theBobMcCormick

That's funny, I'm the opposite. I'm generally unlikely to sign up for any site or service that makes me create and record yet another username/password combo.

That's not the first page of the site, It's a link to a spec page comparing the different models available. IMHO, it doesn't differ significantly from this page: http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/

I hear ya. It might be true for some people that they don't need a GPS, but having an always in my pocket GPS whenever I'm in an unfamiliar neighborhood reduces my stress level a lot.

Isn't Raspberry Pi also pretty much a proprietary design? Certainly the Broadcom chipset they use isn't available to the general public, nor is information about the chipset available without an NDA.

Am I missing something? Those both look like the reading view of every mobile app that has any kind of article reading feature.

Not diss'ing your app btw. The screenshot looks nice. I'm just not sure what the comparison is supposed to be showing

Or you could just add a location shortcut to the desktop, which doesn't use any extra battery power.

I assume this installs itself as a replacement launcher. In which case it'd be the first thing that come up every time the phone boots. I'm pretty sure the "login" step they show is just on initial install.

Actually, there's no need to. Terminal IDE already comes with it's own replacement keyboard.

Aside from the new logo, it looks pretty much identical to how the Android Market site has looked for well over a year.

It's also logical that it would resemble the Apple/iTunes store, since they both serve pretty much the same purpose but for different platforms. Barnesandnoble.com and Amazon.com both look substantially similar for example.

To be clear, the limit for the main application APK is still 50K. This change allows developers to also host on the Google Market servers up to 2 supplemental files that are up to 2Gigs in size.

Basically, this provides a better supported, more reliable, more standardized way to accommodate the already common idiom where many Android games will, immediately on first run, begin downloading the game assets (graphics, sounds, music, etc).

> "If you see one of your best people walking out the door at 6:00 pm, try to think why you haven't challenged that person with an interesting project. If you see one of your average programmers walking out the door at 6:00 pm, recognize that this person is not developing into a good programmer."

Wow! What a horribly shitty attitude. If your "average programmer" isn't spending their every waking moment at work they're not a good programmer?!? Employers with attitudes like that deserve a serious atomic kick in the balls.

Sounds like a more generalized, urban version of the Mod Live ski goggles (http://www.reconinstruments.com/products/mod). The Mod Live googles look amazing, but pretty bulky (plus, I don't ski). If the Google glasses end up being half as cool I'd definitely be interested.

Google+ has completely supplanted Twitter as a news source for me. With G+, you get actual paragraphs of information (often with pictures, etc). If there's a link, it's a real link, not one of those stupid damn shortened urls's (I REALLY hate those). With Twitter, a cryptic 100 character "message" and a url shortened link.

Good riddance to Twitter. G+ has a lot of room for improvement, but Twitter's lack of usability is mind boggling.

Here's an example of a non-porn app being banned: http://www.macrumors.com/2010/07/20/flashlight-app-sneaks-te...

> Massive amounts of malware are being distributed via, at least the android marketplace, if not Amazon as well.

Amazon's app store is curated exactly like Apple's, so if there is malware in the Amazon's store then the model must be broken.

Besides, as I mentioned, I don't have a problem with Apple curating their app store. I think it's great. A nice mall like shopping experience. I do have a problem with them not allowing side-loading for those more advanced users who would like to side-load apps. IMHO, it seems to me like 90% of the reasons people Jailbrake their IOS devices are things that would be available without Jailbraking if side loading were allowed.

> On the contrary, as I mentioned there is a method to install apps completely out of Apple's control. (in fact, you can do this also with native apps as well using the adhoc distribution method.)

That's rather a bullshit cop-out to claim than web-apps or an "Adhoc" method that's limited to 100 users are either viable alternatives to side-loading.

> They want to control what apps can be installed simply to keep out malware and porn, so that they can do right by their customers who don't want malware and the parents who don't want porn apps.

That's simply untrue. Many apps have been blocked from the iPhone apps store that were neither "porn" nor malware. If it were just about blocking "porn" and malware then they would continue with their (excellent BTW) curated apps store, but could still allow side-loaded apps for those who wish to use them. Instead they block sideloaded apps to ensure complete control of the iOS ecosystem and render impossible any kind of credible competing app store (like the Amazon App store) on iOS.

HAhahahahahahaha!

Diaspora is a non-starter. Have you ever even tried to explain it to a non-technical user? Their eyes glaze over with disinterest.

It's to complicated, and no clear benefits other than the rather abstract benefit of de-centralized control.

Having to re-install the OS because of virus issues, etc. is NOT usual and shouldn't be punished by forcing the user to go through some stupid activation system.

Having to re-activate because of hardware upgrades (new motherboard, etc) is also not unusual. Again, I don't see why a PAYING customer should be be punished by forcing the user to go through some stupid activation system, when pirates don't have to deal with the activation system.

Just because the activation system hasn't negatively affected you doesn't mean it hasn't negatively affected many, many paying customers. Why should I get treated like shit for being a paying customer, when I could get a better user experience by pirating Windows?

That sounds like an heck of a lot of extra work just to deal with Microsoft's anti-piracy activation system. IMHO, your "answer" just reinforces the original author's point. Why should legitimate paying customers have to deal with all of these workaround and annoyances? Why should legitimate customers have to endure being treated like potential criminals? Especially when these activation systems aren't stopping the pirates!!!!!!!

I can send a letter or a package to my grandma via USPS without her having to pay any subscription to USPS or "sign up" for USPS in any way.

Now, the early days of the telephone system might have been a better comparison to use in your argument than USPS. But I think it could be easily argued that the early telephone offered something much more unique for it's time than Facebook does.

Its interesting that they use Facebook as an example of the "evils" of ad supported platforms. Facebook would never, ever work as a fee-based platform. Facebook is only useful if a critical mass of your family and friends are on it, and that's just not gonna happen if it costs money.

I doubt it's inevitable. The Movie Tavern is a chain with a similar concept. Food, beer, etc. served with the movie. They've got a location here in Denver that I rather like. Not sure exactly how long it's been around but I've been going there several years and they've managed to keep it pretty clean and nice. I like taking my kids to movies there. They get shakes, I get beer. We all have a good time.

I think this is great! I've got no problem with reasonable and discrete ads, particular if it helps support sites I use and like. I'd prefer not to have to run an ad blocker at all, but frankly I've been forced into by the number of obnoxious ads out there. My personal pet peeve are ads that play music, sound or video. Damn it, I don't need the tab I loaded in the background to suddenly start blaring some obnoxious ad pitch at me! :-(

I think the the "normalcy" of smoking is much more similar to how the suppression and shaming of normal sexuality was, until relatively recently, the norm in modern western civilization.

IMHO, the article you linked to is about as enlightening as an article saying that overindulgence in cakes and cookies is harmful. Well duh! In normal, moderate consumption both cakes, cookies, and porn are completely normal and healthy.

I'd like to see some references to this supposed "growing body of knowledge", because it sounds like the kind of complete BS put out by anti-porn religious zealots.

As a society we need to move past this ridiculous idea that the enjoyment of sex, including sexual fantasization and pornography, are something to be ashamed of or feared. Sex and porn are normal parts of a healthy, adult sexuality.

Since the Fire is supposed to come with the Amazon Android Market, and not the Google Android Market, it could be a threat to both Apple and Google.

I've heard good things about the Papilio: http://papilio.cc/

Wire cutters cost a couple bucks. A decent Mac you could use for development is a bit more expensive.

Given that Gartner estimated OSX as having only about 10% of the desk/laptop market share in 2011, the idea that Dropbox is going to be put out of business by iCloud is laughably ignorant. Unless Apple decides to make iCloud available to Windows users, but IMHO that seems unlikely.

The competition isn't much better on the MS side. Windows has the bulk of the desktop/laptop users, but it's pretty unlikely for them to offer a file sync client that'll work with the iPhone or Android, and Windows Phone 7 is still looking for an audience.

I do agree that Dropbox could do a lot to make their person-to-person sharing more compelling and easy.

Very cool! If I could get this play as a channel on my Roku I'd be in heaven!

Salary information is never really secret, even if the official policy says it's secret. There's always salary information, often inaccurate information, percolating through the grapevine at every large organization.

I've never worked anywhere with an open salary policy, but my guess would be that, while it might be hard for some people to adjust to, in the long run it would remove a large source of internal politics.