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by rkon 15y ago
Taking advice from Sebastian Marshall is dangerous. Seriously, are his articles being upvoted by trolls or are there actually that many morons in this community now? The kid wouldn't know the difference between a billion dollar business and
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by rkon 15y ago
This is unusable on the Galaxy Nexus due to its mysterious tendency to make fonts microscopic for random sections of the page. Guess it never occured to anyone to test their flagship browser on their flagship phone? It doesn't even resize t
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by rkon 15y ago
> The material at Penn State is 99% the same as MIT's As someone who attended Penn State (but not MIT), I would have to say that's some extremely wishful thinking. And even if the material is 100% identical, the way it's taught certai
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by rkon 15y ago
I didn't personally experience all of those side effects, they just seem to be the most common based on dozens of other users of those medications I spoke with after beginning them myself. There are some other very common side effects I did
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by rkon 15y ago
Parents should really take note of the studies and conclusions in this article. As someone diagnosed with ADHD who has tried numerous medications (Adderall regular and XR, Vyvanse, Strattera, Focalin, and Wellbutrin) I have to say I would n
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by rkon 15y ago
The dedicated menu button made navigation in every app not only intuitive but consistent . One of the things that absolutely infuriated me about iOS was playing a game of "Find the settings/back/exit/etc. button" in every single app. The b
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by rkon 15y ago
Oh, really? The title says "Agree or GTFO" on your screen? Odd, it doesn't look like that at all on mine. Ever heard of a little thing called hypocrisy? Just curious.
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by rkon 15y ago
> I'm convinced the professors have come to the wrong conclusion. That's usually the part where you begin citing evidence that has convinced you. Unfortunately, it's where this article ends. I'm convinced this article is wrong. See
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by rkon 15y ago
> " without onerous licenses and unreasonable disclosures of personal information clearly indicates you will have to provide verification of your identity, which in today's world is not a requirement." Really? That's his proof that I
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by rkon 15y ago
I wish it weren't true, since any economic collapse has global implications, but they've dug themselves into a serious hole and haven't made any drastic moves to pull themselves out. Numerous sources (and much better explanations of China's
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by rkon 15y ago
This may actually be one of the worst times to move to China if you're looking for a fresh start. They've been on a lending binge that's created a massive fixed asset bubble (mainly real estate), and it looks like the correction has recentl
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by rkon 15y ago
The title is just a meaningless game of semantics, and the article doesn't contain a single shred of useful information that wouldn't qualify as common sense. Trust, communication, personality... are these really things anyone needs to be t
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by rkon 15y ago
Facebook hates anything that makes their ads less effective, which this extension did by automatically clicking past them. It's clear that Facebook's priorities have nothing to do woth satisfying users and everything to do with satisfying a
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The Critics Rave... for Microsoft?(nytimes.com)
81 points by rkon 15y ago|68 comments
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by rkon 15y ago
Better yet, why hasn't anyone created an app that just simulates a guest mode? A launcher with two sets of home screens would be perfect. Or , you just disable your preferred launcher when handing your phone to a friend, revealing the mo
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by rkon 15y ago
It's actually a valid point, but you would never get that impression from this article. Ars Technica did a much better job of summarizing what makes WP7 "great" and how that greatness repels hardware makers and carriers: http://arstechnica
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by rkon 15y ago
No, they're both wrong, but his friend misses the more important point: self-discipline is necessary to alter the status quo, not consistency.
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by rkon 15y ago
Well, self discipline isn't really the same as consistency, but his point still stands. To be fair though, you could completely lack self discipline and be extremely consistent when it comes to watching TV on the couch all day.
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by rkon 15y ago
Career-ending disaster, or brilliant viral marketing campaign for the Avenger controller? The world may never know ;)
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by rkon 15y ago
Profiles? Sure. Users? No... not even close. It's actually rather telling when the only way to make Google+ sound popular is to count meaningless automatic signups.
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by rkon 15y ago
Boycotting companies who make political donations IS one way of using money to win the fight. We can see which politicians and organizations those companies donate to, which means they need to stop donating or risk dealing with the backlash
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by rkon 15y ago
More like "GoDaddy no longer publicly supports SOPA". Just looking out for their bottom line, I'm sure.
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by rkon 15y ago
Did you read the petition? It seems like you're missing the joke in this one...
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by rkon 15y ago
Exactly. Or, in other words: The rich would get richer and the poor would get poorer.
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by rkon 15y ago
Who wants to buy an invite to my high-roller social network? We promise to weed out those "untouchables" who are losing their jobs and homes! Honestly, it would only be a matter of time before we saw entirely fabricated social groups. Unle
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by rkon 15y ago
My problem with literary criticism is that it's essentially a disingenuous pseudoscience. Critics make authoritative pronouncements on human nature, culture, society, etc., when they're not actually qualified social scientists. They constan
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by rkon 15y ago
This was made painfully clear to me when I took an English literature class in college. The class focused on short stories and involved a lot of "deep analysis". My method of analysis was to approach stories from a rational standpoint, whic
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by rkon 15y ago
I can't imagine the talk of vacuum instability and universe-destroying explosions will make the general population very supportive of this project: "World's Most Powerful Laser to Tear Apart the Vacuum of Space" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
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by rkon 15y ago
These terms are absolutely unacceptable: "We may change or discontinue certain apps or content offered in the Windows Store at any time, for any reason." Reminds me of the Nintendo and Sega emulators in the Android market[1]. Microsoft will
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by rkon 15y ago
If ideas are worthless, then every 'smart nerd' should be extremely successful. We all know that's not the case, so we should also know better than to click on articles with such myopic titles. 'Vision' and 'idea' are essentially the same t

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