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by obelix 15y ago
FWIW, I have created a HN stream and added ~40 of you who sent emails. You should be able to signup to google+ using that. If it tells you to retry later, please do that. It works - eventually.
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by obelix 15y ago
If you need an invite, please email me at lists at anands dot net. I have a few, will add you all when they re-open invite feature. Please say Google+ in the subject and it would be helpful if you spell out your email in the body. I will a
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by obelix 15y ago
f k, you just described my life. I live in a fantastic bubble and work in a fantastic bubble. I travel in a car driven by my driver and I pretend the in between doesn't exist.
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by obelix 15y ago
As an entrepreneur who moved to Bangalore recently, I completely agree to Sridhar's post here. My 2 paise - do a India based / focused startup, just live outside India's cities (if you can't live outside India, that is).
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by obelix 16y ago
Slashtags are a neat idea, can't wait to try it out.
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Blekko Review(techcrunch.com)
53 points by obelix 16y ago|22 comments
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Fake Steve Job's response on the Apple PR (fakesteve.net)
6 points by obelix 16y ago|0 comments
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by obelix 16y ago
Thanks for the lifehacker link. That would have saved me a couple of hours.
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by obelix 16y ago
My experience has been horrible. I noticed bad slowdown in every app launching immediately after the upgrade. Apps took 30 secs to 1 min to launch (twitter, lose it, even calculator). It progressively got slower. Keyboard response ground
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Restoring your iPhone 3G to OS 3.1.3
2 points by obelix 16y ago|5 comments
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by obelix 16y ago
Got it working. I followed the instructions and got stuck with error 1015. I had to do two things. 1. Switch of your iPhone and put it in DFU mode with following instructions - Click the Home + Power On button for 10 seconds exactly - Rele
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by obelix 16y ago
Apple people are Bastiat fans. Who knew? :) http://goo.gl/5jEe
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by obelix 16y ago
Didn't work. Restore failed. Trying to restore to iOS4 now.
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by obelix 16y ago
Trying now, thanks.
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by obelix 16y ago
Do you mean a restore and reinstall all your apps?
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by obelix 16y ago
I have read this a few times now about Apple trying to get a low cost TV package for iTunes. http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15121131?IADID=Search-www.merc... I think until they can pull it off, AppleTV would remain crippled.
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by obelix 16y ago
That is correct. Hence my gripes towards the mini - it wasn't designed to be a digital media player, whereas the AppleTv is (HDMI, optical out). If it supported 1080p and was open, it would be the device. The boxee box could have been th
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by obelix 16y ago
I have two iMacs which already do what you say (Drobo as well). Don't want another device hooked there.
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by obelix 16y ago
Have you tried it? It crashes the Apple Tv about twice a day, I reverted back to the Apple Tv OS.
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by obelix 16y ago
You are right. Apple TV should have been this product, if it was open and allowed you to browse any website and ran flash, it didn't. Boxee would be this product if it had shipped a box that worked with the TV. (Yeah, I know about the boxe
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by obelix 16y ago
Exactly. If that happens and casual games make it to the TV through this, fun times ahead. Even otherwise, whoever can handle web flash games correctly with the controller (expect Logitech to nail this again) will win.
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by obelix 16y ago
oh, for the demo they showed a keyboard and an android phone as well. The input device / controller is going to vary based on provider. I can imagine there will be many remotes with built in keyboards something like this: http://www.prod
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by obelix 16y ago
Yes, it definitely is more functional. Every now and then I am tempted to spend the $600 for a dedicated mini, but why bother? If a boxee box does the job for $200, has 1080p, 7.1 out, 802.11n / Gig.E why bother spending $600? I hope the L
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by obelix 16y ago
You are correct in some ways. But no true optical audio out? You use a Toslink to Optical converter, I read that getting 7.1 out of it was not possible. Not sure about 1080p playback. Oh, $600 for the mac mini vs $200 for something like
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by obelix 16y ago
Plugging your computer to your TV is not an option unless you have a dedicated computer plugged to your TV. Then you want the computer to be quiet, small and not FUGLY. You want the computer to be operated by a small keyboard and a remote
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by obelix 16y ago
The difference being boxee never got it shipped with a box (yeah I know about the boxee box which hasn't shipped yet). Google with its muscle can get it done. Built into Sony Tv, logitech box, built into dish network - done. BTW, boxee ca
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by obelix 16y ago
Rishi mentioned hardware decoding using GPU. Local media was not mentioned, but I don't see something like the Logitech box NOT doing local media. If not, I expect someone to write an Android app for it instantly. Imagine the possibility o
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by obelix 16y ago
Heh, will it play Hulu running on that ugly Flash? Will it do Youtube streaming? I bought the AppleTv on day 1 and use it a lot, but I will never pay Apple to see content that is free on the internet. Why would I pay iTunes when I can see
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by obelix 16y ago
RIP AppleTv. Apple had 3 years to do this and they missed it. Android apps on the TV. The first person who gets the games to work with Logitech Controller or any generic controller will win - big. This thing can dent iPhoneOS big time.
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by obelix 17y ago
Scott You are assuming that I haven't talked to my co-founders. Seeing how I was struggling with my financial issues, my CEO was the person who suggested that I go look for consulting positions to keep myself happy and motivated to continu

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