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by snlacks 12y ago
The ones you name have fringe competitors, but fringe competitors that offer slightly less refined services and products at lower prices. Because of the way the internet is, to use a fringe competitor you usually pay more to get less. (Sate
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by snlacks 12y ago
Would HN-commenters recommend this (based off of experience with either edition) over other OS books for a self-teaching CS Curriculum? Do you agree that picking one OS to study is the best way to learn about Operating Systems generally?
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by snlacks 12y ago
I am not an apple fan, but this update (based on reading this review) is very impressive. Maybe Apple will win over some Android/Other users without alienating their base. It seems likely. It's a good development for iOS and WP t
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by snlacks 12y ago
I see what you are saying, there are many smart, if not brilliant people out there. Woz is able to "think different." Unfortunately, Vint Cerf is not close to being a billionaire. Our economic system doesn't award brilliance
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by snlacks 12y ago
It's unfortunate that all our greed and crazy fandom keep scaring the great minds away from continuing to push us all forward.
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by snlacks 12y ago
Aren't Android apps run in a virtual machine (because of the Java roots) anyway? (Genuine question, not me being a smarty pants.)
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by snlacks 12y ago
Thanks for also replying, I wouldn't have seen this otherwise.
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by snlacks 12y ago
The U.S. insurance system is not semi-socialized on that part, it is a result of collusion between hospital administration and insurance companies to maximize profits instead of health of the nation. Corporatism keeps laws on the books that
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by snlacks 12y ago
Autonomous cars will only really see true potential when they don't need a driver at all... or one in the car. Think one driver, jumping in on 5 or 10 UPS delivery vehicles as they park and launch delivery drones locally, or 20 Google
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by snlacks 12y ago
Oh, so it's not a ploy to force safari use... it's a ploy to force HLS. Thanks for the heads up. Edit: Just to be clear, it is really interesting and appreciate your comment, but it's still silly for Apple to limit their adv
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by snlacks 12y ago
I agree, great tutorials. I was also wondering the same thing about Bitbucket.
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by snlacks 12y ago
Excellent point. I tend to think in relative terms myself, where "garbage" as adjective can be new-and-improved "garbage." I work in healthcare-billing-electronic-records, so if I make a form that makes it easier or mo
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by snlacks 12y ago
As someone who builds better forms, it's scary to think that I enable bureaucracy and information tracking to expand by making it less of a headache to fill out a form. But I come to grips with it, thinking, "well, if we're g