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majorlazeron Nexus 7 review: The best $200 tablet you can buy

I am huge ThinkPad fan. That is one exception that I was thinking of mentioning, but really, ThinkPads (NOT Lenovo in general) do not appeal to the average consumer. They are built great, and I have owned a few, but to everyone but the techies, they look like boring/old machines. I actually had a few people tell me that my 2 year old ThinkPad looks like something from the 90s.

And the build quality and fit/finish of the new unibody Macbooks are still better than that of the ThinkPads.

majorlazeron Am I crazy? Google Glass sucks (At least for now)

Post starts with:

I’ve been following every single article, video, or meme mentioning Google Glass since its first demo video a few months ago. Google promised a lot; Glasses were meant to be something like “an augmented brain.” It would offer contextual information, interactivity, quick reference, and much more. And now I feel betrayed. Why?

And ends with:

We all know that this is a really early prototype and are willing to see (and buy) something as revolutionary as the iPhone. In the end, the most intelligent move of the day was releasing the early version of the product only to developers (with a US$1,500 price tag), to gain the necessary feedback and try to get things working while surfing on the huge PR wave.

You just answered your own question.

majorlazeron Nexus 7 review: The best $200 tablet you can buy

In 2008, when the Eee PC was revolutionizing the computing world and driving every manufacturer to make cheaper and smaller laptops, Sony washed its hands of the whole thing. The "race to the bottom," the company said, would profoundly impact the industry, killing profit margins and flooding the market with cheap, terrible machines. Sony was wrong, its stance lasting about a year before joining the competition with its own VAIO W.

I actually disagree with this first paragraph, I think Sony was right. The "race to the bottom" definitely did impact the industry, and for quite some time, no manufacturer even offered a laptop with decent build quality, except for Apple of course. People thought "why should I pay $1,000+ for this laptop when I can get a much cheaper laptop that will do everything I need?" And then the Macbook Air and the iPad come along and all of a sudden, people have no problem paying more for a quality product. If it wasn't for Apple, the OEMs would continue to release shitty machines until they all went bankrupt from negative profit margins.

I don't think the tablet market is experiencing the same race to the bottom because people are not buying these shitty tablets (which the Nexus 7 isn't). Everybody is still buying iPads and will continue to do so until a tablet that can actually compete with the iPad is released. (I have only seen two that even come close, the Galaxy and the Transformer, and still...) I think Apple has proven that consumers are willing to pay more if the product is good. And this is all coming from someone that does not own a single Apple product.

majorlazeron JQuery Transit - CSS3 animations for jQuery

The site background doesn't seem to be loading in Chrome 19, works fine in FF 12 though.

majorlazeron Google: We’ve acquired Motorola Mobility

The 3gs is actually free with a 2-year contract.

I understand where you're coming from, and I'm not denying the fact that Android offers a wider range of devices in different price ranges. I just don't like this concept that many people seem to have stuck in their heads: iPhone = expensive. Android = cheap. All of the high-end phones are expensive, and high-end phones are what we should compare when talking about Android vs iOS because they are in the same price range.

So yes, there most definitely are Android fans out there, but they are most likely using a high-end Android device and not one of the cheap handsets that you couldn't pay me to use.

majorlazeron Google: We’ve acquired Motorola Mobility

Where did you get this idea that Android is more affordable? Compare similar spec'd Android devices to the iPhone and they cost just as much as, if not more, than the iPhone.

Example: iPhone 4s 16gb AT&T - $150 subsidized HTC One X AT&T - $200 subsidized

Sure, there are cheaper Android phones, but there are also cheaper iPhones (3gs/4).

Believe it or not, there are real Android fans. I used to be one, not so much anymore. The carriers and manufacturers have ruined it with their delayed updates, bloatware, and modifications to the UI.

If Apple raised the iPhone screen to at least 4", I would consider getting one. If Microsoft released a WP7 device with good specs, I would get that. But at the moment, Android has the best balance of hardware and software.

majorlazeron Dell Announces A Linux Laptop Designed For Developers

I assume you are referring to the Apple 27" display listed here: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC914LL/A?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ

You do realize that it is 27" with a 2560x1440 resolution and it uses an IPS panel, right? That doesn't come cheap. Dell's comparable monitor is only $100 cheaper: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&#...

Of course, I would rather get the Dell, but the Apple display isn't really over-priced.

majorlazeron Try right clicking GitHub's logo

I know that in some cases it is not an option, but middle-clicking will open the link in a new tab. One of the best shortcuts I ever learned.

majorlazeron Skype Hits 40 Million Simultaneous Users

Just to clear things up, that's 40M people logged into a Skype client, not simultaneously video chatting.

majorlazeron Skype Hits 40 Million Simultaneous Users

Skype is used worldwide. So when you look at it as 0.589% of the world population, it seems a bit more realistic.

majorlazeron What Adobe’s new pricing for Flash means for social game developers

Why do we need a Photoshop or InDesign killer? I have never heard any designers complain about Photoshop, or any of the top Adobe products (Illustrator, InDesign, Fireworks) for that matter. Flash is definitely on it's way out, but Adobe isn't going anywhere.

majorlazeron CSS Social Buttons

Wow, what a coincidence. I was just looking for social buttons in another window. Thanks!

majorlazeron Jim Clark: The Comeback Billionaire Who Bet On Apple

I am about halfway done with it at the moment, and it's such an awesome book so far. I highly recommend it.

majorlazeron Give it five minutes

"The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it." -Dale Carnegie

I wish I applied this in my life more often.

majorlazeron Verisign seizes .com domain registered via foreign registrar

Your second point makes it seem like there are so many laws that you have to be aware of to avoid getting your domain seized by the US. These latest busts have been for gambling and pirating, I bet the owners knew this was coming sooner or later.

majorlazeron Former Zynga Engineer doing AMA on reddit

I agree. Seems like he has a lot of hate built up inside him:

"Google and Apple teams are total cunts. Fuck em, and their hipster bullshit."

Followed by:

"I like Google as a whole, but they hire too many wanna-be-devs. And their SC2 team can suck a big herpes-infested cock. FUCK THEM."

Hard to take this AMA seriously.

majorlazeron Nude.js: Nudity Detection with JavaScript

I understand the correlation between the story and your comment, but your comment isn't anymore relevant than if I posted a comment praising jQuery and how much better it is than other JavaScript libraries. The question of whether or not you believe sexual nudity being taboo is irrelevant here, this post has nothing to do with the morality of sex vs violence.

As for calling you liar, I apologize. Next time I will just use the flag button. Thanks.

majorlazeron Nude.js: Nudity Detection with JavaScript

1. This has nothing to do with the article. 2. I doubt that ever happened. Why would she read aloud the rating?

Looks like a post straight from reddit.

majorlazeron If your client has a problem with a site, send them here and ask for details

The first box is your name, second is your email, third box is the recipients email.

majorlazeron Facebook to File for IPO Next Week

That's the point. You can't buy food with gold or stocks, but you can with money (currency). So that is what you measure the value with.

majorlazeron I'm Pirating the Next Version of Windows

In many cases, like downloading movies, I agree. But with Windows, I couldn't disagree more. I used to pirate every version of Windows I owned, back in the days of Windows 98 and up to Windows XP it was a breeze. Starting around Windows XP SP3, it got a bit more difficult. It was easy to pirate, but after a few weeks/months of use, you get the Genuine Advantage warning. With Windows 7, it is even worse. So I decided to purchase my first legitimate copy of Windows. I haven't looked back. It is so much easier and I don't waste my time re-cracking my Windows installation every month. It is well worth the price. Since then I have also acquired a legitimate version of Office 2010, even though I got it heavily discounted for students, back in the Windows XP days, I would have laughed at the thought of buying $100+ software.

And anytime I upgrade hardware or even want to move my install to another computer, the activation is so fast and easy. I don't see how anyone could make the claim that pirating Windows is easier than installing a legitimate copy.

majorlazeron The $36 soda: Overdrafting in America

Yep. Example would be having your account tied to your PayPal. It will remove regardless if you have the overdraft protection or not.

majorlazeron Is Nokia's CEO a Microsoft mole?

Sorry, but that's far from free. Very misleading statement.

majorlazeron Is Nokia's CEO a Microsoft mole?

In fact, Microsoft is giving them away for free at their stores.

Do you have any sources for that?

majorlazeron I Hate My Smartphone

If you can tell the difference between 192kbps and 320kbps in a blind test, I would say that is impressive.

I'm a musician and I have a few "audiophile" friends that say they can tell the difference, but when we conducted a blind test, they were basically just guessing.

I am not saying it's impossible, but there aren't many people that can hear the difference, I know I can't. Even with my Grado cans.

majorlazeron iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours

A few reasons why I prefer my Thunderbolt to the iPhone 4:

-Bigger screen

-LTE 4G

-Tons of different ROMs available

-More customization options

-I prefer the Android interface

It all comes down to your needs. The screen size alone takes the iPhone out of consideration for me.

majorlazeron Single psilocybin dose may make lasting personality change

Vitamin-C does virtually nothing for the trip. It's all placebo.

Now, if you grind the mushrooms up and let them site in lemon juice for 30+ minutes. That will definitely accelerate the time you reach the peak of the trip. The acids in the lemon juice break down the mushrooms so the stomach can digest them more quickly.

majorlazeron Amazon tablet costs $209.63 to make, IHS estimates

RAM is actually 512MB. Which is rather low by today's standards. But as long as they strip the Android OS to run only what is needed, not like the bloated crap that's coming from the major carriers, it should be enough for most cases.

majorlazeron The Wealthiest 5% Grabbed Most of the America’s Gains

It really blows my mind how many people don't understand our progressive tax system. Especially someone making 250k+...

majorlazeron Why Can’t Tablet Makers Just Freaking Ship?

I may have misunderstood your first point but one of the primary reasons Apple is purchasing so many screens is to purposefully reduce the amount of components on the market to block out competitors from reaching demand.