I used to pay them by using the browser and installing it at work ( that appears to be how they get paid according to tfa ), but I switched to chrome/chromium depending on the platform now. Mostly because when they were inspired by the chrome interface (and I don't think they copied so much as tried to integrate the best parts) it became a yucky mess. Chrome just feels faster (or did when I switched), and cleaner. Still prefer firebug over chrome developer tools.
It's disingenuous to say thermos users don't pay them though, because unlike many open source projects, they make massive amounts of money from mere usage. They should be the ones hiring someone to fix a ten year old bug.
Any device that reacts badly to too much current is poorly designed or defective. That's therese electricity works, you're half amp light bulb doesn't explode when there's nothing else in the house because there's too many amps available. A device that issues is most likely already shorted out.
As someone who runs windows on a macbook pro 13 inch retina, it's not a wtf is that, it's a "I can carry a primary and a back up system comfortably and have all the screen real estate I want if I get close to it, and very crisp fonts ". It has made my job far easier to work off site.
The point of snapchat is not to protect against malicious actors planning in advanced. It's to protect from friend steals your phone and goes through your shit, or future anger of an ex. It doesn't protect from current active malice though (the semi effective screenshot warning not withstanding).
I like snapchat, and I'm over thirty, here's what it has for me: 1) Great medium to send quick one off silly photos over 2) actual conversations via sms or other chat program aren't full of veal that makes me smile but has no long term use 3) the messages have to be short, like shorter than early texting, which has it's place 4) a quick " g'morning baby" from a loved one is more potent when superimposed over their smiling face
As for someone doing it better, I don't see that happening, maybe dropping the public display of best friends and how many messages one sends, but that may be a plus to most. It is super efficient, and the feeling that the message is going away in ten seconds adds a bit of thrill (not quite thrill, something though) to the message.
I don't think it's worth anything near a billion dollars though, it's clean and efficient right now, and the features they're adding don't get in the way of that, ads would make it's value approach zero, and I doubt the main demographic would pay.
As a shopper, I'd say there's room for improvement on the distribution to stores side.
Shoes are never regularly in stock, sizes for color vary in availability wildly.
The concept of buying at the start of a season, and only having oddly sized and colored things by the time one needs the clothing (try buying a warm jacket in January, when it actually gets cold, there's a pathetic selection deeply discounted, and lots of spring attire full price).
Amazon, could use their skill at warehousing and distribution and stand a chance to dominate retail. It worked for Wal-Mart, but they used all that skill to drop price, I don't see why a different business model could do it with a focus on increasing convenience. Target is the nicest place with a convenient selection, and their clothing is shit.
I always eat at the bar for parties of 3 or less, because WTF is wrong with waiters, fill my damned drink, at $5/glass, getting one or 2 extra rounds for a table is decent pocket money (4*2*5*.2 is $8 minimum), and making be happy will bring up the tip too.
Bartenders always seem to understand this, so I sit at the bar.
That's what I thought. It is great that it is possible to run a simulation on a five figure budget, but if it's something that gets heavy use, having your own is better. I predict this will help Cray (contrary to the article's implication), with companies able to start using big power and see where it takes them without dropping the capital expense, they will then be able to move to a more constant use of such resources with lower marginal cost by bringing it in house.
The ability to push a button from the couch and be playing in a couple seconds was well worth it for me, even though I owned it (twice) for the game cube (the black gamecube bundled one, and the wind waker pre order one), and the NES already (thought the NES was getting shaky on actually booting by that point)..
I'm contemplating buying another Wii (Mine got lost in a move) for the original Zelda without needing to emulate, Ikaruga (GC) and F-Zero (GC). Unfortunately, without internet or GC compat, it's not going to work.
I can stick my arms out, and without moving my head (but moving my eyes) see both hands. My hands are further back than my eyes, that implies greater than 180 to me. 210 may do it though.
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I used to pay them by using the browser and installing it at work ( that appears to be how they get paid according to tfa ), but I switched to chrome/chromium depending on the platform now. Mostly because when they were inspired by the chrome interface (and I don't think they copied so much as tried to integrate the best parts) it became a yucky mess. Chrome just feels faster (or did when I switched), and cleaner. Still prefer firebug over chrome developer tools.
It's disingenuous to say thermos users don't pay them though, because unlike many open source projects, they make massive amounts of money from mere usage. They should be the ones hiring someone to fix a ten year old bug.
I've lost 3 devices to worn out charging port (or broken at least).
A T-Mobile g2, a nexus one, and a Nokia Bluetooth speaker.
At least the speaker involved a tug on the cord breaking it off the circuit board.the phones were 12 to 18 months old, so those I think were wear.
I naught 3 charging mats for my nexus 5, and it was a selling point.
Fair enough, You and the other response rightly pointed out that a strait five volt rail connection is absurd to feed to the USB.
I'll still think that 2A fuse in each port (max USB spec) should be fine.
The 5A in USB 3.1 (for 12 volt) may need some negotiating, or more robust cables and fuses in the ports, or more robust cables.
Yes, a strait copper loop, with nothing else would be what I call poor design.
As would a wrench laid across your car battery (and arguably the older jumper cables that don't have fuses, that allow idiots to short the battery).
The computer should cut power before it starts a fire (including if it's just strait 5 volt rail).
The computer should have a "dangerous current draw" fail-safe, not a "I killed an already broken mouse" fail-safe.
Fuses are pretty damned effective, and cheap. Devices should have them in case they short out, failure to have one is what I describe as poor design.
Any device that reacts badly to too much current is poorly designed or defective.
That's therese electricity works, you're half amp light bulb doesn't explode when there's nothing else in the house because there's too many amps available.
A device that issues is most likely already shorted out.
It looks to have minimal holes in it, but based on the dodge of the case/handle/whatever it slides into, I'm voting yes.
And obviously at least 4th, it's the PS4!
Did you look at macbook pro retina? Don't know how it works with linux, but I got one for windows, as I need windows for my job.
As someone who runs windows on a macbook pro 13 inch retina, it's not a wtf is that, it's a "I can carry a primary and a back up system comfortably and have all the screen real estate I want if I get close to it, and very crisp fonts ". It has made my job far easier to work off site.
Even worse is network access, that could be everything from "hey, I'm free, gotta send some ads" to "Imma take all of your actions and send them home"
The point of snapchat is not to protect against malicious actors planning in advanced. It's to protect from friend steals your phone and goes through your shit, or future anger of an ex. It doesn't protect from current active malice though (the semi effective screenshot warning not withstanding).
I like snapchat, and I'm over thirty, here's what it has for me:
1) Great medium to send quick one off silly photos over
2) actual conversations via sms or other chat program aren't full of veal that makes me smile but has no long term use
3) the messages have to be short, like shorter than early texting, which has it's place
4) a quick " g'morning baby" from a loved one is more potent when superimposed over their smiling face
As for someone doing it better, I don't see that happening, maybe dropping the public display of best friends and how many messages one sends, but that may be a plus to most. It is super efficient, and the feeling that the message is going away in ten seconds adds a bit of thrill (not quite thrill, something though) to the message.
I don't think it's worth anything near a billion dollars though, it's clean and efficient right now, and the features they're adding don't get in the way of that, ads would make it's value approach zero, and I doubt the main demographic would pay.
adding the '0' is not natural, it's a learned trick.
I'd argue that multiplication beyond adding stones and counting isn't natural though.
As a shopper, I'd say there's room for improvement on the distribution to stores side.
Shoes are never regularly in stock, sizes for color vary in availability wildly.
The concept of buying at the start of a season, and only having oddly sized and colored things by the time one needs the clothing (try buying a warm jacket in January, when it actually gets cold, there's a pathetic selection deeply discounted, and lots of spring attire full price).
Amazon, could use their skill at warehousing and distribution and stand a chance to dominate retail. It worked for Wal-Mart, but they used all that skill to drop price, I don't see why a different business model could do it with a focus on increasing convenience. Target is the nicest place with a convenient selection, and their clothing is shit.
I always eat at the bar for parties of 3 or less, because WTF is wrong with waiters, fill my damned drink, at $5/glass, getting one or 2 extra rounds for a table is decent pocket money (4*2*5*.2 is $8 minimum), and making be happy will bring up the tip too.
Bartenders always seem to understand this, so I sit at the bar.
That's what I thought. It is great that it is possible to run a simulation on a five figure budget, but if it's something that gets heavy use, having your own is better. I predict this will help Cray (contrary to the article's implication), with companies able to start using big power and see where it takes them without dropping the capital expense, they will then be able to move to a more constant use of such resources with lower marginal cost by bringing it in house.
I don't know that I agree with the fact that lsd is safer than alcohol. Some people definitely have their brains fried from relatively little use.
I haven't played the most recent God of War, but that was my must buy PS3 game.
I have purchased the original zelda many.
The ability to push a button from the couch and be playing in a couple seconds was well worth it for me, even though I owned it (twice) for the game cube (the black gamecube bundled one, and the wind waker pre order one), and the NES already (thought the NES was getting shaky on actually booting by that point)..
I'm contemplating buying another Wii (Mine got lost in a move) for the original Zelda without needing to emulate, Ikaruga (GC) and F-Zero (GC). Unfortunately, without internet or GC compat, it's not going to work.
Lindsay? Is that you?
Also, isn't the nexus 4 the first phone with kit Kat?
Why? computers with 12GB of RAM are getting cheap, I don't see how it's bad to have that much of a RAM cache.
I almost purchased a Pebble, because I specifically want a fuzzy clock with english sentences for the time (e.g. quarter of six)
I can stick my arms out, and without moving my head (but moving my eyes) see both hands. My hands are further back than my eyes, that implies greater than 180 to me. 210 may do it though.