snom380

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by snom380 13y ago
Well, what you can do is ask people who have worked with logo design, won awards for logo design etc. Of course, these people may be biased, but at least they have more experience in evaluating logos than others. So in general, if many of t
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by snom380 13y ago
Maybe a better example is the PC market, where Apple also has a small market share but huge profits?
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by snom380 13y ago
Well, they can if all you do is expect them to actually fly the plane. And even then, these autopilots make trivial mistakes if the get the wrong input data. Human pilots make tons of non-trivial decisions that don't have anything to d
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by snom380 13y ago
Well he did push it on his blog and on twitter?
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by snom380 13y ago
I find it interesting how many smart people seem to truly believe that things will just work itself out. Kind of like the idealist libertarians or communists, only with technology as the solution to every problem.
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by snom380 13y ago
Yes, and he's not the only one. Just look at how many people are convinced that pilots can easily be replaced by autopilots.
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by snom380 13y ago
Eevblog had a nice video about this, taking it for a test ride and looking at the electronics: http://www.eevblog.com/2013/07/31/eevblog-501-sinclair-c5-el...
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by snom380 13y ago
How is Laravel compared with Yii?
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by snom380 13y ago
What in particular makes PHP ugly, compared to JS (or Java or C)?
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by snom380 13y ago
It obsoleted the CLI for 99% of computer users, just like PCs obsoleted minicomputers and mainframes for 99% of server operators.
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by snom380 13y ago
I'm not skeptical about Google because I'm trying to teach them a lesson or to make a point. A reflex reaction is perfectly appropriate because it saves me spending time and building up enthusiasm for a product that may be killed
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by snom380 13y ago
The bitterness isn't towards the product or the idea, it's toward Google, and for good reason considering their track record with side projects such as this. It's like hearing a drug addict tell you they've cleaned up fo
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by snom380 13y ago
Consumers often talk to early adopters, and they are less likely to try out and invest time in new products when those early adopters are lukewarm. Don't forget that a Google has killed off a lot more than Reader. Some have been integr
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by snom380 13y ago
If we also established laws requiring service providers to encrypt private data and did away with the gag orders (made them unconstitutional), then we would at least know when they were spying.
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by snom380 13y ago
Exactly. Want to hide that tag? You have to register as a user. And, some of your friends hit OK and lets the FB app upload their address book with your contact info in it. I presume that's how they managed to mine my unlisted cell pho
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by snom380 13y ago
It clearly didn't? I'd say the iPod dock ecosystem and all the optional cables (like VGA, HDMI, digital out etc) more than justified the cost of the 30 pin connector.
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by snom380 13y ago
I don't think governments that permit waterboarding of suspects will care about that? Let alone criminal organizations.
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by snom380 13y ago
Well mounting skimming hardware in ATMs is illegal as well, do you think that will stop criminals from abusing this?
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by snom380 13y ago
For mainframe customers like banks, stock exchanges etc, running "in the cloud" is just not an option due to availability and security, so pushing mainframes as a cloud service doesn't make much sense.
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by snom380 13y ago
Based on previous cases, it's not surprising: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/04/samsung-taiwan-market...
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by snom380 13y ago
That's just silly. Pretty much the whole tech press are critical if Apple and still gets invited. The ones that don't get invited are those that buys stolen goods to be able to show off unannounced products.
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by snom380 13y ago
There's the problem, stating that "all companies do this" when some big ones get caught is wrong. Some companies do this, but not all.
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by snom380 13y ago
With the filastruder project (DIY plastic filament extruder) that should be possible. However, 3D printers don't like too much recycled material (at least not for ABS) so you would have to add it along with new ABS pellets.
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by snom380 13y ago
What makes more sense (and that I've done myself) is to print out a part for some expensive appliance where the parts are either extremely expensive or just not available at all. For instance, a $1000 automatic espresso maker can have
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by snom380 13y ago
ABS is quite sturdy (it's what Lego is made of). You can also print polycarbonate with some all-metal hot-ends and a fume hood.
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by snom380 13y ago
Good because I'm not trying to convince you of that. If you only want to read about novel research, please go read computer science journals instead of complaining on Hacker News when new startup launches get coverage.
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by snom380 13y ago
It's a novel way of implementing a word processor and from the screenshots looks like a good start. I'm getting pretty tired of these "how does this belong on HN" posts. Face it, most things in computer science have been
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by snom380 13y ago
Wouldn't that just give even more power to big corporations? Or do you think things would work themselves out without government interference?
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by snom380 13y ago
You can hijack it, but there are monitoring systems in place to detect if something is out of place. Also, ATC will usually notice flight path deviations quite quickly, at least on manned airports with radar coverage.
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by snom380 13y ago
A new GPS made for commercial, certified use (eg. for use in aviation) will cost way more that $5K. Just a software update to it might cost as much. Technology is getting cheaper, certifying it isn't. In don't know about ships, bu

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