felixmar

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by felixmar 11y ago
I would prefer creating virtual objects for this kind of prototyping because they do not produce plastic waste. I wonder if the protopiper device can be used with biodegradable tape.
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by felixmar 11y ago
And the gap will only increase if the proposed intelligence services act (Wiv20xx) is passed by parliament. The act allows the intelligence services to mass surveillance all electronic communication and forces all service providers (not jus
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by felixmar 11y ago
Having used gopher a bit before the first browser it was inline images that made the web revolutionary imo. I remember being amazed by the pages with layout and images. So at least for me the web has always been a very visual medium.
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by felixmar 12y ago
Somewhat off-topic but when can we expect a release of TextSecure for iOS?
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by felixmar 13y ago
Other than leaks via Wikileaks etc. i don't have access to a lot of information that the president of the USA had 30 years ago. Most public information on the internet today was also available pre-internet. The main difference is the t
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Tech.eu: We have lift-off(tech.eu)
2 points by felixmar 13y ago|0 comments
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by felixmar 13y ago
After years of reading HN it's still fascinating how submissions reach the front page. I gave this the first upvote while it was still on the first page of 'new'. And i was certain that once it would go to the second page it
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by felixmar 13y ago
Is Apple not concerned about losing developer momentum? Paid apps are on the way down. Market share is becoming more important than ever. Only in the US will a large share of the population pay $600+ for a phone. Strong iPad sales will buy
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by felixmar 13y ago
I suspect that PG has given up moderating Hacker News and currently sees HN mostly as an effective marketing channel for YC startups. Lately most replies from PG and many founders seem filtered to prevent the inevitable backlash. The raw op
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by felixmar 13y ago
Where is the Steam Box? I would pay Valve $800 if it guarantees 1080p@60 games for several years. Both the XBox One and PS4 likely do not have enough power to do that for most games.
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by felixmar 13y ago
In Europe i am hoping that Germany will lead the way. The German people seem to care most about personal freedom. If they can convince the government not to give in to outside pressure to take away more and more liberty it could become not
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by felixmar 13y ago
In the short term nothing will change for Google, Facebook etc. But i think you are underestimating the longer term reaction from members of this community. The cloud in its current form is dead. Google's goal of collecting the world&#
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by felixmar 13y ago
I think this shows how powerful mathematical notation really is once you understand the concepts (which i admit is not easy). One formal definition versus pages of explanations. It's the same with other programming concepts like monads. Man
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by felixmar 13y ago
I wonder why they have not implemented that from the beginning. Right now rendering the initial page with JavaScript feels non-native, like a Flash plug-in. I suspect that it will be even more noticeable for large web applications.
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by felixmar 13y ago
Logging out on outlook.com is even worse. You get redirected to msn.com with its sleazy celebrity "news" and other dubious items. It's like you're in a renovated theater thinking this new interior design is pretty good and then after the sh
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by felixmar 13y ago
Small correction: The static keyword has not been removed. It takes the place of the const keyword which has been removed.
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by felixmar 14y ago
And with Apple it is the opposite: if you don't at least once a month have to accept their terms your iPhone is likely being monitored.
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by felixmar 14y ago
Is there a similar preference for investing in European startups? Do VCs and/or angel investors strongly prefer to invest in e.g. a UK Ltd. instead of a company incorporated in the Netherlands?
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by felixmar 14y ago
Now that the language syntax is mostly stabilized, i am hoping that more focus will go to the standard library. Currently it seems rather ad hoc and not always consistent (which is understandable because of all the language changes).
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by felixmar 14y ago
I am sure that you knew that browsers were finally getting good enough. Getting the timing right is still difficult but it is not pure luck. I suppose you also need some luck (and skill) to convince others that something is now becoming pos
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by felixmar 14y ago
I don't think it was because of the quality of OS/2 itself. It's always the applications that make or break a platform. I remember trying OS/2 Warp and the OS itself did impress me. But most of my favorite games and applications did not run
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by felixmar 15y ago
Here in the Netherlands every medical procedure has a standardized declaration code. On the site of the NZa (Netherlands Healthcare Authority) you can check the current and historical cost of a procedure for each hospital. For example go to
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by felixmar 15y ago
The video in question: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPBlfeuZuWg Due to the low quality microphone the sound is a bit metallic. Perhaps that throws off YouTube's recognition software. But if there are a lot of false positives then Google
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by felixmar 15y ago
This is really about informing the customers of legitimate stores that (unknowingly) sell counterfeit products at full price.
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by felixmar 15y ago
Super Secure Patent-pending technology guarantees the integrity of your loyalty program. GPS triangulation, velocity analysis, and statistical variation keep things secure. Each venue gets one static QR code. A bit of
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by felixmar 15y ago
Good to know about that treaty. It could make it easier for Dutch startups to attract talented employees from the US. If they eventually want to start their own company they have the option to stay in the Netherlands.
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by felixmar 15y ago
The problem with WPF/Silverlight is that Microsoft never managed to make it feel fast enough to compete with native code. The Windows Phone 7 UI is praised because of its excellent performance. Now imagine that Microsoft would have used WPF
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by felixmar 16y ago
Go [1] is a fairly new language that has lightweight threads and supports message passing through channels. The language is pretty quick to learn, especially if you already know C. [1] http://golang.org
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Microsoft gives Firefox an H.264 video boost(news.cnet.com)
7 points by felixmar 16y ago|0 comments
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by felixmar 16y ago
They won't change their position. A recently leaked cable shows why: US 'lobbied Russia on behalf of Visa and MasterCard' [1]. Quid pro quo. They cannot afford to lose the support of the US government. [1] http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2

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