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by smashing 14y ago
There is a difference between something being a technical achievement and a product.
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by smashing 14y ago
Haha. I agree. I always assumed that it had to do with Labor laws requiring greater involvement of the corporate board when a business got larger.
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by smashing 14y ago
What does anyone at Facebook know about throughput? A lot(1). (1) - http://gigaom.com/2009/12/16/facebook-dyno/
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by smashing 14y ago
With an emulator running on a Virtual Brain simulator hardware layer.
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by smashing 14y ago
You forgot uptime because none of that is worth anything if the system isn't running, and someone has to be available to make that happen 24/7.
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by smashing 14y ago
"All software sucks. Users would be a lot happier if they had to use a lot less of it." According the the author, Chrome isn't the solution.
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by smashing 14y ago
I think the iPad 3* has 2048-by-1536-pixel resolution. Your site claims it has a 1024-by-768-pixel resolution. Why? * https://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/
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by smashing 14y ago
I have stock in a social networking company I am looking to sell.
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by smashing 14y ago
Thank you. I'll check them out.
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Ask HN: Is anyone doing a VPOS with card reader and printer for the iPad?
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by smashing 14y ago
Microsoft always leaves the specific details to the OEM, such as hard drive capacity, screen resolution, hardware components, etc. They may have an increasingly more advanced set within the "Minimum Specs Required", but nevertheless they on
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by smashing 14y ago
How many people made money off defensive HN comments?
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by smashing 14y ago
The boolean closest to the question should be affirmative for positive process flow.
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by smashing 14y ago
This is the most insightful post on HN about icons that has ever been submitted. A lot the people here would do well to take notice and learn something about art design.
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by smashing 14y ago
This is awesome. I wish HN had more articles like this.
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by smashing 14y ago
Do you think that one day musicians will be able to pay for their housing and food with a song?
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by smashing 14y ago
I'm younger than that even, but I think its invigorating there is a generation trying to re-discover the innovations from that era. I wish HN had more links like this, and not just Facebook/Groupon/Bitcoin market-o-rama.
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by smashing 14y ago
Companies like Lodsys are a cancer.
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by smashing 14y ago
I can't believe I was about to type in a response to this. How do I delete a HN account?
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by smashing 14y ago
Paid upgrades make no sense with IAP.
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by smashing 14y ago
Why does this project keep reminding me of Bitcoin?
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by smashing 14y ago
Sarcasm is ignored on HN because it is such a contrarian culture.
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by smashing 14y ago
I think Hacker News should be renamed Facebook news.
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by smashing 14y ago
Gecko will NEVER render on a feature phone. The Mozilla team has repeated this statement again and again.
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by smashing 14y ago
> We shouldn't be surprised by this backdoor, ... And researchers will not probably hunt for similar JTAG backdoors in other chips. Ya. He sounds real thorough, too. > ...[the problem] we should insist on fixing it. Wait, I was unde
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by smashing 14y ago
Too late. Everyone believes the Churchill quote is the original one now. ;)
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by smashing 14y ago
Of course it is reputable. Its on blogspot, a free web host known for exclusivity and high standards. Blogspot is well known for some of the highest quality software(1) and adult paradigm-shifting(2) link sites on the planet. Blogspot, alon
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by smashing 14y ago
No. Being an expert in your field is the only thing that is important. Use whatever you require to achieve that goal, but remember they are only the tools: "It is not the tools we use which make us good, but rather how we employ them."
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by smashing 14y ago
I have Gnus and Emacs on my computer because I have myself convinced that with enough macros I could create a completely automated version of my digital self. I imagine it would use a private/local NNTP server for all my notes, documentatio
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by smashing 14y ago
Boycott Fringe and all products from their studio.

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