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Short list:

I'd love a form of viral analytics tool similar to the work of Kotangent but for open social web apps (non-facebook web)

I could use a great (open source?) front end for social feeds for a web app a friend and I have been building. I'm working on it now but I'm not sure of the right way to go about it. I'd pay for it. Many shiny nickels. One of the requirements is organizing the feeds, and setting up users to lay claim to the feeds.

While you're at it, how about a great social reader. We could use RSS meets Push and I'll need to code that up as well for the above work I'm doing. We plan to build everything open source so folks can hack their own front ends (and their own databases if they wish).

Last but not least, a social game that tags content in feeds. Kind of like the voting system here on HackerNews but folks get credit for tagging stuff they read, listen or watch. The top 2-3 tags are used for downstream filtering. The points are also usable from a marketing perspective, and can be spent to increase the visibility of a post.

Where's the money come from?
There's plenty of valuable information to be mined, and who knows relevant social web readers outside of Facebook could be handy in a year or two with all the open standards work being done.
Cheers!

Interesting indeed. In summary: they knew the plane they were flying had problems, was hard to fly, dangerous, etc, and numerous pilots refused to fly it because of those issues, but they kept using it to save money. This is an article from May 2008.
There is no ILS at this airport. That was a visual approach with almost zero visibility.

These aircraft are old, but have received extensive maintenance and upgrades, so a mechanical failure isn't likely. What you have to remember, though, is that a Tu-154 does not climb as well as a modern jet. So an aborted landing is much more dangerous, as you don't have enough engine power to climb quickly.

The pilot made four landing attempts (these are the best of pilots, so I suspect he was told to), the last one being fatal. Also, I don't expect a sane pilot to try to make a turn at low altitude right after an aborted landing, so the stories about the plane being in a turn probably mean the plane was already in a stall and falling.

Also, the runway at this airport is very short for the Tu-154 even at the best of times, so the pilot would have to touch down at the very beginning of the runway. In a dense fog that is extremely difficult.

It's a sad day. We might never know what really happened on board, but I strongly suspect that the pilots did not want to proceed and that either the presidential staff or one of the generals on board told the pilots to land anyway.
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Malaysia!
any justified suspicions might lead to war.

What, Poland would declare war on Russia? I have my doubts.
I'm sorry, but you seem to know little about avionics. There are no 'tree detectors'.

No sane pilot would try a turn at this altitude, and the pilot knew very well what the altitude was because he had just aborted a landing attempt. It wasn't a turn, it was likely a stall.
You also have to take into account the fact that the new team members always drain some time from the existing ones. They will always have some problems requiring assistance from more experienced folks, no amount of docs can prevent that. Mythical man-month and that.
It seems logical he will end up at Google working on Android.
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Not directly. But if there were justified suspicions, it would mean someone having a reason to say "agents of country X decimated the government of an EU/NATO country". It's unlikely there would be no response to that.
Why Apple did what they did
I read Wired for their in-depth articles about cool things. I have recently stopped reading most of their articles reviewing Apple products and sports cars as I find most of them to be border-line fanboyish and contain very little infromation that I could not find elsewhere without the fanboy tint.
I don't remember having seen his name for a long time in any technical discussion or decision involving Java, besides Closures, where he co-authored the BGGA proposal. Although it appears that Gafter and Bracha put more work in that one. Even then he did not apparently have enough say on the matter to make his blessed proposal official. His main role seems to be an evangelist for the platform and perhaps researcher for some more involved areas, like real-time systems and numerical processing, AFAICT from his blog posts.
The JooJoo has many strengths? Perhaps in theory, but the execution is pretty awful by most accounts.
Microsoft rejection letter, 1987
The whole matter seems pretty straight forward to me - Apple don't want to have 'just another phone' that can run the same Java and Flash and cross-compiled apps as every other phone, they want to leverage their market lead to pressure developers into focusing on iPhone development at the expense of other platforms. It's a pretty logical, inevitable outcome of the business situation.
Indeed; but there is the general caveat that you can only use padding to space elements and not margin, which is a bit clunky.
But can we stick Chrome OS or Android on the JooJoo?
Assasination the President and many officials including all military leaders from coutry which is a member of NATO might worsen current not good relations between the coutries. Plus honour and polish national pride. But there's any reason it's not an accident at all.
Concurrency Combination
I decided to learn concurrency and wanted to find out in how many ways machine instructions from two different threads/processes could overlap in a theoretical setting where they are executed linearly. The code for both processes is a 10 iteration loop with 3 instructions performed in each iteration. I figured out the problem consisted of leaving X instructions fixed and then fit the other X instructions from the other process between the spaces taking into account that they must be ordered (eg.instruction 4 of process B must always come before instruction 20).

I wrote a program to count this number, looking at the results I found out that the solution is n Combination k, where k is the number of instructions executed throughout the whole life of one process, so for 10 iterations it would be 30, and n is nº instructions * 2 (2 processes), 60. In other words, the problem is the same as having n number of objects with n/2 fixed and having to fit n/2 among the spaces without the latter n/2 losing their order.

I have no idea why n C k works, I understand that the definition of a combination is, in how many ways can you take k elements from a group of n elements such that all the groups are different but the order in which you take the elements doesn't matter. In this case we have n elements and we are actually taking them all, because all the instructions are executed, so I don't see how it can be a combination where we are taking only k instructions from this set of size n, leaving the other k without being executed.

Could someone please explain to me how it works?

Thanks in advance.
The author hints that apps built on third-party compilers are of lower quality, without explaining how/why.

This blog is a commentary on the high number of apps in the app store and Apple's desire to try to maintain quality, with a few opening sentences about the current TOS changes as link-bait.
I'm guessing you're very young. NT used to be available on x86, MIPS, AXP and PowerPC. It was developed not on x86 but on i960, a RISC processor from Intel. There were plans for a SPARC version too but endianness issues in the HAL meant it was never performant.

The only reason Windows only runs on x86/x64 now is that customers weren't interested in it on other platforms. Microsoft really tried to make it cross platform.
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i need a good, stable, fast, simple, distributed, reliable, inexpensive, non-relational database which understands sql
the sad thing is that that product will only work for english :)

on one way, recognizing (and translating the subtitles to english) other languages would be more important because most people already know english...
The insistence on closed that seems so anathema to much
of the history of software development may in fact be a
good thing for the end user

Users are happy right now, but the time line of returns is significant. People will be unhappy about losing their music, or when they can't get important apps upgraded.

Closed systems generally aim to give you a capability quickly, but lock you in as they do. Open systems are often a dog to get working, but once you do you find the capability continues to pay dividends.

- Visual basic lets you create apps quickly but there's a lot of things you can't do, and your platform might be taken away from you.

- Microsoft word allows anyone to create small, well-formatted document with low training. But there's tooling lock-in, it's unwieldy to have many people work on documents, it's hard to transform your data.

- Iphone lets you get easy access to music and apps. But they won't transfer forever; long-term upgrade options are even more complicated than in consulting software because Apple would need to participate in maintenance.

Something we've seen with open platforms is that they move slowly but rarely lose ground. The PC architecture and unix are examples.
I find it funny how you can be too expensive to code. I wonder when was the last time billionaires like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs or Sergey Brin coded for a large project just for the love of coding.
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Creating a Realistic Looking Button with CSS3
Wow, that's fantastic! I was looking for something like that yesterday. Thanks.
Not really: revolutions are usually preceded by protests.
Engadget video review: http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/05/fusion-garage-joojoo-revi...

You can see for yourself how buggy the UI is.
I wonder if the reviews would be any different had the tablet been released under its original moniker CrunchPad?
for people who might not know, in English, Gruzia is the Republic of Georgia
And Android requires thing to be written in Dalvik/java. Apple requires thing to be compiled with their tool chain, which means that you needed to compile to C or objective c first.

Each of the platforms has their preferred languages.

With android, you can just include a jar for your language (jython, scala, etc). But it has to be supported by the dvm. Same with .NET IL.

My point being, that if your language isn't the main one, you'll be a second class citizen. Now, if accept the current apple line (not that I do), that the restriction is because of their multitasking requirements, you can see how either Microsoft of Android could implement similar restrictions. Not that they would... Because they are vm machines, they don't have the same restrictions that Apple does (dealing with straight c code).
>> European risk aversion and relative economic rigidity, focusing on credentials, legal barriers to competition

>This is racism.

This is an ad hominem argument. The original poster's comment sounds more like a statement about how he sees European law.
This site had 3 pop-overs. I'm not sure they want me to read their content.
except you can't add a usb port via a software update
I (the author) never state that apps built on third-party compilers are of lower quality.

It is about Apple's struggle to maintain quality, yes, since I have little interest in the specifics of the TOS change.
Now just because Microsoft worked with Adobe on getting Flash to work in the web browser doesn't meant that they will be as helpful when moving developers away from their tool chain and towards flash for their main app development.

I'm not saying that I believe the Apple party line, but I can see how Apple is at a disadvantage in program inspection to Android and Microsoft in that their dev language isn't vm based.

Really, if Adobe wants to remain relevant, I think they have only one option...go html5 and go all in.
Theoretically. See http://www.androidx86.org/ and http://www.android-x86.org/ and others.

Where you may run into problems is finding drivers for pieces of the JooJoo hardware. JooJoo claims to be running a "custom operating system", which Wired reported is actually linux-based.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/04/first-look-joojoo-is-...

If it is truly custom, you likely would have substantial hurdles making it run linux/android. If it is a customized linux port, you would have a hope of finding drivers. Given the short and ugly history of the JooJoo, I would not expect cooperation from Fusion Garage.
Agreed, one of them crashed on me and I had to reload the page. Terrible.
Their review stayed relatively factual. There's only one or two "feeling" type criticisms. The headline is probably the most biased bit. I'd actually be shocked given the drama surrounding this device if it had come out as a thoroughly polished competitor.

Besides, isn't their next meal ticket much more about the form factor than the actual iPad? I mean, isn't the JooJoo pad or any other small enough to be mobile, but big enough to read on device just as good for Wired or any other company to build on?

I really hope it's the form factor that becomes popular and not just the iPad.
JooJoo was dead on arrival when they came out with a price tag that was double the expected price
How small are you talking about? We have 2 Developers and 7 Systems Administrators. I would never dream of asking a developer to shift some servers, wire some racks etc. As a control freak sysadmin, I wouldn't want them too either :-)
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I keep hearing that, but how much would you pay for a transcript of such a video ?
It isn't just IO that breaks referential transparency, State does the same thing. The function get might have different values at different times.

Of course, get is a pure function mapping (State a) -> (State a) a, and the value hidden in the state is different between successive function calls.

Now just treat IO as State World, and think of the compiler as the function execState initialWorldValue.
I think he's hinting that Apple is probably thinking that apps built on third-party compilers are lower quality.
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The real major drawback is the price. Had it been priced at $199 it might actually have been worthwhile, despite those serious drawbacks.
Honestly, nothing I've seen about the operating system leads me to think it is actually very custom (insofar as you would call the EeePC's Linux "custom"). It probably just ships with a kernel compiled with the touchscreen drivers, and other drivers. Seeing as how the touchscreen drivers apparently aren't the greatest, I'd like to see someone write better ones, and then just write a replacement OS for the JooJoo.
That's weird, I had one when the page loaded, I clicked close and didn't get any more. Interesting article anyway. :-)
Interesting that the major problems with the JooJoo can be fixed by a better linux, whereas the major problems with the iPad... can be fixed by a better linux. ;)
Weekend Reading... a tad heavier than usual
NY Times: President of Poland Killed in Plane Crash in Russia

(Immense tragedy and loss for Poland. I had the pleasure of meeting and hearing this fascinating gentleman and freedom-fighter speak perhaps one year ago at a luncheon sponsored by Baker McKenzie where he spoke at length without notes.)

WSJ: Senator Reed Again Pushes $30M Registration Rule for VC

(No doubt drawing upon his vast expertise [read: NONE!] with start-ups and venture capital)
Exactly. Sorry my writing isn't very good. English is a second language for me.
Proportionally speaking, how many good iPhone apps would have been built by clever hackers using Scheme/Lisp/Haskell/Clojure and how many shitty iPhone apps would have been built using Flash?
Your point being? I don’t see how that could change the review – it seems pretty impossible to me to review software based on what’s possible, not on what’s there.
It hasn't aged well.
I find it interesting the Spolsky said he was going to stop writing yet keeps coming back. He mentioned on SO podcast that it was because it was such a time suck and that's why he wanted to give it up. Obviously he loves it and just can't...
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Apologies if this is off topic, but I found this particular quote worrying, with regards to whether the Content Aware Filter would be included:

...you can find out on Monday whether these have made the cut for Photoshop CS5.

As the most popular new addition and selling point of CS5, I feel a bit mislead that there's a possibility it won't even make the cut. It's essentially the only thing I would upgrade for.
Towards a GNU autonomous cloud
The OP hypothesized merger between IBM and Sun would have been better than Oracle/Sun. If IBM had bought Sun, they would probably have killed the SPARC because IBM has their own RISC CPU, the Power series.

Brian Aker says "I'm sure everything else Sun owned looked nice and scrumptious, but Oracle bought Sun for the hardware."
http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/04/a-mysql-update-from-brian-a... which means the SPARC survives.

[edit: proper quote]
Unlike the raging Adobe employee and his blog post we all debated two days ago, this guy has his head straight on, managing to see farther than his own nose and managing to keep a perspective covering more than just his own interests.
There's apparently no date on the page, but the date in the URL is from about a year ago. Which makes sense, since I know I've seen this before.
Ah ok :-) - sorry I missed that!
There are alternate histories regarding that: like how non x86 versions of NT were subpar and had a dearth of available software, and likely only existed to freeze the market for open-systems unix vendors, all of which had those CPU architectures as a strategic advantage.
Intel to ship samples of experimental 48-core processor
I think people can understand statistics if you give them a clear explanation.

EX: You can't multiply p values and think of the result as a p value, because none of them are greater than 1. So if you keep doing it you will always get a lower number.

EX2: You can't pick and chose which tests to use because if you do 100 tests you would expect several p values < .05.

The real issue is the defense need to be able to explain this stuff and jump all over a prosecution that try's to use these tricks.
If there is one thing I've learned is that people hate subscriptions.
Paul English sounds like a huge douche.

>During interviews, I do tell people about this, and that they should not join if they are risk-averse in their confidence about themselves.

Basically he's saying if you don't think you're smart enough to work for me, don't bother. Instead of factually stating that 1 in 5 new hires will be let go in X months, he flips it around on the candidate and turns it into a challenge. It's a subtle psychological trick that is dishonest at best.

No one ever wants to talk about the ethics involved in treating people like cogs in your money-making machine. If you want the absolute best people on your team, provide a salary that will attract the best. Anything else is simply using people as tools for your own self-interest.
this whole Microsoft-style pay scale reminds me of government jobs, or worse - Soviet Union where my parents earned a standard doctor-engineer-truck driver-movie director-nurse salary of 100 rubles a month +/- the bureaucrat defined 'pay scale'. Come on, people, this is a free market!

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I am
This has been disproven time and time again. It's flat out wrong. You have a far better chance of becoming a millionare by careful career and money management than you do in entrepreneurship.

Your odds of making "FU money" are so remote that it is irrational to bank your career on it. Remember, during all the time that you're chasing the "FU money" (that you again are never going to see), you are also not contributing significantly to your retirement.

There are plenty of reasons to start companies, but money isn't a great one.
well so is COBOL...
Just BTW, there's some related HN discussion from an earlier post at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1253528.
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The same way everyone else has- this shit's not rocket science. You just have to be on your game. It's about marketing, not features and languages.
Support for interesting stack models...seems to extend little more than tail call support

I'm curious how would it extend further?
Because terror is, well terrifying, we have a tendency to think "this is awful - and it could happen to me"

On the other hand, a miscarriage of justice for most people is an abstract concept. For those who directly experience such a circumstance, it can well be perplexing, devastating, and every bit as terrifying. It is indeed devastating to know that the truth is on your side, and yet the whole of society is still arrayed against you. It is the same as the ultimate insult to Winston Smith in 1984. (2+2 = 5)
This is not the first of Spolsky's essays that's left me simultaneously amazed at his brilliance and clarity and dismayed at something around the edges that just completely misses. Maybe it's just the title that's misleading. His emphasis on openness is great but he's really just moved the discussion from "how much money" to "how should I rate your contributions." Most salary discussions come down to this question and it's a concept that's very difficult to define precisely. The guy whose lunchtime conversations shape his colleagues' ideas may have made a profound contribution but if his own direct efforts don't match "Has consistently had major success..." then I'm guessing there's still a lot of room for negotiation - particularly if the employee realizes that making this case will give him a lot more money. Focusing on output is great, but that's what most salary negotiations end up being about.
I downvoted you because meta-discussion of when and how downvotes should be used is irrelevant and boring.
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Keep in mind what I'm replying to. The argument is that 'bulk' of the money Apple makes is from hardware sales. Remove the hardware sales, and Apple doesn't make much money. My argument is that if you removed the software, they wouldn't be making the hardware sales. People aren't buying Apple for the hardware. They are buying it for the complete package.

Even you admit as much by suggesting they are removing half the product.
Send Xichekolas an email and ask him (he wrote it): http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Xichekolas. He's helped me out before with questions like this.