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by wstrange 12y ago
Google's competitors should spend more time improving their products and less time complaining to the EU. As an example, google flight search is just hands down better than the alternatives. It is ultra fast (a killer feature) and has
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by wstrange 12y ago
All technologies are dangerous, but nuclear is one of the safest forms of power (deaths per Kwh generated). For the sake of the environment we need to get over our irrational fear of nuclear power.
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by wstrange 12y ago
It's a great read. The one thing that concerns me is the assumption that your investments will earn 5% after inflation. That has been very difficult (at least for me) since 2008.
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by wstrange 12y ago
Something like ZFS would be a double edge sword for Apple. A lot of consumers are quite obvlious to bit rot. As you point out - most of this occurs in large media files which they are unlikely to notice. Even with things like corrupted docu
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by wstrange 12y ago
This sounds possible in theory, but difficult in practice. Designing a test suite that catches all possible life-critical errors is near impossible. The cost of testing and certification will probably be quite high, well outside the reach o
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by wstrange 12y ago
A google cloud print enabled printer solves the printing issue.
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by wstrange 12y ago
Totally agree on the family thing. I purchased my 88 year old father a chromebook two years ago. It just works, and is the only computer he has not messed up. Highly recommended.
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by wstrange 12y ago
ONGARTA(TM) may cause bad breath and socially awkward situations. Ask your doctor if ONGARTA(TM) is right for you.
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by wstrange 12y ago
And payload. A drone just can't carry any significant weight.
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by wstrange 12y ago
Chrome, Firefox, Safari and even IE! All via dart2js
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by wstrange 12y ago
Compared to what? Honest question - not trying to be cheeky. If you are comparing against a self managed solution, are you factoring all costs into that equation (fully burdened labour costs, disposal, cooling, power, etc.).
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by wstrange 12y ago
I really like inbox, but the lack of a prominent delete button annoys me to no end. Yes, I know I can bundle up mail and then delete the batch - but I want a one click way of deleting a message that I know I will never read again (promo ema
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by wstrange 12y ago
We have owned a Prius for 6 years now. Not sexy, but an incredibly utilitarian car. The power split device is indeed a brilliant piece of engineering.
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by wstrange 12y ago
There are a boatload of apps that integrate with Google Drive. I am not sure how one can claim that there is no ecosystem; It looks pretty healthy to me.
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by wstrange 12y ago
I have a feeling that Jini will be re-invented in the future. There are too many good ideas in there to ignore. "The End of Protocols" paper is another great read.
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by wstrange 12y ago
I have a large collection of auto repair tools, gardening equipment, etc, that have an insanely low utilization. And my neighbours are the same. A large community shed where we could all pool our stuff would make so much sense. But alas m
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by wstrange 12y ago
I sincerely hope there are a few top cloud providers fighting for market share. An AWS monopoly is not a good thing. Google has awesome data center technology, and my guess is they have at least as many servers as AWS (even if most of those
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by wstrange 12y ago
I am curious why Jini gets no mention in a book on distributed computing. Jini was not commercially successful, but some of the concepts were quite interesting: mobile code, downloadable client proxies, leasing, look-up by interface, etc. &
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by wstrange 12y ago
How are those other open source projects not "fundamental"?
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by wstrange 12y ago
Exactly. Buffet is not a passive investor - he takes an active role in how the company is managed.
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by wstrange 12y ago
The fun factor in Dart is super high. It's just a joyful experience with great tools. And no need for a "Dart: the good parts" book. It's all good :-)
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by wstrange 12y ago
I think they are waiting on the integration of the oilpan project in chrome.
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by wstrange 12y ago
There is a youtube video from a google engineer that talks about their backup. Your data is (supposedly) encrypted with your private key. They can't guarantee that all copies are deleted, but they can (at least in theory) delete the ke
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by wstrange 12y ago
My biggest question on Docker / k8s: How does one control where persistent data lives and the required performance characteristics? Example: I need SSD + a certain level of availability? Is there a good strategy for managing this?
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by wstrange 12y ago
It's all open source (including kubernetes) - so worst case you move it to the cloud provider of your choice. Other than Docker / k8s being a little immature, I don't see a ton of risk.
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by wstrange 12y ago
That can make it difficult to implement consistent standards that are not subject to the whims of local politicians. There are also economies of scale that are difficult to achieve on a local level. Drug purchasing, for example. A federal g
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by wstrange 12y ago
Wait until you need reading glasses. Size matters The ability to increase the font size and still see the screen at arms length is really nice
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by wstrange 12y ago
We can use sparrows to import them from the tropics
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by wstrange 12y ago
The USA may spend more on health care, but how much of that money is wasted on overhead? Insurance company execs are not likely to be treating Ebola :-)
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by wstrange 12y ago
I sleep comfortably at night knowing my private photos are stored safely on iCloud.

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