UnanimousCoward - Slashdot User

Submission + - Cisco to Buy Meraki for $1.2B (gigaom.com)

Submitted by UnanimousCoward on Monday November 19, 2012 @12:32PM

UnanimousCoward writes: Several outlets are reporting Cisco's intent to acquire Meraki for $1.B. I know we (/. community) are not a news feed, but I thought this story was interesting with respect to what had previously been submitted to /. concerning the company: http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/08/03/24/1318226/from-happy-hacking-to-screw-you

Submission + - Obama Campaign Data Mining (time.com)

Submitted by UnanimousCoward on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @01:48PM

UnanimousCoward writes: Time looks into the Obama Campaign's data mining operation. Yeah, /., I know, it's Time, but still...:-)

Submission + - Ararvind, Seva, and Steve Jobs

Submitted by UnanimousCoward on Monday May 21, 2012 @03:29PM

UnanimousCoward writes: A colleague of mine will be participating in a month-long design charrette out of Pondicherry for Aravind. The connection is through Seva. Interestingly, Seva got its start in part by a $5k donation from Steve Jobs...when he was working out of his garage. Love him or hate him (disclaimer: fanboi here), his vision extends beyond i-whatever.

Submission + - Sloan Prize-winner "Another Earth" released (sundance.org)

Submitted by UnanimousCoward on Monday August 01, 2011 @01:03PM

UnanimousCoward writes: "Another Earth" was released to the general public this weekend. While it has been bashed as being scientifically inconsistent, I find the story so compelling and provocative that I can dismiss these inconsistencies (if push comes to shove, I can probably find a way to explain said inconsistencies). The acting and humanity exhibited in this film is just too strong--isn't that what sci-fi is really about?

Submission + - Rapid DHCP (Apple's way) (cafbit.com)

Submitted by UnanimousCoward on Tuesday July 12, 2011 @07:36PM

UnanimousCoward writes: There's some "lively discussion" on Hacker News about David Simmons' post about why Apple devices connect back up to the network faster than others (RTFA to see who the others are). Let's get /. involved too! (BTW, I wonder who DOESN'T read both...).

Submission + - .brandname Domain Names Approved (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by UnanimousCoward on Monday June 20, 2011 @09:54AM

UnanimousCoward writes: As a followup to this /. post, it looks like it's happening...

Submission + - Google enters Bond Market (cnn.com)

Submitted by UnanimousCoward on Monday May 16, 2011 @03:44PM

UnanimousCoward writes: For sure, the /. purists will be up in arms about a post pertaining to Google taking on corporate debt to the tune of $3BUS, but I, for one, find it interesting...

Submission + - How to Optimize a 5000-to-1 VCU Bet? (usatoday.com)

Submitted by UnanimousCoward on Thursday March 31, 2011 @11:54AM

UnanimousCoward writes: I know this is /., and that the phrase "March Madness" and the reference to the publication USA Today give my submission a snowball's chance in hell to get posted, but here goes :-) Somebody put a $10 bet on VCU at 5,000-to-1 to win the NCAA basketball tournament and is now 2 wins away from a $50k payday. How should that person best hedge the bet now?

VCU is favored against Butler in the next game. Should that person make a spread (-2.5) or moneyline (140/-120) bet, and how much?
If VCU beats Butler, then what hedge should be made in the Finals? I'm assuming it depends on the odds (of course) and the previous hedge (???).

Submission + - Obligatory Natalie Portman Post (nytimes.com)

Submitted by UnanimousCoward on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @12:46PM

UnanimousCoward writes: This being /., this story of course needs to be posted. More interesting is Hedy Lamarr's literally rocket science juice...

Submission + - SalesForce to Acquire Heroku: Implications? (informationweek.com)

Submitted by UnanimousCoward on Thursday December 16, 2010 @02:01PM

UnanimousCoward writes: I've just started seriously using RoR and Heroku makes things hella easy to deploy via git. I'm wondering how the acquisition of Heroku by SalesForce.com will effect me?

Submission + - Verizon iPhone in January? (techcrunch.com)

Submitted by UnanimousCoward on Monday August 09, 2010 @02:23PM

UnanimousCoward writes: This article points out the numerous "crying wolf" of iPhones with a carrier other than AT&T in the USA, but is the claim of an Apple order of 4M CDMA chips real? If it is...

Submission + - Exhausted Chinese tech factory workers (dailymail.co.uk)

Submitted by UnanimousCoward on Tuesday April 20, 2010 @11:51AM

UnanimousCoward writes: I know this submission will come off as Microsoft-bashing, but I doubt Microsoft is the only high-tech company with these kinds of connections. The Daily Mail has an article describing Chinese factory worker conditions at a shop that makes products for Microsoft along with a damning photo.

Submission + - Flickr: pr0n or free speech? (electricpig.co.uk)

Submitted by UnanimousCoward on Tuesday November 17, 2009 @10:03AM

UnanimousCoward writes: Yahoo! publicizes the safety features of Flickr, but as this article points out, adult content is accessible to all. The article quotes a Yahoo spokesman who outlines the safety of Flickr, but the telling disclaimer comes at the end:
It’s worth pointing out that our terms of service make it clear that users will find a broad range of content on Yahoo!, and the responsibility for what children may see rests with their guardian. Term Number 3 states: Please remember that the Services are designed to appeal to a broad audience. Accordingly, as the legal guardian, it is your responsibility to determine whether any of the Services and/or Content are appropriate for your child.

This issue is of particular interest to me because I recently had my Flickr coverflow iPhone app, iFOTOFLO, initially rejected because of 'inappropriate content," but when I replied to the rejection...
My application uses the Flickr API, and since your feedback/rejection, I have set the Flickr search parameters to reflect the safest search possible (safe_search=1). Please re-review my application. Note that if this filter is not sufficient for Apple, then I would argue that all Flickr-related search apps should be removed from the App Store. I would also like to point out that my previous Flickr-related app, iFOTOMO, was rejected with more-graphic examples, but that I was encouraged to resubmit when the 3.0 Parental Controls were implemented. I subsequently re-submitted that application under 3.0, and it was accepted.

...Apple approved my app the next day. Based on the article above (and the Most Recent/Most Viewed searches that you can see on the app), perhaps Apple shouldn't have been so quick to approve it, even under the 12+ rating...

Submission + - faith in the App Store approval process restored (ifotoflo.com)

Submitted by UnanimousCoward on Thursday November 12, 2009 @09:04PM

UnanimousCoward writes: My iPhone Flickr Coverflow app, iFOTOFLO was rejected because of possible inappropriate content even though I rated my app as 12+. Dismayed, I wrote to Apple:
My application uses the Flickr API, and since your feedback/rejection, I have set the Flickr search parameters to reflect the safest search possible (safe_search=1). Please re-review my application. Note that if this filter is not sufficient for Apple, then I would argue that all Flickr-related search apps should be removed from the App Store. I would also like to point out that my previous Flickr-related app, iFOTOMO, was rejected with more-graphic examples, but that I was encouraged to resubmit when the 3.0 Parental Controls were implemented. I subsequently re-submitted that application under 3.0, and it was accepted.

Apple approved my app the next day.

My app had been rejected earlier because the reviewers thought I was using the undocumented iPhone Coverflow API, but when I proved to Apple that I was not using this API, my app passed that hurdle.

Submission + - Make-My-Life-Easier Applications of Twitter?

Submitted by

UnanimousCoward

on Thursday August 20, 2009 @09:32AM

UnanimousCoward writes: "I'm always looking for things to make my life easier, and I finally found an application of Twitter that does just that. I'm obsessed with the Kogi and COOLHAUS trucks in Los Angeles even though I live in San Francisco, obsessed to the point that when I travel down to LA, I make sure that I time my trip to arrive at a truck location. I follow tweets (text msgs to my cell phone) from from Kog and COOLHAUS to get the up-to-the-minute status of the trucks. (Actually, now that I think about it, has this application of Twitter REALLY made my life easier???) :-) I've always disdained Twitter until now, but I'm sold on its usefulness because of the food truck craze. Anyone else have make-my-life-easier applications of Twitter for me?"

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