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by no_more_death 14y ago
Picking on one point: "Well, noticed how Android's own web browser is even worse in HTML5 than Mobile Safari" The stock Android browser fell behind in late 2010. If you follow PPK of quirksmode.org you know this (e.g., the following article
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by no_more_death 14y ago
Android has had turn-by-turn navigation at least since 2010. Having a GPS is irrelevant if you've got an Android.
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by no_more_death 14y ago
Sir, you need to apologize or delete your comment. It's wrong and misleading. And it's the top comment on the thread.
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by no_more_death 14y ago
The Unity interface is incredibly cool. Love it, love it. Performance was a bit choppy when I had 4GB ram, and sometimes compiz would freeze my system. However, upgrading to 8GB RAM (costs about $50) totally fixed everything for me. Just up
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by no_more_death 14y ago
I use and appreciate your site. I've been meaning to pick up some of those books next time I get cash to buy books.
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by no_more_death 14y ago
Fred Brooks agrees. He broadly outlines a design system using gestures in The Design of Design. (I know that PHK already exceeded the quota for Fred Brooks references in a week; I guess, just get over it.)
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by no_more_death 14y ago
Perhaps the gimmick is not intended for you. It's for people who always buy as cheaply as possible.
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by no_more_death 14y ago
Right, a community of "haters" may be better than a community of "lovers." That goes against every fiber of my being, but the fact is, life's tough, and you're more likely to be right if you're negative. However, it does shock me how Hacker
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by no_more_death 14y ago
Yes, fasting really isn't bad if you drink plenty of water. I fast and pray semi-regularly (I'm a Christian). It is rough at first but you get into the groove about half-way through the day. Fasting never hurt by ability to code. Fasting sh
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by no_more_death 14y ago
This is one of my fears with the complexity explosion called HTML5 / CSS3. We are bequeathing the future a world where building new browsers is approximately an impossibility. The Web is so much. Now all devices can consume the same files w
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by no_more_death 14y ago
One myth I want to debunk: Copernicus's theory did NOT do away with epicycles. Search on Google for "copernicus epicycle" and the first article demonstrates my point. The one who did away with epicycles was Kepler. Copernicus believed orbit
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by no_more_death 14y ago
Sweet! Now I can run NodeJS on my server, and PHP in the browser!
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by no_more_death 14y ago
Google's solution for touch latency: https://developers.google.com/mobile/articles/fast_buttons
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by no_more_death 14y ago
Yes, iOS caught up with Android in many respects at the last WWDC, and Android is catching up with iOS on the responsiveness front. That's fine, on both counts. It means that Android and iOS are competitive. It also means I don't have to sw
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by no_more_death 14y ago
You can't get a quad-core desktop for $200! This tablet is a powerhouse.
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by no_more_death 14y ago
Dynamic languages are not ideal for huge code bases. But huge code bases are not ideal, period. Dynamic languages grant huge power to small programs. Greater power through less code is surely the future.
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by no_more_death 14y ago
Same here. Editors are vastly more complex than necessary. I want an editor like google.com. It's simple "sentence" model totally wins. Of course, creation instead of consumption requires additional abstractions. Three dimensions build an e
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by no_more_death 14y ago
1. Um, all that map data is actually worth something. It costs money to run cars up and down every street in the country with cameras. It costs money to store those pictures and serve them to billions of people. It costs money to maintain a
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by no_more_death 14y ago
Why alienate such a large segment of users after pouring so much money into their technology? The web is getting weirder. If a company invests in multiple markets, they should be prepared to do well in some markets and badly in others. Bing
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by no_more_death 14y ago
Am I the only one who gets tired of people keeping score like this? Can't we just accept that many of the large companies are seriously innovative? (Sorry, I know I'm being cranky)
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by no_more_death 14y ago
What's excites us is that he is getting the kids excited in something important. He is showing the kids that they can have their OWN computer -- like Dad -- instead of promoting the "exclusive priesthood" concept of computer programming. Wh
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by no_more_death 14y ago
Popular articles only mention technologies that are buzz-word friendly.
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by no_more_death 14y ago
Correct. Having a web version isn't enough.
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by no_more_death 14y ago
The factor you cite of 2-3x more profitable is enormous. Most of the "Tell HN" posts I have seen had a factor of about 30-40% more.
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by no_more_death 14y ago
localhost.microsoft.com and localhost.yahoo.com also used to redirect to 127.0.0.1. And, of course, this wreaked utter havoc with cookies (since cookies are accessible across the entire domain). Zalewski discusses in TTW (The Tangled Web).
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by no_more_death 14y ago
I recall moving a water dispenser that leaked, as a child, stepping on the wet spot barefoot, and plugging in a two-pronged vacuum cleaner. It was a shock.
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by no_more_death 14y ago
I almost always remember my dreams upon waking. Frequently I suddenly realized I was dreaming and would wake partly up. Usually I notice that my eyes are closed, like while I'm driving, and I'm afraid. Then I force my eyelids open and reali
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by no_more_death 14y ago
This is totally cloud and totally browsing. 16G is probably more than you'll ever use. You're thinking "desktop."
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by no_more_death 14y ago
I have a chromebook with 1.66 ghz Atom CPU. ChromeOS is lightning on it.
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by no_more_death 14y ago
Because said backlash is a tempest in a teapot? Because the eye resolves (clear) icons more easily than text?

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