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by ricw 10y ago
This is factually incorrect. As a parliamentary democracy we voted for all the governments that agreed to all such treaties and had the right to veto or reject any of them (which we did, the Schengen or euro treaties being examples thereof)
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by ricw 10y ago
Is this what makes the google pixel phone camera so outstanding? it would explain why a technically inferior camera (slower aperture, no optical image stabilisation) outperforms both apple and Samsung flagship phones.
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by ricw 10y ago
I just installed average camera pro. Very blurry. Not useful for indoor photography. Does not allow for adjustment of the shutter speed. Don't buy. It's Nothing like what the paper describes.
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by ricw 10y ago
SD Cards are nothing like internal storage that typically use high performance ssds. They are much cheaper and also much much slower than ssds.
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by ricw 10y ago
Apple has clearly lost its prior decisive lead in camera quality. I wonder how and why, and what apples comment on these results would be. On paper, the google pixel should have inferior results, given its slower lens (f2.0 vs f1.8 on the i
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by ricw 10y ago
My experience has been so so. It crashes often, particularly on windows. And it grinds to a halt f you have a long sql (1000 lines +)
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by ricw 10y ago
Farming is an interesting one, particularly with regards to the quoted statistic of 40%. From a technological perspective this has already been largely solved. Developed countries typically have 1-3% of the population working in agriculture
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by ricw 10y ago
I know people who worked on vw emissions in Germany that have been banned by vw / their sub contractor from ever entering the USA again. Probably in their own personal interest too. Curious to see what will happen to them in Germany..
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by ricw 10y ago
This is unbelievable. Never have I used a more corrupt and unfriendly taxi service as the one in Boston / Cambridge. And they are supposed to be subsidised?! I have 1) been driven round crazy detours to up my cost 2) been forced to dr
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by ricw 10y ago
Even the Boston common is nearly 400 years old. I'm not exactly convinced of how "radical" this was.. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Common
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Regulator: Tesla crash shouldn't hinder self-driving research(engadget.com)
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by ricw 10y ago
At last some "positive news" with regards to autopilot. As much as I love the feature and it's progressiveness, I'm afraid the authorities might shut it down because of public safety concerns. Which might have some truth
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by ricw 10y ago
this is the future of energy! end to end energy production, storage as well as one of the greatest energy users all under one roof. combined in a useful package, this could change the energy market dramatically. if tesla now produces a rang
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by ricw 10y ago
Built www.sum-reviews.com over the course of a year (14 months), probably 2-3 man months of full time effort. It's now pretty automated though not enjoying the marketing part as much, that a more mature project requires. Having said th
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PgAdmin4 v1.0 Beta 1 released for testing(pgadmin.org)
6 points by ricw 10y ago|0 comments
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The new Moto Z is a simpler take on the modular phone(theverge.com)
4 points by ricw 10y ago|0 comments
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The Worst Tech Companies of 2016(sum-reviews.com)
1 points by ricw 10y ago|0 comments
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by ricw 10y ago
One is entertainment. The other is the mainstay newspaper of the capital of the USA; one of the newspapers / magazines with the most political sway. He should be scrutinised for doing so. Reading the article though, the title is "
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by ricw 10y ago
This was bound to happen. Tesla's "cruise control" is not as advanced, and seemingly not sufficiently tested to autonomously trust it. And they state it that way, yet people start trusting the car which is the human thing to
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by ricw 11y ago
The difference is the monopoly that Google has obtained in Europe with more than 80% market share. Similar to how Microsoft was fined for making the internet explorer the default on their platform and thereby dominating the market (windows)
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by ricw 11y ago
It certainly isn't dead. It is slower than it was before. Moore's original law stated that every 12 months the number of transistors would double. That was revised to 18 month in the 90s, and is now due another update.
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by ricw 11y ago
Main take away: Intel is doing three phases instead of two tick-tocks. Secondary take away: due to the increased time to move to a better manufacturing process, Intel will likely not have as much a competitive advantage anymore. Though the
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by ricw 11y ago
The iPad clearly isn't for your use cases. The vast majority of people only want to browse, look at photos, read emails and occasionally write some text. For them it's a cheap ($280 for the cheapest iPad) and easy solution.
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by ricw 11y ago
Also a reason I won't be buying the SE, but will be holding out for the 7 instead or even get a 6S. If i'm to develop iPhone apps, I want the full set of UI tools at hand..
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by ricw 11y ago
I disagree. In absolute terms we have never been richer. And that's really what counts. Relative richness is "just jealousy" and not a real measure of wealth. Though people do of course compare themselves through relative mea
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by ricw 11y ago
+1 The real problem in the US is that costs are prohibitive, particularly with regards to education. Add to that crazy housing costs (SF/NYC/etc) as well as health care prices and you've got a recipe for disaster..
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by ricw 11y ago
This isn't a 40 year old trend but rather has been happening ever since weavers were replaced by machines some 200 years ago (ever since the industrial revolution). The trends of rationalisation, automation, economies of scale and now
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by ricw 11y ago
If you go to the colosseum, the official guides / explanation boards actually state that there is no evidence of Christian martyrdom in the colosseum, and that most was retroactively invented in the Middle Ages.. Makes you question oth
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Show HN: Www.sum-reviews.com – find the best phone / tablet / laptop(sum-reviews.com)
2 points by ricw 11y ago|0 comments
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by ricw 11y ago
Interesting how smartphone, tablet as well as PC/laptop markets have stopped their growth trajectory or even gone into decline. We seem to have reached some form of market saturation (at least in developed countries) in conjunction wit

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