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Re:Show HN: WhatsApp for Desktop on Monday June 22, 2015 @09:00AM (#9757941)
If only there would be a messenger with native iOs Phone/Tablet, Android Phone/Tablet, Windows, OSX and Linux apps... oh wait there is, it is called Telegram. And you don't even need your phone to use it.
Re:Spotify raises $526M at a $8.5B valuation on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @08:01AM (#9691389)
Don't blockbuster movies make dozens of millions on a regular basis?!
Re:Spotify raises $526M at a $8.5B valuation on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @07:54AM (#9691356)
This here! For 10 bucks a month I know I never have to worry about syncing music, whether something is available, etc.
This is still rather easy. You can change the UI (i.e. set the button into a "Loading..." state) directly after the click and when the server sends back the response act accordingly. An error would reset the button and prompt an error message.
What you must not forget is the fact that a bootcamp only costs you 8-12 weeks in full-time salary on top of the 10k, whereas a BSc costs you 3-4 years of full time salary. I don't think that all that many people would do highschool-bootcamp. Most people have a BSc and at least a semi technical background. For them a second BSc is not really an options because it would take them out of the loop for too long.
Re:Scaling Meteor to 20,000 Users in 7 days on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @06:40PM (#9573615)
I have absolutely no idea what Brave actually is, even after watching the video. But nice to hear that Meteor can handle this. I would not want to see the Modulus bill... But still shows that performance in Meteor is very much following the 80/20 rule. Don't mess up the basics and Moore's Law will help you out.
Popup email opt-ins need to die
Re:Telegram Hits 2B Messages Sent Daily on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @10:18AM (#9539074)
WhatsApp is still a complete pain to use once you are used to Telegram. Wanna switch phones? Better get ready to backup all your messages by hand. Want to use something other than a phone? Here, use our shitty web app. Your phone is out of battery? sucks for you i guess!
Re:Drop-In Coworking Spaces in Tokyo on Thursday April 23, 2015 @03:34AM (#9425378)
Interesting to see how Tokyo work culture impacts the co-working scene: A lot of them only open at 10 but stay open late in the evening. This is because, due to its size and property prices, many people commute up to 2 hours one way.
Re:How Hong Kong's subway turns a $2B annual profit on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @04:53AM (#9295047)
Sooooo... government favouritism and sketchy business practices. Who would have thought?
Re:The Apprentice Programmer (2013) on Monday February 09, 2015 @06:28AM (#9020642)
The author probably means that it makes a lot of sense of offer people who don't want to go to uni a better perspective than working tough manual labour or minimum wage service industry jobs for the rest of their life. Not every degree currently taught at university is really necessary to perform well in the jobs that those graduates normally get. America would do well to re-evalute the necessity of degrees when vocational training can produce equally skilled workers at a much lower cost for the economy as a whole.
Re:What Happens When You Install the Top Download.com Apps on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @09:07AM (#8879890)
I know quite a few people who are too cheap to pay the < 1$ for most apps...
Re:Falcon 9 attempts ocean platform landing on Wednesday December 17, 2014 @08:31AM (#8762201)
Why is SpaceX not using a shuttle design? From a layman's perspective, having something that basically works like an aeroplane would be much easier to get reusable, or am I missing something here?