rednukleus

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by rednukleus 13y ago
Considering that Google are amazingly good at giving you your data back, and allowing you to transition off to other services, his comment is about the most stupid and self-defeating thing he could possibly say.
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by rednukleus 13y ago
Honest question - what is it with these Apple fanatics not wanting to write any software ever for Android, Windows, Linux or anything not Apple? Is it just spite?
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by rednukleus 13y ago
I need an RSS reader that works and syncs across my Linux laptop, Windows 8 desktop, Android phone and Windows XP work computer (and I can't install any software on the work computer).
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by rednukleus 13y ago
Something is very fishy about that incident. They aren't even the same aspect ratio. Either Koh held them at a strange angle or Sullivan has a problem with his sight. I don't believe that anybody who is familiar with the devices would no
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by rednukleus 13y ago
You left out one important point: 6. Convenience. I believe that the content industry is relying on a sufficient number of people still finding it easier to buy a DVD/Bluray rather than pirate. For technical people, pirating is already som
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by rednukleus 13y ago
Oh give me a break, Apple products are nowhere near perfection. They do plenty right, but plenty of their stuff is awful (just like every other company out there). Finder is awful. The calendar and notes app are awful. One of the uglies
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by rednukleus 13y ago
Good and bad, there was very little that was normal about Steve Jobs.
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by rednukleus 13y ago
Simple: * Customer purchase a licence to download and play a game, linked to an account * Licences can be given or traded with other account holders (subject to a reasonable time-limit) * Machine has to phone home in order to complete trade
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by rednukleus 13y ago
Typing this on an x230 - it's the best keyboard I've ever used, bar none. The one and only complaint I have is the low resolution, but 768 is not that bad on a 12.5" screen.
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by rednukleus 14y ago
Im not sure if your comment was meant to be satirical, but you just pointed out the big danger in the impending move to wireless connections. > the idea of buying a particular computer because it has a bit of copper that mates with your
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by rednukleus 14y ago
1. They don't sell info, they just target ads 2. Google are an AI company, who currently make most of their profit from ads. They are well aware that there are big opportunities for them to make profits outside targeted ads.
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by rednukleus 14y ago
Agreed, my first instinct was right.
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by rednukleus 14y ago
When I first read pg's comment I interpreted it the same way as cperciva. But after reading your comment, I'm not sure any more.
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by rednukleus 14y ago
Why are people still posting and upvoting these articles? DHH has made it clear that he doesn't want his articles on Hackernews, which he described as a "cesspool".
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by rednukleus 14y ago
Poor SparrowOS. His operating system does look pretty cool, and I have a lot of respect for anyone who can write something like that.
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by rednukleus 14y ago
What evidence do you have that Microsoft are Astroturfing reviews more than their competitors (or that they are astroturfing at all)?
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by rednukleus 14y ago
I used that as an example, because it is a very famous lie that they told. Parent comment didn't even bother giving any examples. Would you like to write up an encyclopedia of lies that Microsoft has told, or should I use your logic to assu
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by rednukleus 14y ago
Well, here is an example of a blatant lie that Apple put in a newpaper magazine a long time ago: http://i.imgur.com/qq19rcD.jpg The famous "we invented the first personal computer system". I guess nobody can never believe anything they s
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by rednukleus 14y ago
So are you saying its worth comprehensively ignoring OS X and Linux? They have never had anything close to 20% of the personal computer market.
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by rednukleus 14y ago
Welcome to the human race.
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by rednukleus 14y ago
Google voice recognition can be done offline on phones now.
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by rednukleus 14y ago
They aren't mutually exclusive, are they?
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by rednukleus 14y ago
Can any boffins please explain what impact this might have in practice? Is this just going to mean faster and more secure data transfer, or are there wider implications?
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by rednukleus 14y ago
I would not have been surprised if one of them was using Linux, for a start. Particularly given that the Humble Bundles make a big deal about the games being cross platform. I'm not an expert on current gaming development, and it just stru
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by rednukleus 14y ago
You're a friendly one. Edit: Parent comment was a snarky elitist "doesn't everyone know that?" comment, and I'm getting downvotes (on -2 right now). There really is a lot elitist bullshit on this site.
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by rednukleus 14y ago
It's interesting that they are all programming in Windows, and all using IDEs.
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by rednukleus 14y ago
By man-weeks I mean 40-60 hours effort per "week". I think that some developers can "learn Django in a week or two from scratch", but I don't think most newbies can.
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by rednukleus 14y ago
I have become proficient in about 10-15 languages over the years, but Python is sufficiently different from all of them that 2 weeks is not enough to give Django a fair trial. I'm sure Rails is the same. Knowing 80x86 assembler, Commodore
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by rednukleus 14y ago
I've been learning Python and a bit of Django, and it has taken me a lot longer than 2 man-weeks to get to grips with it. I can't imagine that I would be able to learn enough Ruby to give Rails a good shot in two weeks. I'm absolutely sure
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by rednukleus 14y ago
You left out the differential in the availability of books. In my experience, Rails has a larger online community, but Python has more printed books. I think this is a product of the speed at which Rails develops - it is more likely that a

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