walterkim

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by walterkim 14y ago
You're somewhat mistaken, here. The system of checks and balances was very much designed to prevent the abuse of power. The Federalist No. 68, however, argues that the tiered electoral process is designed so that only the best, or the "righ
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by walterkim 14y ago
I don't personally find achievements motivating, but a lot of people do. That same mechanism can be a powerful force for motivating people to learn and gain mastery over software that they might never otherwise have gained. I'm occasionally
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by walterkim 14y ago
Not sure if you can get that specific effect, but Cathode for Mac has lots of options: http://www.secretgeometry.com/apps/cathode/
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by walterkim 14y ago
I get synchronous 200mbps from Webpass for $450 a year. They don't provide content or services on top of that, which means they don't have incentives to analyze my data, nor will they attain perverse infrastructural advantages over other on
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by walterkim 14y ago
> No, the reason why Apple has eaten's everyone's lunch up till now is because they're interested in being profitable, not innovative. The GP is correct in stating that Apple isn't innovative This is decidedly backwards. From the start,
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by walterkim 14y ago
On the flipside, we humans have spent centuries convincing ourselves that we are fundamentally different from animals and assuming that our experiences are unique to us. Social animals are much closer to us than we give them credit for, par
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by walterkim 14y ago
> a message appeared on his phone saying the AirPlay display couldn't be trusted I got that when trying to mirror to my AppleTV when the TV wasn't set to the right input. Like eridius said, there is likely a problem with the HDCP protec
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by walterkim 14y ago
I like the article, but yeah, price anchoring is the real issue here. App prices on mobile devices is largely a result of the race to the bottom, hence why there's a large disparity between price for the same app on mobile and desktop. (Ass