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mikehc··on Oracle finally targets Java non-payers – six years after plucking Sun
I guess the best way to be absolutely sure you don't break the license is to uninstall Java.
mikehc··on Otto, the successor to Vagrant
Yeah, but look at the number of stars and forks. Square's Otto is a pretty popular library.

Side note: I don't know why someone is down voting people saying this. I mean yeah they will not change their name I guess but it should be bad for the next big project to choose a name that is not taken by a popular project already.

mikehc··on Otto, the successor to Vagrant
Why not choose a name that is not already used by other project?

There is already a pretty popular library for android named Otto http://square.github.io/otto/

mikehc··on Why I want Swift to be your first language
No, anyone who promises things he cannot fulfill may have his trust in doubt. It doesn't matter if the problem was internal or external.

What would you think if Apple went to announce next Wednesday that the new iPhone will have a sapphire screen, but on launch (after a bunch of people preoder the phone) they announce it's normal glass because a provider couldn't deliver.

Whose fault would that be, the provider's? Apple's? Both?

mikehc··on Why I want Swift to be your first language
And whose fault is that? I think is both sides. The patent troll for obvious reasons but also Apple (or Steve Jobs) for announcing something that they cannot achieve.

That is why people have a hard time believing any Open Source promises made by Apple. And yes I know they have some open source projects available right now.

mikehc··on Fiber Optic Bliss
I really have no idea. I get paid very well but that is not representative of the common wages around here.

The service by itself is expensive, considering it's just Internet. The most common package for internet + phone, on the most popular provider, costs around 24 USD monthly. If you want cable add another 20 bucks.

According to some websites the median wages in Mexico per home at 2013 was around 740 USD monthly.

mikehc··on Fiber Optic Bliss
I had a similar situation in Mexico where no provider gave me the bandwith I need it. The biggest provider (Telmex( refused to sign me up for a better plan because their infraestructure near my home wouldn't support it, at least they were honest.

I called my local cable company and contracted their 50 mbps plan. Had a lot of issues with the installation and never really received the complete service. They didn't had enough bandwith in the zone so very few times I received my contracted bandwith.

At the end I contacted a Telcom (EnlaceTPE) which specialize in providing fiber internet to companies. They did the entire fiber instalation to my home. I only had to commit to 3 years paying around 70 usd with a 200 mbps service. From the first call to installation took around 3 months, best decision made so far.

mikehc··on Ask HN: What's the best 4K computer display available on the market?
Thanks a lot! =D
mikehc··on Ask HN: What's the best 4K computer display available on the market?
I bought this a Samsung 40" UHD TV (UN40HU7000F) a few months ago. In this page somebody ask if the TV has support for HDMI 2.0. As far as I can tell (using a poor translation by Google) it support said version of HDMI by changing the the HDMI Color Mode.

Can anyone with fluid Korean can confirm?

http://www.samsungsvc.co.kr/online/faqView.do?domainId=NODE0...

mikehc··on Microsoft Has Nearly $93B in Overseas Cash
LOLed at Tim Cook's photo on the article.
mikehc··on A Murder Suspect Asked Siri Where He Should Hide His Roommate
"Gainesville Police Department detective Matt Goeckel said the flashlight on Bravo’s phone had also been used on nine occasions that night, for a total of 48 minutes"

How can they get this information? I would definitely like to see what my phone has stored about me.

mikehc··on Android Needs A Simulator, Not An Emulator
Genymotion is the way to go. Google's emulator plain sucks.
mikehc··on A decent way to change your desktop image
I need that terminal and color scheme, Where can I get it?
mikehc··on WWDC 2013 Expectations
"No, Apple did not invent the touchscreen. But the iPhone... It was the first touchscreen device that mattered."

There you go.

mikehc··on Topcoat – CSS for clean and fast web apps
I know all of you use Linux and OSX, but this renders horrible in Windows (IE and Chrome).
mikehc··on Name.com hijacks non-existent subdomains and redirects to their servers
I was not aware of this. Adblock just showed me a blank page.
mikehc··on Google’s sync changes are going to screw Gmail users on Windows Phone
Why is everybody saying that they will only screw Gmail users on Windows Phone? As an iPhone user they will screw me too, because I will not longer have push if I use the Mail.app. The alternative is using the Gmail app of course, but that will only lock up users.

How much time until they announce that ALL the current users won't have this feature anymore?