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Elon Musk will 'probably' build Hyperloop prototype(theverge.com)
3 points by turing 13y ago|0 comments
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by turing 13y ago
I can remember AMBER alerts having been widely broadcast on the news for at least 8 years. I imagine many people know what they are.
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by turing 13y ago
It is nice that they break up mobile from the total and that they provide daily active users. That said, I didn't see anything on that page that actually defined what they mean by 'active', so I think my point still stands. T
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by turing 13y ago
"why do I need a G+ account?" "Because it's better for them." You've answered your own question. I also believe that the customer vs product issue is much more nuanced than most people portray it to be.
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by turing 13y ago
http://marketingland.com/google-hits-135-million-users-27904 "According to new Google figures, Google+ now has 135 million active users, with 235 million active users when counting Google properties with Google+ featur
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by turing 13y ago
I'm curious, why are you so vehemently opposed to having an account? You could very easily just not provide public profile information, never post, and never add anyone.
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by turing 13y ago
That's not really fair. Google has been pretty good about defining activity on G+, much more so than either Twitter or Facebook. For example, they give individual numbers for total users visiting G+ on web/mobile, people using G+
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DARPA's Atlas Robot Unveiled(darpa.mil)
2 points by turing 13y ago|0 comments
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by turing 13y ago
You're right, why aren't more people advocating we teach our kids to use violence to solve their problems?
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by turing 13y ago
Seconded. I think it would be just as interesting to see the projects that they've killed. They've said before that one of the goals of Google[x] is to fail fast. I imagine they've already accumulated quite the graveyard of c
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by turing 13y ago
I could easily rattle off a dozen Google products I'd see killed if it meant another project with the the potential impact of Loon.
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by turing 13y ago
This is correct. According to this article it's 1,100 full-time employees and 6,000 contractors. http://goo.gl/Xcyu2
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by turing 13y ago
>Judging by how they are forcing the new compose on everyone it is reasonable to expect that they will force us to use this as well. Considering Google has already allowed users to choose from 5 different Inbox styles for years now, I d
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by turing 13y ago
To be fair, you didn't choose the old one either. Since, ya know, it was the only choice.
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by turing 13y ago
>2. while it may be useful for some, it is another clear step toward throwing in the towel on e-mail as a platform for serious discourse. I'd love to hear you expand on this, because for me it seems like the exact opposite. By taking ex
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by turing 13y ago
"Ice sheets don't concern me one bit. Ice and cold is definitely one thing humanity can do with less of." You say that as if the melting of the ice sheets doesn't have its own downstream effects on the world's climate and ecosystems.
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by turing 13y ago
That's strange, works fine on Chrome/4.2/Nexus 4. Could you define 'fails'?
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by turing 13y ago
In looking into the United States' adoption of this[1], I noticed that there is actually a fledgling organization aimed at computer scientists, 'The Pledge of the Computing Professional'. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Engine
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by turing 13y ago
Difference of opinion I suppose. I think Glass actually looks pretty cool. Not inconspicuous by any means, but cool.
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by turing 13y ago
One definite advantage: with the new design you can still navigate around your Inbox, open and reference other emails, etc. I've found this useful since the redesign.
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by turing 13y ago
It's true that Google has interns year-round, but I'm willing to bet a sizable majority of them are over the summer.
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by turing 13y ago
Glass is piquing more interest than any consumer electronics device since the iPhone, Plus is thriving, and Docs is by far the best cloud office suite I've seen. I am by no means saying that Google is the best in every market they enter--so
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Tesla addresses 'bricked battery' concerns with nigh-unconditional warranty(theverge.com)
1 points by turing 13y ago|0 comments
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by turing 13y ago
Do we have any indication that these are actually Leap Motion style gestures? When I read this I assumed it was merely a two-finger gesture on the trackpad on the side of the device. In a recent TED video, a Google UX designer said that the
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by turing 13y ago
Unless I'm mistaken, they did . Chat Heads is part of the most recent Facebook Messanger update. You can get it without Home.
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Orbital Science Antares launch live-stream (nasa.gov)
2 points by turing 13y ago|0 comments
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by turing 13y ago
Being able to see all of the conversations about a story dispersed across the entire G+ network is very cool. I would love to see this incorporated into other sites.
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Criminalize Ag-Gag Laws(petitions.whitehouse.gov)
2 points by turing 13y ago|0 comments
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by turing 13y ago
There are still other ISPs in the area that will be competing. The change will be from a bankrupt fiber provider that the city cannot afford to a well-funded provider undergoing network enhancements and expansion. Stop complaining.
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by turing 13y ago
Yes. They will be shipped in batches, as they come off the production line. http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/15/first-google-glass-devices-...

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