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by neil_s 8y ago
The article already quotes a 3P charger that passes the certification and is available to purchase.
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by neil_s 8y ago
Given the update, isn't it pretty clear that this article is nothing but FUD? The general standard, Qi, only supports charging at 5W. Pixels support this standard perfectly. Google also made an adapted standard that charges at 10W. Cha
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by neil_s 8y ago
Seriously, the page I've linked to is 2 paragraphs, just read it. It explicitly states that data IS used for ML training, to provide useful features to the customers: "Google indexes customer data to provide beneficial services, s
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by neil_s 8y ago
So much FUD about Google collecting "data" in this thread, from people who think data is just automatically equivalent to heaps of money. This is a paid software product for businesses, which makes Google money and has a strict da
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by neil_s 8y ago
How so?
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by neil_s 8y ago
Painting all workers on H1-B visas in one brush seems unfair. The H1-Bs at Google get paid way more than the H1-Bs at companies like Wipro or Infosys. [1] These are skilled workers, with options, that happen to be foreign. Not foreign worke
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by neil_s 8y ago
The best thing about this article is the moniker Modicare
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by neil_s 8y ago
But Apple does pre-install iTunes/Apple Music, and make money when users use the default music app rather than downloading alternatives. You gotta pay for the OS somehow, but people aren't willing to pay for OSes. So instead, Appl
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by neil_s 8y ago
Thanks for taking the time Peter! In case this question catches your eye on the weekend: Suppose, as an Indian citizen working in the US on an H1-B for a large tech company, I want to start my own company, but don't plan on having fund
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by neil_s 8y ago
Pretty much every other country. In the UK for example, if you want to work, you just need to get a job offer. To keep numbers under control, they simply put a wage minimum that's high enough. Not fair for positions like nurses and tea
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by neil_s 9y ago
I don't understand why this post made it the front-page. As many have pointed out in the comments, Netflix should be verifying ownership of the account. Also, when you click the link, you would be either taken to your own logged in acc
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by neil_s 9y ago
He could tell that they submitted the website to Delicious, which would be an HTTP(S?) request, not a bookmark to their own browser.
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by neil_s 9y ago
The website (ManyPixels) seems pretty incomplete: I can't seem to enlarge the portfolio, there are repeated strings in a bunch of places, and the FAQs refer to other parts of the site without actually linking there. Currently resorting
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by neil_s 9y ago
This looks like a service we could recreate, and sell to employers who don't want to be responsible for handing over their employees' data to a firm that risks creating embarrassing PR for them. There are obviously network advanta
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by neil_s 9y ago
What is being suggested here is a cartel. Yes, if one city didn't agree to signing up for the non-aggression agreement at all, they may stand to win, but if everyone agrees on non-aggression, then whomever the eventual winner is wins t
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by neil_s 9y ago
FTA: "In the United States alone, there are currently 150,000 open IT support jobs" This program was literally started so Google could provide tech support to its employees. A highly technical group with access to a leading public
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by neil_s 9y ago
"My goal in posting this is not to convince the fiat fundamentalists, it’s to arm believers with an argument that at least makes sense." Wow. Never thought I'd see religious faith arguments on the front page of HN
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by neil_s 9y ago
This is such an interesting article, attempting to answer one of the biggest questions of the 21st century in one fell swoop. However, I'm not sure all of the reasoning and analysis holds up. For example, software engineers with salari
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by neil_s 9y ago
+1! You can try to apply morals to companies in an internationally competitive environment all you want, but it ain't gonna happen. The only way to ensure they can't play governments against each other is to effectively make a car
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by neil_s 9y ago
@shhkmo, are you proposing choosing random people off the street to be our elected officials for short terms? That is such an interesting idea!
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by neil_s 9y ago
+1. I know that enterprise might be your main focus and internal web apps don't need a lot of styling love, but just the ability to add Bootstrap or Semantic UI components would make this beautiful. Of course, hiring a designer to work
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by neil_s 9y ago
A product that puts sensors in your clothes. And you feel that the NAME might be the out-of-touch bit?
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by neil_s 9y ago
This looks cool, is it intended to be similar to IndieHackers, but as a newsletter?
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The more things change (2015)(bitquabit.com)
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by neil_s 9y ago
I'm a bit skeptical of the claims he's making in his article, since he has obvious incentives as the founder of a browser company competing with Google. Judging from the amazing features listed on the webpage (bar charts of my his
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by neil_s 9y ago
Can you link to more details? If this is true then it should be flagged and fixed.
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by neil_s 9y ago
Yeah we've definitely worked at different sorts of companies. At the kind I've worked at, employee happiness and retention is valued way higher than whatever it is you think is lost by employees handling personal tasks at work (ba
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by neil_s 9y ago
I'm curious, what would you use device management tools for? They auto-update, so it's not that, and they don't hold much local software (other than Android apps). It seems like a small enough number of devices that it's
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by neil_s 9y ago
Love that I can find my local news on HN
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by neil_s 10y ago
From the blog post: "We hope that AutoDraw, our latest A.I. Experiment, will make drawing more accessible and fun for everyone." The Autodraw website literally says "This is an A.I. Experiment" in big letters

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