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pook1e··on Kubuntu Breaks With Canonical, Finds New Sponsor
This is great news. I tried Kubuntu briefly and I thought it was a great project for those familiar with Ubuntu but looking for an alternative desktop environment.
pook1e··on Instagram for Android — Available Now.
I certainly won't disagree with you there. I scrolled quite deeply through the list earlier and didn't see it, which is why I assumed it wasn't indexed yet. The searching could definitely use some tweaking to weigh the name / trend more heavily.
pook1e··on Instagram for Android — Available Now.
Same thing in the US. It probably hasn't been indexed yet, but you can access the link directly:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instagram....

pook1e··on Instagram for Android — Available Now.
I'm fairly certain it's just not indexed yet. Give it some time.
pook1e··on Pair (YC W12) is a Path for the Two of Us
I'm currently living in California. My girlfriend lives in Ontario. Sometimes "just moving" isn't really an option.

Besides, I don't think this is /exclusively/ for long distance relationships. I'm sure there are some couples not in a long distance situation that would enjoy this.

pook1e··on Build android apps from your Android device
Wow, this looks really neat. I'd be curious to know if this ends up being used as the preferred development environment for some Android developers.
pook1e··on How to contribute to an open source project: look for TODOs in code
True, but I think it can go both ways. I've used TODO a few times just to remind myself about something fairly trivial that I didn't feel like compiling/testing again before I commit (ie. cleaning up code, small optimizations, etc.)

I think the general advise in this article is good, though. By searching TODOs, I'm sure there will be many non-trivial fixes that will be found. But at the same time, I'm confident that it's a good way to find little things that have been forgotten about in the code.

pook1e··on Silicon Valley's Humble Billionaire
How does that make him less humble? He donated ~25 million to the University, the University decided to name their school of Computer Science after him.
pook1e··on Building The Linux Kernel In 60 Seconds
Thanks for the response. That makes sense, obviously you can pay a lot less and get more by overclocking the CPU. Then my question is, who actually buys these chips, and for what purpose?
pook1e··on Building The Linux Kernel In 60 Seconds
Honest question, because I'm actually curious about this. Are these extreme edition chips used almost exclusively by enthusiasts, or are they actually used in certain software engineering branches?
pook1e··on Linux Mint 12 Released - The Peacemaker?
Wow, kudos to Mint for trying to stay as close to Gnome 2 as possible. Hopefully this is something both Gnome 2 and Gnome 3 fans can agree on, judging from the screenshots I've seen it seems to be the best of both worlds. I can't wait to try it out.
pook1e··on Apture acquired by Google
I have never heard of Apture up until now, but I love the idea. Congrats to both Tristan and Can, keep up the great work.
pook1e··on Tablet and Notebook Redefined: Asus Transformer Prime In-depth Look
I really hope you're not implying that the Transformer is Asus "shamelessly copying" the iPad.
pook1e··on Fedora 16 Released
> These days, Fedora uses Gnome 3 whereas Ubuntu uses Unity for its desktop environment.

This is what convinced me to switch to Fedora last week after using Ubuntu for years, and so far I love it (Fedora, I'll save my opinions of Gnome 3 for another thread). Using yum was very easy after having used synaptic and I was able to get everything set up on my system without any trouble.

pook1e··on Learn Web Design, Web Development, and iOS Development - Treehouse
This is amazing. One click from the homepage and I was ready to learn about iOS development. It's very evident that you guys have put a lot of work into making a great UX. Keep up the great work!
pook1e··on $149 for a Touchpad if you sign up as a developer
Have you ever even tried the Touchpad? The hardware alone is worth at least that much. WebOS is a great operating system. If you don't like it, put CM7 on it.

Don't be so ignorant. I bought one for my parents at 149.99 and they love it. I probably would have bought one for myself as well had I felt the need for a tablet.

pook1e··on Apple Inc vs a small Restaurant from Luxembourg
Exactly. I'm not sure why Apple is going after small cafes now to protect it's trademark. This isn't the first time it has happened, either (as someone has pointed out below). I really don't see them gaining anything by winning this case, or losing anything by letting it go.

Interested to see how these turn out.

pook1e··on Online payment integration does not have to suck.
Looks great! Really looking forward to see how it's used.
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