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by mike_h 16y ago
Common errors contain information by their being common, and in this case I think it's pretty cool information. Africa is rendered grossly smaller than life in our minds due to a confluence of two bugs: 1) the usual 2D mapping techniques d
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The True Size of Africa (infographic)(informationisbeautiful.net)
10 points by mike_h 16y ago|2 comments
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by mike_h 16y ago
Out of curiosity, why 14 days for option (2) and not 30? I often don't get enough time to fully kick the tires on a product in 14 days, let alone build emotional attachment or get hooked on the utility.
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by mike_h 16y ago
I would, but lack an Android device. Thanks for pointing that out.
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by mike_h 16y ago
I can't test the UI dynamics, but the static appearance may be the nicest I've seen for a mind-mapper on any platform -- nice work.
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by mike_h 16y ago
Netflix requires it last I checked -- that's the only reason I'm aware of for having it.
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by mike_h 16y ago
Can't speak to the usefulness, but I will say two things: 1) the design is very nice and much more polished than what we normally see on HN at this stage, and 2) you may want to do some proofreading of yourself, or get someone else to -- "h
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by mike_h 16y ago
If you've used C or Java before, you can become "pro enough" in ObjC in a matter of hours, maybe even 1 hour. The real work of designing an iOS app is getting the interface right, and any complex logic you might have. Nothing esoteric abo
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by mike_h 16y ago
A common misconception about the OSX UI is that its main virtue is visual. For me, an equally-prominent virtue is the far-superior ability to control it using the keyboard and a universal scripting framework (applescript/automator). No li
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Stanford sports nutritionist: fruit the ideal snack(drclydewilson.typepad.com)
1 points by mike_h 16y ago|0 comments
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by mike_h 16y ago
Any details on what you've heard good about it? It was so slow and poorly laid-out for me that I finally decided to trust Microsoft with my gmail address enough to let them forward my hotmail there.
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by mike_h 16y ago
The only thing keeping me on gmail right now is the spam filter, which seems to be the best on the planet. Can anyone recommend an alternative filter? (been using DDG for search for about 6 months now, rarely if ever get better results on
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by mike_h 16y ago
Don't get your hopes up; it seems that it's been on their list for a year and a half, and it's been on top for months now: http://getsatisfaction.com/culturedcode/topics/sync_mac_thin...
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by mike_h 16y ago
Fruit is a big part of the solution, but if you only stick to that you're going to be left craving fats and protein (and if your stomach is sensitive, feeling sick from all that acidic and sugary fruit). Identify healthy fats and sources o
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by mike_h 16y ago
Key concept is that if people want to submit themselves to a one-way stream of communication, they have TV and the internet for that. If a conversation isn't two-way, you're alienating someone.
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by mike_h 16y ago
What's scary is that people have spent decades putting momentum behind the idea that technology is an educational force, and now we have to wonder how far in the opposite direction that might have been wrong. If it's not wrong, we can at
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by mike_h 16y ago
Speaking as a customer: it's a very nice deal. "$40" to have these guys gather and package all that equipment for you is a deal in itself, but the real value is in the awesome tutorials they've written and filmed that go hand-in-hand with t
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by mike_h 16y ago
Careful if you have a 3G -- twitter reports are saying the new OS is even slower than 3.x: http://twitter.com/#search?q=ios4%203g%20slow
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by mike_h 16y ago
You sure about that 35k? In any region I've ever lived in (midwest, southwest, bay area), entry is more like twice that.