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fonosip··on Adsuck – a small DNS server that spoofs blacklisted addresses
Similar service http://ba.net/adblock
fonosip··on Why Johnny Still Can't Encrypt: Evaluating the Usability of a Modern PGP Client
For occasional pgp use, a webapp is as easy as it goes. https://ssl.ba.net/util/pgp/

No need to store or remember keys, just create a new key for your conversation.

All encyption / decryption is done client-side with open source code.

fonosip··on Bitcoin Surges Past $400
For Mac get the PRO Bitcoin Offline Vault https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pro-bitcoin/id1003923093?ls=...
fonosip··on Firefox tracking protection decreases page load time by 44%
You can measure the page load times on this webapp http://ba.net/util/ping/any1.html
fonosip··on Sell in May, and go away?
The taxes issue could be solved in a fund that implements the strategy.

There is another advantage: during 6 months of the year you have 0 risk.

fonosip··on S.&P. Says Argentina Has Defaulted
Small corrections: - Holdouts are 7.6% - Haircut was around 75% nominal, but in practice was more around 40% since there were some GDP growth incentives and better interest rates
fonosip··on Which is better, Adblock or Adblock Plus?
DNS based Adblock, profile and Malware block. Make your Internet Faster and Safer with free http://BA.net/adblock
fonosip··on Bitcoin solved a major technical problem, but not an economic one
Gold has base value derived from its industrial, ornamental uses. But its trading value is much larger.

Similarly Bitcoin has a base value in the cost of mining 1 BTC. Right now it is around $800 or so.

Because of the competition in mining, asic chips development, and More's law. The cost of mining 1 BTC is going up exponentially.

fonosip··on Why Advertising on Mobile Sucks, From the Marketer’s Perspective
All these mobile estimates use numbers from adnetworks That do not include the market leader. (maybe monopolist) google.

Yet google is heavily incentivizing adsense publishers to go mobile. Why ? because it is more profitable!

An iPad or iPhone user is way more valuable than a desktop user.

fonosip··on How Apple's Obsession with Google Is Hurting Apple
Apple had no choice but to make its own maps. IOS5 already lacked turn by turn navigation because Google would not provide it (as a competitive advantage to android).

So Apple building its own maps it's mandatory. Execution has been sub par so far. But Apple has always been sub-par at cloud services. They are improving but slowly

fonosip··on How Apple Works
Ive might have been Job's first choice. But he wanted to quit, scale back work a few years ago. He had to be convinced not to move back to England.
fonosip··on Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple
I would add do Unix (OSX). yet I do think they are fine, for a few years at least. The new stuff is flying off the shelf, and they simply need to execute now.
fonosip··on Fake apple stores
these look like apple distributors though. as the products are apple original right ?

or are they using second hand apple products ?

fonosip··on The Massive Mystery In Google's Finances
As far as I know google pays 69% of revenue to adsense partners. But when they need extra money they can still use the highest paying ads for themselves, sending them to gmail, youtube.

So yes, google is in control. Adsense partners are not.

fonosip··on How Apple gave up on web apps – to make more money with iCloud
interestingly iAds have been a huge disapointment. they could not reach critical mass of advertisers. And by Job's comment yesterday against ads on iCloud, it looks like they gave up on it
fonosip··on How Apple gave up on web apps – to make more money with iCloud
right. the only buggy piece is gears. it has been deprecated for html5 localstore. still buggy but is getting better
fonosip··on Some Thoughts on Cancer from a Hacker
This is gold info. I found out about this too late to help a family member. Some more links about it:

Dying to have known http://www.youtube.com/movie?v=DoUl7F7dWdE&feature=mv_sr

Gerson Therapy http://gersontherapy.eu/therapy/gerson_therapy

fonosip··on Apple Planning Major Product Launch For Retail 10th Anniversary?
for the retail 10th aniversary. I guess a sale is in order
fonosip··on The Practical vs. Idealistic Scenarios for the Near-Term Future of Online Video
Googles's motivation is money. also control.

H.264 is not free. and youtube could be reclassified in 2016 to pay a further royalty increase than the maximum 10%. YouTube is the largest video service provider in the world.

On the other hand google owns WebM (spent 100M on it)

Also youtube is spending a pretty penny on flash "premium" codec support. Also not free, and could also potentially save money there pushing WebM.

it is really googles's only way to go

regarding Apple, a simple solution is to add webM support to IOS. they have some time to do it. will also save them money.

fonosip··on The Smartphone Explosion
good points. yet apple has options. the iPad was priced very aggressively out of the gate, to the point of having no real competitor even now.

the iPhone pricing is muddled by the carrier subscription costs. which incidentally are the best/most profitable large business in the world right now.

the iPod touch has no competition even after years in the market.

my money for 2011 is that apple continues to be the money/profit leader. not android

fonosip··on My crazy boss sold everything, bought a boat, and is sailing for an entire year
as a new sailor, traveling with kids. it would probably be much better to use a regular monohull sailboat instead of a catamaran.

would cost more, but

fonosip··on Show HN: Syncpad, like Facetime but for drawings
similar idea http://blotjot.com/
fonosip··on Algorithmic search is sinking
it is sinking, but for a different reason. the web is getting away from google. getting locked up in apps, or walled gardens like facebook or itunes
fonosip··on Why is America so rich?
that sounds bad. but the US is nowhere near 200% GDP public debt. and has the world's reserve currency which is a key thing Japan did not have.
fonosip··on Great Tower Defense Game on Canvas
google cache http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?hl=en&q=cac...
fonosip··on The Air’s Spot in the Lineup
a more fun thing to think about is the benchmark of the lineup. the air has a benchmark of aprox. 2000 using an intel core duo. the ipad has a benchmark of 500.

will the next air be based on an arm a5. a quad a5 maybe ?

fonosip··on Apple Doesn't Want Your iPhone App to Make Money
free is actually a problem for apple, as the money goes directly to the developer/google for the banners. no cut for apple

hence. iAds

but they face an uphill battle against the monetization of mobile adsense

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