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inflatablenerd

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    Comment #9030978

    If anyone is interested, Yanis also guested on the EconTalk podcast in 2013, talking about Valve's corporate structure and plans for solving Greece's financial woes. http://www.eco…

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    Comment #5336146

    I don't think being mobile only is Path's problem. Plenty of social networks like Instagram and WhatsApp have flourished without a webpage. For most people, Path doesn't offer anyt…

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    Comment #4908962

    Apple is still expensive, but the whole "Apple Tax" meme is a myth. We pay barely more than GST than the US for Apple products, which are also never advertised with sales tax. http…

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    Comment #4776729

    It's probably worth mentioning that in Australia, off contract phone are far more popular than they are in the US. We have many competitive pre-paid options, so buying a phone outr…

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    Comment #4506246

    It's also a little strange that Indiegogo only allows campaign contributors to post comments, something I learned when trying post a similar warning message to yours in the comment…

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    Comment #4348564

    "Myth: I've heard two factor authentication doesn't work in IMAP and POP" I've found this to be true - to a certain extent. I had two factor authentication turned on and found it t…

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    Comment #4253576

    Sadly, I think retina iMacs are further away than we'd like to hope. Eizo has a 36 inch 4K monitor for $35,000¹. There's a 31 inch 4K Viewsonic Monitor for an undisclosed price². E…

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    Comment #4018862

    I don't think selling is broken provided purchasing is easy. Like how iTunes does it. iTunes couldn't be more painless - search, click, password. It's true that the death of scarci…

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    Comment #3867095

    Get a US iTunes account. $2.99 for new TV episodes, soon after they air, in 1080p HD. And a much larger selection of movies too. Granted that doesn't solve the problem, but it's co…

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    Comment #3802076

    Apologies for the deep link. This page had already been submitted to Hacker News, but I thought this post deserved more discussion.

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    Comment #3499745

    I think what's going on here is how instagram and social media in general appeals to a shorter span, in the same way that many people will happily knock back four 45 minute Breakin…

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    Comment #3193510

    Well, compare that to unboxing an Apple product. Like an iPad. Instantly, you have to enter your Apple ID, regardless if you bought it yourself. The device is a brick until this ha…

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    Comment #3174416

    I don't understand how your comment is even remotely related to this post.

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    Comment #3083758

    The biggest failing I see this is argument is hierarchy. Sure, 16 point Georgia looks sexy as hell. If you have a text heavy website with little navigation, I'd definately recommen…

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    Comment #3016867

    The biggest challenge I see for the iPhone 5 is a bigger screen size. If Apple do follow the competition/the demands of their users and make a bigger screen size, how are their app…