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One weakness of the Android market that isn't discussed as frequently as it should be is that most [1] developers can't actually sell apps for Android.

Unless you live in one of the countries listed on http://www.google.com/support/androidmarket/bin/answer.py?an... you can't sell paid apps.

Too bad for all those Indian & Chinese developers who've built out the Apple AppStore's inventory. On Android those positions in the catalog get filled up with free, half finished apps that the developer abandoned when they realized they couldn't sell it.

And those free apps remove opportunities for paid apps to develop.

[1] Yes - I understand a lot of apps come from countries on the list. I still argue it excludes more than it includes.

[edit: corrected link to country list]
Hmm, he must be using Wordpress
> A lot of times, their unix shell build scripts are not directly portable to Window's cygwin. Yikes.

True fact: there aren't very many Windows users who are willing to help with portability issues. Of course there's a chicken and egg problem here to be sure, but if you'd like the situation to improve, you should volunteer.

(A great place to start would be by updating the .bat file that comes with Leiningen to work with version 1.2--hint, hint.)
Windows compatibility is hardly a trivial problem. I'd much rather see the limited resources available for Clojure and SBCL devoted to taking more steps forward than another sideways.

Besides, most Windows devs are allergic to anything that doesn't come on an MSDN disc anyway.
A building on water doesn't seem that different to the regular world for most of us. When most of what you see is on the surface (aerial shots of oil rig, smoke plumes, oil slick, etc), 95% of the population probably wouldn't realise that the rough stuff is happening over a kilometre under water.
Actually I wasn't :-) What I thought funny were (i) the concept of futuristic fax machines (do people realize that most of these still have internal modems at 9600 baud?) (ii) the naiveté of the term "screen phone", it's so much more charming than "smart phone", and (iii) the description of it as a "phone with a minicomputer". Minicomputer indeed, today's 1GHz phone processors are more powerful (and probably have more memory) than the Compaq laptop Gates was using then.
Equity isn't worth shit til' the person receiving equity to build the product builds the product (thus making the equity worth something). All developers should avoid these catch 22 situations; I know I do.
> First, let me try the language and let me have fun with it, then I will try to become an expert in it.

http://www.try-clojure.org/
Its not the ignorance of users by company, its the ignorance of mass about the open standards we talk about. Being big doesnt mean you are doing it all good.
Google's original search product moved the big user base away from all the other search engines like AltaVista, etc.
hence the raving over how non-category-defining the hardware is.
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I shut down my Facebook account because of the psychotic way they handle user privacy. I'll definitely give Google a shot and might keep using them if they promise to not be evil.
Tell me please, why people think that it is lisp while it is just lisp-like syntax translator? Suppose, someone will wrote some wrapper which will translate a lisp-like syntax in PHP's internal representation and the code will be able to run on its buggy (but veeery popular) runtime and use its chaotic collection of modules, would we call it new lisp? Isn't it just another buzzword, and attempt to keep relevant the 15 years old decaying ecosystem?
Feedly rocks, I prefer the magazine like appearance to reading feeds (especially when I've got so many).
thanks, I've heard of that story and the connection. the next time I release a public project I'm going to name it after a character in my favorite story, "The Tales of Xygujthivxyenssix", and I'll email you asking you to help hack on it. :)
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This.

The #1 problem with people getting started with Clojure on Emacs is the huge number of blogs out there with "hey, I finally got Swank working; here's what worked for me" posts that are way out of date. The official documentation (http://github.com/technomancy/swank-clojure/blob/master/READ...) isn't stellar, but once people find it they generally get things figured out just fine.
Are you using it with T-Mobile? If so, how is their service?
Perhaps because the post is off putting to readers and makes the guy come across like an asshole? Do not be an asshole is one of the first lessons of social interaction. It's a shame some people confuse confidence with being an asshole.

Secondly, one need not be in a better position to make value judgements. I don't necessarily need to have ever played a game of basketball to tell you that Steve Nash is a better free throw shooter than Dennis Rodman. Just like I can tell you that being an asshole may discourage potential clients (i.e. readers).

If you think it's just me that feels this way, I invite you to read the rest of the comments in this thread.

Furthermore, I never qualified my statements to be indicative of what I like or what would work globally.

Troll better please.
There's not really any way to tell without more details.

Perhaps you were using Aquamacs? Aquamacs is a fork of Emacs that is not very well-supported since it's not cross-platform; it's impossible for people like me to test on. GNU Emacs is much more compatible: http://emacsformacosx.com
I suspect the rippling and waving of the poncho resembles something unseen moving through tall grass. And in the poncho case masking the identity or even humanness of its wearer.
> Grocery stores and other non-traditional meeting places, I personally avoided bothering women in, assuming there should be some neutral ground where a woman might wish to be left alone.

So many of the single women in my social circle complain they can never meet decent guys and would kill to be talked to be a decent, intelligent guy at the grocery store.

Worst-case scenario is a 15 second disturbance of minor flattery following by each of you carrying on with your day. Really, that's the worst case scenario. Really.
Hmm, I know epistemology can be hard to fathom (and frankly is not my thing, my thing being philosophy of language), but I thought my statement was one of the basic definitions. I would be interested if you can point me to work that considers a statement like "I know that Chicago is the capital of Illinois" (it's Springfield) tenable. I was taught that this was an incorrect usage of know.
Almost every windows dev I know (and I know many, owing to being a .NET dev professionally prior to Django/Python) are ignorant of anything that doesn't come from Redmond.

It'd be wasted effort, and the communities are smart enough to know that.
I'm basing that one first hand experience, but as vetinari correctly guessed, I do run it in VMware. I have no way right now to test if, as he says, that makes a huge difference. But using a VM is how most people will test out operating systems and the best way to get first hand experience without a huge commitment.

Calling users trolls who don't know anything doesn't make me want to give you any credit. Vetinari made me consider that I might be missing out on the best the platform has to offer but you just made me want to uninstall it.
I currently live in Minnesota and am hoping to get better plugged into the tech scene? Do you know of any specific groups or places where I can find entrepreneurs?
These days, if all you have to show is good grades, I don't think you're going to achieve the immediate success you are seeking.

You see, as the parent post stated, there are young kids who are knocking balls out of the park, so to speak, in the actual real world of open source. These are the people you are competing against. If it is your perfect marks in school vs someone that is pumping out good code on a real-world open source project, and (perhaps in an interview) you give me any sort of a feeling that you don't respect his work, or consider it not particularly relevant, I would send you packing in a heartbeat.

I think you are missing the most important point, massively.
Their first portrait photo comparison between the iPhone generations is completely invalidated by the fact that only the 3g is using a tolerable white balance:

http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2010/06/iphone-4.ars/4
Unless I'm reading this wrong, one takeaway is that the pool of people with RoR experience is so low that anyone with some time to spare can sweet talk their way into a developer position

...or that interviewers are schmucks and will hire just about anybody who took the time to read through a book and hack out a demo app.
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Can one be put in jail for doing something not-illegal? I mean, sure, if they don't stop, but actions strictly prior to a law being passed don't seem questionable.

IANAL, however, just an idealist, forever at odds with the Real World™.
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These guys are young and I'm not aware of any previous work they have accomplished. The expectations of their work and their obvious inexperience doesn't lead me to think they are going to totally solve the problem by the end of summer. That being said, they are -young and inexperienced- and I am always optimistic that those ingredients can lead to interesting and useful solutions.

I'm happy to sit back and see what happens at the end of the summer. Cut through the extraordinary expectations and just hope they can contribute to this space. They now have the funding to keep the dream alive even after the summer so I think all they need is to iterate one step closer to the solution, not solve it completely. If they show as much, I think it opens up the door for others to join their cause and collaborate towards something greater.

Kickstarter only told me that alot of people were interested in social media privacy. A few people on here noted a while back that the attention and money they did get may ultimately play a role in the failure of this project. IMO, that is a little bit of a reach, but it is also perfectly reasonable. Regardless, I don't think it matters if these guys win- people voted with their money that they think there is room in town for another breed of Facebook, ultimately it will come.

I will agree that it would be nice to see a little bit more public communication, but how can we know they aren't communicating at all? The media they have gotten has had to allow them a foot in the door with all kinds of experts in academia, open source, and the commercial world. I'm sure they are up to their eye-balls in collaborations.
Surely the government would accept equity in an ambitious young startup poised to reshape the world of online music.
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Also with the Evo, depending on your location, you can get 4g service. It's important to note that 4g doesn't penetrate buildings as well as 3g. If one intends to use their phone for tethering, though, I imagine it will be nice. At least thats why I ordered one.
I suspect you could get a pretty good job as programmer for some hedge fund. Not only would it leverage your command of this domain, you might learn a few things that will explain why it is difficult to impossible for you to win in a vacuum.

There are social engineering aspects to this game that you have not been exposed to yet. Also, you may just not be sophisticated enough, or you have pursued a dead end approach. This is a very rich field of study.

If it's your passion, I say stick with it, but expand your circle of knowledge and influence.

And screw all this 'zero sum' crap, capitalism is the least zero-sum game humanity has ever come up with. And speculation, market-making, betting on winners & losers is one of the most important driving forces of capitalism.
The best thing about T-Mobile is going to a big tech conference where AT&T's network is floundering and getting a great signal to rub in the iPhone users' faces.

On a more serious note, I've only used it in SF and Seattle, but it's great there. I only pay $40/mo for unlimited data. (No minutes since I use VoIP.)
The reason WordPress has NOT been taken seriously as a full-fledged CMS is that, for most of its life, WordPress has not allowed you to create complex content types. You were pretty much limited to "blog post" and "page" types.

Sure, you could create your own basic type that was essentially a copy of the "page" type with another name, but the only fields you could add to that type were WordPress's "custom fields" -- which acted more like unstructured metadata fields than true content type fields.

I understand that this has changed somewhat in WordPress 3.0. (I have not had the chance to try it out and verify.) But it's a bit late -- Drupal, Joomla, and Plone have gained much more traction as full-fledged CMSes in the intervening years.
just Googled around ... now I know where to direct this fish! :)
Its funny you say that, because originally I posted under a completely different title with the same content and got no feedback. Guess that was my own form of ad testing.
Well said, alnayyir. I eventually fixed the script, and also endded up running a dual boot Ubuntu install. But, my experience with other more mature languages like Java and Ruby do not involve that level of pain and time. Like joe_the_user said, getting Clojure to function easily in multiple-platform will only help Clojure's credibility.

(In some ways, the very expressiveness of LISP creates a this cacophony of ways to do things, but that's a post for another day....)
You're probably right that it's paranoia, but I just don't see any promises from Google to shield from or take responsibility for infringement; they just suggest that they could license patents in the future.

It probably wouldn't stop me but I would only do so without any sort of expectations from Google.
Any algorithmic method of beating the market can only be successful if it is a secret and if its trades are of insignificant volume. Otherwise, knowledge of this algorithm will be factored into the prices, defeating it.
There're several twists.

While the syntax and theory has been around for a long time, a language still needs its own libraries, build/package management software, editor integration, etc.

But Clojure already came with a lot of functionality because it could interface with Java, and therefore its vast collection of code.

But, Clojure and Java styles are very different from each other, so using Java libraries can be noticeably different from using Clojure libraries.
We just ran a few campaigns. Here's what we found.

The Deck - http://decknetwork.net/
We received roughly 4300 uniques across 2 weeks. We got about 9x the clicks from daringfireball than any of the other sites in the network (37signals, A List Apart, Kottke, FFFFound, etc.) If you email them they are open to negotiating.

Fusion Ads - http://fusionads.net/
Very similar model as The Deck. We ran one of the $400 one-week "bursts" that they offer. Received about 1400 uniques.

Before we ran either of these campaigns we experimented on Facebook to see what sort of graphic/copy produced the greated CTR. We found that a very simple graphic, and simple copy always did the best.

After we ran the campaigns we also realized that Facebook advertising is a great deal. You can run really targeted ads on FB for cheap and get great results. I would definitely experiment here before spending big money on one of the larger networks.

Regarding art/copy, I would see what you can come up with on your own. Unless you're running a massive campaign, not sure a designer/copywriter is worth the expense.

Finally, it should be mentioned that a clever blog entry or two can generate far more traffic than a banner ad campaign.
The life cycle is weeks...

Only if your plan to make money is to make a cheap, one-time-use $.99 app. If you're working in a niche or two, you can make $100/day, consistent for months/years.

Thats firsthand experience, by the way. Not me blathering on about what I think is possible.
This newcomer experience felt to me like someone trying too much too soon. I picked enclojure ide for netbeans, and started it in 10 minutes. If I did not have netbeans, I'd just have to install it, and add the plugin. Using the repl was as easy as right clicking and choosing from a menu.

Comparing to other newcommer experiences (on linux os):

- Python: $ python (it is installed by default)

- Ruby: $ irb (it is installed by default with high probability, if not apt-get install ruby first)

- Java: download eclipse/netbeans/intellij, create new project, that's it.

Newcommers don't need build tools (let it be rake, rubygems, sbt, gradle, ant, maven, ivy, sake, leiningen, etc).

Of course, I agree that a getting started guide should pick one tool (possibly an open source one, but on this case all of them are open source), and guide you with it. Also, installing clojure with a repl client easy executable as irb/python's on linux package management systems (with the proper java dependencies) would help tremendously.
Wow.

I am in India and real estate prices are obscene.I am doing reasonably well but am going to struggle to afford a 850 sq ft apartment. I was looking at a 1000 sq ft spot as something of a 'giant space'. :)
Trading stocks isn't a zero-sum game. The value you deliver is to (more) accurately price the shares. It also isn't zero sum in that the person on the other side of the trade values what you're giving in exchange more than you do, by definition.
I agree I sound like someone big ego. However all I state in this post are my expectation, probably I will fail or die tomorrow while crossing the road. yet till now setting highest expectations has worked for me.

Scared of Doing PhD:
The scare is due to the bureaucracy involved + unbreakable commitment for four years. One of My best friend got 3rd [last] option as his advisor, which means he will have to work for four years with him. Also being an alien student complicates the matter, you just cant say bye after an M.S. degree. That is my source of fear and not the research it self.

Regarding Solving problem: Sorry but In fact I was talking about people who are naturally drawn to programming the true and best top coders who love to code. [I am not that kind] When I said I wanted to solve problems, I meant that I started with Matlab to perform computation, When I realized its shortcoming, then I moved on to Python and onwards. Thus my drive for coding is generated by problem at hand.
The Way i look at it Programming is a tool but not a pastime, As far as websites. I created a small webapp which was part of my project on Google App Engine few months after it was introduce. Thus i mean no slight to the coders.

Regarding the Greed Part, to be honest yes; I do feel a need for Monetary success.
But I have met few Analyst and People who work in strategy or product development.
And looking at their work I feel that they are much better suited at making significant decisions. A Startup provides similar opportunity, but again being an Alien student it is difficult to participate in the experience.

Regarding the MBA: An Intern from a One of the best business schools works along me at my current internship. When I look at the job she has been assigned. I realize that MBA is essential for getting those kinds of responsibilities.
E.g. My current work might increase profits by [Best case - Impossible] few percents but her work could open a completely new segment. Now this is possible by gaining experience in a field yet it takes several years and significant office politics is involved.

Regarding the Quant job, it is a last as well as completely unrealistic option.

Thanks again for your comments.
I really appreciate how he's always searching for things that went/go/will go wrong even thought everything seems to go so well for Pixar. I find that inspiring.
Dude, I signed up three weeks ago. And I've already gone out with three smart, hot girls. And I have several more smart, hot girls in queue for the next few weeks. I am on CLOUD NINE! Cloud 9, I tell you! OKCupid rocks. Many girls on there are smart and hot and like nerdy guys (aka us here on HN).

Right now, I'm using it to figure out what I want in a woman. I have a rough idea. But going on lots of dates with several women over a short period of time should give me a better idea. And hey, maybe one of them will turn out to be "the one." I have no expectations though. Just taking it day by day. (FYI--I'm 26/m and live in Los Angeles)

I can consult you on your OKCupid profile & messages. $100/hr =P
Indeed, I meant horrid. The torrid times are here in London, UK though.
A. The poster wanted to know the best Android phone to get- chances are, he's already looked at the iPhone and decided it wasn't for him (or wants to develop for Android or something).

B. You gave absolutely zero support as to why you think the iPhone's better than any of the Android phones.

C. Also, you come off as a fanboy.
uh i'm sure these kids weren't being specifically trained in fine art ... and also they might not have had a ton of time to make their drawings
define: mispriced = "value != market price"

Where you and i diverge is "Value is relative in one case and absolute in the other."

I think you're saying that HF Guy's definition of value is relative and Value Guy's definition of value is absolute.

If its even correct that any company has a single true value, I think this number is unknowable. Investors or traders make estimates of this value, and if their estimate deviates significantly from the market price, they transact with Mr. Market.

Nobody's estimate is more absolute or relative than any one else's.

edit: deleted a bunch of pointless words.
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You cheated in two ways. Ruby Gems comes with every version of ruby I've ever used. If I go to the clojure site where does it mention lein? How do I add another lib? Here's the ruby site on this topic, which is linked from the top of almost every page on the site.

http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/libraries/

It's amazing that you get voted up when you are clearly avoiding my point. Show an example without cheating! What if I wanted to talk to mysql instead of using json. My ruby example would be the same. gem instal ...; irb; require; use it
I'm thinking about getting an Android phone and like the idea of the unlockedness of the N1. Does the touch part suck enough that it makes it overly difficult to use the phone? I had a G1 before and it seemed usable enough...