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by r0s 14y ago
It's totally unfair to compare margins between gigantic wholesalers and some small hobby kit seller. Building for entertainment isn't useless or somehow less important than making useful tools to solve problems. Remember what fun was like?
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by r0s 14y ago
Interesting, I've been developing a very similar idea independently.
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by r0s 14y ago
I disagree, Linux only needs content parity. The hook is price. As long as gamers are in a student/lower age demographic price is the main barrier to purchase, and I'd argue, the main driving force behind piracy of Windows.
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by r0s 14y ago
It imagine something like electric welding for metal components.
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by r0s 14y ago
It's true I'm overloading the term. Originally we were talking about DRM as an excuse for piracy; my point was that the inconvenience and restriction is all over the market, not just on an album. That particular case was years ago, and the
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by r0s 14y ago
DRM for music is deeply entrenched in the ecosystem. The most overt of DRM layers can't exist on old media CDs, but it's still everywhere. None of the major online music services allow unlimited sharing (of files), and even getting this fa
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by r0s 14y ago
Care to elaborate?
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by r0s 14y ago
The 3DS eshop is very easy to use. I've spent way too much money there already. My only con is that you can't buy AAA titles, requiring me to order physical goods like a caveman.
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by r0s 14y ago
Is this a real poll? Why do you think you can just say that without qualifying it? Another recent poll shows that less than 4% of statistics are based on real data. Edit: Found it here: http://www.gallup.com/poll/156491/Americans-Views-T
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by r0s 14y ago
Most people don't have an opinion on the issue either way.
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by r0s 14y ago
Just another reason that withdrawing "official" military from Iraq is a farce of the same level as declaring victory. We don't officially torture prisoners (anymore), but unaccountable private contractors can run wild, hidden from all that
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by r0s 14y ago
It's not such a hard dichotomy. I think working from home occasionally makes good sense, if you treat it like what it is, a productive break. Just the fact that so many request it, should show the benefit of releasing that pressure occasio
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by r0s 14y ago
This makes me think of the pocket watch vs. wristwatch trend. Eventually the timepiece moved back to the pocket.
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by r0s 14y ago
> would not have been possible unless they had shared patents with each other that were involved in common standards How generous of them to establish open standards like that eyeroll .
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by r0s 14y ago
Once you dig into the technology a bit it's somewhat disappointing. The best layman summary I can make: EEG or other electrical signals are scrambled in the skull, bouncing around inside, making discovery of origin impossible from the exte
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by r0s 14y ago
Control input will make or break this thing. I don't think a single button and touchpad will cut it for general computing. They're riding the wave of hope that voice controls have now, maybe I'm naive but it's going to have to improve by m
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by r0s 14y ago
Are you implying I'm producing more than absolutely necessary? How dare you.
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by r0s 14y ago
Compare to alcohol prohibition.
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by r0s 14y ago
Simply regulating dosage and purity would be a huge safety improvement.
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by r0s 14y ago
> Drugs for personal use are legal in Mexico, so the violence itself is not related to the criminalization of drugs That's a recent development, plenty of violence before that desperate measure. The entire supply chain needs to be legal
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by r0s 14y ago
Good question, I'd like to know the answer too. Javascript abstracts the whole theory of a "webpage" but I'm sure the image viewer reports back metrics and they have some system to track it all. In the end I'd guess it's probably treated
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by r0s 14y ago
I really don't see as much earpiece fashion anymore. To me it always screamed "extra device" which is the opposite of luxury or convenience. Or maybe I'm just blind to a common trend now.
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by r0s 14y ago
By that logic installing and configuring all other computer systems will be equally unrealistic.
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by r0s 14y ago
Great, I can't wait!
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by r0s 14y ago
It's an intriguing problem for sure. If I wasn't so busy with everything else I'd work on booking full time. I've considered branching off a new company just to focus on that.
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by r0s 14y ago
I manage a small music label and that was a glaring omission for me too. That part of the industry is brutal for newcomers, which has some serious paradox business problems. Maybe if you're funded enough, you can just pay a booking agency.
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by r0s 14y ago
What useless data points, totally subjective and boil down to popularity almost immediately.
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by r0s 14y ago
Exactly! I've encountered the attitude many times: If you learn to DIY your time must not be valuable. This is so wrong, and avoiding dishonest service is an obvious benefit. Traversing those learning curves is more rewarding the longer
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by r0s 14y ago
Why would they? Out of benevolence? I'm all for carriers becoming dumb pipes, but I seriously doubt situations will improve if device makers become opaque data service providers.
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by r0s 14y ago
The most effective treatment for shyness I've found, was by far retail customer service. Anyone can get these jobs, probably even somewhere fun part-time. The bar is so low for this type of job they will take almost anyone. It's very easy

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