calvin_c

I use iTunes as my primary media collection, between iTunes Radio, Movies and TV I buy or rent, and even drop in videos from other sources so that I can AirPlay to my AppleTV. I don't sync my iPhone, but I use Automatic Downloading for music and videos, which is very convenient. This works because I can listen to those songs or watch those movies on my Mac or my iOS devices, so it's worthwhile to have it in my library. That is not the case with iOS apps, which take up space on my SSD and offer no functionality. So yeah, I usually resort to texting myself links to Apps to avoid downloading them from iTunes.

I'm pretty sure the reporter said that Tim Cook was open about being guy, which led to everyone reminding him that he isn't, in fact, open about it.

Are there any good workout tracking apps on the market that focus on simple manual entry?

As I understand it Popcorn Time torrents and seeds a file sequentially, allowing you to watch the video as it downloads and removes the video from your device when it's over. It's more similar to torrenting a file yourself, but doesn't store the file when it's over. In contrast this torrents the file to the server and allows you to stream the content over your browser, so it isn't your device doing the leeching and seeding. You just watch it all happen.

I imagine this was just too hard of a sell to AT&T. As long as you never try out an AT&T plan it still works as advertised, but that's a huge downside if it takes away one of the largest carriers supported as a real option.

The article was written in the lead up to the announcement earlier this week. Not sure why it was posted to Hacker News now.

From the way the rumor mill is churning it looks like the iPad won't have NFC, and so the Apple Pay functionality would be limited to In App purchases through Instacart, Groupon and such, rather than In Store purchases at Walgreens.

True, but Apple has advertised "PC-Free" as a selling point of iOS devices since they rebranded iCloud in 2011. Theoretically the device should function perfectly fine as your sole computing device. I suppose their solution to this problem though would to have a larger storage option.

It looks like the Camera Roll is back in iOS 8.1 Beta http://www.product-reviews.net/2014/09/30/ios-8-1-beta-relea...

You don't need the on board space if you upgrade through iTunes. It's a drag, considering OTA updates have been a big push since iOS 5, but it avoids the issue of trying to clear out 5 GB of space.

That was for the first half of a this year alone. They specify this in the page on Government Requests

What confuses me is the decision to add an extra row to the Springboard. The obsessive in me liked that the iPhone 5+ and iPad could fit the same number of icons on a home screen. If the argument is more space = more icons, then they would have added some extra rows to the iPad a long time ago, or allow up to 6 icons per row like in the dock.

Great podcast certainly, and I found it much more enjoyable than the short film adaptation mentioned higher in this thread.

I also liked the story on The Truth about the beings who discovered the Voyager 1 record (http://thetruthpodcast.com/Story/Entries/2014/5/14_Voyager_F...). Although the 'aliens' in that story were far too human and contemporary to take seriously, it worked as a great examination of how our civilization would react to a similar discovery. Although, like many Truth episodes, the light improv style works only well enough for it to be enjoyable. I much prefer their scripted and adapted stories.

Big favorite is Star Talk with Neil deGrasse Tyson, but for some reason of all the Podcasts I listen to the ads on that one seem to pull me out of the conversation the most.

What exactly do you do and what are you looking for? The linked page doesn't seem to give much more info other than a signup link. I would love to learn more.

Salam, Massachusetts; Remote/Local; Full Time / Part Time / Internship

Stack: Obj-C, Java, PHP, MySQL, HTML, Python

Resume: calvinchestnut.com/docs/CalvinChestnutResume.pdf

Contact: In resume

I'm graduating from Ithaca College in two weeks, and was hoping to have created my own company for after graduation. Funding didn't go through however, and now I'm looking for a job that will help me learn new skills and work as a member of a team to make a real difference for a company.

I'm an English major who wasn't able to finish my computer science minor due to scheduling conflicts, but have a 4.0 in all my Comp Sci courses from Discrete Mathematics to Software Engineering. I started programming two years ago, and have moved very quickly in my skills. Most of all I'm excited to see what I can do with more time on my hands after graduation.

I will be moving to Salem Massachusetts in July, and will be eager to commute anywhere in the Boston area for a good position.

I feel like there's so much negative I've heard about iAd, but this is the first real feedback I've ever seen on the tool. Now that they've reduced the minimum spending cost it seems like we should start seeing more soon.

I'm interested to know if anyone has any experience from the developer side, how iAd compares to non-native Ad services within iOS apps. What is that experience like?

I was worried about that too, especially since there was little other information in the email. No matter how things go I'll be sure to finish the transaction before sending the code.

Thanks, that's a good place to start. Coming up with a number out of nowhere was stressing me out, but if he initiated the discussion I'm sure he has something in mind.

While the most recognizable Lenovo is the ThinkPad line, which is a very capable but very dated looking machine, I recently worked on an IdeaPad U430 (I work in computer repair), and was surprised by how nice that machine was. It's build quality and style really reminded me of my MacBook air.

So it seems like while the rugged and durable machines are where Lenovo is still getting most of their money, that design was inherited from IBM, while Lenovo is trying to focus on new machines with style and finish.

I don't see why that has to be the case. My posts it showed were about a new job I got in town, when my girlfriend got her first full-time teaching job, the completion of a really difficult junior year. I was impressed with how many interesting things it pulled out while avoiding drunk posts and party pictures.

They always do that. The polls have never been to determine who the POTY will be, but just to see who people vote for. Time picks whoever they want regardless of the polls.

I got one of these too. I guess they're really trying to push the GDK and get some stuff in the store for launch.

Out of curiosity, where does HN stand on Office suites? I use iWork for most of my work, but if I need to work on something quickly on any computer I use Google. What do the rest of you use? Does anyone prefer Office?

But Glass doesn't project into the eye. It projects into a glass prism at the edge of a field of vision. The argument could be made that this still constitutes a distraction if it comes up, but if my phone is mounted in my car and lights up with a text, it's pretty easy for me to notice that it lights up but keep focused on the road and ignore it. I imagine a responsible Glass user could do the same.

While the feature set may not have been perfectly filled, I think that you're highlighting areas where their 'perfect the first time' philosophy clashed with customer frustration. They hadn't figured out how to do copy/paste 'perfectly', so they didn't do it. Same with multitasking. While I agree, these things were not perfect even when they did launch, Apple has always preferred to leave out a feature than to push something out half baked. This is why they still haven't integrated NFC into the iPhone.

If you don't mind, how are you finding the ARTIFLEX implants? I recently got consulted for LASIK and my prescription is too strong (-12.5 and no signs of stopping) for that to be an option. The semi-permanent nature of the ARTIFLEX implants really interest me, because should my prescription get even worse I could theoretically replace the lenses.

Did you have any complications? Is the procedure any more risky than LASIK?

Yes, but the parent also said "MS cannot make decisions. That's what will kill them, long term. Just choose one!!"

The reply just said that two tablets as fine if they would just kill the confusing naming scheme.

The servers are down. It could be a few hours before the problems are fixed.

It took me a moment to realize that the data defaulted to 0%, and I thought that something drastic had happened in the last hour.