denniedarko

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Facebook to debut auto-play video ads in 2013(theregister.co.uk)
42 points by denniedarko 14y ago|46 comments
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by denniedarko 14y ago
While k is extremely terse, a lot of investment banks these days are using systems which utilise q and it's associated kdb+ database. q is basically a wrapper around k which makes it a lot easier to read and code in and which allows for sql
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by denniedarko 14y ago
The S3 Mini packs nowhere near the same punch as the main S3. 480 x 800 resolution vs 720 x 1280 1 GHz Dual Core vs 1.4 GHz Quad Core 5 MP camera vs 8MP It's very poor value for the money in my opinion, not even matching the specs from the
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by denniedarko 14y ago
*I believe you mean the ~81% drop in the proportion of companies founded by Taiwanese immigrants.
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by denniedarko 14y ago
The easy workaround for the moment would be to place a shortcut to maps.google.com on your iPhone home screen. Then you don't need to use the default maps if you feel they aren't up to scratch.
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by denniedarko 14y ago
They were pretty shitty back when he first started but they've improved steadily, and he really does churn them out. And Redditors do love their novelty accounts.
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by denniedarko 14y ago
Aaaaaand the top post is a shitty watercolour as I look at the page right now, http://i.imgur.com/Ju94o.png Never change Reddit, never change.
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by denniedarko 14y ago
Another Sudoku solver in k, which is only 72 bytes, and a translation into q which is slightly longer for those interested. http://thesweeheng.wordpress.com/2008/11/30/more-sudoku-solv...
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by denniedarko 14y ago
Good insight; poor formatting/spelling.
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by denniedarko 14y ago
6 month lockup no?
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by denniedarko 14y ago
Well he hasn't yet but he has joined Gates and Buffet in the giving pledge (you pledge to donate half of your wealth to charity). http://www.fastcompany.com/1708405/mark-zuckerberg-joins-war...
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by denniedarko 14y ago
The problem won't disappear anytime soon though, because even though the platforms will stop doubling in size, there will still be many millions of naive new customers every year who will see these apps and view $5 as a bargain for the slic
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by denniedarko 14y ago
What you're failing to consider here is that every user Halo 3 had paid approx. $60 up front to become a user in the first place. The problem with these free-mium games is that the average revenue per user is so much lower.
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by denniedarko 14y ago
Yeah I was aware of this functionality, it's definitely far too clunky for most users though to go through clicking on that at the side of the page when most browsers now allow direct search through the address bar with the search provider
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by denniedarko 14y ago
Their search function is used more than Google's? How do you possibly arrive at that conclusion? The only instance where I would possibly use Facebook's search function is if I'm typing in the name of one of my friends. On the other hand, t
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by denniedarko 15y ago
He stated he's going to be answering questions from 3pm to 5pm ET, so should start seeing some responses shortly.
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by denniedarko 15y ago
Bush middle name-esque: dubya dubya dubya