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sosborn
12y ago
>it makes team communication easy and painless on every device our employees own Is this sentence really that hard to understand?
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sosborn
12y ago
When you are holding a camera, the intent is somewhat obvious. When you are holding a phone, not so much. That's the real separation.
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sosborn
12y ago
evidence != proof He is simply stating that correlation can indicate a need to look deeper into the data, which is IMO true.
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sosborn
12y ago
>College just isn't for some people. It's not a bad thing or a good thing. It's just a thing. This is really the best way to look at this.
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sosborn
12y ago
It can be discouraging when a company with the resources of Google tries and fails.
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sosborn
12y ago
Same here. It became the first game I avoided simply because I knew I would be wasting my money.
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sosborn
12y ago
That's a pretty big claim. Any data to back it up?
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13y ago
>Bland, boring copy I don't disagree, but you should consider the fact that journalists are asked to convey complex information in as few words as possible and in a way that appeals to as wide an audience as possible. Things are gen
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sosborn
13y ago
Right or wrong, many people interpret "no comment" as a sign of guilt.
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13y ago
>I see nothing bad in renting. The rub usually comes when you are older and your earning ability deteriorates. Those who own their house get a significant drop in monthly housing costs while those who are still renting to not. Some peopl
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sosborn
13y ago
Not to be a dick, but as someone who lived and worked in Japan for about 10 years your hypothesis is totally wrong. The Japanese do many things well, but if you ever take a look at the software they produce you will realize very quickly tha
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13y ago
> I think that the answer has more to do with political unwillingness and lobbying than with lack of technology I think it is a bit less nefarious than that. The simple fact is that there is not a whole lot of demand for these services.
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13y ago
I fail to understand why people judge others for decisions like this.
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sosborn
13y ago
Because we are the internet and they owe us everything.
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sosborn
13y ago
> PS3 updates are unusually intrusive I totally agree with that statement, I just was taken aback by the word "constantly."
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13y ago
Constantly? http://us.playstation.com/support/systemupdates/ps3/history/
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sosborn
13y ago
Ideas for stories are cheap. Fleshing those ideas out to a great story/film takes rare talent.
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13y ago
>still hold back for reasons that I simply don't understand I'm speculating, but in general the only thing that holds good technology back is an inability to scale manufacturing to the point where it is profitable.
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13y ago
Everything is subject to bias.
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sosborn
13y ago
It was the iPod that device that really demonstrated the value of a halo product.
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13y ago
> all trades are overseen by the SEC Longterm goal?
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sosborn
13y ago
Sounds like your issue is with DHH and not necessarily the copy.
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sosborn
13y ago
>if there are patent-encumbered formats involved. Patents would not discourage manual conversion. I.E., a human looks at the old presentation and recreates it in the new software. I'm just not sure that there are any presentation wo
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sosborn
13y ago
> loaded propaganda bullshit terms Totally. > MAFIAA > If we are to win this war > traitors Oh, I see. This only applies to them. Look, your basic point is solid but your presentation could use a little work.
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13y ago
To be fair, the earned income tax exemption is sufficiently large enough that you will be making six figures before you have to pay a penny in U.S. tax. You still have to file though.
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13y ago
>The real problem is with the paperwork and the penalties for screwing things up. When I lived abroad I just used a competent CPA. I'm not disagreeing with your statement, I'm just pointing out a viable solution.
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13y ago
That's simply not true. Public playing means that you cannot go to a part and project on a screen (as an example). In the confines of your home is not considered public playing.
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sosborn
13y ago
But when you buy it you have a license to show it to 20 friends in a setting like that as long as you aren't charging (at least in the U.S.). You are creating situations for the sake of this argument that simply don't exist.
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sosborn
13y ago
Which rental service requires that each person watching pays a separate fee? If the terms dictated something like that then I simply wouldn't rent from that service.
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sosborn
13y ago
To me entertainment is very simple. The person who offers the entertainment presents a value. It is up to me whether or not the entertainment is worth the value. If it is, I'll pay the price, if it is not, then I will move on to one of
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