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Re:Hacker News is depressing on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @01:23PM (#5745180)
this might be a good time to say good-bye to HN.

so long and keep all your rotten fish.

I remember when a student would walk through the dorms each afternoon, yelling 'Bagelman is here'. His business was sanctioned by the university, otherwise it was his own affair. These days, instead of yelling, you could have a phone app which would alert customers that the seller is near, transmit orders to him/her, maybe even use a mobile payment scheme to complete the transaction for whatever.
I imagine Brown has some sort of student run "Student Services", e.g. fridge rentals, bagel deliveries, bouncers, etc..., and would welcome service such as yours if it were run by its own students. Why not offer an affiliate/franchise campus program?
Re:Adderall Addiction: The Last All-Nighter on Monday March 04, 2013 @08:12PM (#5322239)
Yoga and meditation may benefit anyone. There is considerable interest in mindfulness techniques for ADD treatment. Search for 'mindfulness ADHD'.
Re:North Korea’s First Computer Game: Pyongyang Racer on Friday December 21, 2012 @08:55AM (#4952656)
Dear Leader is dead, long live the Supreme Leader!
Re:The Rise of the Secret Supper Club on Sunday December 09, 2012 @10:43PM (#4897380)
I've really enjoyed Dana Goodyear's writing. Another New Yorker article I read recently is also by her, http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/03/21/110321fa_fact_...
I wish the convicted a speedy and successful appeal and hope they take comfort in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8yEnu9_SGc
Re:Ask: What programming language is the most kickass? on Monday October 15, 2012 @11:33PM (#4658341)
Please elaborate.
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Re:Nokia’s Visionary Wants to Out-Design Apple on Wednesday September 05, 2012 @02:46PM (#4480776)
<cones> += [rectangles] http://cabin9design.com/media/content/50274%20Pine%20Cone%20... a nice Scandinavian touch
Re:Apple Rejects App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes on Thursday August 30, 2012 @03:42PM (#4456370)
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

The free bird leaps on the back of the win and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wings in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky.

But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings with fearful trill of the things unknown but longed for still and is tune is heard on the distant hillfor the caged bird sings of freedom

The free bird thinks of another breeze an the trade winds soft through the sighing trees and the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn and he names the sky his own.

But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing

The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom.

Maya Angelou

Would it still be an issue if you drew a long tail '6'? No circle: drag. Circle: zoom.
I like it.

What do you think about user defined movements for various actions?

Also, it does not need to be a screen touch. The phones have all sorts of sensors, maybe you could simply wink at it, tilt your head, tilt the phone...

I am glad you like it.

Small circle, like spooning something, hooking a fish with a rod, or hooking spaghetti on a fork, would target the area, and the line length would control the size.

A simple(r?) overall movement, with one finger.

Ask HN: Could this work as an alternative to pinch-to-zoom for touchscreens?

What else might work to zoom?Has anyone patented drawing a circle with one finger? Clockwise and counter-clockwise could mean different things. Go clockwise to zoom, counter to shrink. Make a larger circle once, or make several small circles. Maybe not even a circle, but start drawing a right angle, left then up to zoom, down right to shrink.Better yet, build a generic utility to allow users to...

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Re:Raspberry Pi gets a Firefox OS port on Thursday August 16, 2012 @02:37PM (#4392901)
Just checked several vendors listed on www.raspberrypi.org and none are available presently.
If he did, he could not very well be the leaky wick.
Congratulations to you and your family.

Absurd Samsung claim

" Samsung also made an absurd argument that a sales ban of the Galaxy Nexus would harm "certain "techie" consumers who value the pure Android operating system … and who will be unable to find any close substitute within the same price point." The court summarily dismissed the claim, citing Samsung's own frequent assertion that it sells more than one...

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Re:Mozilla Gains Global Support For a Firefox Mobile OS on Monday July 02, 2012 @05:21PM (#4191084)
Speaking of very small screens, could it support something like Google Glass?

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