MWinther

6 ms·

1.
by MWinther 13y ago
for someone like me, who is familiar with vim, but not-so-familiar with emacs, it would help if you would specify which features you are looking for more specifically. My guess would be that if the features you want are available, they migh
2.
by MWinther 13y ago
I thought the history of Apples profit margins were interesting. What happened in Q3 2010 when it was last this low? http://ycharts.com/companies/AAPL/gross_profit_margin
3.
by MWinther 13y ago
And if it's the actual hardware, rather than the software/firmware, I guess they'll offer free replacements in the Apple Stores for anyone who has the problem? Sure, it's a hassle for the customer and expensive for Apple
4.
by MWinther 14y ago
I found the checkout process needlessly confusing. The split between the first and second page once I clicked was not clear to me, and the name of the button beside the price box was "Gift". With the arrow above it specifying a price, I did
5.
by MWinther 16y ago
I don't agree that the question changes. I would argue that the fact that Fortran enshrined the convention is a more relevant answer than the answer to why Fortran picked that range. The reason being that the answer to the latter question i
6.
by MWinther 16y ago
Exactly. Getting a working mental model, even if it's not very exact, does wonders for the ability to experiment. The problem is, most people get an explanation of what the different parts of the computer are, but not a working model of how
7.
by MWinther 16y ago
No, at least not without you telling me why someone needs to hold on to the information. In what way is that obvious?
8.
by MWinther 16y ago
Actually, if one is to believe the media over here, the rape charges have been dropped. The molestation ones still remain, though.
9.
by MWinther 16y ago
I don't think the German soldiers speaking English is a research problem, so it seems to be a rather contrived illustration of your point. Whereas I can see your point, I don't particularly agree with it. When it comes to domains where I do
10.
by MWinther 16y ago
Did anyone honestly believe that use of the VoIP in background API was going to be allowed for non-VoIP stuff, though? Having said that, the rest of the story seems conflicting and with confusing back-and-forth.
11.
by MWinther 16y ago
Makes me wonder about the role of the brush/pen. Is it just an extension of the finger, or does it bring more than that to the artist using it? Considering the comments on the page, it seems to me artists have different opinions about this
12.
by MWinther 16y ago
I, for one, thought this was a good summary of how the Apple camp looks at the issue right now, whether you agree with that interpretation or not.
13.
by MWinther 16y ago
This really doesn't add anything that hasn't been said in the earlier posts here on this particular topic.
14.
by MWinther 16y ago
With respect, I think a lot of reasoning individuals who are Apple customers like or are at least indifferent to the walled garden approach. Just as those saying that they get better reception from the iPhone 4, or saying nothing at all lik
15.
by MWinther 16y ago
I agree with you, except I don't know that a lot of iPhone 4 users consider this a huge issue. I remember people getting upset about slight color imperfections in the iPods a couple of years back. People tend to consider Apple products more
16.
by MWinther 16y ago
Just like there are people not being able to reproduce the problem on their iPhone 4.
17.
by MWinther 16y ago
In what way has Apple forgot that their customers are reasoning individuals? I don't see how you come to that conclusion in this case, but you seem to argue that this has happened before?
18.
by MWinther 16y ago
I'm sorry, but do you honestly compare the Droid X eFuse story, which has been written about in select geek blogs to some extent to the iPhone 4 reception story, which has occupied pretty much every mainstream news reporting media outlet fo
19.
by MWinther 16y ago
I took a course in philosophy during my Cognitive Science studies, and our course book ( http://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Mind-Anthology-John-Heil/dp... ) was really useful, since they had an original text and a couple of criticisms of that
20.
by MWinther 16y ago
I bought GEB when I was 13, mostly because I liked the Escher paintings. I was hooked after reading the first Achilles/Turtle episode, though, and even though many concepts went over my head at the time. I still haven't read it cover to cov
21.
by MWinther 16y ago
Is there something fundamentally different in the approach taken in Froyo that makes for this kind of speed improvement?
22.
by MWinther 16y ago
It's somewhat redundant, since the domain part is missing from the title, but that being said, I really prefer the prefix as well.
23.
by MWinther 16y ago
My first resource to get to grips with Cocoa programming was the Hillegass book pointed out elsewhere. But when starting the iPhone focus, the Stanford iPhone Programming Lectures on iTunes U really were a great help for me, even though the
24.
by MWinther 16y ago
I think that these affordances are more important for non-tech people than what techies in particular give them credit for. In order for people who prefer using the analogue equivalents, this is a great way to inspire confidence enough to r
25.
by MWinther 16y ago
Actually, when the Mercedes A-class showed up, and the motor press were able to tip it over, Mercedes did pretty much exactly the same thing. Of course, the A-class isn't a CL550, but then again, it still cost a whole lot more to buy than a
26.
by MWinther 16y ago
My 3G is getting really slow, can't wait until they start selling the iPhone 4 over here so I can upgrade. I've heard the 3G gets bogged down when keeping a gazillion SMS messages on it, though, so maybe it's more to do with that than iOS4.
27.
by MWinther 16y ago
It's a strange title... It doesn't seem to be much about Google winning the hearts of anyone, even though this particular developer chose Android because he was familiar with Java from before. Seems more like brain-winning to me. It seems l
28.
77% of iPhone 4 sales were upgrades(tech.fortune.cnn.com)
2 points by MWinther 16y ago|0 comments
29.
by MWinther 16y ago
I can't reproduce that in my Safari 5 either, so it doesn't seem to be a general problem with that browser.
30.
by MWinther 16y ago
Engadget reports that one of their units is having this particular problem, but their testing unit does not. To me, that sounds like something is wrong with a number of the first units released, rather than a fundamental design flaw. Either

More ›