stijnm

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by stijnm 17y ago
Am I the only one thinking this is all rather convenient? As any good PR team should do (and I know Apple's are excellent), after the big backlash they experienced over the GoogleVoice debacle, they are now slowly but surely turning it arou
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by stijnm 17y ago
And, pray tell, what is the problem you are trying to solve?
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Self Regulating Mug (+ pics at end)(spiegel.de)
1 points by stijnm 17y ago|1 comments
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by stijnm 17y ago
I was hoping this was going to be a real breakdown and analysis of why things turned around for this blogger. For example, topics he wrote about then which he doesn't anymore or how his user base has changed compared to then. Unfortunately,
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by stijnm 17y ago
To be able to pack so much meaning into so few words is an excellent skill to have. I had another peruse of the list and this one jumped out at me: Bellum se ipsum alet ("War will nourish on itself") Recent world events have certainly shown
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by stijnm 17y ago
I enjoyed going through this list - so I thought you might too! Here are a few to wet your taste buds: - a thought-provoking one: Deorum iniuriae Diis curae. ("Offences to the gods are the concern of the gods." - Perhaps very apt in these
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Latin Proverbs [intellectual curiosity](en.wikiquote.org)
21 points by stijnm 17y ago|10 comments
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by stijnm 17y ago
I had not heard of this before, but very interesting! For those wanting more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room
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by stijnm 17y ago
Your example implicitly means that you do agree someone needs to be made liable for the child through 'obligatory supervision' - because if you don't do that, you will be accountable. You say 'as long as parents do not violate'. Indeed, as
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by stijnm 17y ago
I don't want to forego a stimulating intelectual discourse, but isn't it obvious? Replace 'autonomous machine' with 'child' and it is clear a parent is responsible. For autonomous machines these are the owners. Machines may be autonomous, b
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YouTube and Time Warner ink deal(online.wsj.com)
1 points by stijnm 17y ago|0 comments
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by stijnm 17y ago
This was submitted 561 days ago ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=109654 ) but I think it deserves a repost. I have been lurking here a while and only just discovered it. There are some real gems (stories/discussions) to be explored thi
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YC Top List(top.searchyc.com)
56 points by stijnm 17y ago|10 comments
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by stijnm 17y ago
Creative way to illustrate the song. OK, it is just a bit of fun and maybe not very HN-like, but I can imagine it did take quite a bit of thought to make and it is a powerful representation. If only every business/technical illustration I s
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by stijnm 17y ago
Some open thoughts: 1. Doesn't every phone these days have a voice trigger to call someone? My old Nokia has and it works pretty well. 2. It seems to require some touching to use. Tap to run app. Tap to start recording. Tap after a status u
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by stijnm 17y ago
That is a pretty poorly written article with some broad generalisations based on 'a five-minute tour of sites in my bookmarks list'. The auther states 'You don’t really know what you should put in it'. Umm, I would think an 'About page' is
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by stijnm 17y ago
Clickable link: http://www.launchly.com EDIT: Had a quick poke around. Note, I did not look at your previous iteration. This review reads more as a narrative because I am just flicking between tabs to add comments. It looks good. I must s
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by stijnm 17y ago
I hadn't heard of this one before - I really like the Comedy channel. Been listening to it doing some mundane work. I think I will be switching between Grooveshark and this depending on the type of work I need to concentrate on.
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by stijnm 17y ago
I don't think this has as much to do about porn, than about being able to explain what you do by linking to a known entity. To create a powerful elevator pitch you try pack as much meaning/punch into every word you utter. The semantics of t
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by stijnm 17y ago
It is not OK for others to smudge/grease/smear/taint/foul or otherwise violate your screen. No matter how expensive the screen is or who owns it. I used to be one of those until I forced myself to take a pencil everywhere for if I could not
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by stijnm 17y ago
I think your last sentence "and recognize a boo-boo, it would be nice to be able to correct my mistake to avoid a permanent record of my foolishness" How can you make a mistake in a comment? If you don't mean what you write don't post it..
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by stijnm 17y ago
I think the main reason is to keep the context of a discussion in a thread. Turning your question around: Why would you want to modify a comment after one hour? Read your comment before posting and be happy with it at that time of posting.
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Tell HN: Hidden website design/usability gems?
24 points by stijnm 17y ago|11 comments
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by stijnm 17y ago
What do you mean "starring/flagging items for later"? 1. To read an article later as you have no time now. 2. To save a read article for later reference. I use google reader, so: For 1. I just keep items unread (key 'm'). This means I keep
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Tell HN: An idea on karma
2 points by stijnm 17y ago|3 comments
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by stijnm 17y ago
Hi, I am using HN to understand from (hopefully) other tech professionals if they have found a way to leverage Twitter. (And have read some good comments already in this thread.) Twitter is very real-time, that is its power and a core part
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Ask HN: Is Twitter lost on me?
38 points by stijnm 17y ago|44 comments
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by stijnm 17y ago
Comments like this on a serious well written post with some good advice make me smile: "Ibod Catooga wrote on May 27th, 2009 Shit, negro, I woulda punched my dad in the NUTS if he tried that shizzle on me!" ( http://sivers.org/mistake#comm
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by stijnm 17y ago
I beg to differ when you say '[...] contrary to a doctor'. The semantics of a word are always subjective - even 'doctor' does not imply a clearly defined occupation/activity-set. This is due to: - own experience I beg to differ when you say
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by stijnm 17y ago
Good advice. Make sure you recoupe your costs - unless you are prepared to carry some of the cost as a strategic decision for your company. I am wary of the fact you say 'promising new startup'. I would err on the side of caution and assume

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