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by mdorazio 13y ago
100% agree as a fellow frequent flyer. Additionally 1) I find that general boarding involves several minutes of just standing in the jetbridge waiting to get on the plane, which is completely lost time. This is often true on popular route
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by mdorazio 13y ago
I think this can be summarized as: Airline boarding is terrible because airlines are profit maximizers, not customer service maximizers. As the article points out, airlines are actually incentivized not to make the boarding process better
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by mdorazio 13y ago
Ah, I misread your response since the parent comment seemed to be in reference specifically to the article.
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by mdorazio 13y ago
How is this an unlawful question? As far as I know, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act only applies to employees and those seeking employment. In the setting of an individual seeking funding for their business, the law doesn't apply. F
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by mdorazio 13y ago
At least with the auto manufacturers I've worked with the entertainment system is controlled by a DCU, which is in turn connected to the CAN controller. It is the DCU that limits the access to be read-only. It may be possible to alte
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by mdorazio 13y ago
Thank you for pointing this out. A few additional notes on the way most modern car electronics work: 1) The entertainment system generally has read-only access to the CAN bus via an intermediary DCU. Even if you were able to "jailbre
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by mdorazio 13y ago
From the post, it looks like they used Unity to build the game, which as an engine is rather overkill for a 2d puzzler. The loading times are probably tied to this.
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by mdorazio 13y ago
This is both fascinating and disturbing at the same time. I think many game developers (myself included) struggle with monetization in a market that largely demands F2P games. Using tricks like these is a constant temptation and it's
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by mdorazio 13y ago
Bluetooth doesn't support enough application throughput to enable streaming things like maps (the map solution you're referring to uses on-board maps, not Apple's native iOS maps). Everyone would love to not require a physic
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by mdorazio 13y ago
Keep in mind that traditional radio is rapidly becoming an unappealing choice for audio consumption by tech-savvy drivers. Slacker, iHeart, Pandora, Bluetooth streaming, etc. are slowly taking over the space and none of those can be intera
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by mdorazio 13y ago
The screen colors invert at night so that the vast majority of the screen space is black (or dark blue in the case of maps). Google for some pictures to see how it looks. I found it not distracting at all when I drove one at night.
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by mdorazio 13y ago
It's not always that simple - the electric lines have to support the load of additional vehicles. Even a relatively low charge rate of 12A (like a Volt) quickly exceeds the capacity of standard electrical wiring after about 3 vehicles
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by mdorazio 13y ago
Looking at the Settings area on my phone, it is possible in iOS 6 to set App-level permissions for: -Push Notifications -Location Services -Contacts -Calendars -Reminders -Photos -Bluetooth -Twitter Account Access -Facebook Account
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by mdorazio 13y ago
I work with major automotive manufacturers to develop software for their vehicles. Almost all of the major OEM's are planning to have OTA software updates for their vehicles within the next 2-3 years. Security is always considered an
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by mdorazio 13y ago
The number one factor affecting education outcomes isn't teacher salaries, tenure, or education budgets. It's parent involvement (see http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED375968 for an overview of some of the many studies sh