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afaik palm didn't hire him away. He quit and after few months of break in mexico, he decided to join palm.

Wouldn't that actually be giving free rides to colleges? They are free to charge whatever they want because it's the scholorship that pays for it anyway. Like insurance...

1900 is too low a number to sample. And there is no mention as to whether that 1900 is actually random enough. I doubt this statistic.

He said runs on auto pilot.

It's not just about solving problems. It's also about finding the inspiration or the right approach. coding an algorithm that is predefined and coming up with something like page rank or OOP paradigm are not problems in the same category. psychadelics can definitely help in the latter category.

Anyone know how to set a default view option across all folders? Like overwriting the previously set option for all folders?

Thanks for the explanation. Your comment was more informative than the article. I have always wondered about the reason for Apple ignoring India, and now I know what's going on.

"It’s great day, possibly deserving an entry into the history books about how we all came together and started a revolution. Adam, as we love to call it, is not a tablet, it’s a dream come true for many of us. We have pushed the limits of current technology and raised the expectations from other devices as well, especially the fact that it’s not just hardware or software, but it’s both. Android on Adam is no longer a phone OS; it’s Eden, a new play ground for big touch screen devices."

Wow, that's some word play..

Growing number of people seem to believe they can second guess Steve Jobs. Well, if it were so easy why aren't they just doing it themselves?

The author basically thinks he is smarter than the guys who founded facebook, and that they should do something he believes Steve Jobs would have done had he been with facebook?

They can't be more different. IBM products suck (especially their software). Apple's don't.

//'App' is definitely a better term than 'application' or 'program' from a UI perspective if more people can so easily understand it, but I don't understand why or how this happened. They're the same thing! It's strange

I think it's a change in perspective. A 'program' is how a programmer would describe what he codes. An app, is what it should look like to someone who is interested in just using it.

Since those using "an app" should outnumber those who wrote "the program", it is better if it's called an app. It's like how the term 'bacon' is better suited than 'pig's belly'.

What about users without a paypal account? How will they get the money back?

And what about the tax cost of 7 cents?

//the consumer didn't see much of a change, or saw a regression

The consumers did see a change. The phones beacame usable (pleasure to use) from being unusable (pain to use).

That's backwards.

Both facebook and craigslist have rights to block what they want. In facebook's case they wanted to block. In craigslist's case they don't want to block. Free speech is about letting fb or cl decide what they want to block or allow in their site and it is not contradictory to support both: fb's right to block and cl's right to allow.

The reason that is a command line is because Apple expects users to not change it.

Since when is quitting one's job the same as firing one's boss?

So the options are either bloatware or git?

How about something that just works?

If the speculators are able to make money off the geeks, who are the real geeks then?

I don't think it's the DVD drive that is making this bigger. All those parts needed for a comp requires around 7 inches already and they may be just decided to have a DVD drive too.

Will knowing this concept affect the meta-cognitive ability of a person?

Will those that were underestimating their ability start to correctly/over estimate it? i.e if they buy this concept.

Will those that were over estimating their abilities before, start to realize they were over estimating?

Will those that want to look/sound smart start to fake humility, since underestimating one's ability may give the idea that he is smart?

Oh well, ...

Security is overrated.

Main reason: Too frequent updates with little noticeable improvement is a hassle.

"Negative working capital: They first charge users upfront, take a cut and pay merchants back later. These businesses basically are financed by their customers."

This way they basically can't lose money. If they sell something , they make a profit. If not, they don't make a loss. Ignoring fixed costs, this looks like a good idea to follow for a business, if feasible.

"If Apple can convince its users that it’s safe to click anything with the iAd logo they will have single handedly changed the perception users have of ads, resulting in more clicks and more money made by both Apple and developers"

Makes sense.

The problem is that only a millionaire can say/realize this. So, ironically one ought to become a millionaire to really realize money can't buy happiness.

I don't mean it as a criticism, but the hardware design has all that we have come to associate with a typical apple product. The polished aluminium body, the black margins, etc etc including the packaging. Hope the software is not so blatantly inspired too from mac/iPhone OS

I liked Edmond! Had some great performances too.

So, Jobs really drives a car with no license plate! Interesting.

and who is to be blamed for that?

One man's "right to work" is another man's "obligation to pay"