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by phn 11y ago
I love f.lux but sheesh, their stance looks like they're just playing the game to get their stuff on the app store, ignoring why apple doesn't want them there. What APIs are they using exactly? I can see why apple might not want
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by phn 11y ago
I don't know about other countries, but where I drive, not only the front is the top priority but it is your responsibility. If a car hits you from behind, it's their fault for all intents and purposes.
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by phn 11y ago
They caught up with the rest of the "internet-enabled" software. If it can be updated, the maximum it needs to be is acceptable, not (mostly) bug-free as in the old days. This gives lee-way to juggle quality with release deadlines
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by phn 11y ago
Microsoft is Dead. Long Live Microsoft.
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by phn 11y ago
It's not. It's just decoupling. Redundant code exists because different groups of people needed the same thing in different contexts (with probably slightly different requirements), and co-ordinating to keep this stuff centralis
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by phn 11y ago
They don't call it debt. It is simply their way of keeping their agility with a huge number of developers. If the flip side is junk that mostly impacts install space, I don't see it as a bad trade-off. What alternative way would y
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by phn 11y ago
Sloppy?! Those guys have needs the majority of us will never need to deal with. Did you read the presentation? If anything they're the opposite of sloppy.
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by phn 11y ago
The spouse and 4 children are part of the passion outside of work? :)
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by phn 11y ago
Why is the relationship with key decision makers considered corruption? I get it's not "expertise", but I don't get why it's corruption either.
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by phn 11y ago
What I find interesting (fears aside) is that we are already capable of interfacing our brain with machines, just not in a way that bypasses the conscious/sensorial part of it. In that sense, directly interfacing with the brain seems l
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Pokémon GO(pokemon.com)
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by phn 11y ago
The whole post feels like someone took away the "free lunch". C'mon, we can understand the need to find a business model that works, right? I am having a hard time believing that they're changing just for the heck of it.
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by phn 11y ago
Without absolutely nothing to base myself on, I'd guess Google has higher usage. Does anyone have any quick data at hand on this? EDIT: By usage I mean what's referenced on the article, number of unique people using the page.
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by phn 11y ago
It isn't all luck, but they spend a HUGE amount of money to keep the ad ball rolling. And I may be being unfair not having played their games, but they follow the same mechanic, just being different themed, right? It is too early to be
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by phn 11y ago
They also tried publishing different games, Amazing Alex for example. The truth is, for such simple things and for this definition of "success" (i.e. being the global hit of the moment) there is no formula. For a comparison, look
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by phn 11y ago
It would be very interesting for youtube to include a date of capture/production field. It would make navigating this a lot easier.
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by phn 11y ago
Well, the point of miles is to keep you flying on that same company, why not keep giving them? From an incentive point of view it makes sense, otherwise, spending all your miles would be an opportunity to jump to another airline. This parti
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by phn 11y ago
Cortana comes from the Halo games, where she is an AI, portrayed as a female. I don't find it weird at all. Then again, in my language we must use male or female for things forcefully, so Siri is also female for me.
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by phn 11y ago
No, I do realize this is ironic. I am commenting about the "message" one might take away from the idea. I am serious in my doubts about the usefulness comments on article/blog pages when there are lots of places that offer di
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by phn 11y ago
I am referring to comments on the page itself. I feel like that as well, when on HN or some other community I choose to listen to.
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by phn 11y ago
I don't know if you're being sarcastic, but you realize it doesn't actually submit anything, right?
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by phn 11y ago
This is fantastic, I have been pondering about the usefulness of comments in the age of twitter/facebook/social media in general for a while. Not being exposed to the ramblings of random individuals would be a blessing.
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by phn 11y ago
Sure, but the only way they can pay, is by borrowing more, it is just a vicious cycle that will eventually pop... The point is no one wants the bomb to blow up on their hands, and I get that, but meanwhile the situation in the country gets
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by phn 11y ago
The point is, people lent them that money, without caring if they could or not pay... Those people are demanding their terms to be met, regardless of weather that is a realistic demand or not. I am not saying who is wrong or who is right, b
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by phn 11y ago
I'd apply the same logic to hard drugs, with emphasis in treatment, not criminalization, if you develop addiction or other problem. I think a big chink of the drug problem is the alienation it creates, in part due to being illegal and
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by phn 11y ago
Life itself is a giant experiment for which no-one really knows the answer to. I am pretty much for being open and accepting of our own humanity (desires, flaws, quirks), without tabooing the fuck out of everything and trying to control wha
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by phn 11y ago
I think the truth is, technology that supplants it is still not there yet. Sockets, sound, video... And there's still a truckload of fun games available only in flash form, which makes flash relevant even if the number of new stuff com
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by phn 11y ago
Is Rust really suitable for web development? I am genuinely asking. For server development I think it might be a good choice, but for application code itself it seems like more of a pain to program in than an advantage.
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by phn 11y ago
We used to use a tracking/shame trello board (unpayed/paid/verified columns). The debts sometimes took a long time to be paid, but nothing was left unpaid.
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by phn 11y ago
Complaining on social media shouldn't be required to get management's attention. This is damage control, not that there's anything wrong with that... Please note that I have nothing against Stripe, dealing with money looks ve

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