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At work, dual 27" iMacs (one with the Core i7 option + 16GB of RAM, and the other a base 27" model in Target Display Mode) as my workstation, and several XServes and custom Fedora boxes in 3 racks.

At home, a first-generation 15" unibody MacBook Pro (2.2ghz C2D, 4GB RAM) hooked to the 24" LED Cinema Display. I also use a last-generation Mac Mini (pre-unibody) as an HTPC.
So we should can the history book writers in favor of JMS? I could have told you that a decade ago!

Also, S1 is the best B5 there is, rise of the psycorps, nightwatch, captain getting kidnapped by creepy intelligence guys to be mindfucked, it's just like WWII!
I saw this in Money mag a couple of months back and thought it was silly...but apparently going old-school is not only cheaper but better quality as well. I think I might try it.

http://moremoney.blogs.money.cnn.com/2010/04/29/spend-less-o...
Teach them HTML and CSS. Once they've mastered that move on to CFML (using either open source distro) which are just by now just more powerful tags. Once they've mastered that move on to JQuery and pretty soon they will be quickly building useful stuff that keeps them motivated.
What, a whole article on traditional shaving methods and no mention of straight razors? A straight razor does take time, care, and practice, but it produces excellent results without too much irritation. (I admit that, when I'm in a hurry, I reach for a Fusion.)

I tried double-edged safeties (the aforementioned Merkurs), and didn't like them. They produce a shave quality identical to Mach3 or Fusion, but take quite a bit longer and result in more razor burn. The blades are cheap, certainly, but if you're going down that road, why not try a straight? Think of it as an investment in the environment: no more disposable trash to clutter landfills.

I don't know if supply of razors or blades is a huge problem. classicshaving.com always seems to have everything I've ever needed.
I'll take the downvote - but "because it's awesome" isn't why we are here. At least, its not why I'm here. There are plenty of places where links like this are great - but I'm probably not alone when I say it doesn't belong here.
I agree that generic charts aren't that enticing. Try to find some interesting data sets, and plot those.
What about bombs bouncing on water or giant weaponized Catherine Wheels:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panjandrum
Same here. I got a Merkur HD about 6 months ago. The initial investment is a bit high, but I wouldn't be surprised if it has already paid off. The blades I got are ~$0.25 each, and last about 1-2 months if cared for.

More than that, though, the shave is just all around superior. It baffles me that people shave with Mach 3s or electric razors.
There are plenty of other great (and by the looks of it maybe even better) graphing utilities out there - including Excel.

It looks like people have covered some of the other points I would have raised - except for these two.
(1) Your audience already owns Excel, and they won't stop owning if they use your service. Don't forget that.
(2) People use graphs to show other people their conclusions. They do it using either Powerpoint (or Prezi etc, but mostly Powerpoint.) If your charts can't plug in to a presentation utility, you'll lose a lot of users. If they _can_ plug into a presentation utility, you need to make that clear up front.

- Take a look at oomfo (from the fusion charts guys) to get an idea of what I'm thinking of.
You also should never have hundreds of pets at once.
I have the same razor. What blade are you using with it? I prefer Feathers.
If it wasn't for HTC's horrendously slow release cycle (not as bad as Sony Ericsson's though) I wouldn't care if it's nonSense or not.
We've already forgotten.

I'm witnessing the rise of fascism around me as I write this, it comes in the guise of 'freedom', just like last time. So it is already happening again, indeed, while the last who fought to put down the previous monstrosity are still alive.

We'll see where it leads, I'm not so pessimistic as to think that it will be as bad as last time but there is a small chance that in the next elections the Netherlands will have it's first ultra-right wing nationalist regime.

People really do forget, and while I'm all for poking fun at stuff it would be good if the lessons of history stayed learned.
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Usually, those who are most enthusiastic about dividing things into "good" and "evil" are themselves extremely evil by common standards. Case in point: the Nazis, to whom the Jews were evil incarnate, and they themselves the valiant defenders of the Aryan race.

Calling an action "evil" does not explain it or help prevent it - it's usually a way to express revulsion and avoid further thinking.

Calling specific people "evil" again does not explain their actions or give insights how to make them not-evil or prevent others from becoming like them. In fact, all such explanations and insights are usually strongly rejected by those who'd rather express the strongest possible revulsion for them.

Finally, calling groups of people "evil" is almost always a method to dehumanize them and justify killing them, while suspending critical thought in those you want to do the killing.
I imagine that once the leak is fixed the politicians and the media will move on, leaving the fishing communities high and dry, and facing a marine ecosystem collapse similar to the aftermath of Exxon Valdez.

BP will probably do some extremely cursory and cosmetic amount of cleanup on a few beaches and then declare the Gulf of Mexico clean. I expect many of the compensation schemes promised will not materialize, or fall far short of expectations. Rather like in the financial sector, the profits will be privately accrued and the disasters left for the public to deal with.
Make the homepage the app. There must be no marketing. You arrive at http://prettygraph.com and there's your new graph creator already up and running. Once you've created your graph (using the interface to add data points, or to import data from a uri or file upload) you can then choose to add an email address and password to enable changes to be made later, see all graphs you've made etc.

Don't focus on a "target market". Focus on making the best graph creator. The target markets will gravitate to you naturally if your graphs look the best and are the easiest to create.
I disagree about double-edge, razor burns, and quality of shave. This video covers a wet method shaving technique that you might consider.

http://www.youtube.com/user/mantic59#p/u/35/_VxFXpdLvG0
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A funny if not totally consistent counterpoint:

http://www.idlewords.com/2005/04/dabblers_and_blowhards.htm
> aircraft carriers made out of ice

Pykrete, really - a combination of wood and ice. And the idea had merit - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk for lots of interesting details.
I did the same thing. The first couple times were a little tricky - longer time and some cuts - but now I shave almost as fast with the safety razor.

It's so easy to learn and so much cheaper than a Mach3 I can't believe more people won't give it a try.
"Evil" is a concept useful for propaganda and little else.

Really? Can you read _Lord of the Flies_ and conclude that what the boys are doing isn't evil, because all ethics are relative?
There is a distinct legal difference between performance of a work and copying.... if you were recording the thing at the bar and then distributing copies - it would be the latter.

The point the judge is making here is more like "Hey - in performance related damages - we punish violators who knowingly and blatantly refused to follow the law to their direct commercial benefit, and the only pay a few thousand bucks in damages compared to the licensing fees. (4, or 5 figures in the extreme.)

Now, even though it's not the same issue precisely, it seems grossly out of place that a person at home who shared some music with a few people for non-commercial reasons is being assessed damages in the 6 to 7 figure ranges...and that just seems absurd.

I mean seriously - some Mom goes out and shares a song on some bittorrent setup - and we're saying she owes a MILLION DOLLARS?
- I would change "buy" into "pricing", I thought it was a downloadable product at first sight.

- Maybe you could change the design into a more corporate look, to attract business users.

- I tend to forget data on my home computer a lot, with your product, that wouldn't happen. Market this! - maybe even with a "forgot your powerpoint presentation at home?" "you just have 20 min. until that important presentation?" "use prettygraph now, and the presentation is a wrap!" - not exactly in these words, but you get the point :)

Good luck!
Very cool idea. The graphs really aren't that pretty yet, though. They need to be really breathtaking. I'm imagining it being open to designers to submit themes, for which they can earn money.
This is one of the central themes of The Black Swan: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Swan-Impact-Highly-Improbable/...
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Copies of copies wouldn't count..... just direct infringements.. and why shouldn't the penalties be more in line with digital broadcasting without paying up? IT's almost the same thing.
A Macbook Pro. That is all.
How about a pacifist war hero?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_C._York
what would you propose? Hasselblad?
Honest question, how is "I couldn't care less" usually mis-used? Using a made-up example, it's often said like this, "I couldn't care less how much you like XYZ, I don't want blah blah blah."

The person is saying that they don't care at all. As in, they couldn't care less... seems right to me! Just curious how it's typically mis-used.
Ask HN: any automated tool to diagnose a slow PC?
My PC with Windows 7 (yes I know I should be using Linux but habits die hard) is slow, dead-slow. I have tried every trick of the trade to find out what is causing it to slow down but no success till date. Anti-spyware check, antivirus check, hardware is up to date (4G RAM, Core 2 Duo), defragmentation check, startup list check, services check. I have exhausted all possibilities, and am extremely frustated by my inability to fix the issue. Is there any system-level tool (or automated) that can help me find out what is slowing down my PC?

The first two browsers I open (no matter which ones) bring the whole system to a crawl; third one is the one that works. And if I load a flash movie on Youtube, it causes the system to completely stop responding. Sometimes the audio is choppy too.

PS: I realize HN may not be the best place to ask this question but then I also realize that inspite of being a techie if I am unable to diagnose my slow PC, what about millions of other non-technical users. Is the only option for them (and perhaps me) is to format and reinstall (or perhaps move to a different OS). Is there an opportunity for a startup here?
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Shaving frequency seems to vary by person and age, but yes, I shave everyday, occasionally twice a day (if I'm going out at night and want to freshen up).

I have a feeling there is a significant amount of age and/or cultural difference between us, as I would never consider a weekly shave anywhere near "normal". Though when I was younger (18ish) I could go a few days without needing a shave.
Haha - very interesting sounding game! Too bad that sponsorship fell through - that sounds like it really could have worked. You could have contacted more casinos and started a bidding war!
You could always just plug it in and use it for folding@home or something.

Also, the 27" iMac works as an input diplay, and it will also take that second monitor nicely (if you can deal with tons of space)
Just grow a beard dude. It requires serious maintenance only once a week.
Diffable; What if GitHub supported it natively?
I'm a ui designer.

Www.hellobrand.com
Speaking of old men with beards, I've always loved this portrait of Darwin:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Darwin_by_Julia_Ma...

There is just something about his huge beard and the way he stares off into the distance.

This is also a good one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Robert_Darwin_by_J...

But don't wait until you're old to try a beard! Grow it for six weeks, see if you like it!
It's not a problem of convincing people. It's a problem of thinking you need to convince them. All this convincing is getting in the way. Just let them use it right there on the home page and spend your time improving your app, not your marketing. Ever seen any Excel marketing?
"The death camps? To rid the world of so-called genetic contamination."

What part of that does not sound like a cartoonishly evil super-villain motivation suitable for a comic book?
Thanks for your feedback, David.

The comparison with Excel always comes up first. I'm not trying to suddenly move people from using Excel. I'm making something which does what Excel cannot do well or easily. I guess I need to make this message clear on my site.

Pretty Graph has a PDF download feature which addresses the presentation issue. I can also add copy saying that you can use the images also in Powerpoint. I am also looking to add a direct export to PPT feature.

I had a quick look at oomfo. It looks nice, but it's not web-based and although I'm not saying desktop apps are no good, I've chosen the online space.

Other planned features, which should hopefully be useful (and "viral") are easy sharing and collaborating on graphs.
That depends highly on how directional the speakers are.
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It's also tourist communities, which are abundant on the gulf coast. They make most of their money in the same few months that oil is spilling and losing just one season has a huge impact.

We talked to a souvenir shop owner in Alabama who was on a [still] pristine beach but was down $50,000 already in the first month of his peak season. All the toursits thought his beach was oily and stayed away.
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As for governments, their danger lies in their size and authoritarian power structures, which lets people on top give orders without taking responsibility for how those orders are implemented.

Non-government organizations of similar size are just as good at perpetrating evil, when they get the chance. Fortunately, few private companies are allowed to participate in wars.
Thanks, this community is too crowded by hip programmers, and iFanbois to realize there is world outside.
This is the exact reason why windows won over, windows allowed cheap hardware and throwaway easy programming using visual basic.
If app inventor succeeds there could be a serious market for cheap android devices (~150$) which could be programmed easily.

The whole App Store is a sordid tale, and the good Apps will always beat crappy apps by marketing.
But if i do wish to have an App specifically tailored for my group then why the fuck do i need to conform to requirements of Apple?
S2 is more like the beginning of WWII. If I remember correctly, the Nightwatch is a program initiated by president Clark (or his administration) and he isn't in the office during S1.

At the end of S1, events are set in motion (not spoiling anything here, but the end of S1 is super-awesome and constantly sends shivers down my spine when I'm watching it), but it's not quite there yet.

Also, there are many non-story-relevant episodes in S1. But as I said: It's building up background. Just very slowly for first-time watchers.

That's not surprising as that's how TV series worked back then: Most episodes are closed in themselves and there basically is no overall story progression.

IMHO it was B5 that broke with that tradition and nowadays series are just like very, very long movies.
I realised this a long time ago, I purchased an Open Razor (still learning that one) and a Merkur Safety Razor. I use Feather Blades which are very sharp and require a little more skill to use, however they run about £5 for 10, Mach 3 run around £10 for 8, its not hard maths :)

A good shave also looks after your skin, and using a badger brush with a good glycerine based shaving cream with good pre-shave and post-shave routine makes all the difference.

I use http://www.tayloroldbondst.co.uk/acatalog/shaving-soaps-and-... (top one in sandalwood) is fantastic, it lasts ages, doesn't numb your skin and works up a very nice lather (when used with a badger hair brush), I would recommend people try it even if they keep their Mach3.
And like most good humor, makes you stop and think about some things in a new way.
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Excellent point about forgetting data/powerpoint! I will definitely add that.

Thanks!
My girlfriend would be delighted if I'd have a 100% smooth face 100% of the time. At the risk of way TMI, I'd say that 'certain' Saturday activities are smoother with a clean shave than with stubble. I recently started thinking about the laser removal again too, I considered it a few years ago but I was warned by a beautician that it may make one's face look less 'full'; apparently the hair roots have enough volume to be noticeable when they're removed. But by now I've gained some weight so I could stand to loose some 'fullness' I guess ;)
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I was merely commenting on the link you posted.

However, since they were ahead of their time so pivoting was the right thing for them at that time.
I'm not a big fan of the "Bullshit statement." -> "I may be trolling" approach. He is still spreading misinformation that people here may believe as true.
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i7 15" (HR) MacBook Pro with SSD. Most expensive, albeit best, thing I've ever bought.
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A Macbook Pro 13". That is all.
When enough people lobby their congressman for copyright reform. The RIAA simply have no interest in doing a deal with Spotify.
*Think about a play at your child's school; while your concentrating on your kid some other kid on the other end of the stage does something funny. Now you can go back "in time" and grab both shots and even a short section of video for context.*

I'm not sure that is the case. The weakest link in photography and videography is the human holding the camera. No amount of technology can fix that.

What does that mean? People with camcorders tend to zoom and pan like there's no tomorrow (classic case of "just because you can doesn't mean you should"). So assuming that a normal person is shooting their kid's play, they probably don't know to shoot it wide, meaning that the funny moment will be still offscreen, since the camera's zoomed in on their kid. And I haven't even mentioned any depth-of-field settings yet.

Some of the ideas in the concept are neat and make sense in theory, but in practice, you're just going to end up with way more video that none of your friends and family want to watch and are too polite to tell you so.
For five years my hack has been to cycle from cleanly shaved to bearded every week. Or three.
Thank you. That was actually my very first version. Perhaps I need to go back to doing that.

And thanks for reminding my goal - to make the best graph creator.
I bought a little 12" Lenovo X60 off eBay to take with me on the road. It was the top of the line executive machine a few years back, and they're coming off lease and being refurbished now so you can get one for like $300. Add $100 for a big fast drive, 4GB memory and a new battery and suddenly it's a crazy fast dev machine that you can use on a chicken bus and not sweat too bad when it gets stolen by those Jamaican pickpockets from the American Express commercial (cause hey, it least it wasn't my $2k dev box).

The plan was to give it to the girlfriend now that we're home, but I'm finding it hard to go back to my big ol' Dell Latitude. It's tiny, it's fast, it logs me in by reading my fingerprint. She can't haves it. It's mine!!!
the B5 part of my answer is non-related to the history-rewriting part. B5 isn't quite the accurate replacement for history books, but I do agree that some of the story has its root in the WWII parts of history.
read the description they have credited MIT in the section Standing on Shoulders of Giants.

also about flooding app store with crappy Apps.
A good quality app will standout by reviews/word of mouth and Advertising.

Sad how Apple makes people idiots
Then why not skip the sign up page completely? Let everyone upload non persistent data with a limit on the number of data points.
Thanks kadavy. I'm working on improving the graphs; there are daily updates. It will be open to designers once I am happy with the core working alright.
I've been using the Merkur Platinum blades that came with it. In all honesty though, I've never tried any other blades, so maybe I'm missing out.

The one downside to the DE razors is that (at least in my area) local supply of blades is somewhat limited. The drugstores that do stock them just seem to carry whatever basic cheap-ass blades they can get. My guess is that they think these blades are only purchased by 80 year old men, probably passing up a good revenue opportunity.

I think I'll order some of the Feathers and give those a try next.
Silly nitpick for you. "its" should be "it's" on your frontpage.
A lot of people say "I could care less"
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Dell Latitude with Ubuntu. Fairly high res display (1920x1200) is the only real distinguishing feature, other than that, it's a pretty average machine. I don't think you need anything that fancy for most programming work these days. More memory is always good, of course.
Not sure. VB ruined a lot of programmers. I am not sure I would have survived VB if I hadn't had a proper intro to OOP with Smalltalk and Actor.
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By the way, I think you're onto something great. Everyone will one day use a web-based graph creator. And it could probably be simpler than you think. Make it easy for Steve Jobs to add a graph to his next presentation. He's not going to need to import a massive data file. He's going to want a few data points. He's going to want the best looking graphs you can imagine.
iTunes contains code that must be kept secret, i.e. encryption of audio streams to Airport Express, embedding user-info in mp4 files bought from the iTunes Store, communication and authentication of connected iPods/iPhones.

So a fully open source iTunes for Linux would only be half-working: no updates of iPods, no buying from iTunes Store, etc.
Thanks sdfx. I do need to show better examples.

I'm not exactly sure of the pricing yet, it is an experiment still. I'm considering making it free for students.
I am constantly accidentally hitting the touch buttons on my Moto Droid.
Until last week's unfortunate beer spilling incident, I was using a macbook, along with a long standing server instance running Gentoo on RackSpace, with further instances spun up and then disposed of as needed.

I have to say I find it kind of amusing how many people on HackerNews use Apple gear.
time for someone who is a lawyer to weigh in ... calling grellas !!