nnutter

The author is promoting a machine he has never used and is comparing a non-SSD machine to an SSD machine. This would have been semi-interesting if it was discussing the XPS 13 DE under actual use.

Until Google decides to close it a few years from now in order to focus on what matters.

nnutter

Elaborate?

It's not the weapon that violates any of that it is the person using the weapon. Some weapons have purposes other than as a weapon but your argument would still imply that your right to life, liberty, and happiness would be violated so we should make forks, knives, bats, pans, cars, everything illegal. Slippery slope? Sure. There's a spectrum and everyone chooses where the line sits for them. I don't want easy access to nuclear weapons but I'm still OK with easy access to guns.

The common response to that is that guns can't fight tanks, UAVs, etc.

That obviously depends on the door. Do you really think your home offers physical security?

There's a difference between developer and user. The developer is likely a multi-tasker looking at the design and code and images.

Part of my concern about a "720p" screen is remembering how some unresizable windows wouldn't even fit on the screen of my netbook and I would have to alt + drag them to get to the OK/Cancel buttons.

Perl does something similar, see the [feature] keyword.

[feature]: http://perldoc.perl.org/feature.html

reprint of http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4115942

It also lacks the article length estimate which is really nice when you are trying to find something short to read while you're in line or something.

You can export your stuff from Instapaper as CSV. Read it Later lets you export your stuff as HTML. If you wanted to switch you could probably script the migration in a few minutes.

InstaFetch sucks in a lot of ways. I bought it on the Kindle Fire and it has a couple huge flaws.

Pagination hides text behind the Fire's little menu bar.

You have to click a button (or wait a minimum of an hour) to sync. The sync process takes minutes.

Not to mention it cost more than Instapaper for iOS.

He knows he's leaving money on the table. He just doesn't need to make it and doesn't want the complexity of doing so.

Two features, that I love, that Instapaper has over Read It Later Pro are pagination and Readability support.

Scrolling works OK on PCs because of spacebar/PgDn it is pretty stupid on touch devices. However, pagination, at least as implemented in Instapaper, is not without it's downsides. I sometimes have issues with pagination not being consistent (moving back and forth are sometimes not exact opposites).

Since I am viewing content without ads and want people to be able to continue to write I support Readability. I don't know that they deserve the 30% cut they take but there isn't really much competition out there. Flattr doesn't count in my book though it is similar.

Source: http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20110831PD211.html

This is an awful post. Starts with saying how Windows XP crashed and continues with a bunch of anecdotes.

Here's another anecdote. I have yet to use Ubuntu on a machine where everything just worked. I love Linux and use it every day. It's not ready for prime time but it is, as it has been for almost 20 years, a reasonable alternative for those willing to learn.

The data is also encrypted with your own key. I know that's an option with at least one of those Mozy or Backblaze apps but definitely not with Dropbox.

WebOS was so close to being amazing. I can only hope they pull off something amazing with HTC or Samsung making the hardware.

On the other hand if Apple makes a 7" tablet I won't even have a major reason to look elsewhere.

The OS is on par with the iPad but the hardware is not. An iPad is thinner and lighter and made of glass and metal (as opposed to plastic) but they both cost $500. If you can't match Apple's aesthetics then you shouldn't charge the same price. Either take the loss for market share or figure out how to produce something that feels higher quality or go home.

-1, click through three pages to get from "Download" to an actual download.

Why can't I upgrade my digital edition? Not that books are that expensive but if the original is work $20 why is the same thing with a few minor changes still $20?

Their aesthetics are bad and their iTunes ratings are low. Pretty sure they would have lost to Kindle, iBooks, Nook, etc. anyway.

Indeed, regardless of how you choose your passwords email is a huge target. It's good to see Google and Facebook trying to thwart this by adding account activity information, etc.

Essentially you are using a private hashing algorithm. You're trading a bit of convenience for a good chunk more security. If it works for you keep doing it. The important thing is you are using good passwords and segregating sites.

Yet another reason if you get an Android phone you shouldn't get anything but a Nexus.

Should someone expect the salaries of H1-B employees to be comparable to resident employees? This is very interesting data but I'm wondering what all can be inferred from it.

3% is most of the profit margin? Really?

I deleted my comment; it was unnecessary. DFT = don't feed trolls.

Why should there be no fee? Square has already removed the fixed portion of their fee so it is just 2.75% (not ~$0.30 + ~3%). This helps with small transactions. Eventually their competition will have to do the same.