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by urda 11y ago
> "compare the writing scores of this 8-year-old child vs. when she was 7, 6 and 5 years old!" Which would be useful to see how the scores have improved or not improved, much like how this article is demonstrating the progress
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by urda 11y ago
/Applications/Xcode.app: accepted source=Mac App Store /Applications/Xcode.app: accepted source=Apple /Applications/Xcode.app: accepted source=Apple System Are the only valid options. You sh
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by urda 11y ago
> Because of this potential ambiguity, here is what we recommend for authors/implementors Potential ambiguity? It's nothing but ambiguity! What were they thinking.
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by urda 11y ago
Because Google and Facebook are using Mercurial over Git internally. Edit: And for those that are just shocked that git isn't the answer. Facebook: https://code.facebook.com/posts/218678814984400/scaling-mer
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by urda 11y ago
Most homes are not 4K ready and are not anywhere near it at this time. Not really a hurting point in this market.
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by urda 11y ago
- How is it gimped? - Why do you have multitasking in quotes? You're going to need to work a bit more on your comments here, you can't just expect a full Anti-Apple thread to do well with zero sources or information. > Later ed
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by urda 11y ago
As figured, the user has gone inactive since the Google device has gone off the front page. Can we get an HN mod to look at this user?
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by urda 11y ago
It's about being realistic, you are the product for most of Google's services. This will no doubt be any different. If you see Google as your "friend", then your minimal and non-contributing comment could be considered
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by urda 11y ago
Sorry, I'm not trusting Google with my edge device under any conditions. I'm not even trusting Google as an AP hardware option under any conditions. Google has too much to gain from farming data right at the network level, they ha
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by urda 11y ago
Don't connect to open Wifi hotspots willy nilly then. Is AT&T taking advantage of the situation? Absolutely, but this is what happens when you connect to any WiFi network you find while on the road. Today it's AT&T, tomorr
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by urda 11y ago
> The problem with Cortona and Siri is that they process everything on remote servers while it could easily be done on a local machine. Please enlighten the HN crowd and provide a reference for this claim.
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by urda 11y ago
I'm so glad you referred to your Grandmother to support an online discussion. What an insightful and relevant reference!
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by urda 11y ago
> it's to raise the mandated price of reusable bags to something like $5. Tax undesirable behavior and it will go down. No it won't. Just throwing a tax on something doesn't magically make it go away, see also "tobacc
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by urda 11y ago
Also absolutely wrong. There is a complete difference between a noisy environment (lots of mobile hotspots / access points) and an environment with an active attacker (device sending out deliberate deauth signals). Try to understand
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by urda 11y ago
> but it's worth keeping in mind that mobile hotspots can fall afoul of the very same principle and law behind that fine. Absolutely wrong. Mobile hotspots do not actively transmit deauth packets into their surrounding environment
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by urda 11y ago
Apple trash talking and making up "facts" will not get you far here on Hacker News. This isn't reddit or 4chan, you need to think your comments through.
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by urda 11y ago
There isn't, the number is made up. But don't worry, the response of "can't say what he / she is working on" is the only reference you'll get. This is a ridiculous claim HN, we should be above buying into
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by urda 11y ago
Cooler offices is always better. You can bundle up when it's cold, but you can't really strip down much in an office when it's too hot. My vote is always for the cold.
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by urda 11y ago
You missed his point: > As a Pakistani myself, I don't find it charming, because back in home it means nothing, playing games with such devotion only would lead one jobless or burden on the family For most individuals, this is not a
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by urda 11y ago
Take note kids: stay in school.
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by urda 11y ago
Here's a crazy thought: Maybe it's time to consider another location for startups. San Francisco is reaching it's limits, and let's be honest technology can really launch from anywhere. Let's get some other cities m
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by urda 11y ago
> Their policy states they don't collect personal information or conversation history but that doesn't mean they aren't capturing corrections or things they deem to be non-personal but sound pretty personal to me > Thei
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by urda 11y ago
I think you're reading way too much into all of that, attempting to make a mountain out of a molehill just to prove an imaginary point.
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by urda 11y ago
You're just wasting your energy if you setup MAC Whitelisting and think that's going to help at all with security.
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by urda 11y ago
> This is a terrible decision. Regardless it's the only and correct decision they can make at this time. It's honestly not terrible at all. What would be terrible, and valid of the comment "a terrible decision" would
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by urda 11y ago
Yup, such a quick way to get me to close a tab though!
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by urda 11y ago
Especially by Google, who has done a lot more damage to purchased companies instead of growing them.
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by urda 11y ago
> That's really ignorant. Not at all, sounds like you to need a little review yourself [1]. At no point in my comment did I support mag stripe, just simply explain why it's still in widespread use. If you ever have worked in
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by urda 11y ago
Except when you're the top country by economic standards the "everywhere else" has zero weight. Thus why it's still the standard.
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by urda 11y ago
What a quality Hacker News post.

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