tommeader
Re:Why Did Blockbuster Fail? They Didn't Care About Customer Feedback
on Thursday December 08, 2016 @10:46AM (#13130985)
I found this a video about the rise of Netflix talks a lot about Blockbuster and their downfall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrpEHssa_gQ
Re:The Cashless Society Is a Creepy Fantasy
on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @05:32AM (#12742352)
In Nottingham some buses allow cash but only exact change.
Re:Homebrew 1.0.0
on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @06:31AM (#12546886)
Found the thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9695102
Re:Looking ahead for WhatsApp
on Thursday August 25, 2016 @08:22AM (#12358437)
It doesn't really clarify it at all but there is a question like this in their FAQs https://www.whatsapp.com/faq/general/28030012
about half way down or so.
Re:Why Are the Highly Educated So Liberal?
on Friday June 03, 2016 @06:35AM (#11829430)
I read your comment and had a quick think, and it occurred to me that it's likely to do with nationalism. Most liberal political parties' views on immigration etc. tend to put off the voters you are talking about. Most of the right winged parties tend to emphasise (taking your example) British business and there's a lot of dey tuk urrr jerrbbs syndrome that comes from these types.
Re:Facebook will show ads to non-Facebook users on other websites
on Friday May 27, 2016 @09:57AM (#11786041)
Isn't that overkill? EFF Privacy Badger states that it's a one-extension solution rather than having ghostery, adblock + others: https://www.eff.org/privacybadger (2nd FAQ)
I've never tried Privacy Badger myself, what's your reasoning for having both? Is it not quite as all-encompassing as it claims?
Re:Microsoft is cutting 1,000 jobs in Finland as it stops phone produc...
on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @06:33AM (#11768812)
The table graphic in this article really eschews clarity. The most recent figures on the left and a giant emoji slapped over it? Seems like a graph would've been better suited. The source even has the table in text format for easy processing.
Re:2006 VW Presentation showed how to evade emissions tests
on Thursday April 28, 2016 @11:26AM (#11589543)
This was posted yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11576173