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by jmh42 8y ago
I didn't even use the word 'developed'. Nice try. ;) I simply mean if you are comparing countries, you need to look at aggregate figures, such as total GDP or market size or population. If one country has lower GDP than anoth
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by jmh42 8y ago
> Why should Mahathir get to call his country "poor" relative to China...? A simple answer may be aggregates matter when it comes to country-to-country comparisons. A country's companies and government get 'strength&#
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by jmh42 10y ago
Looks very awesome. What term app is that?
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by jmh42 10y ago
While this is entirely unethical, it is an amazing business decision if they get away with it without any harm to their reputation. I wonder if they reputation risks were considered when they rolled out this "feature". It's a
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by jmh42 10y ago
I had not heard of Henry James and his book "Progress & Poverty" (1879). More info for anyone interested [0] [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_and_Poverty
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by jmh42 10y ago
I've spent some time thinking about basic income. At times arguing for it, other times arguing against it. Unfortunately we cannot resolve the scarcity problem, particularly when it comes to real estate, i.e. the location one chooses t
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by jmh42 11y ago
Like it says in the video, it's mostly a business decision. All the companies in the top list are customer/user facing, while Amazon's AWS is not customer facing at all. It's about the customer's impression of the p
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by jmh42 11y ago
OSX example: Even 7 years ago Little Snitch on OSX was reporting to me every Apple App was trying to establish a connection home every time I opened it. I just blocked it and didn't bother to inspect the packets.
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by jmh42 11y ago
The hack needed an extra rooted android phone and a special 'helper' app. It also took advantage of the subsidy they give new users and the driver for new users. (I have no idea if this has been patched) Another subsidy I heard ab
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by jmh42 11y ago
Because then the growth of valuation metrics will be slow and you will not be able to justify round A,B,C,+,-, etc. Try reading it through the eyes of an investor putting capital to work rather than the person doing the work.
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WeChat Life Report – Oct 2015(chinachannel.co)
2 points by jmh42 11y ago|0 comments
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by jmh42 11y ago
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE2BkLqMef4
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by jmh42 12y ago
video games /sarcasm
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by jmh42 13y ago
I may be completely wrong here, but I thought TOR doesn't work in China. Something about them blocking the relays or their traffic only supporting TCP and no UDP... (Sorry for lack of support here.)
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by jmh42 13y ago
Does anyone know how much the Gov't agencies pay for this data? I'm guessing here, but it seems logical. There must be some kind of economic benefit for Facebook, Google, AT&T, Verizon, etc. to save and provide this data. Perhaps they
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by jmh42 13y ago
No. I have found there is rarely a good result from this. In the one case I've observed, the guy courted the girl and quit before they started a serious relationship. This worked well. This may be different at larger organizations. I have o
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by jmh42 13y ago
This is horrible analysis: comparing Vista to windows 7 changes to windows 7 to 8 changes. Vista was arguably Microsoft's worst OS. Windows 7 arguably the best. Obviously the changes you mention would be better. In fact, with 5% I am amazed
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by jmh42 13y ago
I think there is an elephant in the room here. (Sorry if this stings anyone) The collective We have been led to believe that we must make something original to be great. Don't make another social network, too tough. Don't do what Instagram
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by jmh42 14y ago
This is really not said enough. I've found windows 8 a vastly better experience, mainly due to speed improvements, keyboard shortcuts, metro (I prefer it now, non-touchscreen too), and the un-invasive windows update. Sometimes I wonder if t
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by jmh42 14y ago
Agreed. I have trouble falling asleep without a fresh-just-brushed-my-teeth feeling. An annoying habit in the beginning can become a necessity later on.