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Huh. Intriguing concept. I imagine being in the cloud adds some latency to the experience?
That's an awesome idea except that you really want to warn people that it's always streaming. You don't want sensitive info on the whiteboard easily accessible
We are the country where money >> labor. Lets be real.
Re:Why AppLovin was acquired for $1.4B and who's next on Friday September 30, 2016 @12:53PM (#12613612)
Have you seen the exodus from Twitter? Most of the senior Mopub team left within months of the acquisition. The CEO left within 6 months. Yeah, I think I'm surprised it didn't slip more.
Seriously, fingerprints is the worst biometric password. Anything you touch leaves a piece of it, if not the whole thing. The fact that it's still being used is a testament to how easy it is to break into various "secure" accounts.
Re:Peter Thiel will speak at GOP convention on Thursday July 14, 2016 @10:51AM (#12094298)
Peter Thiel is the 21st century Koch in every single way. And I feel sad about that. You'd think when Kochs pass, the old era will be good riddance over. But maybe not...
Why does anyone ever get surprised by this? This is the "do not be evil but you can be sly" way. This is what MBAs call synergies!
Re:Claude Shannon Turns 1100100 on Saturday April 30, 2016 @11:58PM (#11604797)
True. Wonder what other Master's theses that were underrated at publication but went on to be seminal....
Seriously. Govt agents are out of control in this country.
First reaction - Nokia is still around?

Second reaction - They have $200M lying around to spend?

Third reaction - dinosaurs are really hard to kill

As I am reading this, my reaction is "Don't let perfect be the enemy of good"
While he has a point to a certain extent, it's also coming from a fairly purist POV. I respect that for diversity of opinion.