Short version: Apple! Apple! Apple!
Remind me of a statistics I did months ago. http://codingai.appspot.com/demo/usesthis
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#112I thought the most interesting part was his wish list at the end. "I wish my MacBook had built-in 3G capabilities, I wish it was easier to type on my iPad, I wish Chrome was a better browser, I wish SABnzbd+ was smart enough to not re-download files, I wish my iPhone was faster, I wish I didn’t need a dongle to do a presentation with my MacBook, I wish Boxee didn’t crash so much, I wish my car accepted audio input, I…
Regarding typing on the iPad, a thumbs layout keyboard as previewed in this Windows 8 video would be great - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13628154 (skip to 00:40). Is there anything like this for iPad now?
OH dear god. Split thumb-keyboard is horrible. Why would I want to make the keyboard any smaller? I used it once on the iPad and that was enough. Ever again.
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#113I thought the most interesting part was his wish list at the end. "I wish my MacBook had built-in 3G capabilities, I wish it was easier to type on my iPad, I wish Chrome was a better browser, I wish SABnzbd+ was smart enough to not re-download files, I wish my iPhone was faster, I wish I didn’t need a dongle to do a presentation with my MacBook, I wish Boxee didn’t crash so much, I wish my car accepted audio input, I…
> I thought the most interesting part was his wish list at the end. Yes, well. I always thought it was really dumb for cars to not accept audio input. I mean, why? but why? and most importantly: since when will we, users, let those machine makers dictate the way we have to use their tools? My car is a cheap minivan, but I HAVE external audio input, and use it 100% of the time. It is the same with iTune: why can't I d…
Apple sure have their downsides, but compared to Linux OSX is just the better Desktop Operating system if you want stuff to just work to get your stuff done.
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#114Earlier quoted context omitted.
I find the developer tools in chrome actually better than firebug these days. Do you have any specific features that you miss with the current builds of both?
I find they are all lacking in major ways and I have to jump between IE, FireFox, and Chrome. Anyone that swears by a single browser's dev tools isn't making much use of them. - Only Chrome lets you set a breakpoint on JS event listeners. - Only IE let's you change the next line of execution in JS. - You *can't* edit the value of a local variable in the Chrome console! - Only IE9 & FF search multiple JS files when do…
Only IE (so far) has lied horribly to me in its debugger: http://cl.ly/012t192A2s3Y1A3b3j3H . How in the world does that happen? For the record, `FireEvent` doesn't exist, but `fireEvent` does.
And then there's the worthless "{...}" object display from the Javascript console...
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#115Earlier quoted context omitted.
I assume the reason they're on a ThinkPad/Lenovo is that there is a well-deserved reputation there for running Linux well. I recently picked up one of the new Toshiba Portege models to run Linux, and stock Ubuntu is giving me flashbacks to the circa-1999 Linux experience -- it doesn't detect when a monitor appears over HDMI, randomly will run up to 100% and freeze (kernel patch coming soon!), power management setting…
if you're looking for a mac book like experience with Ubuntu you should buy approved hardware, or from vendors that offer pre built machines like http://www.system76.com/ or http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x
I bought a dellbuntu once there was a bug with the x driver so x didn't work.
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#116Short version: Apple! Apple! Apple!
That's pretty much 95% of the posts on UsesThis. Which I wrote off at first as being elitist, but the more top tier developers you meet the more you realize that it is actually the norm. The interesting thing is that for those not using a Apple laptop are always on a Lenovo. I'm working on a infographic, or something along those lines, that shows a breakdown of what it used on UsesThis, but the pie charts are going t…
Before switching to Apple laptops, I had several Thinkpads - and would have to say their solidity, reliability and no-frills approach were major factors. I'd probably go Thinkpad again if I needed a non-mac machine.
Another factor represented here is they're popular in the corporate world - I know Adobe is standardized on them for the Windows side and I /think/ Google is too.
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#117Did anyone else check out _why's set up? It's an old Compaq Presario V2000.
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#118Not seen the website or concept before but i really like it. Its a very good way of opening people up to new apps and whatnot. I'd like to see more tech celebrities on that site. I too wish it was easier to write on the iPad, and that multi-tasking was an actual possibility.
Feel free to suggest people, btw.
- Andrew Warner from Mixergy is the first one that comes to mind.
- Second one is Derek Sivers.
- The guy behind TheOatmeal comic.
- Salman Khan from Khan Academy
They're all very accessible people from experience.
(i realise they're not ALL true techies, but still)
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#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
I assume the reason they're on a ThinkPad/Lenovo is that there is a well-deserved reputation there for running Linux well. I recently picked up one of the new Toshiba Portege models to run Linux, and stock Ubuntu is giving me flashbacks to the circa-1999 Linux experience -- it doesn't detect when a monitor appears over HDMI, randomly will run up to 100% and freeze (kernel patch coming soon!), power management setting…
I just got a Thinkpad T420s and almost everything worked right out of the box (Ubuntu 10.04) despite some people having trouble on the forums a few months ago. Sometimes I have problems getting the display connected to the docking station to detect if I suspend while not connected, then connect, then resume. This is a pretty minor flaw that is fairly easily worked around.
Have you tried 11.04?
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#120Earlier quoted context omitted.
The uploader is the one doing the copyright infringement. I've never heard of anyone being prosecuted for downloading.
If you are using bittorrent, you are almost certainly uploading. I'm also not sure that they never prosecuted anyone for downloading is actually a sufficient amount of evidence that it is legal. I've never heard of anyone get prosecuted for uploading just one song or one movie, that doesn't mean that it would be legal to do so.
He's using Usenet, which means there's no uploading.