cooldude127 | 15 years ago | on: Reasons that PHP is better than Ruby
You're familiar with the idea of satire, right?
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cooldude127 | 15 years ago | on: Motorola Cliq XT Won’t Get Android 2.1 Upgrade
Yeah, but they do care when the app they want to use won't work on their phone because their software is too old.
cooldude127 | 15 years ago | on: Show HN: My side project - Fmlfeed
Looks pretty cool!
What did you use to build it?
cooldude127 | 15 years ago | on: Why aren't you using git-flow?
I remember reading about this branching model and really liking the idea. The tools might actually motivate me to use it.
cooldude127 | 15 years ago | on: I just saw Office Space for the first time. Is that really what work is like?
2 chicks at the same time
cooldude127 | 16 years ago | on: Apple Stealing All FaceTime Information, AT&T Locks Users via OTA Updates
Location information could be used to connect people to a server that gives them a better connection. Not necessarily an evil thing.
cooldude127 | 16 years ago | on: Why There Will Be No Macs in 2010 (2006)
I agree with you that their software is the most compelling part of the Mac. But the reason people tend to say Apple is a hardware company is because that's where the money is made.
It's not wrong to say that the software drives the sales of the hardware. The software is outstanding, and compels people to purchase the profitable hardware.
cooldude127 | 16 years ago | on: The ideal resolution is 100 ppi, said Apple in 2004
Also, computer monitors are typically farther away than a phone screen, so less resolution is needed to fool the eye.
cooldude127 | 16 years ago | on: Stallman Video: If You Want Freedom, Don’t Use Proprietary Software
The problem is that often (not always), proprietary software is just better than any free equivalent. I will gladly sacrifice some freedom to gain quality.
cooldude127 | 16 years ago | on: Ask HN: Mac users, do you get AppleCare for your Macs?
It's been a godsend for me. AppleCare is great support, and has absolutely paid off for me in the past.
cooldude127 | 16 years ago | on: Ask HN: How many people upset over Apple's rules are actually iPhone developers?
Seems kinda silly that you're referring to Scheme as a "modern programming language" and then excluding C/C++/Objective-C. Scheme dates back to 1975, while Objective-C is only from 1986. So by your standards, Scheme would be considered less modern than Objective-C.
cooldude127 | 16 years ago | on: If You’re Nervous About Quitting Your Boring Job, Don’t Do It
That's not the worst case though. The worst case is the possibility of ruining your finances because you have no income while trying your startup. And what if you can't find a job when you finally give up?
It's not a decision to take lightly.
cooldude127 | 16 years ago | on: Ask HN: Why not Flex?
output that runs on the flash player. that's all the users care about.
cooldude127 | 16 years ago | on: Snow Leopard is a terrible name
To be fair, you definitely don't pronounce it twice. Then you'd just sound crazy.
cooldude127 | 16 years ago | on: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Now Available (Delivery on Aug. 28th)
Reports indicate that the $29 version will install on a clean machine just fine, no need to install Leopard first. It's kind of an honor system thing with Apple.
cooldude127 | 17 years ago | on: Ask HN: Using alternative keyboard layouts?
i've been using colemak for about a year and a half, and i'm very happy with it. the few times i'm forced to go without it, i can feel how much more my fingers are moving. emacs is quite usable with it, but vim requires some remapping (i'm an emacs guy so i haven't put too much effort it).
cooldude127 | 17 years ago | on: Ask HN: What do you think of Objective-C?
actually, objective-c is not strongly typed. it is quite dynamic, despite the fact that you often see types specified. you could replace every declared type with 'id', and your code would still work, and it would be dynamically typed.
cooldude127 | 17 years ago | on: Ask HN: Is it worth switching to a Mac?
not every developer wants to develop on their os. rather, I would like computer that "just works" so that I can do my development work.
yes it's cool to be interested in what's under the hood, but once you've tried to get your wireless working for hours on numerous occasions, you start to appreciate when things just work. i got sick of wasting my time.
cooldude127 | 17 years ago | on: Why we chose Git, a rebuttal
Sounds exactly like how I would answer the same question. Very rational.
cooldude127 | 17 years ago | on: IPhones Finally Get Flash Capabilities
If you're working on something important, maybe you shouldn't be on HN. Maybe, idk, do some work?
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