nick5768

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by nick5768 16y ago
When I worked for Radioshack a couple years ago, they only made a few dollars per iPod sold, it was all about the high margin accessories added on.
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by nick5768 16y ago
Just in case you didn't know, the Safari Bookshelf mobile website is quite good. Most of the books I use are deemed "mobile friendly" and the experience is good enough that at times I will choose to read on my iPhone rather than on my desk
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by nick5768 16y ago
This is my usage pattern as well, except I am using Chrome, It really highlights (one of) the benefits of having each tab in a separate process: it doesn't need to reload the page saving both time and the keeping the spot I have scrolled to
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by nick5768 16y ago
Interesting, because I always click the comments link in Google Reader rather than the article. I read the comments first to get a sense of whether I will read the article or not.
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by nick5768 17y ago
This was what I thought the link would be from the title :) Completely and totally off topic, but the first time I read that I laughed so hard I was crying.
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by nick5768 17y ago
My understanding (from memory of an electronics class a few years ago) is that gold is used for the connectors because it resists oxidation better. Copper is actually a better conductor of electricity.
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by nick5768 17y ago
I haven't started them, but my girlfriend says they are excellent.
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by nick5768 17y ago
Here's a greasemonkey script to use as a workaround: http://userstyles.org/styles/19590 Taken from: http://lifehacker.com/5317171/user-script-disables-google-re...
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by nick5768 17y ago
I agree, though it will take some time before the price/hardware specs balance becomes reasonable. I'm not sure that will happen before "Windows 8".
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by nick5768 18y ago
Some of the back story behind Windows Azure. I find these sort of articles fascinating, not sure if many other people on here do. Should I submit these less technical types of stories? A previous one I submitted ( http://www.anandtech.c
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Red Dog: Can you teach old Windows hounds new tricks?(blogs.zdnet.com)
2 points by nick5768 18y ago|1 comments
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by nick5768 18y ago
Exactly. For my use case (I'm a diabetic who has moved several times in the past 5 years, which means lots of different doctors) the value I gain by having access to all my records is worth the unease at having Google know SO much about me
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by nick5768 18y ago
http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/ I would also suggest browsing the rest of her site as it is a treasure trove of information related to electronics.
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by nick5768 18y ago
Found via lifehacker: http://lifehacker.com/5130019/whoishostingthis-reveals-web-s... Just one of those ah-HA ideas for a webapp, I know I've found myself wondering what host various sites use before. The way internet is so amazing at res
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Who Is Hosting This.com(whoishostingthis.com)
1 points by nick5768 18y ago|1 comments
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The RV770 Story: Documenting ATI's Road to Success(anandtech.com)
1 points by nick5768 18y ago|0 comments
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by nick5768 18y ago
This is so true.
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by nick5768 18y ago
Something I remember from when I was touring colleges, the hiking club at Harvey Mudd ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Mudd_College ) was called "Delta H".
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by nick5768 18y ago
Agreed with all of the above comments completely. When I first was linked to it, it flattened me with how much sense it makes. Thinking about the amount of hours saved worldwide if gnip fulfills it's potential is mind boggling.
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by nick5768 18y ago
A very readable article about what goes into the bars on your cell phone. I liked it especially because it doesn't jump on the "OMG ATT/VERIZON/WHOMEVER IS THE DEVIL" bandwagon that seems so popular on the internet.
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Four bars? The disconnect between bars and cell signal(arstechnica.com)
14 points by nick5768 18y ago|5 comments
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by nick5768 18y ago
I'll third this as well, for some reason I enjoyed vacuuming before close at Radioshack when I worked there. Normally I absolutely hate it.
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by nick5768 18y ago
Very cool, thanks!
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How the 'Net works: an introduction to peering and transit(arstechnica.com)
2 points by nick5768 18y ago|0 comments
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by nick5768 18y ago
I love the forums over at Ars Technica( http://episteme.arstechnica.com/ ). To me, HN and Ars are head and shoulders above the level of conversation on the other sites I visit.
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by nick5768 18y ago
It's the stuff that is used in the Kindle and Sony Reader displays (also in that upcoming Esquire magazine cover http://www.hackaday.com/2008/07/30/esquires-hackable-e-paper... ). I know the refresh rates are still very "1st generation",
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Diving deep into Amazon Web Services(infoworld.com)
14 points by nick5768 18y ago|1 comments