liquidben

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by liquidben 17y ago
I think you might be disregarding the part where he said the lack of a qualifier implies an invite to disagree. It's actually a striking thought that hadn't occurred to me. Your prototypical geek enjoys discourse to refine a point. Inclusio
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by liquidben 17y ago
Reviewing the discussion here, I think his important point is being missed: Due to the supply chain Apple has built through iPod then iPhone/iPod Touch, the iPad is an extremely cost competitive multitouch interface. In fact it's so cost co
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by liquidben 17y ago
I am by no means against working out, but forcing this dichotomy may dissuade people from taking a simple an useful step that could even be aggregated: Stretch out your previously brief ice cream consumption while doing your normal schedule
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by liquidben 17y ago
I fully agree with the value implicit in having that library book deadline to push you to finish something that you wouldn't have finished otherwise (100 Years of Solitude was that book for me). At the same time, you can avail yourself of t
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by liquidben 17y ago
So the trick is to give people what they need, which is not necessarily what they ask for. That doesn't necessarily defy the article's thesis, since it might be possible to phrase questions artfully enough to diagnose needs vs wants, but th
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by liquidben 17y ago
This sort of thread would be remiss to not include the quote popularized by Twain about there being three types of falsehoods: "Lies, damn lies, and statistics" Amusingly enough, it's got its own Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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by liquidben 17y ago
FYI: Google does have a limited 'command line' tool for time zone differences. If you search for "London time", it will return the current time in London UK in bold, along with London, Ontario and London, Arkansas. This obviously is only fo
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by liquidben 17y ago
Great info, but I thought that I'd supplement that, noting that they also have the Chumby One, which is a hard shell version without included battery. Mine is placed mainly to stare at as I dumbly eat cereal first thing in the morning http
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by liquidben 17y ago
So is this Google's first evolutionary step towards something equivalent to Stack Overflow
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by liquidben 17y ago
I think the grandparent post's application of quotation marks around "BS" subtly speaks volumes, i.e. perception of the bullshit value of a job is potentially invalid. Marco's essay reads as if he's got a pretty unilateral opinion about the
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by liquidben 17y ago
I'd presume that trespass would apply to this situation, although it would not likely invalidate the lawsuit outright.
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by liquidben 17y ago
It will be very interesting to see what XNA support is like on the final model. There's a strong community of developers accessing these tools for free, which would allow Microsoft to roll out a full and lively app store quickly. I would be
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by liquidben 17y ago
Terry Pratchett was fond of saying that one-in-a-million chances come true 9 times out of ten, but I believe in that he was referring to fiction and not internet crazies.
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by liquidben 17y ago
The repercussions of this on the next generation of gaming consoles would be very intriguing.
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by liquidben 17y ago
I'm having trouble tracking down a citation, but Marketplace pointed out that this is the first of these recalls to happen since the burgeoning of social networking. Pintos got written up in newspaper headlines. The SUV/Firestone debacle pr
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by liquidben 17y ago
I've always rather enjoyed this piece of found internet art, having grown up with Calvin and Hobbes, and now having my own family on the way. http://www.coffeeandcigarettes.com/2009/02/11/yea-verily-i-s...
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by liquidben 17y ago
I think you've got a really good point here. Speaking from the syndicate's point of view, it's highly inefficient and a poor bargaining position if you have to get authorial approval for each and every item. Watterson probably never had a c
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by liquidben 17y ago
I personally think that a perfectly normal Hobbes stuffed doll would be an incredible incitement to a child's imagination. Instead of a talking Dora the Explorer doll that can replay the voice of the actress from the cartoon, the child (or
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by liquidben 17y ago
Your comment speaks about awkwardness derived from the difficulties of giving a presentation. The article speaks about awkwardness derived from potential ergonomic issues. You've made some good points, but the two are not mutually exclusive
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by liquidben 17y ago
I think the implication is that if a user is trying to use Google Docs or other "advanced" features, then either they themselves or their support staff are likely to be willing and able to upgrade their IE client. Search is more lowest comm
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by liquidben 17y ago
Good idea: Comparing criticism at the iPad's introduction to criticism at the iPod's introduction Bad idea: Cherry-picking quotes that are catchy at best, like those that complain that new product did not meet unfounded expectations Worst i
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by liquidben 17y ago
"The real determining factor... isn't financial but one of convenience" But convenience is financial as it can be valued. (My statements based upon extensive research involving 7-11 and getting food delivered)
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by liquidben 17y ago
Reminds me of the mantra I repeat to myself whenever I start going to the gym again: "Everybody's got to start somewhere"
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by liquidben 17y ago
Preexisting high levels of popularity, I'd presume. One could be curious about what makes for a popular Twitter account. Or Bill could secretly love TMZ shrugs It's not necessarily incompatible with the rest of his life, albeit unexpected
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by liquidben 17y ago
So multiple exposures to content that's been slightly modulated each time will result in greater user uptake, right?
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by liquidben 17y ago
I had to Google "purrel -purell" to track that down, and even then it wasn't an immediate hit. According to WordNik.com, which cites the "Century Dictionary", a purrel is "A list ordained to be at the end of kersies to prevent deceit in dim
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by liquidben 17y ago
"Protectionists warned that if sugar tariffs were lifted, then the value of slaves working on the sugar plantations would collapse thus causing a general fall in slave values throughout the South." Sugar tariffs originally supported the sla
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by liquidben 17y ago
This amusing reflection strikes me: Said managers may likely have the exact same feelings, e.g. "barely one-fifth (21%) of managers are truly engaged in their work, in the sense that they would go the extra mile for their employees. Nearly
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by liquidben 17y ago
Isn't part of the issue at hand that the extensibility of Firefox is deep, while that of Chrome is shallow(er)? I understand that deep extensibility isn't necessarily a cause for memory leaks, the ongoing inheritance of a community making u
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by liquidben 17y ago
I think they should also credit RedBox for the decrease in rental stores. There are a lot of people out there who use it, either because they aren't internet-savvy or for other reasons. As for faxing, I sadly encounter way too many occasion

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