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raamdev
17y ago
For many, that's not an option. My work requires Internet access.
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18y ago
I downloaded the Netshare app that was mentioned on Lifehacker several months ago before it got pulled from the store. It still works great for me. Wireless tethering is really powerful for mobile users and I really hope Apple and AT&T
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raamdev
18y ago
Very cool. Slight bug with the refresh counter. I clicked the TweetBOSS logo to refresh the page when the counter was at 0.2 min(s) and the counter updated to "Next Refresh In: -0.1 min(s)". ;) (Subsequent refreshes showed the correct count
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18y ago
At our company we're building an entirely web-based product that will be used more by businesses than consumers. Early in development we decided to exclude IE6 from the supported browsers list due to the extra development time and associate
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raamdev
18y ago
A bit excessive IMO, but very, very cool.
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18y ago
I'm sure losing any finger would affect your typing, but with practice the human body is capable of learning amazing things (like the people who learn to write fluently with their feet after losing both arms). Of course age affects this lea
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18y ago
I actually joined and then attended the Boston FU meet a few times (there were only four of us that ever showed and after a few meetings it fizzled out). Here's something I whipped together in 30 minutes to bring to the first meet: http://
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18y ago
I second Beyerdynamic. I have a pair of DT 770 Pro at home and DT 231 in the office. A bit pricey, but great quality.
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18y ago
To help with the comparison, you can get emails when people unfollow you too: http://useqwitter.com/
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18y ago
Just thinking off the top of my head, but wouldn't cloning the MAC cause conflicts with the existing MAC on the network? I've done something similar with cloning my iPhone MAC to get free WiFi access on my laptop using the free AT&T WiF
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raamdev
18y ago
Stanford iPhone Application Programming course materials here: http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs193p/cgi-bin/index.php
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18y ago
If science eventually proves without-a-doubt that the Big Bang was only one of many Big Bangs and that in fact, there seems to be no beginning or end to the Big Bangs, then the universe would essentially be infinite. If it's determined that
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18y ago
I suppose the proximity sensor that turns off the screen when the phone is pressed against your ear during a call is supposed to prevent this from happening (though the proximity sensor itself is definitely not problem-free).
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18y ago
But in Mail, the Trash button makes you confirm the deletion. You'd have to accidentally press the 'Trash' button, and then accidentally press the 'Delete Message' button too (which is bright red and a whole inch away from the Home button).
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18y ago
> There are so many benefits, and as long as you have a little self-control, pretty much no downside. I would change that to "a lot of self-control". As someone who is filing for bankruptcy (due to investment property loss related to t
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18y ago
Here's the test on Google.com: http://loadimpact.com/result/google.com-398c66a059f3ab3c096b...
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raamdev
18y ago
That sounds like a great way to live cheaply in a peaceful/quiet environment. How did you find and approach the monastery? Did you already know someone there?
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18y ago
I invested in three multi-family properties (12 rental units total) and became a landlord at age 21, so I also haven't had a good stretch of freedom in years. The sub-prime fiasco made me lose all three of them last year (their values dropp
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18y ago
I can really relate to this and reading it sparked something inside me to write a response. I started writing a comment on his post, but it became so long that I turned it into a post on my own blog: http://blog.raamdev.com/2009/02/19/the-
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18y ago
Official release announcement: http://debian.org/News/2009/20090214
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18y ago
I use both VIM and Eclipse PDT on a regular basis. Recently, while looking for a nice free Eclipse plugin that gives me vi key bindings (I haven't found one yet), I came across an interesting project: Eclim ( http://eclim.sourceforge.net/ )
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raamdev
18y ago
Yes it does. Try it. Google "raamdev" or "Raam Dev".
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18y ago
> so offer them to do all the hosting and maintaining for them in exchange for free food every week I do this with a local vegan restaurant. They're the only one in the area and although I love eating there, they are a bit expensive. On
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18y ago
I can definitely see how that is the best of both worlds. In fact, I thought of doing that before I bought an iPhone, but carrying around fewer devices is more important to me than having a perfect keyboard. Also, being able to listen to mu
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18y ago
I sit here at 2:30AM with my hand on my head staring at the screen wondering why the hell I'm not sleeping when my eyes find the title of this post "Digital Overload is Frying Our Brains". Yes indeed. Exactly what I was feeling! Are we Info
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18y ago
As a former 5-year, very satisfied Blackberry user who switched to the iPhone 3G last June, I have this to say about the comparison: For business use that requires lots of replying to email, management of large volumes of email, copy/past
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18y ago
The Google Updater was causing problems for me on Mac OS X (it would continuously fail to update), so I removed it. For anyone else also using Mac OS X and wanting to remove the updater, you can read how here: http://blog.raamdev.com/2008/
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18y ago
Yes, not responding at random times.
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18y ago
Chess.
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18y ago
I use Facebook much like I use LinkedIn: as a way for people to find me (and sometimes to find people I have lost touch with). To keep my Facebook profile somewhat "alive", I have my Twitter account set to automatically update my Facebook s
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