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   by pedalpete 13y ago

   Building an invisible tower near the airport sounds like a bad idea. Not because a 747 is going to run into it, those are flown by sophisticated enough computers, but what about smaller aircraft where the pilots are more likely to be flying
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   by pedalpete 13y ago

   Looks great, good design, fairly clear what you're doing. I don't have a use for time tracking myself, but I'd like to see a demo video walk through of your product and have you tell us what makes it so special.
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   by pedalpete 13y ago

   Great work Matt! I would focus a bit more on design and layout and give more data. When looking at a list of wines, you've got the score, the name and the price, all widely spaced out, there is nothing attractive about it, it doesn&#x
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   by pedalpete 13y ago

   The article doesn't mention the possibility of freemium for lower end phones, where profits are lower and licensing is likely a higher percentage of overall cost, and a paid model for premium phones, where manufacturers are making more
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   Should Microsoft for freemium with windows phone?(forbes.com)

   1 points by pedalpete 13y ago|1 comments
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   by pedalpete 13y ago

   For the most part, I've been really happy that HN hasn't been overloaded with iPhone article after article, but I also think it is a sign that the last few releases really haven't been that interesting. iOS7 got a ton of cove
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   by pedalpete 13y ago

   This article misses the wording of the coupon which says "Use towards the purchase of a Surface or other cool products at the Microsoft store", so you don't have to buy a surface, just anything that is sold at a Microsoft sto
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   by pedalpete 13y ago

   I think mobile first solves excess DOM mostly when you are serving different templates to different devices.
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   by pedalpete 13y ago

   I'm curious if this is truly a 'security' concern, or more like a hackability issue. Though I could enter that string into the page myself, I can't actually start running scripts on the page or anything, can I? Really,
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    19 year old inventor finds way to clean oceans(dailymail.co.uk)

    3 points by pedalpete 13y ago|1 comments
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    I was thinking initially that this is more for making 3D models for 3D printing. Is that a probable use of this technology?
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    Chrystia may be correct from a strictly 'count the dollars' perspective, but I disagree with many of her conclusions. Though the mega-rich may be spending more on education, access to quality education has never been cheaper or as
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    Apple makes phones, tablets, laptops, desktops, media player (apple TV), keyboards, mice, touchpads, itunes music, itunes movies & tv, app store, a collection of retail stores, headphones, wifi routers, iOS, OSX, Objective-C, iCloud and
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    I'm not your target demographic, but I hope I can recommend some design changes. For some reason you have a map overlaid by the list of "latest partner activity and updates", and to me, it looks very strange. I can't see
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    Are we not at a stage where we can disable/disarm a 107 year old man without killing him? Why can't SWAT teams tranquilize a risk, like we do an animal? I completely understand the risks involved for the police, and am thankful th
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    Why is this a worry for Microsoft, but not Google and Apple? This isn't really tackled until the last sentence of the article, and even then, they say that Google and Apple are more focused. Is that correct? or do Google and Apple just
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    The real shame to me, is that a 9-year old girl presented, it was mentioned in this article, and I can't find a single link anywhere to what it is she presented. We should be promoting her and getting her to the top rank on HN rather t
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    Isn't valuation is based on not only current revenue and business model but also forecasts and potential? Square has a bit of a different opportunity than BrainTree as they are focusing on simplifying a real-world payments platform vs
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    I believe there is enough resistance in the hinge that you won't push it over with one finger.
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    I agree about the bevel. The world goes flat, but Yahoo adds texture. It is too soon to be retro-cool. Though, it may stand out amongst all the flat logo designs, I wonder if it will stand out looking old, or just be more noticeable.
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    I love this as a commuting solution, hate it as a mountain bike. The last thing we need is some yahoo able to lay down more power than they can pedal and erode the trails. You want to use a trail, pedal up, or go to a downhill park where th
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    Can you give a description of what your company is doing? For lots of one-off work, freelancer or something similar might work. How complex are your UIs? Are you doing design in house? Where is server-side dev being done?
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    Show HN: Windows 8 redesign in angular.js(pedalpete.github.io)

    2 points by pedalpete 13y ago|0 comments
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    Exactly, and if Nokia stopped producing Windows Phones, Microsoft's approaching 8% marketshare (or is it 9% now?) would be cut down significantly, and would likely be a nail in WP's coffin.
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    I don't think the US commentators are confused, it's just easier to say "Microsoft bought Nokia" vs. "Microsoft bought Nokia's devices division and licensed their patents". For the average Joe, Nokia made
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    Giving up in the mobile space isn't an option. In these situations, Microsoft had to take action. If they just give the mobile sector to apple and google, they also potentially weaken the windows ecosystem itself. Microsoft may be slow
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    My only issue with not having buttons is with links. I don't like to 'watch' where I'm pressing to change the page, but I am often reading a technical book that will link to footnotes and I accidentaly hit a footnote li
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    We may see the strength in Microsoft server future come from azure, and not from software. Though it is more difficult to get people to try azure over other platforms, I have heard amazing things about it. Personally, I've just always
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    That actually could be a benefit to Microsoft having valueact on the board, though it isn't easy, I suspect opposing views are what make a board stronger, rather than weaker.
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    by pedalpete 13y ago

    I'm not sure what world your on. Elop would not have been in the running as CEO of Microsoft. I don't believe he would have had enough experience at that time. Was there anybody other than Ballmer and ray Ozzie epwho would have be