nsmartt

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   by nsmartt 14y ago

   People want a laptop with a detachable keyboard and simplicity. With a keyboard (especially one as nice as this), the iPad achieves that goal. The iPad remains a toy because it is missing one major thing: power. That's one thing that Window
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   by nsmartt 15y ago

   Being able to write scripts in Clojure where one would normally use Python is a fantastic way to get used to Clojure. I applaud this.
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   by nsmartt 15y ago

   My first thought: Make the free app- with ads. Then provide an ad-free version for $0.99. Nothing brilliant here, at the moment.
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   by nsmartt 15y ago

   Oh, oops. I think my (months) younger self must have misunderstood due to wording. >Persons making noninfringing uses of the following six classes of works will not be subject to the prohibition against circumventing access controls (17
5. 335.▲
   by nsmartt 15y ago

   Actually, at present, backing up your own DVD is exempted.
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   by nsmartt 15y ago

   >learned to love the DMCA This is a terrible title, and "I was thankful for one benefit of DMCA" is not the same as "I love DMCA." I hope they don't really believe the DMCA is a wonderful thing just because it was beneficial to them in
7. 337.▲
   by nsmartt 15y ago

   There is a huge difference between "I think you should hack this website." and "I think you should use this method I'm providing to hack this website."
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   by nsmartt 15y ago

   Better is relative. I always recommend Avast. It's free, and it works. McAfee, back when I used it, used a lot of memory and slowed down my parents' computer. It also had one feature that is now taken care of by User Account Control. Based
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   by nsmartt 15y ago

   I routinely open more than 30 tabs on Chrome on both Windows and Ubuntu. I have 4 GB. I have had problems on Ubuntu, but never on Windows.
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    by nsmartt 15y ago

    ctrl + f > keyword
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    by nsmartt 15y ago

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LqmAQwHNA0
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    by nsmartt 15y ago

    I have nothing useful to say, but I can't help but wonder if I'm the only one who read "Beeps when you've got customers" and immediately thought "Goes ding when there's stuff!"
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    by nsmartt 15y ago

    I don't understand why so many people are complaining about Twitter but no one is complaining about Facebook, Google, etc. Both already do this.
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    by nsmartt 15y ago

    Your comment is now at the top of this page because you posted something others agree with but offered no suggestion as to combating ACTA or raising awareness. I don't know if I'm more annoyed by your comment or by the voters.
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    by nsmartt 15y ago

    http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3499023
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    by nsmartt 15y ago

    I have no idea if this guy is serious, (EDIT: I submitted this before I saw his response) but it's entirely possible to embed data in JPEG files via base64 + modifying exif data. It isn't really viable for large files, however, unless vastl
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    by nsmartt 15y ago

    I have no input of my own, but I found this ( http://tipsfor.us/2008/11/01/what-do-i-do-if-my-iphone-is-lo... ) on Google.
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    by nsmartt 15y ago

    I haven't been, and I don't normally comment either. I'm beginning to lately because the top stories don't satisfy me anymore.
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    by nsmartt 15y ago

    I'm confused as to why it matters if there's a different process for each plugin/tab. Care to elaborate? Also, what flakiness have you experienced?
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    by nsmartt 15y ago

    Since SOPA would result in various American internet companies being crippled (censoring those would result in the death of the company if a large portion of their users is American), there would be plenty of other countries affected negati