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For all you or I know such long lifespans might produce nothing but cranky sadists who are too jaded to find pleasure in anything but stripping folks like yourself of their naive enthusiasm.

I'm not especially enthused about the prospect of major life extension. Gerontocracy is already far too common and in the US the older demographic seems oblivious to the fact that the generations following behind are going to be stuck with an absolutely massive bill so the boomers can enjoy their retirement. At least Japan is trying to address the problem by developing better robots, while we are heading for spending 20% of GDP on health care.
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I was hoping he had hacked together some code to apply the diffs to the text to make it more readable.
I know it's off-topic, but why would you want to work for a company that treats its customers so badly? I mean, if they don't care about their customers they probably don't care much about you either, so it's entirely likely that you could do better working for someone who actually gives a fuck.
Read the comments there:

"I've been a rackspace customer for a while, and I've only ever used that password to verify my identity over the phone. A different password is used to log into the web interface to access data and tickets."

It's a verification phrase, not a password.
Amazing. Check out his other stuff too, this guy is some kind of crazy browser genius. And I mean that in the greatest possible way.
Ask HN: Books on human nature that changed your interactions
After reading 48 Laws of Power, I started seeing interactions between 1) others & myself, 2) others & others in a completely different light. There were these mental "hooks" I could analyze human interactions through.

Neil Strauss's "Rules of the Game" did something similar.

I'm currently reading Robin Baker's "Sperm Wars" and it's again showing me human interactions through a new light.

So, HN: what are the books that presented new theories / ideas on human nature that has changed the way you view / analyze human interactions?
The fine article had some glaring unasked questions. The most alarming one being, if the number of immigrants is so striking, what happens when you normalize the number to take into account the high proportion of Camrys that are driven by Asian immigrants. Same question about the numbers skewing to the elderly: Very few young people drive Camrys, so why is it a surprise that people involved in Camry incidents were not young?

Age and immigrant status may still be at work in other ways. Maybe there is a defect, and older but paradoxically relatively less experienced drivers (those who came from countries with awesome public transit and very few cars) simply don't have good coping skills when an actual real defect happens. Most of us would just slip the car into neutral, but some less savvy drivers wouldn't think of it.
git diff-and-fix-hubris-and-corruption-but-oh-wait-not-really government/legislation/intentional_obfuscator.rb

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I think the most likely explanation is that Google uses a stochastic algorithm to position labels on the map, similar to how Graphviz neato/fdp does vertices (using a force-directed algorithm).
They are now...they weren't when I posted this....
Search engines will see the actual text, it's just hidden with CSS. You can see it when you turn off CSS (Firefox: view -> page style -> no style).
If Ballmer was smart he would encourage the use of the iPhone and other competing phones, since that is the reality... Then tell employees to take notes from the form factor, software, usability, developer market and experience. He's completely backwards on this.
Massachusetts is a relevant example, they passed a state-wide health care reform bill in 2006.
That 48 Laws of Power book is BS. C.f. pg's How To Make Wealth essay or else Dee Hock's essay on leadership:

http://futurepositive.synearth.net/leader-follower/
Smallpox may have killed more people than other people have. Earthquakes, probably not.

I think most people reserve 'evil' as a moral judgment of intentional acts. Plate tectonics and viruses having no intention would thus not be considered 'evil'. (That's not a word game; that's the common meaning.)

Smallpox is pretty much conquered. What's your plan for fixing earthquakes?
The user interface in that app is terrifying. So many buttons. Looks like a windows app. I hope they polish it a bit and make it more apple-y.
"It's a simple algorithm. If you act like you know you're cool, you will be."
Full paged, not framed, not cluttered with hyperlinks, and non-annoying version of the article:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/news/news_printable.html?id=11907
Agreed. And some folks who don't actually make anything get so much publicity.
Of course! Amateur porn doesn't grow on trees!
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Why is 48 laws of power BS? There are rules in the book that contradict each other, but it provides a framework for recognizing patterns of human behavior and analyzing it.
Ask HN: Is this idea worth pursuing ?
I have an idea for a school. It would be a two year college level (B.A.S.) audio development and programming degree that would basically be 6 months of conventional audio industry training (recording,mixing,DAW,microphone theory,etc) and then 18 months of teaching programming (for audio application,plug ins etc). I figure this would make a great degree program and would be cost effective once implemented.I'm curious what others think.
Your transcripts are the key feature for me. Links to audio/video interviews without transcripts can be frustrating; I may want to know what the interviewee has to say, but not enough to lock up my ears for 30-60 minutes. Thanks for adding them.
So is XeTeX+ConTeXt (ed note: I hate the odd capitalization) the typesetting system to use, or are there even better combos?
That said, its discussion and moderation system is still one of the best out there.

The system was a decade ahead of its time, but imo the owners broke it by continually fiddling with the rules in an attempt to keep people from turning karma and fans into a way to keep score.
I'm not a fan of the iPad, but at least it's a real product. Microsoft loves concepts, yet they almost never deliver. They're like an auto company that turns out beautiful concept cars for the trade shows that will never appear in a dealership.

Case in point: over-the-air syncing of contacts and calendars appeared in Microsoft tech demos for at least fifteen years. Yet the company that actually made it happen for me was Apple, with the iPhone and MobileMe. And Microsoft still doesn't have a solution unless you're a suit with an Exchange server back at the office.
Searched "dragon age origins walkthrough" a month or so ago when I was playing the game.

Mahalo's page "Dragon Age Origins Walkthrough" is on the first page of results. It contains zero walkthrough content. There is a placeholder paragraph that reads "This section of the Guide Note should include two or three sentences about the actor and the role they are best known for playing"... like instructions for someone to make said page.

No content, just tons of ads.
Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War.
He made something where the vegetarian substitution was straightforward.
I'd like to buy a fold-open tablet running linux just to get away from Apple and MS.
6th century BC - The Art of War - relevant to leadership & entrepreneurship in competitive markets.

Edit: Human history is full of interesting "posts". If only we had the time to absorb all the wisdoms of times passed.
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Julius Caesar's got some good quotes:

It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life.

It is not these well-fed long-haired men that I fear, but the pale and the hungry-looking.

As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can.

Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.

and that's between 100BC and 44BC
Stanford Research on Happiness and Meaning
I'm currently taking a class from Prof. Jennifer Aaker at Stanford GSB. She's known for research on happiness - quite a profound topic. Here are some findings I thought are interesting:

50% of it is determined by birt or genetics. Circumstances such as marital status, earnings, and looks determine 10%, and the remainder comes from intentional activities or things we can do to change our happiness level.

Researchers postulate that each individual has a "set point" for happiness, which is largely determined by birth and genes. Deviations from that point tend to be short-lived.

How does money affect happiness? Once people are free from deprivation, the tie between money and happiness begins to fray. There's generally positive correlation but money yields diminishing returns.

Middle-class and affluent people are often stuck on a "hedonic treadmill" as they sacrifice personal relationships for diminishing returns.

They why do people pursue wealth? Psychologists argue that they are seeking "positional advantage." Most people are happy with less money on one condition - "everyone else is also making less."

In contrast, traits such as self-confidence and energy correlated with happiness.

What can we do to be happier?

(1) Time shift: First how many hours of deep, hard thinking do you get done each day?

(2) Work on projects you LOVE (not like): It releases happiness in your brain! People become more effective when the brain releases endorphines!

(3) Reframe expectations: An example: http://bit.ly/LouisCK10 People take technology for granted today and forget about the very recent past. Lowering expectations brings happiness. Take yourself less seriously.

(4) Create a reward system: Rewards make people happy. Try to create rewards, even small ones.

(5) Carve out clear areas of incompetence: Claim areas of incompetence! Admit it.

(6) Cultivate emotion contagion

(7) Create sticky memories: the "who" and "what" are important. Research (in the US) has also found that morning and night memories are stickier, as well as Christmas - the most memorable holiday.
A few tips:
"Perceived" free time is important!
Social skills: Typically there are 8 close committed relationships. family, close friends, siblings, partners, etc.
Dancing: makes people happy!
Volunteering: People who report time and money report greater well-being!
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Not money! you just need enough money to live happily. Research also found that spending money on your friends and people you care actually makes you happier.

(8) Improve sense of humor!

She also discussed the "Six Selves Model": friends, parent, partner, work, community/spirituality, and health, which are the foundations of personal happiness. Try to allocate time over these different areas. Although you can be very busy, identify "temporal sweetspots". Allocate quality attention to each spot, even if it's temporal. She further suggested listing favorite traditions to build habits.
I would
1) attend networking events
2) go to trade shows
3) put up an ad on craigslist
4) use social media (and hn) to network

Good luck
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Pardon the obvious question, but what jobs require this unique combination of skills?
Google Wave.
I joined Reddit programming after I joined Hacker News. I keep hearing these bad things about Reddit but actually I find links and discussions interesting there. Sometimes more interesting than here because people are more relaxed. Yes, there are those obvious jokes and even purposely made accounts to post specific kind of useless comments but I just sniff and keep scanning the rest of them. In reddit it feels more like discussing with colleagues than with professors. I'm not saying HN is worse, on the contrary - both are important. Often I would read both - HN's and reddit's opinions on the same article.
I've followed this pretty closely and the last serious attempt I am aware of failed in FDA trials.
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If you're claiming that your interpreter is faster than someone elses you can't make your test depend on a native library for the bulk of the work. That may be a valid argument for "my language is better" but it isn't an argument for my interpreter is faster than yours.
CM is difficult on the eyes when you print it out with a laser printer. Thin lines within the glyphs are too thin.

Otherwise, it's beautiful.
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Reddit also investigated (and maybe is still investigating) Riak, as they asked some detailed questions on the list. It will be interesting to see another high profile deployment of Cassandra, but I want them to start putting things that actually matter in there.
The only way that graph could be accurate for Sweden is if any non-canned beer counts as refillable. I say that with absolute certainty since we have a state monopoly and government stores with the same stuff in them across the entire country.

Glass bottles don't get refilled, they get recycled.
> I'm not too interested in people who deal out respect
> based on minor grammar mistakes either, sorry :)
The reason why I care about mistakes like "your" vs "you're" is when there's a limited number of cues available it can help to evaluate someone's competence.

In my mind the question is: If this person doesn't care enough to get this detail right--in this situation where it's about a detail I know about--how can I trust them to get the details right in a situation I know nothing about?

This approach does come with a downside--I probably spend too much time forming written communication trying to make sure it's "right". Like this comment, for example. :)

So, for me, it's not just about mindless adherence to arbitrary rules but a potential pointer to a deeper quality. However, you are free to continue not to be interested in me. :)
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As Mike Pall said: "None of the benchmarks make use of JavaScript's weird corners. And all of them can (or could) be reduced to simple constructs. So I wouldn't blame it on the language differences alone (maybe on the implementation)."

Only the use of such a feature should trip the "do it the safe but slow way" switch. Maybe that's not possible here though, I don't know that much about compiler optimization.

edit: I'm not implying it's easy either, but if it's possible the V8 team has the skills to implement it.
I literally laughed out loud at that analogy. Thank you.
The least of my complaints about LaTeX is how it looks. I don't mind the markup at all.

Now, the complexity of the whole system, that's what I have a problem with.
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They make themselves public, that's doing something.
Great idea on the dinner party and the food looks delicious. When I travel to the U.S I will hunt down that dude and force him to have dinner with me.

On another note, why would anybody store energy as air? The inner pressure on those canisters would be huge, and you would either have to bury them or risk explosions. I'm imagining huge air tanks in some field, which could potentially blow up at any point.

I really that differences in altitude are the safest way to store energy. Or even better, something you can do off the coast, so we can finally start using all that ocean space.
I recently landed in bioinformatics coming from a semi-related semantic web project (coincidently at Stanford, in BMIR). It's one of the few academic research environments I've seen that actually use cutting-edge production systems (prototypes aren't enough). It's a ton of fun and has direct applicability to startups, especially areas that are working on huge datasets and enormous graphs.

I work on BioPortal, here's a sampling of the technology we're using:

Ruby

Rails & jQuery (UI, REST client)

Java (Spring, Hibernate, Protege, Lexgrid REST service)

mySQL

VMWare

Python for some metrics calculations

For our next iteration, we're going to be looking at using document stores for our ontologies, deploying a triple-store, and possibly some MapReduce for processing some of our ontologies (which can currently take 2-3 weeks to get through our entire workflow).

I'm happy to answer questions if people have them, or if you're interested in getting into the field and want some advice just let me know.
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If this style of interception becomes popular, it seems to argue for a statically linked busybox or similar that uses syscalls directly.
Here is the video of the Google Tech Talk about Org-mode
http://orgmode.org/talks/index.html
It's disconcerting to hear that a CSR can see this. But, the bottom line is that a hosting company's quality is typically inversely proportional to their size. After a certain number of customers, the company's main business is automating hosting support and maintenance for the masses.
Andrew has made it clear in his post about paywalling that making money from it isn't necessary. He has had a large exit in the past and is financially free.
I feel as if it's the exact opposite.

Do any of Asimov's books on "positronic brains" hold up to genuine, in-depth scientific inquiry? He just glossed over the details of their workings. Does this mean they're not sci-fi?
Paul Graham made is essays for free. As a result he has a loyal following of hackers. Long after his essays were popular, he started tapping into that following with YC.

Joel Spolsky had a popular programming blog. He mentions a site that he is involved with (SO) and suddenly it has the attention of a large number of people.

We all know Andrew Warner, what a nice guy is his, how good he is at building relationships. We visit his page often.

Don't you think that this alone is an extremely valuable commodity?

If Andrew decided to start a venture, or to invest and promote a venture, he would have the eyes and ears of the HN community in short order.

That is worth far more than any paywall revenue.
Well now what I do is store the backups in a folder in my home directory.
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> the idea of non-location-based national affiliation has interested me

Interests me too. There's got to easily be at least 10 million, 20 million people who think the way I think, but we're all spread out and surrounded by hundreds of millions of people who want to force us to do their bidding, impose their morals on us by force, and so on. Individually we couldn't stand up against a horde, but if we could become part of the same recognized affiliation and negotiate and work together voluntarily - that'd be something.
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Google Wave? Really?
Care to share how you do that.
Indeed,

And if we can do all our jobs with interns, the job prospects of the former interns will be what?
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"Highly evolved modern form of nonsense"... can you explain please?
Oh man - what's wrong with OneNote? I've used it for years and can't live without it. What is better on Windows?
You also forget that since the Linux kernel is GPL, its probably illegal to release closed source drivers (such as Nvidia's for Linux). I might be wrong, but we all know that the legal grey area Nvidia exploits if tested in court might not hold up. Nvidia though, despite using a closed source module is probably the main reason linux survived. Then again, what kind of sensible OS requires drivers to be recompiled to work the moment a kernel is upgraded?

Also, Microsoft goes to incredible lengths to ensure backwards compatibility (even with their competitors software), whereas any backwards compatibility in Linux seems to be coincidental.

Those are 2 reasons I use Windows 7 now. But that's just my opinion (all OS's these days have their own problems).
Nice - that's a single challenge question, and one that can be easily discovered in the public record.
Should do jq plugin. $('h1').desandro({'face':'curtis'});
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> The Art of War

If you like the Art of War at all, you simply must read von Clauswitz's On War:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_War#Synopsis

At least read the first 20 pages. An incredibly clear, insightful thinker. He was an utter perfectionist, he worked on the book for decades and died with it incomplete, but the beginning in particular is precisely accurate and insightful like almost nothing else I've read.
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I appreciate it. This is great stuff.

It would be even better if you made it a blog post. Grey-on-white is hard to read.

Thanks! Great stuff!
This is the kind of 80-20 knowledge compression that I love seeing on HN and in general. Even if it's not completely new information, it quickly informs me on at least one good view on an important and largely overlooked issue. Now I can at least be well-armed for my google searches, without having to give up a (perceived) large chunk of time in reading a 10 page article or 20 minute TED talk.
Selection bias would mean people who opt in get better recommendations... sounds like a good incentive and a virtuous circle to me.
When I was an intern at Microsoft in 2003, I brought my PowerBook into work. Sometimes coworkers would give me shit, and I would offer to start using a windows laptop once they used MSN Search instead of Google for all their web searches.

At the time, MSN search was so bad that this proposition was ludicrous. In fact, every Office developer I knew used Google with a "site:msdn.microsoft.com" restriction to search their own API docs.

I wonder if Bing is now good enough that employees feel pressure to use it instead of Google.
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I have never seen anyone try to hide their phone. I've seen people bring in and use their MBPs at work, some of them were even running Windows. No one cares.
My guess is Mixergy's audience is a tiny fraction of Laporte's. Leo had his own TV show. You can't assume more value (in fact there's probably much less) and you can't simply say "Leo makes a fortune off of sponsorships therefore everyone online should go that route.

I'm not sure his business model is the right one by any means, but he has a right to try. It's not lame to do so. And I don't think the knee-jerk reaction against charging is healthy. My guess is that the reaction (seen every time someone starts charging) is usually caused by the desire to keep getting it for free, and then all of these illogical justifications rationalize them.
You're just trolling now. Could you be a bit more informative and point the rest of us, who don't know what this is about, to a link with that detailed analysis?
While it might be known to some since a decade, you don't have to resort to your l33t haxor skillz at all to learn about these user-interface languages.
They can be chosen on the usual search-options preferences page at http://www.google.de/preferences?hl=en .

http://www.google.com/intl/xx-hacker/
http://www.google.com/intl/xx-bork/
http://www.google.com/intl/xx-piglatin/
http://www.google.com/intl/xx-elmer/
http://www.google.com/intl/xx-klingon/
Language Shootout, not Interpreter Shootout. You're playing directly into the Turing tarpit.
They may have been a RS customer for a while, but they are nonetheless mistaken: at least for Cloud customer service, they can see your account password, and with that password anyone can log into your account, change your contact information, and change your server root passwords.
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Thanks a lot for this. Very interesting list of actionable points.