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by spaghetti 14y ago
This fun puzzle illustrates some of the ideas: Bob wants to send Alice something valuable in the mail. Unfortunately the postal system is very corrupt and very efficient. Any package containing a valuable item will always be spotted by post
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by spaghetti 14y ago
It would be awesome if mobile developers could put targeted ads in their apps. I've tried Admob and Apple's iAds and there's literally no targeting. Two apps, one that focuses exclusively on pizza and another app that focuses exclusively on
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by spaghetti 14y ago
Rovio excels at monetization on mobile. Same with Popcap. Obviously these companies' mobile products are different than facebook's. Why is mobile monetization so difficult? Seems like a company that can monetize the desktop experience can d
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by spaghetti 14y ago
Apple could solve this problem with money by licensing Google's existing service. Actually building a competing service can't be solved with money alone. Just think of the number of people involved.
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by spaghetti 14y ago
It would be kinda neat to have Apple and Google street view mobiles going around and pseudo-competing with each other. Apple has the money to do it no question. However it takes more than just money. On the data collection side there's desi
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by spaghetti 14y ago
I noticed that too. Some of the issues can be fixed over time. But how is Apple going to match street view? Start their own fleet of cars driving around the city? I just tried street view (iOS 5) on iPhone and iPad and it's really awesome.
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by spaghetti 14y ago
Good point about the 10 day time frame. Perhaps that's when Google's app was submitted for review?
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by spaghetti 14y ago
As an iOS developer I'm not too thrilled about this. However as a mobile developer I'm actually happy to see this. And I'm glad that Apple's review process is pissing off developers. And I'm glad that Apple took an awesome, frequently used
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by spaghetti 14y ago
Perhaps I did misinterpret. However the given reason for rejecting the app suggests there's something else going on behind the scenes. "Your app doesn't have enough native iOS functionality" is obviously BS when the app's primary navigation
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by spaghetti 14y ago
It's interesting to think about in terms of a rational profit-maximizing-response. Perhaps rejecting apps for silly reasons is Apple's way of trying to get rid of apps they deem crappy. This is only a problem when they label something crapp
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by spaghetti 14y ago
There's a difference between legit apps being rejected for silly reasons and spam, hate etc apps. You're right it's probably appropriate for Apple to draw some line when it comes to those apps. However my frustration comes from totally legi
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by spaghetti 14y ago
I'm not sure if approving a bad app hurts Apple. If the app is truly awful customers can get a refund. Also the app store has some sort of collaborative filtering in place. Namely apps that are highly rated and/or downloaded a lot and/or so
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by spaghetti 14y ago
I agree there's an over abundance of app developers. I wonder if the costs to Apple in terms of hosting all the free apps, paying reviewers, dealing with refunds and dealing with rejection appeals just isn't worth it? However in a way the r
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by spaghetti 14y ago
In my experience the appeal board are just as stupid as the reviewer cited in the post. It was like my app was evaluated by a random different reviewer. Something is strange about the whole app review process. It's been problematic for year
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by spaghetti 14y ago
Honest question: why hasn't Apple fixed this fucking stupid review process? They have the resources to pay cheap reviewers who are probably better than this guy. I'm sure college kids with no job prospects would jump to "work at Apple" even
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by spaghetti 14y ago
This brings back memories of Computer Club in 5th and 6th grade. It was after school a few times a week. Had lots of fun with Hypercard. One funny side effect: my programs were stored on the school computers so during recess on rainy days I
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by spaghetti 14y ago
You're right that close proximity to VC and tech scene is important for many people. I wonder if this will change going forward? If a VC wants to a fund my company is the physical proximity of my office and their office really a deal maker/
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by spaghetti 14y ago
I also fail to see the attraction of SF. It's foggy, cold, filthy, crowded and expensive. Sure there's perks like great food and awesome beers on tap that are hard to find elsewhere. But is it really worth it?
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by spaghetti 14y ago
FWIW the IKEA Markus is really nice. I previously had an Aeron and if I had to choose today I'd go with the Markus.
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by spaghetti 14y ago
I wish the iOS reviewers were this clear and concise. Their rejection information would be something like: Your book has been rejected because it doesn't comply with App Store Review guideline 123.a.2: Apps that are like something else on t
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by spaghetti 14y ago
It's happening already. For example I'm totally opposed to taking on any substantial debt. The only debt I accept in my life is temporary 30-day credit card debt which is of course payed off in full every month. I find the massive debt asso
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by spaghetti 14y ago
I forgot about the lack of turn-by-turn driving instructions. It's strange but I've actually never had any desire to use that feature on any product. When I use maps I just look once, memorize the major pieces of the trip (freeways, exits e
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by spaghetti 14y ago
I've heard this too. However there's a huge difference between having a nice, working maps app on my phone and a promise from Google to make an iOS app. To be fair I'll have to try out the maps from Apple.
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by spaghetti 14y ago
Google maps is possibly my favorite app that currently ships with iOS. I think I might give up email and texting on the device before I'd give up maps. I'm disappointed that Google maps isn't shipping with iOS 6.
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by spaghetti 14y ago
It's been a year since I deleted all my photos, removed all friends, changed my name and iirc swapped in a throw-away email address on fb. Haven't missed it a bit. Was doing some fb integration for work and logged-in to test out a few thing
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by spaghetti 14y ago
If this is the case then why didn't his phone go to the homescreen after turning on?
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by spaghetti 14y ago
I think you're right that actually moving back to the 4 would seem sluggish at first. What I find interesting is how the small delta between the 4 and 4S doesn't make me question moving back too much. The larger delta between the 3G and 4S
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by spaghetti 14y ago
I wonder if the "app ecosystem" will move towards paid web services that people use on their mobile devices. I know the whole native vs web app debate has been done to death. Many games probably won't run in mobile browsers in the future. W
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by spaghetti 14y ago
Perhaps it was charged when he got it. He's probably not turning it on too frequently since the only feature is showing the "connect to iTunes" prompt.
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by spaghetti 14y ago
I like the design, color and texture on the back. Also I think the centered front-facing camera is elegant. However my excitement over new iPhone releases has been steadily declining. The iPhone 3G was my first device. The difference betwee

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