sdk16420

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I don't understand why people want some algorithm to sort your email for you. IMO email should always be sorted chronologically, and if it's too much, then used rules and folders/labels. Your inbox is not the place to add reminders. With the Google strategy you will have reminders everywhere seperately: calendar, email, phone, IM, texts, etc.

Inbox by Gmail: the Facebook of email.

sdk16420on Bruges Will Cut Traffic with an Underground Beer Pipeline

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Post_Office_Railway

They shut it down in 2003...

sdk16420on iPhone 6 and 6 Plus not as bendy as believed

Wow, a swollen battery is not covered under warranty?! I would understand that if the battery is removable, but how would you prevent this?

(of course, under normal usage it's very unlikely that a modern battery will swell, but it's not impossible)

sdk16420on Your brain makes decisions while you sleep

yes, both link to this paper:

Kouider, S., Andrillon, T., Barbosa, L. S., Goupil, L., & Bekinschtein, T. A. (2014). Inducing Task-Relevant Responses to Speech in the Sleeping Brain. Current Biology.

sdk16420on We’re 10 today

Everything on a map is data. You probably mean labels and business names. For road networks etc I found OSM to beat other maps by a lot.

Also keep in mind that the way business can be added on Google Maps for example are all but foolproof.

sdk16420on We’re 10 today

It's not as widespread as Wikipedia yet, but OSM is one of the few community built resources to be used by everyone using computers.

sdk16420on Last.fm is ending their streaming radio service in April

You can still get a playlist of recommended music on the web at www.last.fm/listen/user/USERNAME/recommended

It uses embedded YouTube videos, but it's nice to use it on some occasions.

sdk16420on How I Lost My $50,000 Twitter Username

IIRC, Twitter officially doesn't allow you to sell your handle.

sdk16420on How I Lost My $50,000 Twitter Username

Maybe just 'pride' of what he accomplished.

sdk16420on Introducing Jelly

I'm following a lot of Twitter and other SF tech people on Twitter, and I had tons of questions waiting. Maybe it will stick for a some people, but indeed, I don't think most people have enough questions to check this kind of app often.