nr0mx

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by nr0mx 5y ago
By that metric, doesn't Rust have an even bleaker future? https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&q=...
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by nr0mx 8y ago
I would prefer not to contribute to Chrome's increasing dominance, but I feel like I don't get much of a choice. I want to choose a browser on its merits. For me that is currently Vivaldi. Where is the Firefox-based Vivaldi equiva
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Somebody is buying thousands of 5-star-reviews for WhatsApp(telegra.ph)
3 points by nr0mx 9y ago|0 comments
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by nr0mx 11y ago
They were, weren't they?
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by nr0mx 12y ago
Are you being ironic? I guess it wouldn't overly bother the OP, considering he's switching from python, where "the designers of the language forced their mind-your-indentation religion on everyone blah blah blah".
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by nr0mx 12y ago
In short, there's no performance requirement?
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by nr0mx 12y ago
You mean anti-Google pro-Microsoft surely?
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by nr0mx 12y ago
No, he means there has been loads of reports of such episodes with Steve Jobs, not not with Brin.
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by nr0mx 12y ago
Why should the difference be to the user? The inner workings are important to the creators - it loosens their dependency on an external proprietary firm. The interface matters to the users. It's no coincidence that six out of ten in th
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by nr0mx 13y ago
Yes, but the average user is also not going around looking for a Truly Free Version of the OS powering their phones/tablets. The point is, Android is currently the go-to mobile OS for anyone who wants to scratch their itch. like Linux
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by nr0mx 13y ago
I fail to understand how this is any different from a skinned Android tablet interface.
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by nr0mx 13y ago
Puts this in an entirely different light, doesn't it: Even when ostensibly not functioning, the Xbox One can run in a low-powered state, ready to be snapped on at a moment's notice. That's something Microsoft was showing off
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by nr0mx 13y ago
I get a download link on a Mac. Can't see the Windows or Linux link, presumably only shows the Download link for your OS. http://www.opera.com/download/get/?partner=www&opsys=MacOS&p...
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by nr0mx 13y ago
"Upon the launch of the iPhone 4, Jobs promised that Apple would immediately start working with standards bodies to make the FaceTime protocol an "open standard." As of November 2012, it is not yet known to have been ratified by any standar
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by nr0mx 13y ago
This is the company currently running ads positioning itself as a company that holds privacy dear. "At Microsoft, we take our responsibilities for protecting your privacy very seriously. It’s a priority across all our businesses, and an are
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by nr0mx 13y ago
> Everything Google does is about ad sales. Self driving cars? What are you going to do when your car does the driving for you? Consume media of course, with ads all over it! Of course, you make perfect sense. I guess we know why if Goo
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by nr0mx 13y ago
Your recent comment on Apple pulling AppGratis from the App Store - "Go and innovate on Android, what's the problem. Or make your own platform and innovate there. Or use HTML5. What makes me sad is constant whining about stuff like this." -
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by nr0mx 14y ago
Reading the Dropbox help page, it seems like the situation might be worse if you were a paying customer: "If you convert your existing account to Teams, the balance you have remaining on your Pro subscription will be credited to the Teams s
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by nr0mx 14y ago
The OP says he did that: "I tried contacting Dropbox on twitter and using their site’s support contact form, and they have not yet gotten back to me."
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by nr0mx 14y ago
I can't imagine Dropbox can punish the Teams account creator for what amounts to their failure to educate users on the implication of the action. The victim does have to accept the invitation for this to work, so any unintended consequence
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by nr0mx 14y ago
Can you clarify that? I can view the content of the page without being logged in.
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Canadian government is 'muzzling its scientists'(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by nr0mx 15y ago|0 comments
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by nr0mx 15y ago
Well, they've penalized the Google Chrome page according to this update: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3421468
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Kayak: Do As I Said, Not As I Do To Others On Bing(searchengineland.com)
2 points by nr0mx 15y ago|0 comments
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Chinese vendors form alliance to battle Apple and other patent predators(bgr.com)
1 points by nr0mx 15y ago|0 comments
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by nr0mx 15y ago
> However, they made the breakthrough now and it does not look like there is any "real" OSS competitor left. That is precisely why it is so significant that Android is also open source. The bestseller "Android" tablet of this year is pr
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by nr0mx 15y ago
>> It is interesting, because really, what has Android being "Open Source" really done? You mean, besides this (from the G+ post conversation): "Historians are, however, going to make note of how the open source Android platform (or
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by nr0mx 15y ago
The analysis of the players in the mobile market and their motivations is spot on, but the rest of the article rests on shaky grounds. First off, Windows Phone is not superior to Android. It may be ahead in some respects, but it certainly l
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We and Mozilla are working together to make the web awesome(plus.google.com)
278 points by nr0mx 15y ago|85 comments
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by nr0mx 15y ago
Well of course you are right about that, but I don't think that's the gist of it. Not entirely. There's also the insistence that where Apple was first or on the cutting edge, it is a mortal sin for others to copy. That's the ugly part. That

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