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Not a hack but a necessity imo. I've heard horror stories. Next time you walk around inIndia make sure the vindaloo you stepped on is really vindaloo.
Re:The parable of the toaster on Monday October 12, 2009 @08:40AM (#876582)
tl;dr
Few reasons why texting is popular in China.

1. SMS is cheaper than calling.

2. China is LOUD, there are times I don't hear a phone call because there are so many people and their cellphones around.

3. And yes, you can fit as much info in an text as an email.

Re:The End of the Email Era on Monday October 12, 2009 @01:01AM (#876054)
"—Ms. Vascellaro is a staff reporter in The Wall Street Journal's San Francisco bureau. She can be reached at [email protected]"

Funny how she posts her email address instead of her fb profile.

Re:Most of us have a finite supply of willpower on Monday September 28, 2009 @11:02PM (#849711)
Use your gold to buy some potion then.
Re:20 iPhone App Ideas on Monday September 28, 2009 @12:52AM (#847815)
I like the jailtime app, helps me to decide whether to shoplift music or just download it. They might as well add a iLawyer app, with a virtual lawyer at your side, who needs to spend money defending yourself against the RIAA?
Re:And if only 1% of those people... on Sunday September 27, 2009 @10:01PM (#847571)
If only 1% of all the HN users will upvote this comment.
Re:Ask HN: How to turn self-employment into employment? on Sunday September 27, 2009 @09:47PM (#847548)
You do the same thing everybody else does, show them what you have done, and what you can do for them. The fact that you were involved in startups and managed to stay afloat last 7 years is an asset to you, not a liability.
Re:Software patents should be abolished on Sunday September 27, 2009 @10:43AM (#846884)
Time limit already exists. The thing with software is that its associated technology will most likely expire long before its patent does.
I am not sure it's a good idea. You have time to think and edit what you write on Twitter and FB(I hope!), but being tracked real time is more like a compromise of personal space. Also, I think Skype already have a feature to share screen.
Re:With So Many Startups, Where Does One Get Customers? on Friday September 25, 2009 @12:39AM (#842924)
If it's easy, everyone will be doing it.