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Ask HN: Does your startup have an online jukebox?
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Xero is looking to hire an Android developer(xero.com)
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by owenwil 13y ago
There's a real lack of context in that article so it's worth mentioning that a less generic thread about this exists here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6093710
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We need help: New Zealand Government About To Legalize Spying On NZ Citizens
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Gmail now features ads that look like emails(marketingland.com)
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Ask HN: How does your business manage passwords?
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The incredible intangible value of Twitter (owened.co.nz)
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by owenwil 13y ago
This is a real crock, it's terrible. Microsoft's own applications don't even scale properly - and fonts can't scale at all. I use a Surface Pro @ 1080p and two external displays @ 1080p and fonts are blurry in apps like
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NZ govt trying to quickly allow spy agency to intercept communications of public(owened.co.nz)
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Ask HN: I want to become a front-end developer. Any tips on how?
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Leaving Facebook was the best thing I've ever done (owened.co.nz)
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IOS 7 isn’t bad, change is just difficult(owened.co.nz)
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Your Feedback Matters – Update on Xbox One(news.xbox.com)
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The Surface Pro at work: Can it be a full PC replacement?(thenextweb.com)
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by owenwil 13y ago
Right, but even your example shows a reason why this approach is an issue. Apple Maps was late to the market - it came out after someone else (Google) already captured essentially the whole thing. Apple released a product that was maybe 2
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by owenwil 13y ago
Well yes, and unfortunately for Microsoft they are never first to market. In my opinion, the iteration model only works if you're dominating the market. Otherwise, you need to create something that blows your competitors' products out of th
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by owenwil 13y ago
I actually agree with you on this - but the Xbox came from a department that is segmented off from the rest of the company and uninfluenced by the rest of the corporate culture. The company made a breakthrough there, but in recent years the
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Why can’t Microsoft get their products right on the first try?(owened.co.nz)
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Twitter experiencing outage
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by owenwil 14y ago
FYI - this is not the full list. If you go to the URL at the end of this comments, it shows more sessions (like those for Google Glass): https://developers.google.com/events/io/sessions#all
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Google Now shows up for iOS but only highlights the state of Android(owened.co.nz)
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by owenwil 14y ago
Why I am leaving this website: A popover asking me to sign up for your newsletter.
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Facebook Home hasn’t failed, it’s just getting started.(owened.co.nz)
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by owenwil 14y ago
...Do you have an APK?
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ISP injecting advertising into customers' browsing(zmhenkel.blogspot.co.nz)
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by owenwil 14y ago
SEEKING WORK - Remote (unless you're in NZ) Freelance writer in the technology industry with a Network and Infrastructure background. I focus on technology culture, devices and news. Currently a feature contributor at The Next Web and ex-Ne
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Windows Blue is how Windows 8 should have been from the start(owened.co.nz)
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Samsung has no idea how to create an infographic (twitter.com)
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by owenwil 14y ago
I use Fever full time. It's great, apart from the lack of native apps. That's the only thing that makes me resent it sometime. Their claims are true, too, it really does help cut back the noise and stops you reading the same story over and
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by owenwil 14y ago
We're talking about a couple of hundred megabytes in a world where RAM is so cheap that it's easy for anyone to upgrade. Why does it even matter?

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