padmanabhan01

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by padmanabhan01 15y ago
afaik palm didn't hire him away. He quit and after few months of break in mexico, he decided to join palm.
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by padmanabhan01 15y ago
Wouldn't that actually be giving free rides to colleges? They are free to charge whatever they want because it's the scholorship that pays for it anyway. Like insurance...
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by padmanabhan01 15y ago
1900 is too low a number to sample. And there is no mention as to whether that 1900 is actually random enough. I doubt this statistic.
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by padmanabhan01 15y ago
He said runs on auto pilot.
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by padmanabhan01 15y ago
It's not just about solving problems. It's also about finding the inspiration or the right approach. coding an algorithm that is predefined and coming up with something like page rank or OOP paradigm are not problems in the same category. p
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by padmanabhan01 16y ago
Anyone know how to set a default view option across all folders? Like overwriting the previously set option for all folders?
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by padmanabhan01 16y ago
Thanks for the explanation. Your comment was more informative than the article. I have always wondered about the reason for Apple ignoring India, and now I know what's going on.
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by padmanabhan01 16y ago
"It’s great day, possibly deserving an entry into the history books about how we all came together and started a revolution. Adam, as we love to call it, is not a tablet, it’s a dream come true for many of us. We have pushed the limits of c
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by padmanabhan01 16y ago
Growing number of people seem to believe they can second guess Steve Jobs. Well, if it were so easy why aren't they just doing it themselves? The author basically thinks he is smarter than the guys who founded facebook, and that they should
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by padmanabhan01 16y ago
They can't be more different. IBM products suck (especially their software). Apple's don't.
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Procrastination(bspcn.com)
3 points by padmanabhan01 16y ago|2 comments
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by padmanabhan01 16y ago
//'App' is definitely a better term than 'application' or 'program' from a UI perspective if more people can so easily understand it, but I don't understand why or how this happened. They're the same thing! It's strange I think it's a chang
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by padmanabhan01 16y ago
What about users without a paypal account? How will they get the money back? And what about the tax cost of 7 cents?
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by padmanabhan01 16y ago
//the consumer didn't see much of a change, or saw a regression The consumers did see a change. The phones beacame usable (pleasure to use) from being unusable (pain to use).
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by padmanabhan01 16y ago
That's backwards. Both facebook and craigslist have rights to block what they want. In facebook's case they wanted to block. In craigslist's case they don't want to block. Free speech is about letting fb or cl decide what they want to block
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by padmanabhan01 16y ago
The reason that is a command line is because Apple expects users to not change it.
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by padmanabhan01 16y ago
Since when is quitting one's job the same as firing one's boss?
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by padmanabhan01 16y ago
So the options are either bloatware or git? How about something that just works?
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by padmanabhan01 16y ago
If the speculators are able to make money off the geeks, who are the real geeks then?
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by padmanabhan01 16y ago
I don't think it's the DVD drive that is making this bigger. All those parts needed for a comp requires around 7 inches already and they may be just decided to have a DVD drive too.
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by padmanabhan01 16y ago
Will knowing this concept affect the meta-cognitive ability of a person? Will those that were underestimating their ability start to correctly/over estimate it? i.e if they buy this concept. Will those that were over estimating their abilit
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by padmanabhan01 16y ago
Security is overrated.
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by padmanabhan01 16y ago
Main reason: Too frequent updates with little noticeable improvement is a hassle.
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by padmanabhan01 17y ago
"Negative working capital: They first charge users upfront, take a cut and pay merchants back later. These businesses basically are financed by their customers." This way they basically can't lose money. If they sell something , they make a
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by padmanabhan01 17y ago
"If Apple can convince its users that it’s safe to click anything with the iAd logo they will have single handedly changed the perception users have of ads, resulting in more clicks and more money made by both Apple and developers" Makes se
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by padmanabhan01 17y ago
The problem is that only a millionaire can say/realize this. So, ironically one ought to become a millionaire to really realize money can't buy happiness.
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by padmanabhan01 17y ago
I don't mean it as a criticism, but the hardware design has all that we have come to associate with a typical apple product. The polished aluminium body, the black margins, etc etc including the packaging. Hope the software is not so blata
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by padmanabhan01 17y ago
I liked Edmond! Had some great performances too.
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by padmanabhan01 17y ago
So, Jobs really drives a car with no license plate! Interesting.
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by padmanabhan01 17y ago
and who is to be blamed for that?

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