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bobsam
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Comment #14880980
Nope, it was the NHS trying to get Tory to raise their budget... PS. Speaking of crazy conspiracies, look up "UFO Obama" on YouTube for a good laugh.
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Comment #14877186
Nokia also had a number of proxy lawsuits against apple. Does anyone know if they were included in this settlement?
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Comment #14877146
I believe you are wrong regarding the new Nokia: https://www.reddit.com/r/Nokia/comments/6niivf/so_is_it_hmd_...
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Comment #14859259
Awesome work! Also, You not working for Google just proves their headhunting and recruitment process is not worth shit
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Comment #14858967
You misunderstood my numbers :) Search "chromebook boot time" on YouTube. Checkout the comparisons between a $200 chromebook from 2013 and a $2000 MBP...
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Comment #14858835
Edit: yes, but it depends very much on hardware. My old arm chromebook was very fast to boot but the Intel ones seem to boot slower: https://youtu.be/rsTyiMTYq9M
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Comment #14854992
No, but it is still quite fast. On chromeOS network bring up is extremely fast. We are talking 1-3 seconds from cold boot to your emails have been synchronized. My Ubuntu is almost…
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Comment #14784186
This is obviously a work in progress, not a finished port. I bet one month from now things will look much better.
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Comment #14778274
These guys were on the featured list and showcased in apple commercials before they were suddenly dropped. I am not sure if this is "withdrawal of special treatment". These guys ma…
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Comment #14778131
My headphones are out of juice so you have settle for this summary: > Coincidentally, Russell Ivanovic is a case in point for what could happen if you defy Apple and launch on Andr…
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Comment #14777559
Are you sure? https://www.relay.fm/inquisitive/31
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Comment #14777488
I think @rustyshelf has removed the most salty posts, but the bulk of the story is still somewhere in their blog: https://blog.shiftyjelly.com
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Comment #14728968
Would love to see actual numbers my Android and PC OEMs receive to install bloatware. I bet it's not even any substantial sums, just enough to get some beancounter to push for it.
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Comment #14574794
This is very useful for quick prototypes. 2k is no money for a company on a tight deadline. At DIY level however there are already multiple open source projects doing this for a fr…
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Comment #14562371
> Or you aren't understanding the key statement of his comment Sounds like it. People STOP referring to shattered.io, it is an entirely different issue. Also, even if this was rela…
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Comment #14548702
Or just switch to chrome...
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Comment #14548691
You would be surprised how many "normal" apps are not in the store... ( it's even worse in win10s )
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Comment #14548656
So basically windows 10s will be the new mainstream OS and the 1% who really get computers will pay few bucks more to buy windows 10 pro(per)?
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Comment #14515712
Also, we need your ss# and your keys
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Comment #14502324
The real question you should be asking yourself is how hard it is to fake these. If I get hold of someones copies, can I use them as template?
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Comment #14492816
So basically a music speaker that doesn't support Spotify? Seems like a risky decision.
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Comment #14492800
Serious question: if better intelligence is what you want, why did you choose echo over home to begin with?
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Comment #14492741
I find it interesting that even though apple showed us just an empty shell, some journalist told us that this is probably the best sounding speaker out there... RDF jokes aside, I …
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Comment #14465976
I believe you are confusing microcode (which is mainly used for complex and slow instructions and does not need to be RISC) with micro-ops which is the Intel lingo for the internal…
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Comment #14462067
To be fair, Tesla was already at EA-level human mismanagement. In fact, they probably surpassed EA when employees dropped on the floor at work due to too much work.