theBobMcCormick

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by theBobMcCormick 14y ago
That's funny, I'm the opposite. I'm generally unlikely to sign up for any site or service that makes me create and record yet another username/password combo.
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by theBobMcCormick 14y ago
That's not the first page of the site, It's a link to a spec page comparing the different models available. IMHO, it doesn't differ significantly from this page: http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/
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by theBobMcCormick 14y ago
I hear ya. It might be true for some people that they don't need a GPS, but having an always in my pocket GPS whenever I'm in an unfamiliar neighborhood reduces my stress level a lot.
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by theBobMcCormick 14y ago
Isn't Raspberry Pi also pretty much a proprietary design? Certainly the Broadcom chipset they use isn't available to the general public, nor is information about the chipset available without an NDA.
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by theBobMcCormick 14y ago
Am I missing something? Those both look like the reading view of every mobile app that has any kind of article reading feature. Not diss'ing your app btw. The screenshot looks nice. I'm just not sure what the comparison is supposed to
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by theBobMcCormick 14y ago
Or you could just add a location shortcut to the desktop, which doesn't use any extra battery power.
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by theBobMcCormick 14y ago
I assume this installs itself as a replacement launcher. In which case it'd be the first thing that come up every time the phone boots. I'm pretty sure the "login" step they show is just on initial install.
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
Actually, there's no need to. Terminal IDE already comes with it's own replacement keyboard.
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
Aside from the new logo, it looks pretty much identical to how the Android Market site has looked for well over a year. It's also logical that it would resemble the Apple/iTunes store, since they both serve pretty much the same purpose but
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
To be clear, the limit for the main application APK is still 50K. This change allows developers to also host on the Google Market servers up to 2 supplemental files that are up to 2Gigs in size. Basically, this provides a better supporte
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
> "If you see one of your best people walking out the door at 6:00 pm, try to think why you haven't challenged that person with an interesting project. If you see one of your average programmers walking out the door at 6:00 pm, recogniz
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
Sounds like a more generalized, urban version of the Mod Live ski goggles ( http://www.reconinstruments.com/products/mod ). The Mod Live googles look amazing, but pretty bulky (plus, I don't ski). If the Google glasses end up being half a
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
Google+ has completely supplanted Twitter as a news source for me. With G+, you get actual paragraphs of information (often with pictures, etc). If there's a link, it's a real link, not one of those stupid damn shortened urls's (I REA
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
Here's an example of a non-porn app being banned: http://www.macrumors.com/2010/07/20/flashlight-app-sneaks-te... > Massive amounts of malware are being distributed via, at least the android marketplace, if not Amazon as well. Amazon'
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
> They want to control what apps can be installed simply to keep out malware and porn, so that they can do right by their customers who don't want malware and the parents who don't want porn apps. That's simply untrue. Many apps have be
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
HAhahahahahahaha! Diaspora is a non-starter. Have you ever even tried to explain it to a non-technical user? Their eyes glaze over with disinterest. It's to complicated, and no clear benefits other than the rather abstract benefit of de-c
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
Having to re-install the OS because of virus issues, etc. is NOT usual and shouldn't be punished by forcing the user to go through some stupid activation system. Having to re-activate because of hardware upgrades (new motherboard, etc) is
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
That sounds like an heck of a lot of extra work just to deal with Microsoft's anti-piracy activation system. IMHO, your "answer" just reinforces the original author's point. Why should legitimate paying customers have to deal with all of
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
I can send a letter or a package to my grandma via USPS without her having to pay any subscription to USPS or "sign up" for USPS in any way. Now, the early days of the telephone system might have been a better comparison to use in your argu
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
Its interesting that they use Facebook as an example of the "evils" of ad supported platforms. Facebook would never, ever work as a fee-based platform. Facebook is only useful if a critical mass of your family and friends are on it, and
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
I doubt it's inevitable. The Movie Tavern is a chain with a similar concept. Food, beer, etc. served with the movie. They've got a location here in Denver that I rather like. Not sure exactly how long it's been around but I've been goi
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
I think this is great! I've got no problem with reasonable and discrete ads, particular if it helps support sites I use and like. I'd prefer not to have to run an ad blocker at all, but frankly I've been forced into by the number of obno
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
I think the the "normalcy" of smoking is much more similar to how the suppression and shaming of normal sexuality was, until relatively recently, the norm in modern western civilization. IMHO, the article you linked to is about as enlighten
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
I'd like to see some references to this supposed "growing body of knowledge", because it sounds like the kind of complete BS put out by anti-porn religious zealots. As a society we need to move past this ridiculous idea that the enjoyment o
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
Since the Fire is supposed to come with the Amazon Android Market, and not the Google Android Market, it could be a threat to both Apple and Google.
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
I've heard good things about the Papilio: http://papilio.cc/
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
Wire cutters cost a couple bucks. A decent Mac you could use for development is a bit more expensive.
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
Given that Gartner estimated OSX as having only about 10% of the desk/laptop market share in 2011, the idea that Dropbox is going to be put out of business by iCloud is laughably ignorant. Unless Apple decides to make iCloud available to W
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
Very cool! If I could get this play as a channel on my Roku I'd be in heaven!
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by theBobMcCormick 15y ago
Salary information is never really secret, even if the official policy says it's secret. There's always salary information, often inaccurate information, percolating through the grapevine at every large organization. I've never worked an

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