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by writepub 7y ago
Of all the trending searches after the debate, Google's systems singling out Tulsi's account for flagging seems suspicious, and Google's robo-responses to press inquiries specious. I'm sure other candidates upped their s
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by writepub 7y ago
Vertical integration more than political. Like Samsung phones using Samsung DRAM and storage.
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by writepub 7y ago
We're IN the phase of big tech being bad for consumers right now.
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by writepub 7y ago
Does Google need any more face photos, given the vast trove at Google Photos and Picasa?
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by writepub 7y ago
DISCLAIMER: No association with Dropbox. There's no real justification for outrage over a free product/service. They've paid your cloud storage and associated compute bills, and continue to pay for it, for whatever your usage
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by writepub 7y ago
> It then follows that that cost must be paid by the customers .. It absolutely does not follow at all. When costs are disconnected from pricing, the business undergoes a loss. For instance, many rural Texas cities have high property tax
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by writepub 7y ago
- sketches will have a dependency on the electron version used by Quark - sketches are effectively extensions installed over quark, much like VS-Code extensions. They come with the same advantages, and drawbacks of being tied down to what t
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by writepub 7y ago
That Apple was/is even tolerated by app developers to forcefully use their payment options, is surprising. Devs should've simply refused payment via Apple channels, and forced consumers to their site, as they're doing now. By
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by writepub 7y ago
> “memory protections” is broader ... That's the part you cited, and went on to imply the author might be referring to Rust's borrower checker. Nothing from the author's "wording" implies knowledge of Rust'
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by writepub 7y ago
> those taxes are factors into accommodation prices Citation needed. Accommodation pricing is typically set by supply and demand. Which is why, last minute hotel deals at steep discounts are a thing. > Tourists pay real property taxes
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by writepub 7y ago
Are we, as HN-ers, really going to accept self-certification of the 10X moniker? What exactly makes this person a 10X engineer, leave alone a good engineer. He claims to have not been liked while a 10X-er, but pivots successfully into found
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by writepub 7y ago
Is the author's purported "wording" in the article from extensive coding experience in rust and c#, or any other language? Or, did someone prod a journalist with little familiarity in programming theory, to write positive &
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by writepub 7y ago
> The removal of Gab app from F-Droid is precisely exercising of the freedom of the right not to hear something. No - it's merely exercising the right F-Driod has as a private entity to exercise it's rightful freedom. However,
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by writepub 7y ago
Just incidental that an overwhelming majority of tech giants' employees pledge allegiance to the left, while having unregulated, monopoly control over information dissemination? When was the last time an ISP de-platformed someone for t
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by writepub 7y ago
Funny you seem to think false accusations are somehow only restricted to the GOP.
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by writepub 7y ago
From your numbers: 1. runtime memory reduction: ~25% 2. Boot time reduction: 20% 3. Time to interaction reduction: 20% For apps with significant boot times, and runtime memory consumption, this is valuable.
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by writepub 7y ago
From the documentation [2], compilation of js to c looks very interesting. If variable types are well known/defined (like Uint8Array, ..), this effectively presents a way to derive performant binaries from js For those who don't k
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by writepub 7y ago
I think the central problem with native UI is how much better looking web-based UIs are, and the talk I cited spends time making this point. HTML/CSS/Js built UIs have much better, modern, reactive styling options & when done
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by writepub 7y ago
It is a problem. Here's [1] a talk from fossdem on the various issues, and a couple solutions. [1]: https://youtu.be/ANcU1g7ZWdU
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by writepub 7y ago
> People don’t care that an application is a streamlined 3MB or a big round 200MB boy Assuming all else to be equal (UX, functionality, etc), people will absolutely gravitate towards the [5MB storage, 20MB RAM, 0.5% CPU] combination to e
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by writepub 7y ago
70% market share is reason enough. Start with chrome, and if there's traction, port to other browsers
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by writepub 7y ago
There is no grace in sullying innocent people selflessly building a fine free product, while asking nothing in return. The mental gymnastics and energy employed in attributing malice is much better spent in improving the product. Better yet
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by writepub 7y ago
Is it possible to use RustLs from C? Is a C header available?
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by writepub 7y ago
I've heard of scores of YouTube millionaires. How many Vimeo millionaires have you heard of? Does anyone make a living off of Vimeo?
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by writepub 7y ago
Expect, YouTube is a monopoly in monetizing video content. It's like asking an app developer to not publish with [Apple, Google] if they disagree with their policies. Sure, they can choose to not publish, but with that choice goes away
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by writepub 7y ago
If only Apple reported it's own takedowns - a.k.a. censorship of the competition on the app store. Anyone remember how they retroactively changed their policies to "takedown" Steam?
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by writepub 7y ago
Apple doesn't seem to have it's ear to the ground. Ever since windows 10, the software and design advantage Apple had over PCs has arguably narrowed down to irrelevance. Windows today boasts of good design, higher security than pr
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by writepub 7y ago
Regardless of traction, is a note taking app (with nothing defensible tech wise) worthy of unicorn valuation?
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by writepub 7y ago
India has no need for Libra, the government owned payment gateway allows for zero transaction fee, instantaneous payments and transfers. BHIM is a consumer wallet/app launched and maintained by the government for the same
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by writepub 7y ago
There's no evidence he was referring to you, as no handle is cited in his response. Not that I'm taking sides, but evidence actually matters

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