crazychrome
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10 years ago
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on: Google launches Uber rival RideWith
I have zero problem with the fail-fast, fail-earlier strategy and attitude. ultimately it's business. there is no point to continue if it's obviously not going to work. there is a catch though: do fail because of innovation (crazy, big ideas). I'd argue all these experiments, except gmail/map/wave, have 0 substance. most of them are crappy implemented, poor planed cat projects.
crazychrome
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10 years ago
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on: Google launches Uber rival RideWith
Unlike Microsoft, who had the will and executive ability to expand to new territories and destroy competitors, Google has a remarkable record of half-baked works and giving up. it's a joke.
crazychrome
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10 years ago
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on: “Adds iOS build support to gomobile command”
I don't think the fruit company will approve apps programmed other than objc or swift.
crazychrome
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10 years ago
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on: Why Android is a Better Platform for Startups than iOS
I totally agree with the article except one thing: it's much much more a pleasant experience to code iOS app than Android, even without considering the fragmentation problem.
crazychrome
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11 years ago
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on: OS X Reviewed
Luckily Peter Bright does not quit covering MS/web/programming yet.
crazychrome
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11 years ago
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on: Lumen – A micro-framework by Laravel
looks good, only 7 years late to the game.
crazychrome
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11 years ago
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on: Gradberry Spamming GitHub Users
it's a dumb only because it failed. will you do it again if the conversion/reply rate was good?
If I were you, i'll probably setup a competition project repo, invite folks to contribute, only do the sales pitch after they are hooked.
crazychrome
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11 years ago
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on: Google averages a meeting with the White House every week
who was the last business leader in tech sector close to politics? john scully?
crazychrome
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11 years ago
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on: Google pulling China CNNIC CA from its products
Well done! I hope Google would do the same when related to NSA and other 3 letters agencies.
when was the last time Google made headline of hn for its technology?
crazychrome
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11 years ago
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on: Google pulling China CNNIC CA from its products
absolutely! In general I trust pure commercial organisations more than govt. and non-profit orgs.
crazychrome
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11 years ago
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on: Defending Darwin
according to my understanding, there is no "fact" in science. there are observations, hypotheses (and null hypotheses if related to stats) and theories. i think "fact" is used in the article as theories or hypotheses that explain corresponding observations well enough, and over and over again.
crazychrome
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11 years ago
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on: ComponentKit by Facebook: A React-Inspired View Framework for iOS
crazychrome
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11 years ago
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on: What Clayton Christensen Got Wrong (2013)
which comes first, a good consumer product or a healthy ecosystem around it? it's a positive feedback loop thing in later stage but product always comes first. it's not a big secret but only few nailed it occasionally in a decade.
crazychrome
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11 years ago
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on: What Clayton Christensen Got Wrong (2013)
Were Steve Jobs, John Ive, Tim Cook and other Apple guys crystal clear about the theory when they started iPod/iPhone? I don't think so. Apple has a unique weapon called design and is willing to pay whatever it costs to enhance it. Its business is to use the weapon wherever there is a chance: mp3 player, tivo, mobile phone, watch and more to come. The rest is upon professors in business schools to figure out.
crazychrome
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11 years ago
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on: The Windows Driver Frameworks are on GitHub
the behaviour of an individual does affect his creditability though.
crazychrome
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11 years ago
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on: The Windows Driver Frameworks are on GitHub
why this quote got down voted? it's exactly how Opensource progresses.
crazychrome
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11 years ago
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on: Train doors require GPS signal to open despite stations being underground (2014)
> ... and trains have needed to be rebooted.
Since when that default solution to any problem of any device embedded with CPU, is to reboot?
Welcome to the digital age!
crazychrome
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11 years ago
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on: China’s Arthur C. Clarke
I think Liu is more inline with Isaac Asimov than Arthur Clarke. Liu is clearly an atheist and intentionally avoid
cheap reading gratification achieved by science-religion association.
My complaint about Liu: he has a silly admiration towards Stephen Hawking probably due to his obsession with black hole. (but who doesn't?) 200 years later, people might only get to know Stephen Hawking when reading Liu's books.
crazychrome
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11 years ago
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on: China’s Arthur C. Clarke
I stopped reading Ni Kuang's work since 14. I'd consider comparing Ni Kuang with Liu a serious offence to Liu's readers.
In my opinion, the second and third instalments of The Three Body Problem are as good as the Foundation series. The first one, really is just a trailer.
The second one, entitled The Dark Forest is far more than Sci-fi. Personally, I interpret it as a serious international political question: could the West really tolerate any other forms of civilisation? the book gave a negative perspective.
Claim: I live in UK and I understand most of EU folks don't like to be simplified as Westerners. However, from a Chinese perspective, the cultural differences between FR/DE/UK/CA/US/AU are invisible.
crazychrome
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11 years ago
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on: Obama sharply criticizes China's plans for new technology rules
"This is something that I’ve [p]raised directly with President Xi," Obama said.
