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by xcntktn 12y ago
Blade Runner is different because of the attention it received due to the "Final Cut" version that came out in 2007. If it hadn't been for that, references to it would probably be a lot less recognizable with the younger crow
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by xcntktn 12y ago
> Maybe this speaks to my bias against people who bend reasonable rules for profit. I share the same "bias" (I would actually refer to it as "normal thinking", but hey…) and think it's a shame people in Silicon V
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by xcntktn 12y ago
I don't know why you're being downvoted for that; your interpretation, while uncharitable, is still most likely the correct one, given Apple's history. Not to mention the games market for the iOS App Store is very saturated a
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by xcntktn 12y ago
There is a big difference between a simple meeting and the overly-gimmicky nonsense ritual that is known as the "standup". I've even seen standups where people are forced to hold a heavy book as they talk just to ensure they
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by xcntktn 12y ago
> Why Apple doesn't do streaming... Uh, yes they do, quite well in fact: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2014/03/11/apple-itunes-radio-pa... Already bigger than Spotify just six months after launch.
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by xcntktn 12y ago
You wrote all that and didn't even notice that Apple already has a streaming service that is larger than Spotify? http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2014/03/11/apple-itunes-radio-pa...
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by xcntktn 12y ago
You just described this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_X_and_Theory_Y
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by xcntktn 12y ago
> I don't remember ever noticing it in a search engine result. And yet it's easily shown that Google highly values MetaFilter in its results: http://www.metafilter.com/134827/New-Spammer-Panic#5333774 The
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by xcntktn 12y ago
There is a prisoner in the US Federal system who has been in solitary confinement for 27 years : http://www.peteearley.com/thomas-silverstein/ A court recently ruled that his conditions did not constitute a violation
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by xcntktn 12y ago
Yeah, and this is the place to read them all!
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by xcntktn 12y ago
There is a weird hivemind effect on display here and in other various Silicon Valley discussion circles where there is an unstated but very solid agreement that certain companies are "cool" and thus receive the most charitable int
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by xcntktn 12y ago
I've always found a lot of the anti-regulation, pro-"disruption" rhetoric in startup culture to be short-sighted, over-simplified, and at times just outright boneheaded, but... Screw car dealers. Consumers deserve choice, and
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by xcntktn 12y ago
Yep. There will never be another video or audio streaming startup after today. Doors closed, ladder pulled up behind them, that's it, finished. The ones that exist today are all there will ever be. Sound crazy? Exaggerated? Check back
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by xcntktn 12y ago
Not bad for someone who started out as a spammer: http://gawker.com/5853754/the-seedy-spammy-past-of-airbnbs-c...
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by xcntktn 12y ago
Stories like this one and Glenn Reid's essay[1] about working with Steve on iMovie seem to be vastly more informative than any movie or book on SJ.[2] One of the biggest takeaways from both of these essays is that working with Steve wa
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by xcntktn 12y ago
"Airbnb's website tells people to check local laws and their leases. A specific section on San Francisco explains the prohibition on short-term rentals and links to various city codes." So why doesn't AirBnB simply disal
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by xcntktn 12y ago
Well yeah, they've got a valuation to worry about. They are not going to let a little something like the law get in the way of that.
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by xcntktn 12y ago
I think it's simply a branding issue. "gfycat" is a catchier name which also hints at the GIF-related features. I have a pretty good idea of what it does from the name alone. "MediaCrush" on the other hand could be
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by xcntktn 13y ago
Don't worry, he's got his own strategy to keep programmers' salaries down: http://gawker.com/mark-zuckerbergs-self-serving-immigration-...
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by xcntktn 13y ago
> I used [Homebrew] to install ImageMagick (the only OS X tool I know of where you can resize pictures on the command line)… There's the built-in command "sips" that comes on every Mac and has been around since at least OS
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by xcntktn 13y ago
The passage you quoted is pretty much the same argument that gets thrown around whenever professional athletes go on strike. Yes, they are already very highly paid, but in the end they have essentially "earned" it by any reasonabl