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I disagree in part with the comment above, but why is this opinion being downvoted, wherever you stand on the issue ? Regardless of whether you take issue with the soundness of his…

5%, just like Kickstarter

What's anachronistic about it ? it's STILL a haven for tax evaders. What's changing these days is rich people are renouncing en masse their US citizenship to escape the long arm of…

The article specifically notes that the spikes happened when the new iPhones are released, not just announced. So, new Iphone envy is less of a reasonable explanation..than the rel…

Not all data & information created is meant to be saved till eternity.Plus, some of it comes with privacy implications, even when dealing with documents pertaining to the deceased.…

here's hoping Activation lock can somehow survive this

In my case I work with people which are located in different areas of Germany and I have to meet them face to face quite often. No, you don't. unless you're a handyman whose physic…

It also costs close to 5000 euros per year. That's a little more than you'd lose to depreciation if you owned a luxury car. If you have to travel that much inside Germany to make t…

Free. I bite, What's the catch ? I presume recruit users to use the Wallet app ?

"Facebook" Didn't Mark Zuckerberg make news when he admitted that going HTML5 was a mistake...& promptly reversed course by opting for native on both iOS and Android ? As far I can…

I never understood why in-app purchases have been branded as "evil" in the first place. As long as Apple doesn't offer developers a way to do trials, it's the closest way a custome…

-- "Verizon wanted an iPhone Killer" -- "How on earth did AT&T allow this ?" exclaimed an exasperated Lazaridis about the iPhone including a network challenging REAL browser -- "Fo…

if true, unconscionable. The FCC should get on this immediately. I, for one, would never ever buy a Samsung product again. if true

if as of September 2013, you still have your business depend on Flash, you have bigger problems than Adobe.

"I'm from Waterloo and I can tell you that the general impression from the town and the people working there is very positive" If your definition of positive is the same condition …

"works reasonably well" It doesn't.

Now, you're just being argumentative for argumentation sake. I'm done

"...if you read no further than the headlines." That's the definition of how the general public interacts with a piece of news.

the inner workings of space discovery are not the subject being discussed here. As an engineer, I'm more than mindful of the back & forth & general messiness of discovery, peer-rev…

No kidding, That's about the 6th time I've read about it these last two years. WHY doesn't NASA begin by establishing WHAT is it exactly that makes a solar system official "boundar…

Yours has to be the most dickish comment on a comment I've ever read on HN. Congratulations. What is it that you've added to the conversation again ? Nothing.

Blackberry used to be the crown jewel of the Canadian tech sector. There is always a hint of sentimentalism & cheering attached to their coverage by local media.

I'm starting to think the freakout we've seen in the media up to now is for much more than the Prism disclosure. This guy is the real thing, he's got serious insurance to bargain f…

I really really don't get the part where some early kickstarter backers still haven't seen their consoles shipped...all the while it's selling on Amazon on other retail channels. I…