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by mrduncan 17y ago
Here is the original Google Blog post - http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/upload-your-files-and...
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Upload your files and access them anywhere with Google Docs(googleblog.blogspot.com)
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by mrduncan 17y ago
The language of phony familiarity ("Hey, Ryan!") seems to me to be even more weaselly than the language of business relationships (i.e. "Dear Valued Customer"), which is at least honest in its mercenary intent. If taken that far, I agree.
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Weasel words and the absurdity of corporate speak(37signals.com)
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Ask HN: Any reason dead links can still be flagged?
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2010: The year of the products + a new way of working(37signals.com)
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by mrduncan 17y ago
Virtual memory support is currently being added to Redis so that it won't need to fit everything in RAM either. I'm sure antirez can provide some better info on how it'll work.
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by mrduncan 17y ago
A very similar question was posed a few days ago with some pretty interesting replies - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1015079
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by mrduncan 17y ago
Here is a video of the talk (since the podcast is audio-only): http://www.omnisio.com/startupschool08/david-heinemeier-hans...
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by mrduncan 17y ago
I completely agree with you, but the reality is that it unfortunately happens a lot.
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We are sorry for the inconvenience this illegal intrusion onto the RockYou system has caused our users. We will continue to advise our users of any information that would help them. To me, this is a textbook case of a non-apology apology.
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by mrduncan 17y ago
I'd add Ryan Singer's "UI Fundamentals for Programmers" ( http://windycityrails.org/videos#4 ) to the list also. He did a really great job of explaining how to think about design and some simple rules to follow.
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by mrduncan 17y ago
Why would you put a gigabit port on a tablet? The 120gb 4200rpm SATA drive is also pretty ludicrous.
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by mrduncan 17y ago
John Gruber is calling it one of the worst fakes he's ever seen - http://twitter.com/gruber/status/7373759063
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by mrduncan 17y ago
Some airports use "puffer" machines which will blow air on you and then sniff it for trace amounts of specific chemicals. In practice, they seem to have issues with becoming clogged as well as false alarms - http://seattletimes.nwsource.c
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by mrduncan 17y ago
As far as I'm aware, you can only use a phone with a single Google Voice account. So, if you already have a personal account that forwards to your phone you can't forward a company account and vice versa.
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by mrduncan 17y ago
Here are some clickable links: http://news.ycombinator.com/noobstories http://news.ycombinator.com/noobcomments http://news.ycombinator.com/active http://news.ycombinator.com/best http://news.ycombinator.com/classic http://news.y
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by mrduncan 17y ago
While that might be the case, Microsoft and Sony obviously make up for selling at a loss through game revenue and subscriptions (Xbox Live, Playstation Network). I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft or Sony made more money per console than
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by mrduncan 17y ago
I'd be willing to bet there are far more wii's in living rooms than any other console. And you would be correct. According to data from manufacturers [1], Nintendo has sold nearly twice as many Wiis as Microsoft has sold Xbox 360s.
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by mrduncan 17y ago
Not my startup, but I believe that Startuply ( http://startuply.com/ ) was built using .NET.
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by mrduncan 17y ago
I thought that the following comment (second from the top) on the story was interesting and bared partially repeating below. I'm not saying that the TSA should be issued automatic rifles, just that it's thought provoking: After that, it w
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by mrduncan 17y ago
I wasn't necessarily thinking of the bathroom situation (although you certainly make a valid point). My point I suppose was that flight attendants are in a lot of cases not going to be able to physically enforce their will on passengers. T
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The Best of Inc. Magazine, 2009(inc.com)
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by mrduncan 17y ago
Clickable: http://www.google.com/search?q=Code+That+Protects+Most+Cellp... Deleting cookies for nytimes.com will also do the trick.
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by mrduncan 17y ago
For the record, I was referring to transmitting information with another party (either text or voice) - should have been more specific.
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by mrduncan 17y ago
All planes that I've ever been on have had shades, likely for the same reason that you still occasionally see ashtrays (although slightly different since they're usually screwed shut) on planes. The price to disable/retrofit simply isn't w
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by mrduncan 17y ago
Very interesting explanation, thanks! I would imagine that text messaging probably wouldn't be subject to these issues since it's just a quick burst of data. It would also be a little easier to get away with using too.
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by mrduncan 17y ago
The security on an airplane is the other passengers (and air marshals). I can guarantee that if you start resisting commands from the flight attendants you're going to attract attention from other passengers. Like it or not, the first thi
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by mrduncan 17y ago
Actually, I believe that it's an FAA regulation that the window shades stay open on emergency exit doors. I've never been on a flight where the flight attendants allowed those shades to be closed (even partially).
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by mrduncan 17y ago
By the way - GPS watches work just fine in a plane. It sounds like they are not allowed to be used according to that document though. I would imagine that cell phones also work just fine (I've never had the urge to try), but that doesn't

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