ra88it

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by ra88it 16y ago
> Apple is a monopoly in the sense that I can't drag and drop mp3 files into my iphone. Having a hard time with this one. Can you please explain how this makes Apple a monopoly?
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by ra88it 16y ago
The fact that you didn't know this is evidence that you've been following your own advice. Bravo! Personally I'm skeptical of most of the conclusions I've read about ego depletion. I think it's like anything else: there's a balance to be fo
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by ra88it 16y ago
There's nothing stopping a developer from hosting a web page for his app, which would be page-ranked. And there's nothing stopping me from making an app choice based on evidence other than the in-store reviews. Apps are linked to and discus
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by ra88it 16y ago
It's too late for me to edit my original post, but I should have written this line: > The only pragmatic argument against Apple's app store policies Like this: > The only pragmatic argument against Apple's app store policies with r
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by ra88it 16y ago
Who cares about the percentage of shit in the app store? It's not like you have to sift through all the apps manually. Think about all the web pages on the internet. Does the web have a better batting average than the app store? Does it mat
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by ra88it 16y ago
There is an iPad app called AudioNote that does what you describe: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/audionote-notepad-voice-recor... I haven't tried it yet, but I think I'll grab the free version and give it a whirl.
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by ra88it 16y ago
Yes, but then why does he say 'keep in mind that the robot can be used by multiple people'. Is this any different than, say, two people sharing a pencil?
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by ra88it 16y ago
"...$15,000 per unit. That may sound a little steep, but keep in mind that the robot can be used by multiple people, though only one can be logged in at a time." What does that even mean?
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by ra88it 16y ago
I've known about this for awhile, but I didn't realize it had flags. -F is awesome! However, I can't kill it will ctrl-c even when I set the -e flag. Is that supposed to be part of the joke?
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by ra88it 16y ago
Will the Apple store readily exchange your iPhone 4 if it demonstrates this problem?
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by ra88it 16y ago
I don't know that it makes such a big difference, but I'm trying to figure out what's going on in Ebert's brain. (Personally, I disagree with his thesis.)
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by ra88it 16y ago
I wonder if he would agree that a single instance of a video game having been played could be art. A specific playthrough. Therefore not open-ended. EDIT: I'm thinking about famous games of Go that are now considered (by some) to be works o
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by ra88it 16y ago
You are probably right about this being a concession to the music labels, but that's just music. Not everything in the iTunes store has to work that way. For instance, apps that you buy can be re-downloaded at no charge.
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by ra88it 16y ago
Wow. I've been waiting for a way to buy some Vertigo comics since I bought my iPad. I'm thrilled that they decided to go with Comixology (makers of the Marvel iPhone app). I'm going to grab the first copy of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman as soon as
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by ra88it 16y ago
Apple introduced in-app purchasing with iOS version 3 (if memory serves). So this sort of thing has been possible for about a year. Not sure why Amazon hasn't taken advantage of this.
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by ra88it 16y ago
There are two ways to seem smart: 1) Over-complicate everything. 2) Over-simplify everything. Aaron's essay describes the former. It, and this comment, are examples of the latter.
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by ra88it 16y ago
I took it to mean that he has to think and experiment each time he's learning a new shortcut, not each time he uses the shortcut. (Because I've had the same experience.)
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by ra88it 16y ago
Hmmmmm. Or maybe Apple thinks it resembles a desktop simply because there are UI components on top of a background image?
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by ra88it 16y ago
The picture of the app on the dev's website doesn't look like a 'desktop'. Surely there is some other component in the UI that does resemble a desktop. Anybody have a link to a better screenshot?
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Ask HN: Where are you finding technical information about the oil spill?
2 points by ra88it 16y ago|1 comments
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by ra88it 16y ago
Not if it's muted, which mine is 90% of the time.
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by ra88it 16y ago
>> but when you read the whole thing it seems that RMS likes to change his opinion as he receives more information. Seems like a good trait to have.
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by ra88it 16y ago
I appreciate the link, but the article describes a wide range of fluids for various purposes. I didn't read it super-carefully, but I don't think this purpose was mentioned. I'm curious about what they plan to use tomorrow . And, like you,
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by ra88it 16y ago
Anybody know what the "heavy drilling fluids" are composed of?
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BP testing Kevin Costner's ocean cleaning devices(nydailynews.com)
3 points by ra88it 16y ago|0 comments
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by ra88it 16y ago
I totally agree. But, like you illustrated with your comment, outsiders (perhaps because they are outsiders) occasionally come up with good solutions. Or at least new ways of thinking about the problem.
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Ask HN: How can the oil leak (edit: was 'spill') be stopped?
2 points by ra88it 16y ago|7 comments
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by ra88it 16y ago
Are you saying that Apple vs. Flash started with 3.3.1?
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by ra88it 16y ago
For me there is one single data point that shines brightly through all this noise: we are well into 2010 and nobody has Flash running well on a mobile device. Not even the mobile companies that want it.
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by ra88it 16y ago
From the article: "I hear Asus is coming out with an Android netbook-style tablet in June. Sign me up. I bet it's a nice computer. Android of course is just as immature as the iPad." If Android is just as immature as the iPad, then why does

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