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by mostly_harmless 15y ago
That just seems anti-competitory. I wouldn't expect Apple to reject google on the pretext of working with facebook, and I think it would be even more ridiculous for google to actually remove a currently existing app of a competitor.
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by mostly_harmless 15y ago
does this mean that you would not be able to make gmail accounts without them being linked to your identity? How far does this go, and what would be the visible effect on account management with google products?
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by mostly_harmless 15y ago
Can anyone explain why the chips need to be inside the cable? why cant they be inside the hosting device port?
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by mostly_harmless 15y ago
for anyone curious: 'streisanded' refers to the streisand effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect
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by mostly_harmless 15y ago
I would argue that regardless of who is dubbed 'richer', google and those who made it are still worth way more. Zuckerburg is a one trick pony, with nothing but facebook to keep him afloat. And now that google has started attacking that, I'
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by mostly_harmless 15y ago
well, personally I would much prefer only google having my information (and using it for google ads or whatever they use it for) than a bunch of unknown third parties. But that is assuming that google does not pass it off also, which im not
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by mostly_harmless 15y ago
slightly pedantic, but Gnome 3 is the intended successor of Gnome 2 (not its predecessor)
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by mostly_harmless 15y ago
Not quite. They are taking advantage of the fact that matter takes (or releases) a lot more energy when it is changing state(eg. solid to liquid), then when it is simply changing temperature in the same state. for example, water takes about
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by mostly_harmless 15y ago
http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html please view the 3rd from the bottom paragraph. Although, I do agree that this particular link is not as interesting as some I see on here.
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by mostly_harmless 15y ago
does anyone have any actual screenshots or examples of the difference?
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by mostly_harmless 16y ago
but that is their right to believe what they wish. If they want to believe whole-heartedly in Norse mythology, that is their right to do so. It only becomes an issue once they impose their beliefs on others. It can even be thought that athe
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by mostly_harmless 16y ago
So it's not the year of Linux? Hopefully there will be more interest after Gnome 3 and Ubuntu 11.04 both released in April
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by mostly_harmless 16y ago
That was a recent addition to the Terms. What that is referring to is additional DLC once the game is complete. Right now it is in beta. If you own a alpha license, you are guaranteed to receive additional updates free. The idea was that th
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by mostly_harmless 16y ago
well, for one thing, i dont believe it is a jet turbine. It appears that the thrust is solely produced by a giant propeller. The gas generator that runs the big fan is probably ventilated well enough not to burn the pilot.
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by mostly_harmless 16y ago
I figured it was a Team Fortress reference. Considering both of the 'agencies' that control the teams are denoted by three letters (BLU, and RED).
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Please give some feedback on my brother's startup
4 points by mostly_harmless 16y ago|23 comments
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by mostly_harmless 17y ago
I would say: get your pilot's license. It seems that you pretty well set, it should be pretty fun to fly. Also a cool conversation point
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by mostly_harmless 17y ago
what would happen if you format the drive into multiple partitions?
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by mostly_harmless 17y ago
They got part of it right. Google is making an operating system, but from my understanding, it is no longer solely a browser.