mirkules

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811.
by mirkules 16y ago
I just switched from iPhone 3GS to Android (Galaxy S). My first impression is that it's not as polished as the iPhone, but the overall gain in functionality is worth the switch. IMO the biggest pros (that iPhone lacks): - Micro SD card sto
812.
by mirkules 16y ago
You are right about Photoshop, but I would argue that Octave is an acceptable, free, and Matlab-compatible substitute for Matlab. I did my entire Masters degree in Octave -- it was good enough for me. (The one thing I know Matlab supports
813.
by mirkules 16y ago
Most academic licenses specifically prohibit commercial use (example: Visual Studio), so using academic versions to make money is not legal either
814.
by mirkules 16y ago
There's lies, damn lies, and statistics. 0.55% sounds great, and not a big deal. In reality, 16,000 people get dropped calls - almost statistically insignificant. But if you're one of those 16K people, then it happens 100% of the time to
815.
by mirkules 16y ago
It would be interesting to see a comparison graph of other users. For example, I would be interested to see how many other people write like Vladimir Nabokov, and maybe even what the top 10 writers are. Congratulations on your success! P.S.
816.
by mirkules 16y ago
My question has nothing to do with the formula used to render the display, or the accuracy of visualization of signal strength. What I'm questioning is: if it's truly just a display (software) issue, why is it affected by gripping the phone
817.
by mirkules 16y ago
One thing nobody is questioning: why does the perceived signal strength (what is displayed) affected by how users hold the phone? If the displayed signal strength doesn't correlate well with actual signal strength, I don't see how grippin
818.
by mirkules 16y ago
Good point. It would require a different format of advertising than what America is used to, and that could be hard to sell. Interesting chicken-and-egg problem, it would really take a combination of a brave network and brave advertisers to
819.
by mirkules 16y ago
I think the game could engulf America, if the Television networks are willing to air two 45+ minute halves without showing a single commercial. Note that every popular American sport has enough stoppage time during each break to show at lea
820.
by mirkules 16y ago
I didn't say I can't tell the difference. All I meant was at the end of the day, if I watch a soccer game (for example) in "standard" definition versus HD, I still watch the same game without any loss of useful information whatsoever. Why
821.
by mirkules 16y ago
I am really interested in going, but it just so happens I'm out of town for the next 3 weeks :( I'd love to hear about how things went, and for this to be a monthly occurrence. I look forward to the next one! :)
822.
by mirkules 16y ago
Some of these look a lot like iPhone game loaders. It's really interesting how limitations in hardware spur creativity.
823.
by mirkules 16y ago
To me, the refresh rate makes a much bigger difference than the resolution. Most people I know look at me like I'm crazy when I say "I don't really care for HD"
824.
by mirkules 16y ago
Speaking of Skype, it's free to make calls over 3G now on the iPhone with (Skype v2). HOWEVER, that will change in September when at&t will start charging a monthly skype fee. I seriously doubt at&t will let anyone do videoconferenc
825.
by mirkules 16y ago
"As a student this represents a substantial portion of my income so I am sure you understand how important timely payment is to me." This is the first line in the original poster's response I've noticed. In my opinion, you should NOT inclu
826.
by mirkules 16y ago
I am annoyed by the error bubbles too because they truncate the actual error message - you have to open a whole new window just to see the entire message. In Eclipse, you get a red (X) in the sidebar on which you can click (and a list of p
827.
by mirkules 16y ago
I just showed this to my friend who is a doctor, he says: --- quote --- It's a possibility of pernicious anemia, which would cause B12 to be low. It's an autoimmune disease which he has a predisposition with Hashimoto's. He should get a com
828.
by mirkules 16y ago
Agreed about payola, although most of the avenues I've advertised through did not require anything other than a free copy of my app (game). Some wanted you to advertise through them, although it's a no-obligation deal. But I like your comme
829.
by mirkules 16y ago
I'm in the same position, had an app out for a while now. Released it for free for two weeks, seen INCREDIBLE numbers -- almost 200K downloads -- then back to paid, and... fizzle. Does anyone have any experience in marketing apps? I would
830.
by mirkules 16y ago
I'll second the B12 shot -- it's a very simple treatment, and if it doesn't work, no harm-no-foul. Check out the symptoms of B12 deficiency: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B12_deficiency
831.
by mirkules 16y ago
Another easy way to block it if you're running NoScript is to disallow scripts from Tynt.
832.
by mirkules 16y ago
AFAIK, you get no access other than through iTunes. The iPhone storage volume doesn't mount in OS X the way regular USB drives do. If anyone knows something different, enlighten me (I'd love to use it as a portable HD)
833.
by mirkules 16y ago
It is one thing to hate someone or their ethics, but an entirely different thing to respect their methods. Do not let emotions cloud your (engineering) judgment. (edit: added word engineering)
834.
by mirkules 16y ago
English is not my native language, but my elementary school taught French since 1st grade and English since 6th. I immigrated to the US at age 12, and now speak both English and my native language fluently without an accent -- as do my frie
835.
by mirkules 16y ago
If I find a cell phone, I'm not going to give it away to the first person who comes forward about the "lost phone ad". I'm going to ask the person 20 questions to make sure it's really their phone (what color, brand, etc). If you look at th
836.
by mirkules 16y ago
To give them the benefit of the doubt, maybe Gizmodo was asking for proof that it was actually Apple's phone before they give it back. It would have (almost) been ok to state "give me proof." Instead, he rambled on about profits, and how t
837.
by mirkules 16y ago
"Extortion and coercion are clearly not their strength, though they seemed to think it was :)" They should look it up in the dictionary. It's right next to money-laundering :)
838.
by mirkules 16y ago
The article touches on predicting stats, and I'm wondering what kinds of predictive algorithms would be used in a situation like this?