taligent

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by taligent 14y ago
I have hundreds of starred articles in Google Reader. So yes it was more than just RSS.
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by taligent 14y ago
It was more than a RSS client. It's also an API for third party apps.
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by taligent 14y ago
You seem to forgetting something. Privacy. I want to subscribe to RSS feeds without letting my friends and work colleagues know what they are. And I sure as hell don't want Google tailoring advertising or search results based on them.
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by taligent 14y ago
Except that the H.264 standard has been fantastic for consumers. I can get video from my Canon DSLR or Android phone, edit it in Final Cut Pro, save it to YouTube and watch it on my iPad. Or use the huge array of competitors e.g. Nikon, Pre
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by taligent 14y ago
From that list Apple, Microsoft and Sony are licensors. Hence are very much key members of MPEG-LA. http://www.mpegla.com/main/programs/AVC/Pages/Licensors.aspx
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by taligent 14y ago
Apple has 170 billion in liquid assets and annual revenues of 100+ billion. Given that licensing isn't broken out or even mentioned in their market conference calls gives you a pretty good indication that it is a pretty insignificant amount
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by taligent 14y ago
Like ? I use Reeder on iOS and OSX (very popular client apps) with hundreds of starred articles. By all means enlighten me as to a suitable replacement. I think people forget that Google Reader was an API as well as a client.
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by taligent 14y ago
Safari had a button for RSS as well. Not sure why they removed it. That said every single blog I've ever seen has a prominent RSS button. But that isn't the reason for lack of widespread adoption. It's more to do with the fact that most peo
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by taligent 14y ago
Do you honestly think Nokia, MS or Apple could care less about the tiny royalties that come from H.264 licensing ? And if they did why provide free APIs for developers ? And the reason H.264 is successful is not because of its superior qual
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by taligent 14y ago
Really, it's just a bit of fun and the best outcome would be to raise some money for women in tech. Yes. You're doing a wonderful thing to advance the cause of women in technology. I am sure women will be out in droves dying to buy
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by taligent 14y ago
The "line" for professional conduct is really simple. If you are thinking about doing something ask yourself this question, "Would I do this if the CEO of our company was standing next to me".
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by taligent 14y ago
> People like that are hard to be around, constantly tip toe. It really isn't. Most of us that actually work in a professional environment aren't making crude jokes about sexual topics. And we sure as hell are on our best behaviour at o
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by taligent 14y ago
Well this is the most ridiculous logic I've seen for a while. Just because I send two emails from my Gmail account doesn't mean they are related and/or relevant.
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by taligent 14y ago
Are you new to HN ? Bashing MongoDB seems to be a sport around here. Just waiting for the inevitable "this would never happen with PostreSQL" comments to appear.
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by taligent 14y ago
Remind me again why that you think MongoDB is "still not a good technology choice" ? Given that you're (a) not using it, (b) making judgements based on a series of blog posts, (c) extrapolating bugs that only manifest under specific scenari
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by taligent 14y ago
Are you suggesting that most people have micro screwdrivers suitable for opening cases ? Because that doesn't seem right at all.
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by taligent 14y ago
10.8.3 came out days ago. Apple may or may not have an official fix. Either way it it takes time for Apple to QA before pushing it out to tens of millions of users.
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by taligent 14y ago
Want to pop an off-the-shelf SSD into your Air? Not gonna happen. A typical SSD is larger than the MacBook Air. But you can add third party SSD modules: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/Aura_Pro_Air_2012 The proprietary
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by taligent 14y ago
Google Plus isn't a replacement for RSS. I am subscribed to 100+ RSS feeds that have no corollary in Google+ and likely never will.
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by taligent 14y ago
Reader is a desktop RSS app and it has been pretty popular app for OSX and iOS.
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by taligent 14y ago
I don't know any company who would remove features that millions of people use every single day.
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by taligent 14y ago
The plural of anecdote is not data. The facts are that Evernote has in excess of 30M users, with lots of paying users and growing rapidly. There is no evidence that this mythical complexity is affecting adoption. And I don't see how Google
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by taligent 14y ago
It is a pretty high proportion though (>1M) and the user base is incredibly loyal. Combine with the lock in effect, lack of decent competition and opportunities into enterprise market and you have recipes for a bright future. And there
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by taligent 14y ago
Evernote is a very successful company with a successful business model and whilst I don't expect them to outlast humanity I do expect at least a few years. Google has a well established record now for abandoning projects. Especially those t
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by taligent 14y ago
Retro is one of the worst parts about agile IMHO. It encourages everyone to ignore/bottle up issues until the magical retro day where everyone can spend a couple of hours venting their frustration. At which point nothing gets done and the p
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by taligent 14y ago
One reason is to shift blame. I've seen countless developers use the "if only we were truly agile the project would be fine" excuse. Another reason is ego/power. Developers can use the "we know agile better than the project managers" mantra
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by taligent 14y ago
No. It is unprofessional and unbecoming at an outside of work event. You don't think he would have been fired for a black or Nazi joke ?
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by taligent 14y ago
> She never even bothered to give them a dirty look. How old are you ? 10 ? Grow up.
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by taligent 14y ago
Firstly he is not a bozo because he made that statement. He is a bozo for releasing slow, buggy, insecure Flash versions. Apple had every reason not to want it on their phone given the statistics they get from CrashReporter. Secondly Bob Ma
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by taligent 14y ago
In what way does any of that invalidate his point ?

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