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by TechStuff 15y ago
There's also an Eject command in the File menu. But yes, it's different from a PC, where you normally push a physical button on the optical drive.
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by TechStuff 15y ago
a list of known Google Easter Eggs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_hoaxes#Easter_eggs
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by TechStuff 15y ago
The original is here: http://thisismynext.com/2011/10/12/siri-weird-things-iphone-... I'm sure the joke responses are deliberate, just as Infocom text adventure games were programmed to be 'smart' enough to respond to predictable human
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by TechStuff 15y ago
The best version of Monopoly I've played is the Mega version. A third dice speeds up the game start and finish by forcing players to move to the next unowned property, or to the next property where they must pay rent. http://en.wikipedia.o
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by TechStuff 16y ago
Why is this at the top of HN?
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by TechStuff 16y ago
I'm not sure how much it's worth but I was happy to subscribe for $1 and sent a separate gift via PayPal for $10. Go get 'em Marco!
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by TechStuff 16y ago
Q: What does Microsoft sell that you can't get for free? A: Unbreakable interoperability with other Microsoft products. That, and Active Directory.
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by TechStuff 16y ago
Product exchange program. First 1,000 people to return their iPhone 4 get a free BlackBerry and $1,000 but can never use an iPhone again.
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by TechStuff 16y ago
+1 to this comment. PrimoPDF is another good alternative for enterprise users who just need print to PDF.
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by TechStuff 17y ago
no
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by TechStuff 17y ago
See also http://www.techstuff.ca/store/ (my April Fool's joke from a few years ago).
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by TechStuff 17y ago
Digital proposed this back in 1997 or so (before Digital was swallowed up by Compaq, then by HP). They called it Millicent. http://web.archive.org/web/19970601153143/http://www.millice... There's a patent and everything. http://www.paten
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by TechStuff 17y ago
Yes, it's an old link. I didn't see it then. Mea culpa!
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New phone includes web, email, translator, coffee maker, and harmonica(pomegranatephone.com)
11 points by TechStuff 17y ago|8 comments
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by TechStuff 17y ago
If you clicked on this story, you might also enjoy "The Age of Persuasion" on CBC radio. No podcast yet unfortunately, but streaming audio is available. (See right margin.) http://www.cbc.ca/ageofpersuasion
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by TechStuff 18y ago
This article is a mulligan stew of observations and opinions about several different problems that have earned the label "procrastination." I fit the profile of what Ferrari calls an "avoidance procrastinator." Pychyl and Steel have got my
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by TechStuff 18y ago
I assumed it was typo. U = (E x V) / (P x D)