taproot

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   by taproot 14y ago

   Agreed, I really enjoyed working through this, haven't come across anything giving the the same level of context to, not only the why, but the how you got there side of things as well. I wonder if the author would be interested in writing u
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   by taproot 14y ago

   Lasagne is starting to sound a lot like Spaghetti, I guess that's the point.
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   by taproot 14y ago

   I wonder if he reads HN?
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   by taproot 14y ago

   And annonhub an anonymous github clone in 3...2...1...
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   by taproot 14y ago

   And most of which are "demo app" or "assignment app" or some kind of testing /demo use key in an application that deals with ssh in its processes. There also isn't any apps above 100forks, so nothing widespread to worry about. (add forks:&#
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   by taproot 14y ago

   Legitimate software producers do use similar methods I outlined above. Examples, and correct me if I'm wrong, my memory is quite shaky on this subject, ubuntu installer, steam installer, most PC games, and I think even the open office insta
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   by taproot 14y ago

   > There literally is no way to do what IM is trying to do without somehow engaging in questionable behavior For starters, default to not install the crapware. Alternatively, instead of creating more required user actions than necessar
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   by taproot 14y ago

   > However you feel about copyright What do you have to say to those of us who disagree completely and fully with the entire concept of intelectual property? With the way I feel about copyright, I believe distribution of other peoples wo
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   by taproot 14y ago

   Sounds like a UI issue more than anything else. Auto hide most of the text in long wall of text posts with a "view more..." link which expands the post to view all of the text. This could be implemented with very little javascript or using
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    by taproot 14y ago

    I'm not surprised at all, they've backed down to almost everything confronting them in the past and this is certainly not out of character. I guess it's more profitable to simply pay up than fight. Which sucks, because Google is in an incre
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    by taproot 14y ago

    Gotta say I was skeptical clicking the link, but after reading about how you plan to give app analytics, I'm amazed nobody thought of it sooner, its a great idea. Good luck on your venture.
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    by taproot 14y ago

    I watched a Jodi Beggs Ted Talk this morning "Context is King" she discussed how the human mind will attempt to alter its perception of its environment until things make sense. This altering is far less possible the more we make sense of th