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The Brave New World of Online Self-Segregation(techcrunch.com)
4 points by tomerico 16y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN - Computer science interdisciplinary research
5 points by tomerico 17y ago|4 comments
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Nook outnumbers Kindle in March, says Digitimes Research(digitimes.com)
8 points by tomerico 17y ago|6 comments
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by tomerico 17y ago
The tech population may be the early adopters. Once you are in the top, you are more likely to stay there.
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by tomerico 17y ago
Metals can't scratch glass. Cat claws have even less chance. "Q. Do metal scrapers or razor blades scratch glass. A. No. Metal scrapers and razor blades alone will not scratch glass. However, abrasive materials, such as sand or fabricating
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by tomerico 17y ago
I thought the opposite, now Google will have easier time in its anti trust issues, because they can claim they are not a monopoly.
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by tomerico 17y ago
I think it has more to do with pinch to "peek" at photo albums. The idea that you can expend an icon to reveal a preview of the content is an innovative idea, which differentiate their products / apps. It makes sense for them to protect it.
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by tomerico 17y ago
The most interesting thing in my opinion was the fact that 80% of the space was taken by two large batteries. No wonder thae battery is irreplaceable.
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IPad Teardown(ifixit.com)
54 points by tomerico 17y ago|25 comments
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by tomerico 17y ago
A more proactive and reasonable approach could be to submit this: "Ask HN: Please submit all April Fools stories to this thread"
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by tomerico 17y ago
Notable quote: "Will you perhaps leave Apple on this high, a fitting end to your career here?" "I don't think of my life as a career," he says. "I do stuff. I respond to stuff. That's not a career — it's a life!"
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Apple posts up iPad Guided Tours(engadget.com)
21 points by tomerico 17y ago|15 comments
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by tomerico 17y ago
Duck Duck Go must have a pretty good ROI per user if it is worthwhile to pay people to come to the site.
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by tomerico 17y ago
"my first thought was that the strength needed for stackability wouldn't jive with a crushable bottle" The author of the article should try to crash a closed bottle... He would both learn physics and understand why his claim is wrong.
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Times and Sunday Times to charge for online contents - Starting from June(heraldsun.com.au)
1 points by tomerico 17y ago|0 comments
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by tomerico 17y ago
Could it be related to the current issue with China?
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by tomerico 17y ago
Isn't it a little scary to search this stuff in China?
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by tomerico 17y ago
Good point. I'll answer with a question - what do you personally do, when your shoe need repair?
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by tomerico 17y ago
The last line in the article sums it best: "Why wasn’t this inventer 50 years ago?" Exactly my thought, this is a bit like inventing a better cd/dvd case now.
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by tomerico 17y ago
In a way, these birds are cleaning our oceans...
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by tomerico 17y ago
Why do you expect a $250B company to be able to dominate the market immediately? Companies do learn, and the article clearly shows how Microsoft did in fact manage to learn and produce better and better products. In my opinion it even misse
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Google Maps: Route from NY to Japan(maps.google.com)
4 points by tomerico 17y ago|2 comments
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De-Anonymizing Social Network Users(schneier.com)
4 points by tomerico 17y ago|0 comments
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by tomerico 17y ago
Maybe a different way to say - "Accept who you are"?
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by tomerico 17y ago
Your site's demographic might not represent bing's demographic. In any case, a more meaningful data could be the trend of the data - is bing heading up or down in your site?
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by tomerico 17y ago
Some people, use the web for a lot of reading. I would assume this is especially true for the HN community. Kindle, with its e-ink paper, is optimized for your eyes, for long term reading. In a way, you may take it even further, and imagine
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CIA Stuffed a Real, Live Cat With Electronic Spying Equipment (1967)(nsarchive.wordpress.com)
4 points by tomerico 17y ago|0 comments
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by tomerico 17y ago
This is an example on how a flashy title can bring a substance-less article to the front page.
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by tomerico 17y ago
The real question is whether any of these features actually matters.
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Mini-Shifts(online.wsj.com)
3 points by tomerico 17y ago|0 comments

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