acagle

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   by acagle 10y ago

   I was turned off by the non-conversational tone of his writing and didn't get beyond the first three or four paragraphs. The sentences are long and pausing constantly with unnecessary commas. This is exactly the kind of writing I am
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   by acagle 10y ago

   The optimist in me would like to believe that we are still in a "Napster" world in terms of content, and we will eventually get back to a more bit torrent centric environment - what we lack is a killer UI that me, my kids, and mot
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   by acagle 10y ago

   Apple products have always been built with a Walled Garden approach, so nothing new here. The same ios software/hardware combo has always been fully controlled by Apple.
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   by acagle 10y ago

   We know that if speed is your goal there are tradeoffs you will have to deal with, such as inline images and css that are harder to maintain. This is a well known architectural tradeoff (along with usability vs security). If you are willin
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   by acagle 10y ago

   Thanks to Minecraft, I expect a whole new batch of Java developers over the next several years.
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   by acagle 10y ago

   I agree. I felt the same about Meddle. I think the whole article kind of read like a nostalgia piece