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ram1024

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About ram1024

Ryan Van Zanen is a software designer currently working at Rackspace in Dallas, TX

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    Comment #1195755

    nexus one was not advertised commercially. it was never intended to be a mainstream product it was a solution for people who wish to purchase and bypass carrier lockdowns. it solve…

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    Comment #1168013

    that's assuming there's always something you could have done to make the outcome what you wanted. which is balderdash. it's okay to be hard on yourself, you should be saying "it's …

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    Comment #1167315

    pretty much what i was thinking. the position that flash is unviable on a mobile device is just untenable. sure not all web-flash applications will work without tweaking simply bec…

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    Comment #1167089

    i'm an android guy also, but it's really more of a iphone thing. if you think about it, iphone is a platform for stuff that works with no tweaking, whereas android is more robust y…

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    Comment #1092418

    how hard would it be to create a phone-accessible chat room where you could have community participation and a few google reps on-hand ready to make app recommendations and answer …

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    Comment #879313

    it needs native profile emulation. say a specific application is designed to run 480x320. any higher res device would be able to run it by upscaling its output to fit its larger sc…

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    Comment #879292

    this sounds more feasible than any other plan i've seen proposed. having the owner also be an investor/backer or having an available network of angels that prospective hackers can …

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    Comment #732397

    it's new. it's not iphone. you can't compare an incumbent frontrun technology with a community playing catch up. if you can't see why android is better and will be more successful …

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    Comment #716258

    going to sherlock this one and say his superior stole the device for some black market green, he put the subordinate as the only one in charge because he'd be easy to blame. pretty…

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    Comment #716235

    preposterous

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    Comment #696158

    because there's always the chance that someone can execute it better than you? who would be so bold as to assume they're the best at developing a product. or that someone could tak…

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    Comment #690074

    the argument on whether it should support it is directly proportional to the amount it would benefit from having it. other phones are moving to incorporate flash 10 support, and wi…

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    Comment #674355

    it's absurd to believe in either of the two polarizing spectrums of this argument. intelligence obviously lies somewhere in the middle, and i would myself more favor the side that …

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    Comment #674329

    the author basically states that intelligence is more a native product of genetics than upbringing/environment/education. that's a rather filthy road to go down, it leads to all ma…

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    Comment #674212

    still nothing. but then again i got in pretty late (one would assume they go in order of sign up). i think i put mine in like 3 months ago?

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    Comment #674130

    i want my i want my i want my MTV

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    Comment #673638

    android is going to bury the iphone. if you haven't seen the HTC hero demo, it's what android looks like with a little polish. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKTDSfbcbBU why apple …

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    Comment #670860

    develop for android, then port to iphone/etc if you feel the market is there for your application and it is worth your time. android has the least restrictive environment, and is t…

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    Comment #669447

    i had a similar idea for a web-rep system a while back. my idea included customizable avatars by which you could spend points on. a little extra incentive to participate positively…

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    Comment #663052

    "hopes to improve mobile payment methods, security, privacy and user interfaces and, chiefly, to enhance the ability of corporations to use mobile devices to interact with customer…

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    Comment #662478

    i guess we're supposed to be impressed...

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    Comment #662471

    because quirky is apple's "style"

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    Comment #662011

    god this is dumb, and dumb looking. "surfs the spacetime bubble by manipulating dark energy" what the hell is this nonsense speak?

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    Comment #660658

    developers need to put their foot down, as long as they continue to idly suffer indignity, apple will continue to heap it on. i, for one, will not be releasing any iphone apps. if …

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    Comment #656213

    the basic theories currently held that describe infinity are extremely limited in scope, which is why you end up with paradoxes like this and .999~ = 1 a more robust system that al…