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New comment by HowardJ in "Apple's Remote Desktop client is bundled for free with every Mac"

HowardJ — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:19:31 +0000

Who the fuck is up voting articles from 2011? Where is the moderation around here. Make sure the date is in the title.

New comment by HowardJ in "Making GIFs From Video Files With Python"

HowardJ — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 03:51:37 +0000

Why don't the powers that be make a new image animated image format that is bandwidth conservative? I don't get why Google/Apple/Microsoft/Adobe haven't jumped on this. Or maybe I do, they don't use animated GIFs. Fuck. If only Reddit/imgur/Internet forums had any lobbying power.

New comment by HowardJ in "Ask PG: Do you review rejected YC apps to find startups who then made it big?"

HowardJ — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 03:30:50 +0000

I'm starting to think "Ask PG" are linkbait titles disguised as "Ask HN".

New comment by HowardJ in "Bro pages: like man pages, but with examples only"

HowardJ — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 03:27:22 +0000

This whole thread is silly.

The "Bro" has nothing to do with brogrammer or that misogynist culture. It's a pun on "man" pages.

And most people in tech who use the term bro are not referring to the brogrammer culture. They're using the bro slang popularized by MMORPGs/MOBAs/4chan/internet memes, since like World of Warcraft 2004.

New comment by HowardJ in "Dell UltraSharp 32 Ultra HD Monitor Review"

HowardJ — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 21:50:13 +0000

What's to talk about? 1440p or 1600p monitors have been out for a long while. You can get an amazing QNIX2710LED for just $400 on Amazon.

I will say gaming grade 1440p/1600p monitors still aren't available, or some combination of gaming grade and high color reproduction (IPS). Some people have had luck overclocking Korean monitors to 120Hz. I don't know if we'll ever see a native 120Hz 2560x1440/1600 IPS monitor (w/Nvidia G-SYNC to boot).

New comment by HowardJ in "T-Mobile CEO: “This industry blows,” biggest carriers offer “horseshit”"

HowardJ — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 02:04:40 +0000

If I planned my life around it, I could live without voice and texting, and rely on instant messaging and Email instead, however I must have LTE. I can't rely on WI-FI everywhere. So, I would be paying some cellular service for LTE, and then I might as well get voice/text.

That said, I just noticed T-Mobile $30/month 100 minute voice, and unlimited data (4G up until 5GB) plan. That's pretty amazing and I will probably jump ship from Verizon.

New comment by HowardJ in "What happened to US life expectancy?"

HowardJ — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 20:21:28 +0000

Well, I wouldn't say drinking coffee or tea is a health benefit. Especially coffee.

I'd say it boils down to how often you drink, serving size, and how much sugar.

New comment by HowardJ in "What I Learned In My First Year Of iOS Consulting"

HowardJ — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 18:27:27 +0000

How many days a week do you work? How many hours a day?