purplelobster

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   by purplelobster 14y ago

   And this is why I'd prefer to buy a laptop or tablet directly from Microsoft. OEMs are doing an increasingly bad job, with everything from hardware to software. The exception I can see is Lenovo, which is the only OEM I'd buy anything from.
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   by purplelobster 14y ago

   Well, that is certainly one of the main problems with it. For me it comes down to the edge cases. My Apple password contains letters, numbers and special characters. It takes me about a minute to type it on the iPhone. If you have to rely o
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   by purplelobster 14y ago

   I don't think any method of input that relies on auto-complete, suggestions or predictions can ever reach the utility of a physical keyboard. Also, most people have invested years learning the normal qwerty keyboard, I don't see how people
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   by purplelobster 14y ago

   I don't think your analogy makes any sense at all.
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   by purplelobster 14y ago

   Great post. I also consider myself very lucky, much the same way as you. I've had some setbacks, but nothing that couldn't be handled. I also feel this pull from these two lifestyles, the "boring" stable desk job, or traveling the planet, c
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   by purplelobster 14y ago

   I think they're doing the right thing. The OEMs are too lazy and slow, VARs are becoming less and less important. Intel for instance had to shove the Ultrabook down the OEMs throats, basically paying them to do it, and still only Lenovo has
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   by purplelobster 14y ago

   Great point. I see so many sites making this mistake. If you have cool functionality or content that you can show without a login then show it right away! If I can't figure out if I like it within 20 seconds, then I'll probably leave.
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   by purplelobster 14y ago

   I'm surprised they had 2000 employees.
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   by purplelobster 14y ago

   I don't get the whole "not enough apps in the app store" critique. What are they expecting? The tablet is not even out yet and they expect a million apps or what? Obviously this is a problem with a new operating system... It's a valid criti
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    by purplelobster 14y ago

    I won't be buying an Surface RT, for the same reason I won't be buying an iPad: it's just too limited, and I don't want two devices that do similar things. I'm extremely interested in the Surface Pro though. If I can dock my Surface Pro to
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    by purplelobster 14y ago

    Real world data show the opposite of what you're saying. The US spends more on health care than other developed countries with universal healthcare. You must know that, so what point are you trying to make here?
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    by purplelobster 14y ago

    There have been studies showing that users don't notice the absence of cues like this.
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    by purplelobster 14y ago

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    by purplelobster 14y ago

    I don't think his post is about generalizations of people. I thought it was at first, and perhaps they're included in the general idea, but every single example he gave was not of that kind.
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    by purplelobster 14y ago

    No bootstrapping? That's my favorite word.
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    by purplelobster 14y ago

    If you found this interesting, I can recommend the 3rd episode of the British show "Black Mirror".
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    by purplelobster 14y ago

    Bravo! I believe that's as accurate a prediction you could make. As soon as you dive into specific issues, such predicting what will happen with China, virtual reality, space exploration etc, you'll have a much better chance of success if y