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by symesc 4y ago
I believe the original statement is correct. Blackouts are not climate driven. Blackouts can be weather driven.
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by symesc 14y ago
Agreed. I'm running an iPhone 4. The speech recognition almost keeps up to my speech in real time. The results are typical Google. This application gave me one of those "sufficiently advanced technology" moments. Magic.
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by symesc 15y ago
Regardless of whether you like what he writes, you can't knock the hustle here. Gruber found his audience and a way to monetize.
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by symesc 16y ago
I don't disagree, but who's "They?" who should have got him pushed through faster? The airline doesn't control anything but the departure of the aircraft. The issues with this guest getting TO the aircraft are in the hands of security and t
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by symesc 16y ago
Well put. And all great companies have great people, which is yet another chicken/egg question.
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by symesc 16y ago
I read it . . . loved parts of it . . . and simultaneously thought it was most random book ever. He does give a disclaimer at the beginning, where he says the book is not meant to be read from beginning to end. When looked at that way, the
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by symesc 16y ago
Ah, updated Chrome to latest Dev version. Much better.
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by symesc 16y ago
Yup. Terrible rendering. I will not use that version again any time soon.
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by symesc 16y ago
I use Witopia from Canada. In addition to helping secure my connection to the Internet at all times, it enables access to online services that are otherwise unavailable. These services include BBC iPlayer out of the UK, and Hulu and other s
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by symesc 16y ago
Gruber had some interesting speculation on last week's episode of The Talk Show podcast. I'm paraphrasing but he was essentially wondering aloud if, due to AirPlay capabilities, iPads and iPhones would be able to deliver content to the Appl
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by symesc 16y ago
Score! Conversation over.
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by symesc 16y ago
I'm already jumping to conclusions about girls with iPhones here at work.
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by symesc 16y ago
Sorry. Believe me, I know how good I've got it, and I was reminded again this past week while on holidays at my father's cabin. It is in a valley, so below the line of sight required for mobile phone access. It was like a return to the earl
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by symesc 16y ago
Couldn't agree more. I have TV and Internet services on Telus' network here in Canada (I think they use the same platform that AT&T uses, which is a Microsoft IPTV solution). TV and Internet come through the same connection at my house
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by symesc 16y ago
I dunno. Do people really have trouble finding the cheapest flights with the likes of Kayak and Farecast around already? My question is how this acquisition really helps travelers. I can see how it might help Google possibly become an onlin
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by symesc 16y ago
Same: I bought a Nexus One because I was upset with Apple's approach with the iPhone. My primary concern with Apple and the iOS platform is how they block applications that they view as strategically damaging. The best examples are Google V
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by symesc 16y ago
And I wonder how long it will be before AT&T gets their ass handed to them by Steve Jobs. Next week is the new iPhone. I think this unilateral pricing change indicates a new USmcarrier is coming on board. I am in Canada on Fido. The com
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by symesc 16y ago
I have no doubt twitter censors content. When George Bush was up here in Canada on a speaking tour last year I was in the first car stopped at the light while the police blocked traffic for the motorcade. I was sitting there, so I took pict
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by symesc 16y ago
His footnote is interesting: "Although there’s still no decent Android-based equivalent to the iPod Touch." He's right. Based on price, there is no equivalent. On features, the equivalent is a Google Nexus One without a SIM card. Trouble is
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by symesc 16y ago
Sorry, but I disagree. It is interesting. It is interesting because it is a new product category and it is selling like crazy. Truly new categories of personal computing devices don't happen very often at all. Desktop, laptop, mobile phone,
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by symesc 16y ago
If we look at the Nexus One, and how Verizon (and the other carriers slated to ship it) handled that situation, I don't think the relationship between Google and [insert carrier name] is anywhere near as tight as Apple and AT&T. The car
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by symesc 16y ago
Bob, you just solved one of my problems with the N1. That technique works perfectly for me. Thanks!
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by symesc 16y ago
My switch was an interesting one. My hopes and expectations for Android on the N1 were about here (holds hand 12 inches off of desk). After two days with it I honestly had a headache. It just didn't work the way I thought it would, after ha
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by symesc 16y ago
In the past couple minutes I watched Conan's page while his "following" list went from about 11 to 2 and then back to just Sarah. Page refreshes were very slow. The elves are busy.
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by symesc 16y ago
I agree. And I think this is why Adobe's anti-trust activity against Apple won't go very far. Apple is very comfortable taking part of the market, owning it, doing things their way, and making boatloads of money. They are not trying to be e
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by symesc 16y ago
Trying to think what would do more for democracy on the Internet than this? Imagine Facebook as an ISP. Shiver.
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by symesc 16y ago
Same. I just switched from an iPhone to a Nexus One last week. This week, with the release of Dropbox for Android, my transition is complete (with the exception of the lack of support for audiobooks on Android itself).
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by symesc 16y ago
Sometimes decisions like this are just about wanting to maintain control (read: job security). The CIO and his people want to run mail and calendaring systems. Nothing wrong with that, other than the fact that it likely costs them more to d
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by symesc 16y ago
Apple is now the 3rd largest company in the US by market cap, behind Exxon and Microsoft. Given the scrutiny and convictions that Microsoft has undergone as a technology company, Apple is now a natural candidate for inquiry by government. T
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by symesc 16y ago
Somewhat ironic that the Mac OS X platform represents the only way to develop for the iPhone OS.

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