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by stdgy 12y ago
Here is a page that seems to be collating a good amount of information: http://volcanocafe.wordpress.com/info-on-bardarbunga/ YouTube LiveStream combining a few of the webcam sources, a twitter feed and a map of the ea
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by stdgy 12y ago
This is something I'm interested in discovering as well. I view most of these developments as modular components that could be used in conjunction with existing processor pipelines. For instance, with these 'neural' chips, I
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by stdgy 12y ago
It's my understanding that Microsoft's complaint is that the US Government isn't bothering going through the proper international channels setup through treaty arrangements in order to retrieve this data, and is instead relyi
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by stdgy 12y ago
I don't think that is what these protests are about at all. For instance, in France, the protest leaders have called on instituting required time-delays for all Uber pickups(15 minutes). They've also called for a nationalized taxi
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by stdgy 12y ago
Since the strikes were first announced last month, downloads of Uber’s smartphone app have skyrocketed, according to the technology research company App Annie, which tracks smartphone downloads. In Britain, Uber’s app rose to the second sp
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by stdgy 12y ago
That is a good point. Though, given the looming deadline, I would like to see announcements from companies explaining their positions.
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by stdgy 12y ago
Link to letter: http://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/assets/4422119/letter_to_FCC.pdf Can anyone spot any big names that are absent, other than Apple?
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by stdgy 12y ago
You should temper that 'best in the world' rhetoric. http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/cancer-care-in-the-u-s-v...
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by stdgy 13y ago
What about this product is requiring you to surrender personal information?
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by stdgy 13y ago
In case anyone is interested, here is the music in the background of the video: 0:18 -- Air Review - H 1:10 -- Moderat - Bad Kingdom 1:56 -- Air Review - Young
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by stdgy 13y ago
We are writing to warn you that your neighbor is a talented and driven individual. He should not be tru... Wait, what?
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by stdgy 13y ago
Unfortunately, worrying seems prudent. While I suspect this move had been planned for some time, it follows on the heels of a large layoff that decimated (triple-decimated, if the 30% number is to be believed) the company. http:/&#x2F
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by stdgy 13y ago
I'd like to add that both their Android and iPhone apps are extremely impressive. Very well designed, and a joy to use. My only complaint with the service so far is that they haven't made adding gapless playback a priority.
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by stdgy 13y ago
It's not 'sort of irrelevant'. The entire thesis of many arguments against Google, and specifically the comment you made above, was that they distribute your personal information to advertisers and other corporate entities. T
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by stdgy 13y ago
The article states that they said that while they intend to honor Boston Dynamic's current government contracts, Google is not interested in becoming a government contractor.
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by stdgy 13y ago
I believe the author would argue that these 'middle class' Valley engineers really aren't middle class at all, but rather upper class. They're likely up in the 95th percentile of earners. Though I struggle to come to ter
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by stdgy 13y ago
The Safari picture is a bit more... complicated. The latest version of Safari only supports Mavericks(I believe?), but 93% of all online Macs are eligible for the free upgrade to Mavericks.
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by stdgy 13y ago
Just to be clear, the rest of the browser world offers modern browsers across a wide array of operating systems. Microsoft can't even be bothered to offer a modern browser across more than two of their own Operating Systems. Chrome spa
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by stdgy 13y ago
Google is effectively utilizing the same strategy Apple used with the iPhone. Namely, ignore the corporate market and capture normal customers. Deliver a great experience and integrate your products into their lives. If you capture enough o
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by stdgy 13y ago
I'd like to add that they also provide many useful features, like nice album views and bulk downloads. And I suspect those useful features, combined with the eye-friendly design, help make people much more likely to paste non-direct li
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by stdgy 13y ago
Barry Abrahamson actually responded to a similar critique in the comments: ---- Hi, Barry Abrahamson here. A bit of context to my comment about the stability of Apache. We started WordPress.com using the Litespeed web server, but decided th
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by stdgy 13y ago
The problem isn't that they're working to break encryption. The problem is that they're maliciously inserting backdoors and subverting crypto-research and publication, which puts all of our security at risk. (Not to mention r
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by stdgy 13y ago
Definitely less free than under Wilson. Prohibition was a failure on all fronts[1], and did significantly increase the prison population. But it has nothing on modern drug policy[2]. [1]: http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas&#x
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by stdgy 13y ago
Here's my current understanding: - Freedom Host's founder arrested in Ireland for potential extradition on American child pornography distribution charges. - Odd Javascript snippets found on sites hosted by Freedom Host. Initial i
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by stdgy 13y ago
I thought that was supposed to be sarcastic, poking fun at the terminology as viewed from the non-tech savvy jury and FBI agents. Though, as always, that's not an easy thing to tell online.
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by stdgy 13y ago
It's true that they have many clients and require many employees. But I bring it up to counter the notion often put forward that foreign workers are needed only to fill extremely skilled, highly paid positions at the top technology com
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by stdgy 13y ago
The issue with this analogy is that the vast majority of the imported foreign workers aren't rock star programmers. They're not Real Madrid starters. They're second string junior league players. They're consultants. Face
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by stdgy 13y ago
But the number of new jobs at Microsoft/Twitter/Amazon pale in comparison to the number of new jobs in the domestic industry as a whole. In fact, the vast majority of foreign worker visas aren't snatched up by the tech goliat
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by stdgy 13y ago
Here are the European figures: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/facts-figures-an... Next time you should focus on providing evidence to support rational discussion, instead of being facetious.
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by stdgy 13y ago
Here are some numbers, in case either of you would prefer to use evidence to back up your statements. http://www.census.gov/econ/smallbus.html

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