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by russnewcomer 16y ago
I really don't understand Apple's moves here. They have a terrific platform, and much of the value of their platform comes from third-party apps. If app devs start leaving for WebOS or Android in droves, much of their traction is going to
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by russnewcomer 16y ago
I've read Apple's release a couple of times. I think someone should directly ask them what their policy is on SaaS subscriptions, because you could easily make a case either way from the press release. But I agree with the article, if Apple
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Is it just my reading of it, or does this just seem to be a flat revenue grab and attempt to integrate everything into an iTunes account? The press release is definitely targeted at the word subscriptions, so from my reading of it, individ
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by russnewcomer 16y ago
Mubarak handing power to the army probably means that the regime lives on, Mubarak's just not in charge of it anymore. Egypt's issues aren't settled now, this is only a step and it remains to be seen if real, true, democratic change is goi
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by russnewcomer 16y ago
I work for a small MSP in the Midwest. I do some network administration, some help desk, and some coding. The basic jack-of-all-trades, master of none type of position. The position was intended to be filled by someone with relatively lo
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by russnewcomer 16y ago
Because it's fun. Oh, there are plenty of secondary reasons, including monetary gain, feeling of satisfaction at seeing a program work, and happiness at solving users' problems. But the bottom line is, I love it for the same reason that kid
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by russnewcomer 16y ago
Personally, I hope that WikiLeaks' nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize is roundly ignored by the committee. How has the site contributed to lowercase p peace? Does anyone has done any kind of long-term, dedicated study think that the U.S. l
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by russnewcomer 16y ago
Vinge is, in my opinion, the preeminent hacker SF writer. He was a CS professor at SDSU and both the two ZoT novels and Rainbows End show that he really grasps the end-to-end nature of technology and how hackers interact with the world. I
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by russnewcomer 16y ago
Anyone wanting greater understanding of the regional dynamics in the Middle East should read al Jazeera regularly, just like anyone wanting to really understand local politics should read their local newspaper for a year, instead of reading
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by russnewcomer 16y ago
I guess this goes to show that geography does matter, even for the survival of the internet. On the other hand, the Egyptians who cut off their country's internet were wise enough to not just black hole everything that went through their ro
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by russnewcomer 16y ago
In addition to the coldfeet scenario, they use SMS in case the bomber is captured or incapacitated, a handler watching from afar can detonate the bomb. That's why lots of suicide bombers blow up at police checkpoints, their handler sees th
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by russnewcomer 16y ago
I am growing a little more encouraged that the Tunisian and Egyptian 'revolutions' are true revolutions, and not just western media events (Tehran's "Twitter Revolution"). Here's hoping that with the revolution comes actual governmental ch
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by russnewcomer 16y ago
Some of Greenspun's ideas are great in theory, harder in practice. Part of the problem is that you put people through a training course, now they have to try to find jobs in that area, and that may be just as difficult or more difficult th
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by russnewcomer 16y ago
I'm in Omaha. I know of a couple of startup type companies here, but most development jobs are for BigCos. Not a big IT community here that I know of, but I just moved here.
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by russnewcomer 16y ago
I work for a non-web IT services company in the midwest. I hack a couple of side projects, and would like to get back into software development. Is there anyone else here that's in the midwest, or is it all coastal?