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What did you expect GET requests to be counted as then? As an aside, I think it's fairly well documented: https://cloud.google.com/storage/pricing#operations-pricing (lists "GET Ob…

I solved that issue via a dummy VGA plug, like this: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?200444-DV... ! In fact, I simply plugged the three resistors straight into t…

Seconded. I use the 3600 with Gargoyle OpenWrt (www.gargoyle-router.com, basically a web interface to OpenWrt) and it's been nothing but great.

Oh boy. "No one I know uses Google+ much, if at all." I'm getting sooo sick of this argument. Noone I know uses Twitter, but a lot of friends are active on Google+, sharing things …

It means you need to activate your SIM card for this particular rate at Walmart or on their website -- T-Mobile stores and phone support can't do it. Several of my friends have don…

The value plan math starts to make sense when you go to family plans and/or routinely need more minutes. We currently have 3 lines, two of which come with 2GB data, with 1000 share…

Chromebook/-box indeed sounds great for remoting into a dev machine, but damn, what did they do to the keyboard on the new Chromebook? Lots of stuff moved around... http://www.goog…

I second this, helped me a lot, too. In particular, it covers a wide range of topics, each with some introductory exposition, and gives a variety of example questions with answers.…

Regarding screen brightness at night, you could give this a try: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.haxor

It's too late now (I presume the AMA is over), but private browsing or incognito mode has the same effect.

I think you didn't pick up on ddlatham's sarcasm. :)

Very nice. It might be helpful to (briefly) describe the actual techniques you tried in the readme file? At least that's the first thing I looked for...

I second the love for the "nipple" that others professed. In fact, I keep the touchpad on my Thinkpad disabled entirely... But even if you don't use it personally, why does that ma…

I've found that the cheaper items at Ikea are just that -- cheap, and often not very durable. Once you move up to their higher-priced choices, however, things are a lot more solid …

Maybe it was added later, but the article has a link to a photo album of a "hot tub" in the Seattle office. There's no water in it, people are just using it to hang out.

> [...] a long journey that started in 1977 when the Ph.D. candidate answered an ad seeking astronauts for NASA missions. Somehow that just blows my mind, become an astronaut simpl…

Note that this does not actually include the attorneys' fees, though.

The "why?" has already been answered. So I'll just add that you're free to change it, if you're not afraid of rooting the tablet: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1…

I agree with all of the above, but as has been said before, getting Android Market on the Fire is not terribly complicated. Yes, it's probably not a viable solution for everyone, b…

That's different from the one they did live, though, which was IMO more impressive.

That's actually a pre-recorded (and cut) video of a similar jump, possibly a training/testing run -- not the one performed live at I/O.

Kinda creepy indeed. But at least they're being (more) honest about all the things they know about you, like which sports team you favor. ;)

> You can found any type of company in Germany without having citizenship. Are you sure this statement is true in general? In particular, what if you don't have a EU passport?

Hi Matt -- while we're on the topic of academic applications (and the likely rejections), I wanted to say how insightful I've found your blog posts regarding the general academia v…

As to your point 2, I've heard multiple times now that this Linux version does not include the in-conversation ads.