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I got one. While I won't claim it's perfect, most of my complaints are about app quality and availability, which will rectify themselves shortly. My first day experience with iPad is a lot more positive than my first day experience with iPhone was.

If the ESPN app had been of higher quality, I would've loved it during the games tonight. As it stood, there wasn't anything of gamecast caliber, but it was still handy for keeping track of who was in foul trouble without having a laptop handy. It's smaller, cooler-running, and cheaper than my laptop, all of which are a bonus for use near alcohol.

As it stands, my biggest complaint is that because there aren't "users", there's no good way for me to allow access to private information (email especially) and also let guests play with it. I wish I could require a password to some apps. No other major critiques.

The screen does, in fact, get smudgy as hell when using it, but at least for me, it's only visible from an off angle, so I don't notice while I'm using it. As such, it seems both the "it smudges like a motherfucker" and "it doesn't matter" groups were correct.

If Apple will add in some sort of parental controls system or something for accessing/viewing the existence of some apps, it'll gain substantial utility for me. Until then, it's like a much shinier indoor Kindle.
It was a good article. When I think about it from an outsider's perspective, I totally agree with your argument. What you say is definitely the most rational possibility.

If I think about it from the perspective, "If I could have the girl of my dreams right now, would I turn her down because she's going to die in a year?", the answer is no. That's because it's irrational; I have never seen anyone close to me die, so I don't know what to expect. Might as well be blissfully ignorant, then be sad for a few days/weeks, then move on.

Maybe.
On “trivial” in mathematics
If it becomes a big deal (pretty likely, now), they'll probably start slapping "High Power!" on systems that pump out more juice. Simple spec or not, if it's a selling point, it will be made known.
Say this with me: iPad is not a laptop.

Once people understand that it is a consumer device, an appliance like an iPod or a DVD player, that just happens to do a lot of extra stuff, we can start talking about what it can do and how people will use it.
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Why do you single out India and China? This article cites Brin (Russian) and Khosla (Indian); it nowhere mentions China. The immigrants the author plainly argues for are high-aspiring educated risk takers, regardless of where they come from.
Yes—because obviously it would have an IDE and Compiler-suite app! Otherwise, how would you develop on it? ;)

(And then all the free, unlicensed apps anyone likes could just be released as source, and compiled+run locally in test mode.)
the MS compiler uses wchar_t as UCS2, not UTF-16 for example

all of the C++ types have platform dependence - expecting a specific number of bits or encoding for wchar_t would make an exception of it, and one that would be impossible to implement in practice.
Hi, There are so many cool applications of machine learning that you'll find plenty that are fascinating, good for the world, and will keep you out of the poor-house. Models of complex systems from economics to linguistics to biology are built with the same toolkit of techniques. Have fun and good luck.
To me, the biggest surprise of iPad launch day was just how well the keyboard works. According to various (dubiously reliable) online typing tests, I range from 40-70 WPM on the iPad. Accuracy is acceptable; much better than the iPhone keyboard but of course not as good as full keyboard.

It's perfectly fine for email, posting on message boards, etc. I also will probably use it to write documents when I'm out and about, and using it today I felt like I would like to be able to code on it (though ssh or jailbreaking are probably the only ways that will happen).

24 hours ago, I would have agreed 100% with you that "iPad is for consumption not for production". After a day of using one I have changed my mind entirely. The iPad can be an adequate device for production, and it has the potential to be a great one.

Specifically, having a software keyboard has large and untapped potential advantages over a physical keyboard, once basic typing is acceptable. The buttons on a software keyboard can change to adapt to the situation. We already see see small examples of this with the built-in keyboard: when the address bar in safari is open, the space bar disappears and the forward slash and .com buttons take its place. Imagine alternate keyboards for things like LaTeX markup. Furthermore, your pointing device (finger) is much closer to the keyboard, so no moving your hand from your keyboard to your mouse. I think apps that really take advantage of the possibilities of the interface are yet to come. Once they arrive the "tablets will disrupt the laptop" argument sounds sounding really plausible.
Great site you have going there. Went through the whole thing, and then demo. Clean and straightforward.

Quick question, a bit off topic. Here: http://twitter.com/Classlet/status/3854900110 you say "We finally rescued our Twitter user name from a squatter!". How did you manage to do this?
Tell HN: Google just updated their PR
Looks like HN dropped from PR7 to PR6 and I think techcrunch dropped from PR8 to PR7.
I think it's a good idea to create a convenient interface to "git", but I wonder if it couldn't have been implemented more flexibly as a file to be sourced by "bash".

The shell file would avoid the need for custom config file syntax (with the /etc default behavior "for free"), and it would allow the git interface to be sourced into running shells without creating new ones. It would be easier to support different types of shells. The file could be copied and adapted to produce interfaces for additional commands, besides "git".

Given that, if you still wanted a "git-sh", you could make an alias that runs "source /path/to/the/file.bash" whenever "git-sh" is typed (or "exec bash --rcfile=...", etc.).
And a wobbly image. I'd like to see some good image stabilization using face-tracking.
A pinch of corn-starch helps quite a bit too.
Reminded me of this Chris Dixon article:

"the next big thing always starts out being dismissed as a “toy.”"

http://cdixon.org/2010/01/03/the-next-big-thing-will-start-o...
Well, it's the nature of markets dominated by network effects that outcomes tend to be fairly binary: either you build your critical-mass network and win huge, or you don't, and go bankrupt. I'm not sure there was a plausible middle-of-the-road outcome where PayPal becomes a small but profitable niche company.
I've had an account with them for a while, and I met them at SXSW. I'm not sure what they're publicly saying or not, but they've got some really cool stuff in the works with that feature...

They're a company that I'm excited about, because I've found them useful a ton of times since I've heard of the idea. One of those "you never knew how useful it was until you had it" kind of things.
"Don't be a jerk."

If you read his comment carefully you will see that he simply stated a fact. Stating a fact is not being a jerk. However, by saying "don't be a jerk" you've added a personal insult to the conversation.

Tone is really hard to convey on the Internet and I also hope you don't misread the tone of this comment. I'm writing this in the spirit of a friendly reminder that I myself need sometimes, too.
Sigh, why do people give Google free passes on the UI left and right?

Scrolling has no momentum, there's no bounce-back, you can't select text in the email messages, you have to keep loading new messages cause they don't load nearly enough, etc etc

The fact that nobody here even brings it up says a lot about the quality of apps that Google fans accept
I'msurprised nobody else mentioned this, but in the past decade there's ben quite a growth in chains that prepare home-cooked meals for you. I know people who buy 7 of these at a time, and freeze them. Then you just mix the ingredients together, and bake or fry it. No thought has to go into it, but where's the fun in that?
I feel that it's important, from time to time, to remember that plenty of things that aren't the next big thing are also variously laughed at, ignored, dismissed, and so on.

I'm not making any predictions about how the iPad will do (sitting and waiting will get me better information than pulling a guess out of the air), to make sure that's clear. Just reminding myself that it possible that perhaps Apple will produce a product that won't change the world.
The question is not "would you buy" but "would people buy" and the answer to that is undeniably YES.

You can argue this is not a good thing, as Cory Doctorow has at least tried to, but the argument comes across as tired and pointless. It's the ramblings of an "old man" (measured in internet years of course) who, had he been born a hundred years ago, would probably have been railing against car companies for removing the hand-start crank.

People don't want computers. They don't want notebooks. They don't want compilers or user serviceable parts.

What they do want is Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and all the other things you can only do, for the most part, with computers and notebooks. The sooner some device delivers an alternative that's easier to use, more reliable, and less fuss in the long run, the sooner people will switch to that new thing.
Sorry, I meant in regards to trying to change the world or whatever. I can't recommend books for self-studying trading. It's a bad idea, and probably an ill-conceived one at that. If you must though:

1) Read an overview of how the products and exchanges work like Hull or Wilmott.

2) Read every single post on elitetrader and nuclearphynance, and note links that may be interesting. This'll be confusing, boring, and frustrating because you'll be digging through nearly 100% crap. That's the point: almost all trading concepts and ideas touted are crap. Reading through this stuff will give you a feel for that, maybe give you some ideas, and serve as a helpful guide for your further learning.

3) Go follow-up on the links that still seem interesting.

4) If you make it to this point.. screw it. Email me. If you're good at programming, system administration, or statistical analysis, I'll probably give you a job. Otherwise I'll help you take the next step or get your foot in the door somewhere else.
Did they write Owl City's "Fireflies" song with a Markov model? 
Honestly, did a human write this from scratch? Or just edit the output of a Markov model trained with a bunch of successful pop songs?
On a side-note, it's interesting to observe that the screen shot shows how easy it is to organize things without Google Wave!
Tim Ferris? People sneer at him because he's dishonest.

More specifically, people sneer at "ramen profitable" because its a dead end - because you end up squandering the most important years of your career on low-end jobs when you could be playing the standard career game of your twenties that lead to careers that pay sufficient salaries in your thirties that let you have a family, own a house, a car, a health-care plan, so that if (when) someone in your family suffers a health problem you have sufficient cushion to deal with it. Most of the people on HN could (and probably many of them do, you just don't hear about them) walk away from the startup culture for _real_ jobs.

Or to summarize, "startup culture" actually has to compete with the "salary man culture" to be something other than a big scam. And Ycombinator is mostly about the big exits.
Someone should make a little dongle/tester. (A quick search of newegg and monoprice did not suggest one yet exists.)
I too am dubious of Facebook and avoid posting anything especially private there.

But being on Facebook, I also know that most of my friends are much less careful about this and I am happy that Facebook makes some effort to protect their rather foolish trust. It would be better for them to protect themselves but still...
Stop writing these articles people. Please. I'm tried of writing the same response over and over.
This seems to be a fundamental problem of open source: people contribute because it is fun. However, the stuff that brings value to your average user, i.e. nice UI and good documentation, is boring.

So, OS is great for hackers, some of the best technologies are open source. But, it tends to suck for the end user.
I don't mean to be pedantic, but he didn't say that stating that the iPad is not designed for what he does means that you are fanboy. He merely said that fanboys would say that, which is likely true since I think almost everyone would say that (including fanboys, but also many non-fanboys).
You can create a bookmark with the following address:

javascript:var%20meta=document.createElement(%22meta%22);meta.name=%22apple-mobile-web-app-capable%22;meta.content=%22yes%22;document.getElementsByTagName('head')%5B0%5D.appendChild(meta);

Then you would open Safari on Gmail, select this bookmark, and then add it to your homescreen. Works on iPhone at least. I suppose iPad will work fine.

Note: on an iPhone 2G, a page set up like this loads very slowly compared to inside Safari. The iPad allegedly being much faster, it might not be a problem. You do have the issue with external links opening Safari, but with the iPhone, the difference in screen real-estate is fairly significant.
If you're trying publish your data in a scholarly work, you aren't going to be able to conceal your identity or the origin of your data...
More accurately, if the iPad were a car, doing the repair work yourself, as an unlicensed mechanic, would void your warranty. Thus the analogy still holds. If I try to change my power steering fluid and end up completely killing the pump, the warranty is certainly not gonna cover it. And I might be a little upset, but I'll understand. They aren't encouraging tinkering, but neither does Volvo. And I've seen some tricked out Volvos.
I respectfully disagree. They should have an advanced button. Pressing it orders you a MacBook Pro. ;)
I am loving Heroku for the exact reason described in this post: no sysadmining. At first I thought that wasn't possible and expected all kinds of issues with gems etc, but so far everything I've tried really does Just Work™.

This may warrant a separate question, but I've seen various posts here and there about running Ruby/Rails on GAE using JRuby. Does anyone have any experience as to just how realistic that is as a deployment option? I can imagine it being full of headaches, but I would love to hear from someone who has either tried it or is actually running it on a production app.
I think the port reports it to the computer, so you should be able to find some sort of USB utility that will tell you.
Facebook data mining
Bad angle, really? This is freaking Apple we're talking about if Jobs can't resolve something as simple as a camera angle (hello dozen phones that came out last year with a swivel mounted camera to directly resolve this problem) then he should resign as an incompetent fool. He managed to bring Apple back from the brink and revolutionize the industry, if he can't resolve a camera angle issue he's a complete fraud with more luck than Jesus crossed with that air stewardess who fell from flight altitude crossed with the bastard child of Anakin Skywalker and Yoda.

I'm sorry, bad camera angle is the biggest piece of piss poor excuse I've ever heard. I'd honestly be more appeased if Apple simply said "sorry, things got missed out that we wanted to implement, shit happens - that's life".
Good call! I was thinking that something like that could do it. (My default thought for that type of thing is a Greasemonkey script, which iPhone Safari doesn't support.)

Btw, an easier way is just to paste the code into the address bar.
Smart guy, great writer, successful entrepreneur, pretty woman -- all of this is full of win. Congrats to both!
"a product that won't change the world."

Like MobileMe? :)
I think most criticism has been constructive and well placed. It's a large iPod touch with potential at this point. After playing with it for a good 10 minutes it still feels wanting. Consumption means different things to different people. In my case I wouldn't dream of using the Internet without a keyboard, except on the iPhone where the absolute convenience of size overrides the restriction of input. As a solution for my mother...maybe. I'm willing to wait another revision before I get her to switch.
I used webapp pretty faithfully, myself, until I came across bottle.py .. I haven't looked back, since.
That echoes my experience. No single WOW thing (well, maybe looking at my photos, but that may be because my photos are awesome). Everything is very fast and crisp and right.

The browser on the iPhone always felt like a last-browser-of-desperation except for sites specifically tuned to it. On iPad, it's actually usable. The sites that I work on all look great (with the exception of embedded flash video, naturally)
I'm not sure that I agree with that. Niches have popped up and thrived middle of the road in markets that paypal vacated. Adult content and gambling come immediately to mind. So if they weren't getting the wide net traction they were after, they probably could have focused the beam into a successful niche. Who knows, If things went differently paypal could be working the neteller circuit of transactions.
"The iPad is a LEGO set that can only be assembled into what's drawn on the box"
It would be rather simple to have a soft-root that allows root-like implementation without affecting the actual core files of the system. The iPod deploys with a ROM section for the core files to restore the system, truly this is all the iPhone or iPad need (and AFAIK both have). You would only require a more foolproof implementation to ensure even the gravest idiot would be able to save their device by plugging it into their PC.

However, I believe your latter point is right. I won't dump any amount of money on an iPhone/iPad until it's able to run multiple programs, and until it is route access is likely pointless.
add GitHub to the list of sites that have subdomains expanded. Some people blog from theirusername.github.com, and it would be a lot more obvious that it's a blog post, not code, if you showed the subdomain.
Better without bug software?
I don't use bug software and I turn off the default error reporting in whatever environment I find myself working. The code either compiles or it doesn't--that's the only given. Initially, this made my work very tedious but eventually I got over it. Working this way has improved my logical reasoning skills well beyond my superiors' and has increased, drastically, the rarity of syntax errors. I thought I would confer with HN on this one for similar phenomenon.
> In fact, it’s now a universally accepted truth that RISC is better than CISC!

> Is that actually true? I'd like to see some actual numbers comparing RISC vs. CISC performance/power consumption.

While I realize you intended your question about the latter part ("that RISC is better than CISC"), I'd say the prior part ("universally accepted truth") is absolutely, unequivocally not true. Just last weekend [1] I heard Yale Patt (a relatively Big Name in computer architecture) refer to RISC as something like "a hiccup that lasted 20 years" -- a slightly less than flattering description. Not saying I necessarily agree with him, but agreement is far from universal. There are plenty of other examples as well; see http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1506661.1506667 for one I came across recently.

[1] Incidentally, at the same event I also met an Intrinsity chip-design engineer who said his company was in the process of being acquired, though at the time he didn't mention it was by Apple...
I'd be interested to see a skeleton of your Haskell ETL scripts. I've been looking to clojure to clean up my current processes and I sure would like to see how you approach it in haskell.
Apparently the Tarsnap website (PR5) is now officially more noteworthy than my personal blog (PR4) -- until recently, it was the other way around.

I'm not sure if I should be happy about this (higher PR == more traffic to the Tarsnap website == more customers?) or disappointed -- after all, my blog has far more interesting content.
Economic and political systems are conceptually different, though there is a lot of feedback between them. It is dangerous to treat them as entirely separate, and also dangerous to treat them as exactly the same.

The specific criticism offered, namely companies retaining power due to legislative or regulatory influence, is at its core a political problem (with political solutions -- changing the way regulations and regulator-business relationships are handled.)
Not sure why we got downvoted. Protein is so easy to make. It's a hack in that it fills you up but takes a minute to make, and it's great for a lifting regimen.
Obviously the people who work in those jobs need to come from somewhere. Are you implying that competition isn't a desirable outcome?
Hm. I'm using Typekit, which does appear to be producing less than awesome results in Firefox. Thanks for pointing that out.
Meal Minder is cool, but you might want to work on the automatic-filling-in bit. It read my directions as an ingredients list... AND as directions. I listed my ingredients with bullet points (*) which is a pretty common format, and they weren't recognized at all.
Interesting, thank you :)
Higher PR != Higher Traffic
The iPad has a standards-compliant web browser. You can make whatever site you want and it will be accessible on the iPad.
I am a tinkerer. I want to jailbreak the thing. Make an app that track my bubblegums and is useful for me alone. I want to change the darn springboard icons and have my girlfriend's photo as the wallpaper. I want to install an utility that allows me to have tweetdeck running in the background. I want to install firefox. And Android. I want to crash and brick the stupid thing and then find a way to restore it to life. I won't care about the guarantee, because I'm a tinkerer and I want to OWN the f'ing machine that I purchased with my hard earned dollars and I don't want any one -- not even a skinny bald guy at cupertino who distorts reality -- to tell me what I can't do.

But they do. They tell me what I can not do and they will use every resource at their disposal to make sure that I don't.

I'm a helpless tinkerer.
I agree 100% that the best partnerships are mutual. In fact it's only natural; symbiosis is the strongest relational bond in nature--and we're all tied into it. I've built my entire business around the theme. I'm glad to see someone finally submitted an article on this topic :)
Nowhere did I argue that our system is not really capitalist.

I just noted that the specific criticism given wasn't a criticism of capitalism itself, but of the government system of regulations and legislation that we have tied to capitalism.

It would be similar to, for example, criticizing the Soviet Union for corruption and calling it a critique of socialism, or criticizing a software company for stealing another company's code and acting like that was a critique of the extreme-programming process they were using. Valid criticism, sure, but not of the thing it's said to be of.

There are plenty of valid criticisms of capitalism, communism, socialism, extreme-programming processes, and so on. But there are also plenty of criticisms that are misattributed to one of those things, which IMO harms our ability to create solutions to the problems.
I'd like to think that the future will not always be Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.
Footage Of Crysis Running On The iPad
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How long do you think until someone accidentally shorts or punctures those massive Li-Poly batteries.

Isn't that battery type particularly prone to explosions (seriously!)