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by spobo 13y ago
If you plan on gaming, DON'T buy a laptop. This is solid advice. Gaming on laptops is a bad experience in general. Just buy a decent laptop with great battery life & mobility properties and a PS3/4 or a cheap gaming PC for gam
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by spobo 14y ago
Oh that's cool. Didn't know about that.
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by spobo 14y ago
The problem on Android is that a lot of countries still don't support payments for apps. In other words, on android you still can't use paid apps. You're limited to the free apps. That's one point where Apple really shines thanks to their a
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by spobo 14y ago
Watch a youtube review or read a review on it. If possible, test it out on a friends phone? In a perfect world Apple would allow a trial mode for apps which would enable all features for X hours or X uses. But that's just Apple. It'll never
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by spobo 14y ago
This is definitely a good thing. Support the developers. It takes a lot of time and effort to build an app. Surely a single dollar (usually) is not too much to pay. Im' still surprised how cheap most apps are for my phone ;o
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by spobo 14y ago
I think he's saying Java is recreating what C made.I don't agree since Java allows writing of code at a higher level. (with a garbage collector etc) Every programming language sort of recreates the basics. They are the basics after all. The
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by spobo 14y ago
Just check his TED talk. http://blog.ted.com/2006/08/29/jimmy_wales_on/ He basically says it's dirt cheap to host and operate and that it's one of the best things about it. At the time of the video their bandwidth costs per month was just
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by spobo 14y ago
I also feel they focus a lot of attention on subscribing and channels. It's now easier to see new content from a channel you love.
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by spobo 14y ago
Yes. Except for okcupid. They pleaded with me via an ad of theirs (which was locally so it wasn't flagged by adblock) telling me that they rely on ads for income. They also said that I coud just pay 5 or 10$ and pay for my use for life. Whi
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by spobo 14y ago
It's not their lack of innovation. It's their lack of supporting older devices and locking everything down. The app ecosystem provides the innovation and that's the only reason why I'm still considering an iPhone for my next purchase.
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by spobo 14y ago
Actually there is a framework: https://github.com/JoshCheek/deject Have't tested it yet but it makes a lot of sense. Redefining a class isn't dependency injection it's a hack to get the compiler to stop complaining. It works but it's very
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by spobo 14y ago
Check out http://theat.me/ . Something very similar and 'designy'. And they also index movies on crackle etc. A lot of free to watch sources. (usually only if you are in the US though ...)
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by spobo 14y ago
The door is just a border being resized with a transition. Borders can't be styled that well. So this effect is neat but not very usable imo.
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by spobo 14y ago
You know about Nimbus CSS, right? http://docs.nimbuskit.info/group___nimbus_c_s_s.html
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by spobo 14y ago
If it's your wrists try a dvorak keyboard. But I would suggest some exercise and healthy eating (aka Paleo) above all.
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by spobo 14y ago
http://storagemojo.com/2007/02/19/googles-disk-failure-exper... Google did some research on this with their datacenters. There is apparently no correlation between heat & diskfailures.
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by spobo 14y ago
Not only that but it's 10 times easier with Homebrew. So it's an incorrect article imo. Shouldn't make the frontpage. Especially with that title.
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by spobo 14y ago
exactly what I was thinking ;o
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There is a filepicker in the Chrome Devtools. Who knew?(experimentalfreedom.tumblr.com)
2 points by spobo 14y ago|0 comments
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How to run an android app on your mac with the minimal android SDK (homebrew)(experimentalfreedom.tumblr.com)
11 points by spobo 14y ago|0 comments
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by spobo 14y ago
A lot would argue that it's a horribly cluttered and slow IDE. People who love VIM will definitely not like Visual Studio. That said, since the last few years Microsoft has really been on top of their game. Their latest frameworks are easy
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by spobo 14y ago
Use a higher level programming language and use a standard interface to communicate with the frontend. If you build a REST API for the backend it doesn't even matter what language it is written in. You can always swap parts out for faster p
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by spobo 14y ago
I think the main takeaway is never ever do business with lawyers. That guy is not fit to run a lawyer firm imo and he should have his license/privileges/diploma/whatever revoked. What an asshat ... it's surreal. But some good tips to look o
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by spobo 14y ago
Not really something for HN unless someone is thinking about doing a startup for recording-equipment to monitor police interactions :p But very nice change of policy. As it should be!
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by spobo 14y ago
It just portrays Phil the way he is. Everybody knows there are 3 sides to a story. Both sides of the parties involved and the actual truth.
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by spobo 14y ago
It works! "This is the default web page for this server. The web server software is running but no content has been added, yet." But it's a cool concept. I'd love a place where I can discuss an API with a team-member or consumers.
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by spobo 14y ago
Windows 8 is designed for touch devices. Using a UI that's designed for touch with a non-touch input SUCKS! Do we need touch on a desktop or laptop? NO! I'll never touch my screen on a laptop or a desktop. It's tiring and clunky. Do we need
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by spobo 14y ago
Write an algorithm to match articles from different sources that are about the same story. That way you can autohide news that you've supposedly already read from another source. Clustering news from different sources would be a killer feat
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by spobo 14y ago
The solution could be 'showrooming' locations paid for by online vendors that are only accessible to their customers. It's still a win/win since they won't need to hold stock and multiple vendors can share the same locations. So it will sti
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by spobo 14y ago
Showrooming is done to decide what product to buy over another or get a quick overview of what's current and available. These things are not impossible to do online. If anything they are much more powerful since they can be customized. Amaz

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