xtractinator

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by xtractinator 14y ago
>>I sympathise with the sentiment expressed but must point out that there is no market force that prefers un-established open products to established walled gardens save for a fraction of hackers' tastes and preferences. Oh, yes the
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by xtractinator 14y ago
Nice advert for Apple computers.
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by xtractinator 14y ago
Employers disarm their employees right to complain by providing them services for free? What an awful situation.
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by xtractinator 14y ago
It's not just about having alternative options, or "hating that people enjoy Apple" about doing things an effective and efficient way. Being efficient is something we all care about because we're all on the same planet. Being locked into a
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by xtractinator 14y ago
Nope, you should blame a market that buys computers but doesn't care about computers. What you get is Apple.
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by xtractinator 14y ago
No, they have command line interfaces.
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by xtractinator 14y ago
I'm weary of using structured data, that is data that is structured in such a way that you don't need to understand what it's passing around. Keeping it simple means that the developer will always know exactly what data is being passed aro
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by xtractinator 14y ago
Because Apple solves all the hardest problems.
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by xtractinator 14y ago
Large companies have known for a long time that your dataset is more important than your algorithms. Data is facts and algorithms are basically opinions of the developer. A smarter developer may have more correct opinions on how data is re
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by xtractinator 14y ago
They are offering new self-service tools for lowering your bill, using your instances effectively.
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by xtractinator 14y ago
Yes, there was an app that had a back-door built into it so the app could be secretly used to jail-break the device it was running on. This was pulled from the market.
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by xtractinator 14y ago
I keep seeing this argument pop-up. That we should just ignore Apple because it makes their users happy. Or "whining geeks have no affect on Apple and it's users, we should just stop paying attention to them" Obviously, that's wishful th
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by xtractinator 14y ago
The way I type changes dramatically from day to day, depending on my emotion. Sometimes I top very choppily at 35wpm, and sometimes I type like a waterfall flowing over rocks in waves at 120wpm. There's no way that this method would work
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by xtractinator 14y ago
This is how Apple users think, and this article is a prime example of the hyperbole and posturing that is Apple.
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by xtractinator 14y ago
There's many ways to turn a profit.
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by xtractinator 14y ago
I'd really like to understand what hugely difficult technical issues you're talking about. Funding the development of a new higher DPI display?
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by xtractinator 14y ago
Doesn't matter. Apple maps needs flash to be displayed. iPhones don't support flash. Everyone who uses Apple machines has no choice unless they want to use a 3rd party app that isn't integrated into Siri and iCloud.