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Veus

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    Comment #15980180

    The Nexus 6P has a known battery problem which does shut off when it hits a lower percentage. I had a 6P and it was annoying, to say the least. The difference with this story is th…

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    Comment #12835506

    Recently bought an Entroware Apollo ( https://www.entroware.com/store/laptops ). Amazing device, if you don't mind Linux and are in the UK.

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    Comment #11921221

    I think he is using it as a 'look, I screwed up, I'm sorry' post.

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    Comment #10751291

    Seems to be that they did, but Varnish didn't suit their needs as they couldn't fit all the data in RAM. It's OK to change what you use because you outgrow it.

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    Comment #9033113

    The Tube (TFL) are trying to introduce driverless trains. Its the unions that are stopping them. I'm sure if TFL could get rid of all drivers tomorrow and replace them with driverl…

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    Comment #9032309

    Maybe 'dead' for personal usage however as part of Google Apps it is a no brainer and integrates nicely with the whole of the Apps suite. I am prepared to eat my words however I wo…

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    Comment #8153050

    That does suck! I'm not familiar with the law in the USA but in the UK you can be let go for very little within the first 2 years of employment. You don't have a right for unfair d…

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    Comment #7950210

    There are other benefits than SEO when thinking about guest blogging. Personally I see guest blogging as awareness building first, with any bump in SEO a nice bonus.

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    Comment #7346416

    Why let the facts get in the way of a good rant? :)

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    Comment #7183388

    Indeed, Google is a corporate company. I probably meant to say that certain departments have the culture of a startup. My main point (and question) of my comment was in the first s…

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    Comment #7183380

    I meant startup as a culture not in the terms of funding. The fact that Google starts and closes down products very frequently is evidence of this. What about Google X? Isn't that …

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    Comment #7183090

    Even if you have the resources to support something, should you if its not your core focus? Personal I feel that Google is still run as a startup, which is fantastic however people…

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    Comment #7182954

    Maybe now it is but back in 1998?

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    Comment #6941169

    It looks like it only works for blocked sites. I assume that BBC content restrictions wouldn't look like a blocked site to this.

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    Comment #6793633

    Whats wrong with being a nightowl? If that is your natural rythem then why change? The only reason I can see for changing is due to lifestyle changes (kids e.t.c).

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    Comment #6675122

    Also outside of HN/geek how many people REALLY used Reader? I bet you its less than 0.1% of the overall Google users. I would have done exactly the same in Google's position. If a …

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    Comment #6429922

    The problem with hand-holding is how many times have you created good looking prompts to introduce a new feature and then find that the client just clicks through them ignoring wha…

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    Comment #5698471

    It's your carrier that is blocking that, not the Nexus 7.

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    Comment #4640127

    Yes you can. The new version of Flowplayer is HTML5 and then falls back to Flash if HTML5 isn't supported.

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    Comment #4380473

    It took me a while to understand the benefit of IronWorker however a 'server-less' environment is exactly what we need for some small discrete jobs. I know that these jobs will sca…

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    Comment #4317238

    The wording in this title has been changed to imply that it was an over-reaction. If you look at the actual title and what was said it wasn't 'criticising Olympic Athlete'

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    Comment #4255716

    Ill stick to just leaving a comment on the content of the article. Great tips, thanks!