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FlacidPhil

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About FlacidPhil

IT recruiter learning his way into the IT industry. Focusing on modern web development tools.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #7965864

    There are other services such as Zip Car and Car2Go that work very well for running errands. I live downtown Denver and sold my car nearly a year ago, haven't looked back since. Th…

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    Comment #7774605

    Ahhh gotta love that never-ending list of apps to build.

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    Comment #7773710

    I love the Forecast.io integration, by far the most beautifully done weather app out there.

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    Comment #7757871

    My father made the hop from iPhones to the Galaxy S5 recently. He couldn't love the phone more, but also had this same iMessage debacle. It just made him dislike Apple even more, t…

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    Comment #7756658

    My guess is because you can't even BUY a Tesla in Texas. Why would they set up a $5B factory in a state where they can't even sell a car? http://www.teslamotors.com/advocacy_texas …

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    Comment #7640479

    I used it for a few weeks until I had a good sense of my average daily activity. After that I turned it off due to the battery drain as well. It wasn't a horrendous drag on battery…

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    Comment #7640469

    Nobody bought Dropbox.. In fact Dropbox purchased Loom last week. I haven't seen news about Facebook buying anyone since Oculus.

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    Comment #7517534

    In this day and age, I feel being 'smart' is much more about your ability to find and apply information than it is about memorization.

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    Comment #7517188

    Do you not see the big 'A' at the start? 'At its Build 2014 conference' makes sense.

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    Comment #7510991

    Great write-up. From a user perspective, grid feeds like Flipboard look great, but I find them a bit less friendly. I'll lose my spot, have a hard time finding the other article I …

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    Comment #7473943

    Personally, it's always been about trying to separate my frustrations with the company I'm working for, and frustrations with work. No matter what job you have, it's still a job an…