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by rkudeshi 16y ago
For me, the biggest improvement in information overload has been simply unsubscribing from any blog that updates more than two or three times a day (Marco.org, keep; TechCrunch, remove). Instead, I subscribe to their Twitter feed and any st
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
I really want to like this app, but the Mac version is needlessly crippled. For example, you can't set the specific time when you want it to start kicking into effect. When it geolocates itself, it hits full effect by 7pm, which is too earl
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
This is very impressive, but it removes some of the unique personality of individual blogs. As a reader, is there any way to disable it systemwide?
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
Counterpoint: I love it. It's memorable.
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
Food, water, and sleep? (basically, everything in the lowest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs) But fair enough. The parent comment just seemed especially excessive to me.
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
Was that really necessary?
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
About 3 years ago, I pushed for my college to adopt Google Apps. We were on an antiquated system that was falling apart and Google Apps seemed like the best alternative (not to mention, it was free). Unfortunately, this beneficial student g
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
Ok, I'll bite - what incident/article?
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
This is really important. Wish I'd known just how astronomical before I came out here (fortunately only for a limited time at first, but still).
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
Really? I've been using RSS feeds for years over multiple apps/platforms and Google Reader has been, by far, the best.
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
Ah, good one. Completely forgot about Nintendo. /proud owner of a Game Boy Micro with swappable color faceplates. (Also just remembered that you could change the faceplate on the Xbox 360, at least before the slim version.)
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
That's the Nook Color, actually. The Nook (the original one, which goes by simply 'Nook') is an e-reader with a 6" eInk screen (a Kindle clone, if you will).
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
His 3rd point, regarding color, is to me one of the most compelling reasons Apple maintains such a large market share of portable products over time. No one likes to own the exact same thing everyone else has and so by using color to differ
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iPad 2 wasn't Apple's big March 2nd announcement(betanews.com)
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
Looks like Gazelle's offer just went down to $283. They're convenient if you don't want to use Craigslist, but note that they will always lowball you (since they're planning to resell it themselves). I sold my original base model iPad for $
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
I've never heard of that (whittling 10 prototypes to 3, then picking 1) - source?
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
Did anyone else think it was going to be a single programmable gift card that could be used at any store?
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
It doesn't allow for surfacing popular/controversial comments. It keeps everything chronological, which is a good reference, but encourages people to post quickly, without considerable thought. Would you want Hacker News comment threads ord
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
> It's nice knowing that mom's laptop will automatically receive that security patch. Even though I still use Firefox personally, this is why I've transitioned every family member to Chrome.
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
I mean that people who engage in piracy can claim they do so because it's difficult for them to easily and legally purchase the same item. When VMWare moves to a simpler (perhaps iTunes-like) system, then pirates have no rational justificat
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
I think this is one of the most overlooked considerations as we all transition to the cloud. What if we all buy in completely to these services but then, one day, Netflix, Hulu, et al (or the content owners) decide to remove a few shows/mov
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
Seriously? This is a major company with some very big problems regarding how they handle (or outsource) legitimate digital purchases. It's this kind of crap that drives people to piracy (with justification).
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
Apple hasn't shipped on announcement day for a long time now (at least not for anything other than incremental updates, like spec bumps for laptops).
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
I may not be representative of most people, but I rarely read outside. I find myself reading more on plains, trains, and at home curled up on a couch. Given that usage pattern, the glare makes little difference (but the iPad's increased uti
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
If you're going to generalize like that, it's best to cite some evidence to back it up.
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
Why do companies keep thinking I want to share innately private things, like my browser history or credit card transactions (Blippy)?
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
After yesterday's dominance, it was a little surprising to see how (relatively) few questions it answered this time, and with lower confidence. Any explanations?
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
If not credit cards, then what do Europeans use?
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
Interesting fact: during Ken Jennings' original 74-game winning streak, he felt it was an unfair advantage he had so much experience with the buzzers. He asked the producers to allow the other contestants (competing for the first time each
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by rkudeshi 16y ago
But that's my point exactly: I don't want to torrent books, I want to purchase them legally. Also, do any DRM-free stores have nearly the selection of Amazon/B&N/iBooks? From what I understand, the DRM-free stores only have independent/

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