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Re:Cheddar on Thursday June 28, 2012 @12:55PM (#4172597)
There's never any Windows Phone love...

sigh...

Re:Ask HN: How do you cope with a loud office? on Friday June 22, 2012 @09:28AM (#4146671)
Plus, if you shift your work hours (assuming your boss is OK with it), your commute will be much better because you're not traveling during rush hour.
I would have liked to have seen how the Windows Phone marketplace stacked up against the other two, and how much better (or worse) it is in those categories.
Re:Windows 8 may drive me to Linux on Monday March 05, 2012 @02:37PM (#3667981)
I think all of the gripes in this article are based around the Metro UI, which was designed to be touch-friendly at its core. Pretty much every single point in this article becomes moot if you actually use the standard Windows desktop.

I think what a lot of people are assuming is that you have to use this new Metro UI exclusively, and the truth is, you don't. If you just treat it as a glorified start menu instead of a replacement to the Windows desktop, suddenly it becomes a lot less scary.

Re:Best HTML5/CSS3 Presentation Frameworks on Tuesday February 28, 2012 @12:36PM (#3643992)
What part of Impress.js doesn't work? Don't look at the demo slideshow they give you, create your own. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work.
Re:IRC + Threads make better communications - Pizzatimes.org on Wednesday February 08, 2012 @04:16PM (#3568513)
Needs a breadcrumb path and/or an intuitive way to go up a level, but otherwise that is pretty cool. :)
Re:IRC + Threads make better communications - Pizzatimes.org on Wednesday February 08, 2012 @10:49AM (#3566958)
Honest feedback: The UI is extremely confusing, the whole site needs to be proofread for spelling/grammar, and the name doesn't really describe or even hint at what the product does.

It's a really good idea in concept, but the execution could have been much better.

I had the same question. It's a shame that the site doesn't have any additional information or links.

I'm also hesitant about the price... for $10 a month this service should support a large variety of languages and offer a lot of in-depth questions for each language. I can get the same knowledge elsewhere for free, so if I'm going to pay for this, it should be worth it.

I'm going to be honest here for a moment. I agreed with everything you said, but the disorganized, grammatically-incorrect manner in which you delivered it made it harder to read and understand. Slang writing doesn't get a point across as well as a well-structured, creative sentence with a vibrant vocabulary.
Re:Introducing the HUD. Say hello to the future of the menu on Tuesday January 24, 2012 @10:11AM (#3505047)
So basically... it's like the Windows 7 start menu search functionality, put into applications. It's not a terrible idea, but it should extend the current menu-based UI, not replace it.

Ask HN: What would happen if an EMP were detonated over the United States?

As the title states, what would happen if a large EMP were detonated over the United States so as to disable/destroy non-shielded electrical equipment? Are most things protected from electromagnetic interference, or are we talking full-blown riots across the entire country? What would be affected? Would you be able to use your cell phone? Get money out of your bank account(s)? How bad would it...

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