would be a very
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by kylec 16y ago
I understand the issue with Readability, Kindle, etc, but in this case, I'm having a hard time understanding why they simply can't charge for the app in the App Store. Their first reason is that using online accounts reduces piracy. However
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by kylec 16y ago
Speaking of paid email services, there's no way to subscribe to Mobile Me with an in-app purchase. If Apple cared about fairly enforcing the rules, they'd yank iDisk and Find My iPhone until in-app subscription to Mobile Me was added.
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by kylec 16y ago
I just tried a test post and it won't let me proceed without putting an email address in.
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by kylec 16y ago
For those of us that haven't had the pleasure of working for there, what should he have mentioned?
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by kylec 16y ago
Looks good, but having your email as "myfirstname /dot/ mylastname [at] gmail" is a bit tacky and unprofessional. GMail has decent spam filtering, why not just publish your address normally?

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