msftie

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1. 31.▲
   by msftie 8y ago

   I have previously contributed to that project :)
2. 32.▲
   Ask HN: What “dumbphones” are available and viable in the US?

   175 points by msftie 8y ago|171 comments
3. 33.▲
   by msftie 10y ago

   Amen. In my opinion, SO has become a very toxic and discouraging community to participate in. It's a shame.
4. 34.▲
   by msftie 11y ago

   In college I worked at an Apple store. One day while on break in the back of the store, I changed my company account password to a lengthy sentence, something at least 30+ characters. The system accepted the change. When I tried to log in t
5. 35.▲
   by msftie 11y ago

   "d. something" is not the only offender. I suspect it's a badly written parser. "m. anything" also breaks. And for fun, without the following word ("something"), the tweet just vanishes with no error at al
6. 36.▲
   by msftie 11y ago

   You just need a conductive metal container. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage
7. 37.▲
   by msftie 11y ago

   This is exactly what the article states. The comparison stops at them both being computers, and that is the point and the problem. "Most mobile phones give the user much less control than a personal desktop or laptop computer would&quo
8. 38.▲
   by msftie 13y ago

   Based on my experience, I would say that is pretty accurate.