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timerickson
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About timerickson
Email me: tim at spiceapps dot com
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Comment #12833649
It will be interesting to benchmark the new Razer laptops against these new MacBook Pros. On paper the Razer will seemingly far outperform the MBP, at the same size, at actually ch…
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Comment #8127192
Twitter… consider this: The 3rd-party experiences are simply better than your native ones, and not because of their lack of ads. Additionally, your own Tweetdeck and (seemingly aba…
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Comment #7968637
I'm incredibly curious what this looks like— does it just display an empty state? "Oops we have no stories for you!" or similar?
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Comment #7311266
Reliability and Monkey Brains is not something I'd put in the same sentence. It's a pretty regular occurrence for it to go down at our office, even after moving to a new space, sev…
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Comment #6863346
I'm seeing the same issue with other PSDs that generate Fs
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Comment #6318194
On the Retina MacBook Pro "Scrolling and animation tasks are jerky or just plain slow. I can’t deal with that in a new machine. Maybe in a year or two when it can drive its screen …
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Comment #6235583
HD over 3G/4G LTE cellular connection? The lag would in the order of a few seconds, which makes flying FPV extremely difficult. It also means a huge data bill unless I've been gran…
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Comment #6183997
Black text on a vibrant green background is not very readable, unfortunately.
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Comment #5891358
Previous discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5884362
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Comment #5739280
At 15, I doubt he was more concerned about the data than the actual device.
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Comment #5685494
fellat.io is also still available.
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Comment #5547376
Correct.
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Comment #5224030
Kudos.
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Comment #5223715
Latest Safari on OS X 10.8.2 in a Macbook Pro w/ Retina
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Comment #5223127
> 3D charts require a web browser and system that support WebGL. I guess I'm not getting a Valentine this year.
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Comment #5169081
Was the affiliate link really necessary?
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Comment #5088316
Correct, but this isn't obvious to everyone. This UI design seems purposefully chosen by Facebook to look as if the user has liked the post as well as the brand page.
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Comment #5088300
You and I may know that, as may the rest of the HN community, but it shouldn't stop us from trying to protect our friends and family who use Facebook unawares to these practices. I…
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Comment #5088285
Yes, the OP is specifically referring to "Sponsored Stories" – the concern and alarm is raised because the user has no way of knowing what stories are being attached to their name,…
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Comment #5088198
You've unfortunately missed the point. The "Johnny Wonny" user never 'liked' the article/post about 2 Girls 1 Cup. He merely like the VICE page. Facebook is now deciding to show th…
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Comment #5088191
Correct, but it is still a very valid concern. The post from OP stemmed from such an "unsophisticated viewer," namely: his mother; she thought that he had liked an article about "P…
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Comment #5088183
The point the OP is trying to make is not the liking of VICE – the "Johnny Wonny" account legitimately liked VICE, but did not like the POST that VICE chose to "sponsor" and show t…
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Comment #5018954
My favorite anti-pattern to this is the following: "Would you like to cancel this transaction?" "OK" – "Cancel"
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Comment #5006757
I think the point you raise is valid, but the way you arrive to it is disingenuous. North of $700? The iPad starts at $500, and recently, the iPad Mini at $330. Granted the Mini is…