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largote

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    Comment #20772176

    We need a GDPR equivalent in the US. That's the only way this will change.

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    Comment #17362820

    I'm way too invested in Chrome Sync to change browsers at this point.

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    Comment #16929806

    Until you find something else to be up-in-arms about.

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    Comment #16665832

    The silicon itself gets effectively no wear and the board is actually better because it doesn't get heat-cycled as much. The fans are in a bit worse shape, but those tend to be eas…

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    Comment #16665821

    That's a nice word-salad you got there.

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    Comment #16302199

    One of the biggest flaws of democracies is that they strongly incentivize policy makers to follow short-term gains over long-term goals.

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    Comment #16199507

    No Honda or Toyota is going to drive anywhere near as well as the equivalent BMW. Even considering modern BMWs. Pay to play.

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    Comment #15902551

    KIA/Hyundai have asked customers what they want for a couple years now and their cars are some of the best in their respective segments.

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    Comment #15902011

    Personally, the only person I know that uses Apple music instead of Spotify or GPM works at Apple.

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    Comment #15847588

    I'm guessing that pay scale would cover base salary, but not necessarily equity/bonuses?

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    Comment #15812855

    I'd laugh in the face of anyone who asked me to work more than 40 hours for more than 2 weeks a quarter.

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    Comment #15719930

    Still to see if it can do it over and over again like the sports cars it's billed to compete against.

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    Comment #15719921

    You don't use AI for that, you use a bunch of sensors and adaptive power or braking vectoring. Calling some heuristics "AI" is a massive stretch.

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    Comment #15370352

    Is there a plugin for it to use Chrome sync? I'm way too invested in Chrome sync to lose it at this point.

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    Comment #15334880

    New York has really come a long way.

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    Comment #15121340

    Fun fact: KSQL is the code of the airport closest to Oracle HQ (San Carlos airport).

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    Comment #14649644

    Because it's an important tool for Machine Learning, which makes money from that (of which there's plenty going around right now) flow into it.

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    Comment #14608169

    That'd go against Trump's business interests though. So I think it's highly unlikely.

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    Comment #14414848

    Except most of your examples don't make "the same thing" as the companies you're comparing to. For the ones that do, like nVidia or Google. The technologies are orders of magnitude…

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    Comment #14252213

    That's where the real money is.

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    Comment #14111244

    That's like comparing the stability and speed of a Chevy Cobalt and a Kia Rio.

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    Comment #13596313

    Those very deep pipelines are the reason NetBurst was very good at some tasks but not so great for general use. They made branching mispredictions be really expensive as a pipeline…

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    Comment #13545755

    Apple does not have an x86 license.

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    Comment #13476691

    The only worthwhile "Smart" TV feature is having Google cast built-in.