yottabyte47

Windows Phone 7 isn't bad.

Well it's big enough for a USB port.

I noticed that as well. Us geeks know what it is but non-geeks are probably like, 'Is that a new iPad?' Contrast with Apple's iPad ads that show 'real' people actually doing things with the device.

That's what I thought at first and then thought 'I bet that feels like typing on a microfiber cloth, and the keys can't have much travel, if any at all.

Skinned? Chain-link?

You cannot remove Finder or Trash from the Dock. (leastways without hacking)

iOS Human Interface Guidelines

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/UserE...

Apple recommends reading it all the way through first as opposed to using it as a quick reference on a specific topic.

Mac OS X

(or Avast)

Ditto

Oh cool, it's Tyrian!

They are still providing a service. Creating and maintaining an application takes time and time is money.

I think my point still stands as a general principle though, its applicability (or the lack thereof) to this particular service notwithstanding.

I'm not ignoring that. If they only raise $35,000 then they'd fall into category A. The cost of hosting is ongoing as long as a service is being used, therefore they will need more than $35,000 if they plan to be around for any length of time, hence subscriptions.

Sending/receiving data (in this case email) uses energy. Since energy is not currently free, someone has to pay for it.

A service that involves the repeated sending/receiving of data, (in this case email) incurs a cost over time that someone has to pay for.

There are three solutions to this issue:

A. Run a free service until you run out of money. (not sustainable)

B. Run a free service subsidized by ads. (user-hostile and possibly unsustainable)

C. Charge the user a subscription fee. (fair and sustainable)

Unfortunately, the perception that email and other services should be free has permeated society. The internet made the transfer of information cheaper by many orders of magnitude, but it is still not free.

It shouldn't require a Facebook account.

Why is there even the option to do anything other than a direct download? Heck, why does he even need to bother with drivers? This isn't his fault. It's poor design.

At one point status.dropbox.com said both the client and the website were down.

I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that Steve Jobs was adopted as opposed to aborted...

Indeed. The original "The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master" book has no such section. Even if they don't publish it themselves, they should have some sort of link, even if it's to Amazon or something.

How do I buy a book from this site? I don't see "Buy Now" or "Store" buttons anywhere. Terrible design.

Speculation.

http://db.tt/dxQg9sK Thanks!

Wouldn't it be the iPhone 6?

Speculation. If and when it actually happens, let me know.

kthx

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IMHO the résumé is pretty good and the site is awesome. #nitpicking: capitalize the 'B' in MacBook