dustyreagan

I'm a fan of the aluminum body. My Macbook Pro is 4 years old and it's a tank. You're right though, it does get pretty hot, but most high-end laptops do. I burned the graphics card out of my old plastic Fujitsu many years ago playing video games. Heat's just the price you pay to have the current fastest hardware.

I use a laptop cooler on my desk and lapdesk on the couch.

I still use a Macbook Pro from 2007 that I play games on via Bootcamp. It's only recently starting to show it's age when I play new games.

Oh! Nice! I may be able to stick to my plan after all then! :)

I got the same message.

You have to put a credit card on file to use the promocodes. So, they've just made it much easier for users to impulsively buy other apps in the future, and they've shown people how to use the app store. Not a bad marketing plan!

Personally I planned on making zero webOS app purchases in anticipation of installing Android. But now that my CC is on file, I'll probably have Angry Birds on here by the end of the month. :p

If Geckoboard had a small pre-configured display for sale for say $250, I would have bought it.

I was actually looking for a digital picture frame that could display a webpage for this very purpose before the fire-sale. I couldn't find one that could do it out of the box.

This is a really cool experiment. Coffee seems like the perfect use case since it's awkward to exploit, in that you're not going to buy $100 worth of coffee, just because the card has $100 on it. But what about other physical goods, like Barnes & Nobles, HEB, Home Depot?

Burying it in the EULA doesn't make it acceptable, it makes it sneaky.

I think the fact that they're logging my location without my knowledge or permission for their personal interests (whether their exploiting it now or not), is unethical. The lack of encryption is just an implementation oversight on their part.

The problem is this data is being recorded without the user's knowledge or permission. (Unless it's a tiny line in the EULA I'm unaware of.)

If the data is being used to help the performance of Location Based Services, there is no need to keep years worth of data, that persists, and is backed-up every time you sync. Apple could simply keep a log of the last 4 or 5 data points.

Further, the data may not be super accurate, but that's only because the technology isn't good enough. If it were (and it will be eventually) that table would have pinpoint precise data. The precedent is being set right now. Is this ok? Personally I think this sort of behavior is unethical. Location tracking logs should be opt-in. It certainly shouldn't be hidden or a secret.

I believe that was pulled from Ryan's email:

"... developers ask us if they should build client apps that mimic or reproduce the mainstream Twitter consumer client experience. The answer is no." ... "If you are an existing developer of client apps, you can continue to serve your user base"

I doubt a paid email service will be anymore reliable than Gmail. Your best bet is probably to look into a good backup strategy. For example, you could use Outlook or Mail to retrieve all of your Gmail locally while still keeping the original email on Gmail.

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I've thought about picking up boxing. It seems like the desire to not be hit in the face would be good motivation to exercise regularly between matches. Like you though, I'm a bit worried about the risk of concussion and having my nose broken, and thus haven't taken the plunge.

This is fun, but you should remove the eraser. I think you'd find more creative graffiti without it.

Sorry to dissapoint. :p I'll report back in a few years.

Ok, so Watson couldn't yet answer "How do you change the oil on an 77 Corvette?" any better than Google could, but it could conceivably answer the question "What size sockets do I need to remove the oil pan of a 77 Corvette?" Is that trivia? I guess. But it's also practical knowledge that's time consuming to find in Google search.

Also, I could be wrong, but I imagine a large percentage of searches are for trivia. It wouldn't have to be all or nothing. Perhaps Watson answers trivia like questions in clear english. For everything else he returns all the resources he has that he thinks are related to the question, like Google does. Heck, maybe Google partners with IBM to license the tech. Google's already trying to answer some trivial questions outright in search, such as when you ask for a definition, unit conversion, or simple math. Watson could take that to a whole new level.

As far as a business model, I don't see why slapping an ad on where to purchase the correct size sockets you need online beside your answer wouldn't work.

http://Conjunctured.com. I'm a co-founder. 1st day is free! :)

Here's a very active Google Docs spreadsheet of @Speak2Tweet translations: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?hl=en&key=tVDU006Wt9...

Awesome input! Thanks! :)

I think I got the FireFox thing figured out. Let me know if it's still wonky. (You might need to flush cache? Hopefully not.)

Thanks!

Ok, I think I got the FireFox thing figured out. Let me know if it's still wonky. (You might need to flush cache? Hopefully not.)

Ah! I'll move those JavaScript files to the Math.ly domain soon to fix that problem for users that might have the same issue. Good insight. Thanks!

I think I'd like to have free random problems, and a pro account would include problems that have a video explaining that particular problem's solution. Something along those lines.

Oh, it sounds like the javascript font rendering isn't working for you. Do you have JavaScript disabled?

I was thinking about creating a paid service like you're describing. Free random questions for all, but a pro account would get explanations on how to solve the particular questions. Ideally in video format.

My thoughts are that it would be used by students for practice, and possibly by teachers to generate quizes.

Excellent feedback on the free-form text input, and rational answers. I was thinking about randomly alternating from multiple choice to free form. Maybe eventually adding a switch for the user to decide.

Ultimately I was thinking of math problems with perm URLs, and possibly blog style comments underneath. I wonder if a wiki would be better than inline user comments.