I was fooled into thinking this was something significant. Hopefully, they'll prove us all wrong and we'll start to see some meaningful contributions headed our way even though it's not what the past has shown. Or maybe I can accept this title as link bait and move along.
The answer is, you wouldn't if you're concerned about privacy. DDG delivers decent enough results and part of their philosophy is that they claim not to track users.
That makes sense. I was starting to wonder if this was the end of flash for Mozilla on major websites like YouTube, but 5 years is a really long time for support. Hopefully, we'll see an emergence of widespread html5 use by then and not have to worry about having proprietary web technologies working.
This is great news. I remember a previous post where the HN community suggested minor improvements on the placement of sponsored links, and DDG was quick to suggest a fix was in the works. The partnership done with Linux Mint means that they have been my default search engine ( + thousands of others) for about 3 months now. There isn't a feeling of loss felt by using their service, except on a few, rare occasions.
... I just hope they stay true to their goals
it seems silly to compete on crawling and, besides, we do not have the money to do so. Instead, we've focused on building a better search engine by concentrating on what we think are long-term value-adds -- having way more instant answers, way less spam, real privacy and a better overall search experience.http://help.duckduckgo.com/customer/portal/articles/216399-s...
You could have at least stated that you felt sorry for the girl's death in your first post. Instead, it sounded more like you were focused on discrediting her skills without heed to the sensitivity of her passing. She might not've been a true prodigy, and you may be fed up with articles like this, but please show some dignity.
Software updates and pre-installed crapware, as you mentioned, are now a thing of the past when you consider the works of the community creating customized roms for just about any Android device out there. The device owner can simply apply an update or delete any app themselves after rooting. Yes, rooting is risky and hardware manufacturers should keep their damned devices updated, but the process is simple enough to perform and the benefits are really great.
Yes, I could probably spend 3 to 4 hours of my time fucking around with a phone to get it to work, but why would I want to do that? And more importantly why would I want to pay for that experience? Even if I do get the phone working, at best it's on par with iPhone. IMHO the only thing that Android has going for it is that Scala sucks less than Obj-C.
It's like changing the oil on my car, yes I know how to do it, I even have jack stands, yet I take it to the shop and pay someone else to do it? Why? Because my time is worth more than it costs.
Personally, change the rom/kernel and try different stuff on my phone is a big part of the fun to me. Even the standard roms (like the one for the Galaxy S II) are quite decent now, you just have to change it if you like to try different stuff. I have a Nexus S and even always having the latest version available to my phone I am always changing roms because I like it. My wife have a Galaxy S and she is pretty happy with the last official update provided by Sammy.
One thing I do wonder about is how the Galaxy S II's cpu matches up with the A5 after an overclock. That's one of the greatest things I love about Android. You have direct control over how fast you want your device to be provided you have a custom firmware installed.
