They aren't mutually exclusive: being nice or not is a tool in your toolbox for all interactions.
You can be nice all the time, but that doesn't mean you'll be effective all the time.
It's crazy to me that we engineers are so focused on hacking systems but seem to denigrate hacking personal interactions as if it's something dirty blah blah[0].
But I bet you wouldn't like someone who tries to suck up to you, either. So maybe the idea is to make a good impression on others, and that might need more than simply being nice, even if you don't want to be successful.
OMG I want an Android version of this SO BAD. Maybe I'll build it... Don't worry, if I do it'll be for personal use, I obviously wouldn't release it and screw you over.
This is where I like the idea of just creating things like this as a website. Then stuff a thin layer on IOS and Android for those who care about it being an app.
I also want to be very clear from the outset that this was a group effort between @nevosegal, @jakubfiala (on github) and myself. We've contributed equally to the source, the research, the testing, and the accompanying paper that has been accepted for presentation at the first Web Audio Conference in Paris.
Eich is also 53, the same age as Cook. Both were born in 1961 Where do you get you mistaken certitude from? And why would 5 years age difference matter even if it were true?
We know there may be some privacy concerns regarding the use of our data but we don't allow anyone to systematically query our API to build phone number lists (We just allow 180 requests per min) We are very strict in the way people use our API. That's the reason we don't have an open registration process.
Yikes 180/m may seem like a lot ... but in the world of data that is a very small amount of usage. Your site says "big data" so this limitation begs the question -- Are you big data (enterprise) or not?
180/m? That's a database of over 10,000 records in an hour, and that's only if the querying party is stupid enough to not think of using multiple API keys in parallel.
This is already a business reality for most savvy organizations. Example, ordered pizza on saturday. Sunday, call another branch of the same pizza shop and the person answering the phone greets me by name before I even have a chance to say hello...
I was creeped out for a second, but then proceeded to order more pizza.
There's nothing weird going on there.. They took down your name when you called and they simply log you in their system with the phone # you called in with, your name, and likely your address if you got it delivered.
I'm just saying it's not likely they used a API or something to find your name from your phone number. They are just using good ol manual registration to make your ordering time faster next time.
