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Hi, My app generates custom map based on photos in user's device. Although, the app is free to access, the custom map generation takes place in the server, and is a paid service. U…

To summarize the blog post- The solution to free email is paid email. And solution to email clients is to read privacy policy. It would be a cool post in 2007 when Google described…

The origin of girls allured to both industries (prostitution and pornography) is probably the same. The recent documentary of Rashida Jones, "Hot girls wanted", sheds modest light …

It is not only the imbalanced lust of few men that this horrible ecosystem is built around, the whole social structure is equally responsible for its existence and growth. Lack of …

Being a freelance developer most of my career, I never felt much for the security of the code and machines as whole. I used to keep everything in my MBP until the project was done.…

My two cents... Open your startup in the third world, developing countries. Or, at least lead some people in those regions to grow their own problem solving skills with IT and engi…

Nice hack! It felt like using the old Yahoo! chat rooms implemented on a world map. Chaotic environment, everybody writes, barely anyone replies to any message that makes sense. It…

The phrase "unexpected reward" sounds sarcastic and the move of Blackberry seems the final nail in its coffin. Why does the world need yet another digital touch slab maker? Wouldn'…

I am fascinated by their construction technique, which is nothing but perfection of management. I was eagerly waiting to see the proposed 220 story, 850 m tall building constructio…

This is by far the most impressive news in this WWDC to me. Wouldn't it be great if swift can break into the complexity of android development and bring simplicity and elegance in …

Using OS in RAM slot, people would be able to upgrade their OS even in today's machines.

I'm curious why Microsoft, the unbeaten OS maker in the world, doesn't release its OS in hardware chip (only). The way I see it- Advantages: . Flash memories (specially NAND) are d…

I would very much like to know how not-worshipping-money, less-greed, less-materialism are the elements of selfishness rather than of selflessness?

When I read this article few minutes ago I found the following phrases and quotes defining the characters of these people and justifying their acts- ...“It’s (money) an important t…

I guess ethics and virtues are valued rather negatively in the business world (where money and power rule), and Google's back and forth in China proves the point.

Why is peer to peer ad hoc communication among physically nearby commercially available end user devices still impractical in the 21st century? Why 5+ smart devices sitting on my d…

Bootleg copies are for advertisement only, that's why the put the warning signs everywhere on it. So, technically copying bootlegs wouldn't be legal. Copyright is not an universal …

I am not a lawyer. But, if a program is not distributed in your part of the world officially, it's not supposed to be illegal to download from different source. After all, the comp…

I found the IP addresses shown in that episode during the DDoS attack on evil corp. somewhat entertaining - 155.334.31.97, 155.264.991.875, 155.644.22.673,...... For a split second…

Very interesting story. I'm glad that the story has a happy ending. While reading the story, I felt how the world still has a huge reserve of big hearts, and they can only be found…

A person who I knew nothing about became one of the inspiring figures in my life after I watched the movie, "A beautiful mind". I am neither a mathematician, nor an economist. So, …

wow! Now I understand why even the stray dogs in US look way more healthier than the dogs in the developing countries. Because they get to chew $165B food!

I attended one of their Blackberry 10 jam sessions in 2012. While having a conversation with one of their managers, he was emphasizing on the virtual keyboard in Z10 over and over …