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Very nice. Given the smoothness, I first thought this was real-time:) As someone who lives in Berlin, I didn't know there was an open API for the VBB. I'll have to have a look at it.

And loving the Minimetro vibes! (Running this on android 10 on a OnePlus 7pro - runs smooth in Chrome)

I rarely ever pay for services on the web. But I will pay for theoldreader. My mind is getting foggy with age, but I think it does everything that Google Reader did, and not much more. The perfect drop-in replacement.

Even more annoying is that Mt is one colour and GOX is another. To me this implies there are two shortened words in the name: Mt and GOX. And Mt can easily be thought of as Mountain.

When this is available in Germany (or basically outside the US), they got me. This is how to make things easy.

I don't believe the Search algorithm to be malicious, but it is definitely off.

And anti-competitive maybe a bit strong. But wasn't it Google Voice that has been stranded in review for a while now?

I think Apple's mono-culture is beginning to fail: using the App Store as a gateway to their devices (touched on briefly above), etc.

I'll throw my voice into this maelstrom.

1) Search for "Google Maps" and it is the 5th result. The app is literally called Google Maps. The results before: Fine Maps, PD Maps Worldwide Edition, Google Earth(?!).

2) 300 comments and the topic of Apple anti-competitive behaviour with regard to App availability is hardly touched. In fact the top most comments are on UI and nitpicking over details such as Bookmarks and response speed.

Geez, I hate Google localisation. It NEVER works. It is always off.

I'm sitting in Germany, all my Chrome settings are set to English. Go to the main Nexus blogspot website and its in English. Great. (despite being blogspot.de)

Click on Nexus 10. Its in german. Understandable as I'm Germany. But please respect the browser settings.

Go back and click on Nexus 7, and its in English.

Go back and click on Nexus 4, and its in FRENCH!! Why?!

Click on the expanded memory option on the French page and it goes to the English version of the Nexus 4 page.

This infuriates me no end. This is the single reason why I will not use Google Play. I know that if I buy a book or a movie, the chances of it being in the language I set for the device will be slim. I have no desire to through money away like that.

If you're a programmer/developer/hacker, you don't "throw out" what you already know.

Wouldn't learning a new language expand your toolset? Not replace it.

And I think most here agree that Go and C++ are solving different problem spaces. So knowing both would be a win.

this is not about first generation space exploration, but this series may explain its conclusion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gap_Cycle

this book series is without a doubt my favourite.

i am by no means at all knowledgeable in finance, but do these credit ratings really have any value?

According to S&P

Spain has AA

Italy has A+

many others have A.

is this really a credit rating, or more about how much faith citizens have in their own country. with all due respect, i find it difficult to believe that the US could have a AAA rating. of course, the earning potential of the US is huge, but its current standing with regards to debt is not so good.

or maybe i dont quite understand how the ratings work?

I can almost understand Facebook protecting its own interests.

But its stuff like this that bugs me: "Your account has been disabled. All of your adverts have been stopped and should not be run again on the site under any circumstances. Generally, we disable an account if too many of its adverts violate our Terms of Use or Advertising guidelines. Unfortunately we cannot provide you with the specific violations that have been deemed abusive. Please review our Terms of Use and Advertising guidelines if you have any further questions."

my emphasis. if you going to block/ban something, at least have the decency to say why.

ok, I think I know what you're going for. My response was based on the fact that many germans feel that they cannot express their patriotism because of how other countries/people/stereotypes will view them. intentions be damned. that was one of the great things about the 2006 world cup here. that all disappeared.

I think it is safe to say that what was written in the article was done so deliberately to get a rise from people who want to be a bit "ra-ra".

i'm not sure if you're alluding to something in particular or trying to make a joke.

but saying that its frowned upon to be proud of your own country (regardless of country), is to me, not a nice thing to say. singling germany out forever because of past events is dis-ingenious.

i would say that anyone whose nose gets bent out of shape because a german says they are proud of their country probably needs to take a second look at germany, and then themselves. and if a reporter is doing this, then it is most likely just stirring the pot

as a non-german living in germany, why?

From my experience,a lot programmers get set in their ways. For example, I just stuck with using the standard Console font for my IDE when I installed it years ago. Then I came across this article, or one similar, and messed around with different fonts and sizes. The difference it made was surprising. I feel like it definitely has made an improvement in how I work. I would recommend people try testing new fonts, layouts, etc at least once a year. the aesthetics is just as important as the content, even when coding.

Getting an over view was the problem. The groups seemed to be isolated from each other, with their own agenda our theme. Maybe that's how it usually is. To start with, maybe check "Silicon Allee". I think that is one of the biggest. They meet once a month in mitte.

As someone who just dipped their toe into the startup scene, the number of networking groups in the city is amazing. But it seemed very chaotic. the entire time, I was trying to figure out who I should talk to, and where to find them.

Its a great place to try and start something though. The creativity, along with the cheapness of this city is fantastic.