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   by snsr 16y ago

   Airline profits for 2010 were $2.5b in the black. http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2010/06/airline_prof...
2. 302.▲
   by snsr 16y ago

   Customers' only effective paths to reproach would be to either cut themselves off from culture and communications, or to switch to a competing ISP with more favorable terms. Conveniently for most ISPs, there is no competition.
3. 303.▲
   by snsr 16y ago

   Interestingly, the patent describes moving a document with an object (finger) "on or near" the touchscreen. http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sec...
4. 304.▲
   by snsr 16y ago

   Thanks for the link; that's the most succinct breakdown of the neutrality situation I've read to date. Still working my way through the thread.
5. 305.▲
   by snsr 16y ago

   Thanks for that second link. I think Comcast is clearly drawing a line between L3's CDN and their tier one backbone. The following press release (from 2004) details Comcast's use of L3's fiber: http://www.comcast.com/About/PressRelease/Pr
6. 306.▲
   by snsr 16y ago

   Drag and drop upload hangs at 0% w/ Safari 4.0.2 and Flash 10,0,32,18.
7. 307.▲
   by snsr 16y ago

   Indeed, thanks! Reading comprehension fail.
8. 308.▲
   by snsr 16y ago

   My god that has to be one of the worst ideas I've ever heard. Seems Leahy was at the helm of that disaster, too.
9. 309.▲
   by snsr 16y ago

   No kidding.. there does appear to be a classic Mac in the trash across the street.
10. 310.▲
    by snsr 16y ago

    Words cannot describe how disheartening this is to me.
11. 311.▲
    by snsr 16y ago

    Lots to test, so I'll just give my initial impressions after a brief look: - Red "Required" error text after submitting an incomplete form frequently overlaps <input> descriptors - Seems like secondary main nav li items should be in
12. 312.▲
    by snsr 16y ago

    Hierarchical nesting of spreadsheets mirrored in the URL seems like a very useful model; kind of blew my mind. Is nesting a common capability of Excel, etc? Some other thoughts: - The always-published (to web) functionality could replace 8
13. 313.▲
    by snsr 16y ago

    And a few more for those late to the game Thank you!
14. 314.▲
    by snsr 16y ago

    Sound quality is great, found some interesting music. Recommendations are a bit of a crapshoot, but I don't necessarily mind that. Why no thumbs down option? Might also be cool to see popular tracks or searches. edit - An indication of how
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    by snsr 16y ago

    <imaginary bq>it seems they’re still interested in putting liability onto their members when there’s an accident, like the time when Zipcar member Dale Douglas rear-ended Leslie Minto. Minto took Zipcar to court, but Zipcar won, say
16. 316.▲
    by snsr 16y ago

    Tthe simplicity is beautiful. A native mobile client (even if wifi-only) and a Flash desktop client would make this an absolute slam dunk. A discovery or "now playing" feature would of course be cool. The grayed-out color scheme (text:bg) c
17. 317.▲
    by snsr 16y ago

    You can chop a T-mobile sim in half and use it with the iPad, though you'll be limited to EDGE 2g speeds. edit- I believe T-mobile may also sell micro-sim cards. Shouldn't be necessary, though, as you can also get a micro-to-regular sized S
18. 318.▲
    by snsr 16y ago

    " The fact that we can't stop murder except by draconian measures (outlawing picking up a rock even...) doesn't somehow mean we shouldn't be opposed to murder." Murder is in no way comparable to copyright infringement, which is a civil offe
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    by snsr 16y ago

    Awesome. Thanks for the link.