wklauss

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by wklauss 7y ago
Large cities can have very vibrant local communities. I lived in NYC for several years and had very rewarding connections with other people in my same neighborhood, not different from the one you'd expect in a small village.
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by wklauss 7y ago
> Maybe developing on macOS has become a hassle (I don't see that, but sure), but doing everything on Windows is a hassle. I have Windows installed on a Bootcamp partition on my Macbook Pro. Aside from the hassle and quirks of a dif
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by wklauss 8y ago
The film looks exactly like the protective plastic sheet on new phones that you are supposed to peel and doesn't cover the screen right to the edges so I think it was a pretty ok assumption to be made given the circumstances.
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by wklauss 8y ago
This has been done by other Android manufacturers before Samsung as well but I think it boils down to launch schedules. Apple doesn't launch new iPhones until September so, even if innovative functions are planned, they always appear t
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by wklauss 8y ago
The government IS serving the people precisely by putting in place measures to improve air quality. Most of the backslash against Madrid regulations is coming from people that don't live in the center of the city and are using the issu
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by wklauss 8y ago
It's not dumbing down science. Is making science relatable to an audience that otherwise would not care much about an image of a black hole. Having a "hero" in a story serves a purpose (many purposes, in this case) and it hap
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by wklauss 8y ago
Ok, how about "Turing: the genius that cracked the ENIGMA code"?
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by wklauss 8y ago
Or an electoral campaign around the corner...
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by wklauss 8y ago
Most of that will be done on device. Data that needs to be synced up across devices will do so on users iCloud account (to which supposedly Apple has no access to).
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by wklauss 8y ago
There's only one activity you do when watching TV and that is... watch TV. Even on SmartTV sets, the amount of data the screens can gather is limited in scope and quantity. There are all sorts of things you do with your smartphone and
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by wklauss 8y ago
> You'd need extremely small scale factories that can build everything needed for a modern civilization. It's not as much as you'd think, specially if you can survive on the first couple of decades with regular shipments f
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by wklauss 8y ago
I think a case could be made about being in not-so-profitable industries if it helps support your whole business.
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by wklauss 8y ago
You might as well ask for wings on it. So far 5G phones have to be extremely big and ungainly as they need antennas facing in numerous directions. (and there is a large percentage of the population that prefers larger screen phones).
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by wklauss 8y ago
It has been issued steadily for the last couple of years in the shape of buybacks and dividends. Will probably keep happening going forward.
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by wklauss 8y ago
I think this is a common misconception based on both the way innovation is perceived and the role it played in years past vs. the current state of the technology market. 1. Apple does innovate. Every year. But doesn't tend to follow fa
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by wklauss 8y ago
> They are in the business of making money and not getting the story right All business are "in the business of making money", that's what being a business is. What sets them apart is how they make it. In the case of media
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by wklauss 8y ago
> The general public are apathetic at best. They are not and impact and buzz around articles like this show it. General public does not know enough about technology to understand the ramifications of what they do. For some it might be sh
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by wklauss 8y ago
> Integrity and professionalism bordering on zero. Absolutely not. You are considering she's there as a journalist to produce and informative piece of news. She's there as a writer to produce a feature about how does it feel to
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by wklauss 8y ago
Important caveat: cells ≠ batteries
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by wklauss 8y ago
I don't think you are. It is exceptionally well written and full of wit. Not all articles have to be like this, but in this case, this works and works wonderfully.
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by wklauss 8y ago
More than usable. For the majority of users I'd say it is a better option, not as resource-hungry as Chrome or chromium based browsers.
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by wklauss 8y ago
Humans were terribly designed to cross the Atlantic by swimming as well, but we designed boats so eventually we did. Yes, robots are a cheaper and more reliable way to explore and extract resources but I doubt mankind will be happy with jus
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by wklauss 8y ago
Do you have any advice in how to deal with medical insurance? It's by far the most scary part when I think about becoming a freelancer in the US, more than the business and self-management aspect of it.
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by wklauss 8y ago
For large legitimate files, services like WeTransfer or Dropbox have made BitTorrent not really that useful anymore. Cloud storage prices keep going down, as well. As for games, it's uncommon to solve distribution this way. Usually you
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by wklauss 8y ago
You are right. They invest in various alternative projects (real state, construction... even Uber!) to protect the country economy from future oil decline.
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by wklauss 8y ago
> Because of this, there's a feedback loop were even if the sun gets a little hotter or colder, the successful daisy would spread and either warm or cool the Earth in response, effectively acting as a stabilizer. Gaia theory suggest
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by wklauss 8y ago
> I find this argument increasingly tiresome. There has never been a time in history in which speech did not in some way depend on private support. That doesn't make it any less true. Free speech doesn't depend on private suppo
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by wklauss 8y ago
For those interested in the topic, the series Upward Bound by Isaac Arthur on Youtube cover various methods to achieve orbit, including Launch Loops. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIIOUpOge0LsGJI_vni4x...
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by wklauss 8y ago
Probably the TabletPCs pioneered it. And those were Microsoft, circa 2000 / 2005
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by wklauss 8y ago
You can. And if I recall correctly it's free for the first year.

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