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This is the wrong solutions.
There is a reason why 16pt is the standard font-size. And its no problem to design a responsive website with columns that use 'between 45 and 75 characters per line'.
Now the 50% is ofcourse a little joke. But there is some truth in it. Randomness doesn't mean the numbers change all the time. The probability that the numbers change is ofcourse very very high. But random doesn't equal change.
It's nice what can be done with Internet these days but I prefer the old quick Google with almost the same features but less shine.
Indeed. I think notes are more 'human' than most programming languages. If the music goes up, the notes go up. If the notes are short they look short (and more dense).
But I agree that typing "let a be the subtring of b from 1 to the end" is no fun. So I'm glad we have symbolic languages. But I think they could be made more 'human'.
Do you think I will be a returning customer? -no
For example: we say/think
for each item in list
foreach(item in list) {
let a be the substring of b from 1 to the end
a = b.substring(1)
I just opened the comments to see yours and know there is no need to read the article and to upvote the story.
Edit: asked PG about this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6199254 Maybe other people have good suggestions as well.
Are they upset because they lack the choice of who is tracking them? Because I don't think people should be upset about their privacy when they know a company like Facebook already knows everything about you.
If the government suddenly decides you are a terrorist you will understand privacy is a good thing.
Fortunately this year there will be a lot more to choose from: Android, Windows, Firefox OS, Ubuntu, Sailfish. And even some 'open' phones. I'm seeing a lot of companies stepping away from Apple these days. Too expensive when there are good alternatives.
And when you are writing company apps market share of an OS isn't an issue.
I'm seeing a lot of apps that assume too much. They assume I've got GPS. And even if I had GPS they assume it is turned on. Same for Wifi or any data connection. Therefore a lot of crashes occur because of null pointer exceptions.
The simple fix is ofcourse to null check or to use a little more of try and catch.
But it's a nice idea!
Also the shot on the boat makes me wonder if this could be used as steady-shot-software.
Yes the Android emulator can be very slow but testing on a real device is very quick without the hassle of certificates.
[1] Windows and Blackberry as well
If you purchased the gift card with another card they still can trace your e-mail address back to you.
Unique e-mail address -> Unique Visa gift card -> unique credit card
When the patents of laser sintering will expire the laser scanner still has to be very accurate. And accurate laser scanners are expensive even without patent.
It might be different for stereolythografy. With a good beamer high resolutions are possible.
But then there are materials. The resin used for stereolythografy is expensive because of patents. The powder used for laser sintering is expensive because of patents.
But! Without users Google won't have a business at all. So they should be careful with disruptive advertisement.
We all know Linus is right most of the time. But I think his abusive tone isn't constructive and won't motivate people to do a better job.
Edit:
"Adopting the most effective style of criticism should be tempered by the cultural context, the recipient's personality, and nature of the relationship between provider and recipient."