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by umsm 9y ago
I don't think that anyone was suggesting that they will pay $1000 for a child to have a phone. The iPhone SE sells for $150 - $199 brand new from bestbuy: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/at-t-prepaid-apple-iphone-se-4
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by umsm 9y ago
I would argue that there IS something wrong with asking users to change their reviews. If you're advertising & selling version 1 of a product, the reviews should be for that version. Enticing users with a newer or superior version
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by umsm 10y ago
Like you mention, there are many almost empty cities, also called ghost cities. You can also argue that they are slowly being populated, but that doesn't equate with success. They failed in that there was a huge investment to build the
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by umsm 10y ago
Great artwork, but I'll never find time to actually read the 400-pages manual.
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by umsm 10y ago
It comes down to a price. These big shipping companies started out good, but with time things slid downhill. You don't start out with the goal of providing mediocre service. The problem is if you want top employees, you have to pay top
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by umsm 10y ago
I completely agree with untog. Apple's Airport device is so seamless that it's a pleasure to use. What kind of firmware / security updates do you get with OnHub? Aren't firmware updates dangerous if everything is working
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by umsm 10y ago
Tesla has a service schedule it suggests: https://www.teslamotors.com/support/service-plans You will change your battery oil.
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by umsm 11y ago
There was an interesting CBC News show on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e4CEm9yybo The most interesting thing was that people were so used to the taste of the processed OJ that they preferred it to the fresh squeez
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VW offers $1,000 in gift cards to diesel owners(engadget.com)
2 points by umsm 11y ago|3 comments
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by umsm 11y ago
This may be true, but you still want someplace to start when you buy or recommend products. With certain brands / companies, you can become familiar with quality, cost, design, etc. You don't want to waste hours upon hours researc
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by umsm 11y ago
There are some products where a return period of greater than 1 year makes sense: Seasonal equipment that you can't use regularly. You may buy a snowboard or similar equipment, use it once, and then put it away until next season. If on
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by umsm 11y ago
Both at the beginning and at the end of the kickstarter video, the founder expressed how people don't think this sort of device can succeed. Does this mean that there was a lot of resistance from investors and beta-testers?
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by umsm 11y ago
Their subscription model is where they may make their money.
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by umsm 11y ago
I completely agree. But I feel like in the very near future, content providers will start selling subscriptions to their service.
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by umsm 11y ago
On a home we purchased, the house antenna that was mounted on the chimney picks up clear HD channels of the local stations that look wonderful. Paying for TV doesn't make sense nowadays. If a home doesn't have an antenna on the ro
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Guide to Deploying Diffie-Hellman for TLS(weakdh.org)
2 points by umsm 11y ago|0 comments
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by umsm 12y ago
This laptop is a niche device, it will not appeal to persons who want the most notebook for the price.
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Count of 2014 flaws finds more in Mac OS and iOS than in Windows or Linux(theregister.co.uk)
2 points by umsm 12y ago|0 comments
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by umsm 12y ago
Personally I go to the Apple Store even if I know I am out of warranty because they will lay out all of the options you have. Sometimes they offer free services because of recalls
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by umsm 12y ago
> having the ability to verify a PIN and the ability to reset the ‘tries’ counter, one can trivially check every possible PIN automatically until the correct PIN is found. This is the key part for me. Being able to brute-force a pin is a
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by umsm 12y ago
His phone has a flashlight built-in.
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by umsm 12y ago
This story reminded me of an NPR story about the gold standard: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2015/01/16/376967946/episode-...
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by umsm 12y ago
Agreed. And many manufacturers offer an extended warranty on used cars. Buy a 1 year old "certified" car many times has a longer warranty than an identical new car at a lower cost.
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by umsm 12y ago
I completely agree regarding the ease of setting up apple's routers. I tried setting up a linksys router as a bridge, but it was a little bit tricky and required me to reset it once or twice before I got it setup. A few days later I pu
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by umsm 12y ago
The argument isn't whether or not you have a deadbolt, but rather that the technology used in the deadbolt will sway an insurance company not to pay the claim. Using a bluetooth deadbolt can be compared to using a lock with medeco biax
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by umsm 12y ago
Their costs are controlled at the scale at which they operate at. A competitor may be able to offer something similar, but without the scale, their prices will likely be equal to or greater than apple's.
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by umsm 12y ago
Insurance is designed to cover loss in case of accidents, natural disaster, etc. You can't say your homeowners insurance won't cover you because your house burned down because you were cooking and you aren't a world-class che
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by umsm 12y ago
One of the biggest mistakes apple made this year is introducing the base model with only 16GB of space. Even though I love my iPhone, I think this is a critical flaw.
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by umsm 12y ago
TechShield appears to be installed on the framing of the roof. This device is used on outside walls.
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by umsm 12y ago
This service is probably aimed at people shopping online at least once a month. It seems especially useful for regular shipments or products that tend to have large retail margins.

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