pook1e

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by pook1e 10y ago
He may be looking to pursue a green card which is not possible with TN status.
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by pook1e 12y ago
> Sure, he is technically correct, which is the best kind of correct, if you get off on pedantry. He isn't technically correct. The GP provided a factually correct statement. > That is clearly what’s driving the business. By no i
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by pook1e 12y ago
> Apple pays well. A company requires more than 'pays well' to be a great company to work for, if that's what you're suggesting.
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by pook1e 12y ago
> They sell expensive products. They care about design. They represent a way of living. They're Apple in another market. Except they don't care about quality, which is one of Apple's strongest selling points.
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by pook1e 12y ago
Not the GP, but I was able to pick up a new 4gb model from the Acer online store a few weeks ago (the Canadian store - I don't think Acer is selling it new in the US anymore). If you're unable to find one I believe the new Dell Ch
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by pook1e 12y ago
For developers, installing Crouton turns the Chromebook into a fantastic portable machine. My Acer c720 has been able to handle everything I've thrown at it, and generally lasts a full day (10-12 hours) between charges.
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by pook1e 13y ago
I don't see the problem. Google is letting people pay to beta test their product. They aren't forcing anyone to buy anything nor are they marketing it as a finished product.
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by pook1e 13y ago
Many larger companies pay experienced interns fairly close to what they pay new graduates, which can easily end up being $40+ / hour.
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by pook1e 13y ago
I'd be very interested to hear how you think brute forcing my 22 character password is easier than stealing my laptop and fooling the fingerprint sensor.
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BlackBerry retreats from consumer market(theverge.com)
2 points by pook1e 13y ago|0 comments
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by pook1e 13y ago
It depends what I'm doing. I generally have two different Linux installs on each of my computers: A Gentoo + XMonad environment for development, and a Debian + KDE environment for anything else (other school work, movies, word processing, e
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by pook1e 13y ago
I believe you can simply remove Facebook Home from the HTC First to return to stock Android, though I'm not sure that guarantees updates like the Nexus devices do.
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by pook1e 13y ago
To be fair, Apple (and I'm sure Google) does this too. There is no doubt in my mind that Apple is going to announce a milestone of it's own tomorrow[0], a day that just happens to be the day of the Google I/O keynote. [0] https://www.apple
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by pook1e 14y ago
Value is an opinion. The Nexus 4 provides me with more value than an iPhone 5, yet costs nearly half. Therefore the iPhone is overpriced, right?
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by pook1e 14y ago
I'd argue that Google does updates right as well. Both my Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 were updated a few weeks ago within a few days of the update being released. It's Samsung, HTC, etc. who are doing updates wrong (though carriers may have some pa
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by pook1e 14y ago
Weird, I must be imagining the 16+ hours of battery life I've been getting nearly daily for the past 3 and a half months. I know different people have different usage patterns, but the Nexus 4 battery is far from "horrendous", especially wh
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Google Pushes Linux Support For Chromebook Pixel(phoronix.com)
1 points by pook1e 14y ago|0 comments
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Google Search for Android updated with Google Now widget, Fandango movie passes(theverge.com)
5 points by pook1e 14y ago|0 comments
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Valve Pushes Out Half-Life For Linux(phoronix.com)
324 points by pook1e 14y ago|156 comments
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by pook1e 14y ago
> no LTE Fair enough. > battery life Benchmarks never demonstrate typical use cases, which is especially true for battery life. Unless all you do is load web pages for hours on end at fixed intervals. Personally, I have better thing
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by pook1e 14y ago
Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but I've been using ConnectBot[1] for the past year or so and it has worked great. I've never used it with a physical keyboard, though, so YMMV. [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id
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by pook1e 14y ago
Yes. You should be able to run any software that runs on Windows 8 (not to be confused with RT). In addition, you can connect a monitor to it through the Mini DisplayPort and mouse/keyboard through the USB 3.0 port.
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Windows Phone sales quadruple, 7.8 update coming early 2013(arstechnica.com)
3 points by pook1e 14y ago|0 comments
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by pook1e 14y ago
> Just don't go thinking you're going to make the next Linux out of this. I don't think many people that decide to build an OS, regardless of C/asm experience, have the goal of making the next Linux. Most (myself included) get into OS d
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by pook1e 14y ago
No. THIS is rubbish. Did you even read the article you linked, or did you just scroll through the pretty pictures? > typical usage Are you serious? This pretty much affirms my point that you didn't read the article, unless you consider
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Apple and HTC settle all patent litigation with 10 year license agreement(theverge.com)
1 points by pook1e 14y ago|0 comments
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by pook1e 14y ago
What a load of absolute crap. Have you ever even picked up an Android phone? In no way does Google "push ads in your face". In fact, none of the Google apps included with Android have ads. Third party apps may have ads, but that is no diffe
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Apple hopes to add Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to latest Samsung lawsuit(theverge.com)
2 points by pook1e 14y ago|0 comments
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by pook1e 14y ago
Ah, yes. The old game of taking a perceived flaw of a product that is competitive to a product you like, and blowing it way out of proportion. I'll play a round. - The camera on the iPhone 5 has the 'purple haze' issue. - The iPad mini has
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by pook1e 14y ago
In the past, I'd agree with you. However, comparing Google's latest lineup with Apple's latest lineup tells a much different story (all 16GB): Nexus 4: $349; iPhone 5: $699 Nexus 7: $199; iPad Mini: $329 Nexus 10: $399; iPad: $499 Of course

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