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Android Tricorder app DMCA'd by CBS(mobile.slashdot.org)
1 points by sadlyNess 15y ago|0 comments
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
They even have the support of Anonymous.
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'Occupy Wall Street' 17th Sept protest(occupywallst.org)
3 points by sadlyNess 15y ago|1 comments
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
Thought and still think that(the reason) HN has small fonts, unreadable URLs etc(is) to not lower the bar for not-hackers. True?
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
From what i've seen, we all have something we worship, God or not. This entity is perceived by us to be greater and may or may not benefit us. It's like we're wired to worship, only we have different opinions on the deity.
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
Can't find any reference online, but remember that some US grammar teacher had proposed using him'er and his'er but just never caught on.
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
This goes up there with Zed's Advice from an Old Programmer. Good practical advice for people just starting out.
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
@sadq70 on twittah.sent u mail from th same handle on gmail.will be at gkenya 2.0, you?
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
Question: can't design-impaired programmers think visually(as article suggests)? I thought that being able to 'see' how a collection of code is supposed to work is thinking visually. Does visual has more to it than 'can-made-to-be-seen-with
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
How about sending those unwanted programming books here to kenya, as a donation or at a throwaway price? We could do with them.
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Final Specs for Browser-Neutral Web Performance Could Be Weeks Away(readwriteweb.com)
1 points by sadlyNess 15y ago|0 comments
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
Well before you get serious with an idea, find out the current alternatives. If the existing one is doing a good job, let it go. If you still think your idea can solve a problem, find out what went wrong with those who tried to build someth
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
But it seems that that is what you need: walking off into the desert to think for 30 days. Try unplugging for 3 full days and each fourth day, you get only an hour.
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
The majority are using features phones(from edge-bluetooth-o.x-MP-camera to basic call-&text) manufactured by Nokia, samsung, lg,SE and Shenzhen. People rarely acquire phones discarded from the richer.
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
Your email's not visible in your profile. Put it in the About section, sawa?.
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
So 'best' is one who's mastered the steps and still enjoys the music and connection. That's flow, right?
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
And Google advocating for more android developers here in kenya helps. In fact they have a dev conference next month in Nairobi and Android is one of the topic list(plus GAE,GWT, chrome).
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
From Larry's post: "This acquisition will not change our commitment to run Android as an open platform. Motorola will remain a licensee of Android and Android will remain open. We will run Motorola as a separate business. Many hardware part
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
On twitter @sadq70. Same handle for gmail.
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
And so again it boils down to difference in concept definition: Is a 'best' dancer one who is into the music and connection or the one who's mastered the moves? Treat question as rhetorical.
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
Off Topic: What do you use to remind you what books you may want to read? edit: Please answer here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2853370
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Ask HN: What do you use to manage your reading list?
8 points by sadlyNess 15y ago|10 comments
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
>Do you guys see much of a community of tech in Kenya? There are spaces like the iHub(ihub.co.ke) in Nairobi, and other mobile-dedicated 'labs'. They organise conferences, meetups and barcamps. Not much in other cities/towns(like where
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
I(kenyan, developer) thought the same thing when i read it. Why would do we want to go in a business that India's already milked the world? We can find a better use for the broadband, and i would love to see more programmers, more hackers,
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
Like the concept and if you work on the feedback, then you are onto something and I think your competition ATM is Google+(haven't used G+ yet). Get a co-founder and a strategy. Your "Add tag" should read "Press Tab to add tag" or similar.
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
Would the "Limitations on Liability" section on their TOS help them in this case? FREE ACCOUNT HOLDERS: YOU AGREE THAT THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF DROPBOX TO YOU FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE SITE, CONTENT, FILES AND/OR
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
On Supported devices: i perceive that they are planning this as a long-term all-over-the-place thing, so they are probably talking to as many device manufacturers and as many banks to support this.
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
the guy he was referring to: http://sam.ai.ki/cancer-2.html
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
Hard data: No way. (i'm kenyan)
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by sadlyNess 15y ago
Its 'fun 2 have'. :)

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