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"(I linked this in my other reply to you as well. Sorry for the repetition, but I think it was worth mentioning in both places.)"

Well, the RIAA considers copyright infringement "theft". It doesn't make either of these true.
Justin Frankel (programmer of Winamp and Gnutella) talks about coding
Would a little clearcoat have been that hard?
Talk about China's InfoWar history gets 0wned.
The culture war: Android App Inventor vs iPhone App Store
Me. I use Notepad++. About every 3 weeks I try to find a better on but I keep coming back to Notepad++.

I also use FlashDevelop for AS3 work - its very nice.

btw, I also have a Mac and Linux box on my desk but I stick to Windows - I've tried a bunch of editors on those platforms and I prefer editing on Windows (although I do cheat a little and use msys for fast greps).
New Zealand also has other sensible policies. (Or lack of non-sensible ones.)

E.g. they do _not_ have deposit insurance (on bank deposits).
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If Steve reads this:

Requested blog post please: "What I have learned at Google".

Given your background/experience it would be interesting to read your thoughts on Google's engineering machine, assuming they let employees blog about it. So far I've seen quite a few entertaining writeups from Nooglers, but mostly college graduates. I wonder what Amazon veteran had to re-learn there.
Definitely a bad precedent, but through addons.mozilla.org, it feels no different than the "Android Market" model. I like this quote though:

"Mozilla subsequently confirmed that they had not reviewed this add-on and are currently working on a new security model that will require all add-ons to be code-reviewed before becoming discoverable on addons.mozilla.org."

Which would let me rest easy installing any extensions, as long as they're from addons.mozilla.org, a trusted source.
Doesn't rescuetime take note of what's running as the most active process anyways? I bet when people were watching the world cup on their rescuetime installed computer, that window is not always active and would have it in the background or a second monitor, which means it's hard to predict anyways. Moreover, obviously there are more football fans in europe and the good games were on during evening (GMT'ish) by when most would probably be home or at a pub anyways.
This isn't just about demand for an album; demand is tempered by the price attached to the product. This is about demand for an album at $15/copy. There is demand for the album; the downloads demonstrate that. There is almost no demand for that same album at $15/copy. That is the limit of what you can assume about this scenario.
I would like a better tool than the one I am using to kill puppies right now.
It's also on Nokia: http://thomas.apestaart.org/log/?p=1106
I skim the beginning of the article to get a sense of the topic, then read the comments in an attempt to see if reading the article is worth while. If it appears that it is, I read the whole article.
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Publish unique content regularly and run the website as if it were your own business. It's the only path to succeeding with affiliate sites, skimming small profits over thousands of sites will never work unless you go deep into it. Sounds like you're new to the market. Lay low, make a little money and use this time to learn what works and what doesn't. End of the day a real site with real unique well though-out content will rank well in Google over time and may attract real customers as opposed to skimming random people who land on your page/site.
And that's the point, really -- don't let your metadata get locked into one service! We should have been supporting exchange standards for this stuff years ago.

That's the downfall of the Web age of the Internet; we (the public) reverted to a client-server attitude rather than a network of equal peers.

My Facebook account is still active, but there's nothing there but an email address and a picture now. I think that's a fair compromise for the time being.
More chance he'll read if you comment this on his blog.
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What is the goal for the project?

There are many platforms that might be appropriate. Why not start by writing code for an iPod Touch and then see how it goes from there? You will probably refine your ideas during prototyping, so starting with a flexible (if expensive) platform that is easier to program can be helpful.

Another example of a small device that could be interesting is the "IM-ME", which sells for about $15 retail, and is pink! see http://hackaday.com/2010/01/06/update-more-pink-wireless-ter... and http://hackaday.com/2009/11/30/pink-wireless-terminal-of-won...
If you publish unique content Google doesn't discriminate between an affiliate site, and a non-affiliate site. If you build your site out like a normal business would you have nothing to worry about. If you throw up one page with scraped content and expect to gain rank you're crazy.
My two $0.02. I just built a small project in Clojure/Compojure. In this particular project the JVM, not the language, proved to be a bad fit (so I rewrote it in another language).

Clojure (and possibly other Lisps) feels kind of like Vim to me. It's harder to understand at first, often un-intuitive, but I get the feeling that if I took the time to learn it I would have a new powerful tool that saved me a lot of time down the road.

I'm sure there are performance/capability reasons why it is a good language, but for me the terseness is it's most attractive aspect.
The NY Times editorial section is getting fairly popular; the case is building for some sort of oversight.
Well, the hardness of the clearcoat would certainly impact the durability of that solution. Specifically, if the clearcoat were too hard, it would have a tendency to chip. Too soft and it might show marks from impact or wear off with the use of a case. It's a harder problem than it seems.
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Revenue flow and number of employees is a measure of power. Ability to impact the lives or others for good or ill. Some people care more about that than the next tier of wealth.
Bad writers almost never have a following

Let's see, the guy who wrote the Da Vinci Code, the lady who writes the Twilight books, Ayn Rand, oh we could go on. Now, if you're willing to redefine the meaning of 'good' to mean 'creates a response' then a lot of bad things can pass for good. But it's the sort of silliness that might evince a response that is not, you know, good.
Why should the emergence of complexity from simple underlying rules give meaning or value? First, there's the whole is-ought problem. Second, even if you tried to say complexity implied values, there are all sorts of things (computers, trees, and weather systems) which are highly complex but don't have the kind of intrinsic value that is assigned to people.
Great stuff. More like this, please.
If you're stereotyping, then you'd only be having sex to procreate, not weekly.
Tom Seibel once said during an interview at Stanford that Big Innovation in software is over. 90s won't come back and another startup of Microsoft/Google is unlikely.

When asked what are the areas of future growth/innovation he said: energy, water management and green technologies.

My take on this is that software has changed so much, that it became kind of enabling/supporting service that nobody can do anything without, i.e. even in green tech field (assuming it indeed is going to be huge) there's plenty of code to be written (and sold)
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FCC regs about how much radiation is absorbed by the user's head when holding the handset up to their ear - apparently most phones have the antenna at the base.

There was an article talking about this when the phone first came out.
Square removes cap on how much you can accept?
I can't seem to find any other validation of this other than the update log on iTunes. I noticed that the squareup.com website removed the area that said I had a $100 cap. Can anyone else confirm this? There's no blog post that I can find, and the support documentation is dated and still talks about caps.

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What's New In Version 1.2
- Never lose a sale: no caps on how much you can accept.
- iOS 4 support.
- Improved experience for contacting Square support.
- Cash tendered field is now pre-filled with the expected amount.
- User feedback when swiping too slow or too fast.
- User feedback when swiping an expired card.
- Excluding tax from a transaction is now accurately reflected in the receipt.
- Fixed a crash affecting iOS 4 users with core location disabled.
TALK TO A CPA. Not just any CPA, but a really good one. Depending on your location I'm happy to recommend one.

The issue with equity, no matter the structure, is that it comes with a pretty difficult tax burden. That equity counts as taxable income. Be prepared for that... If this guy is forming a new entity to cover this, there is still going to be some level of initial valuation. You'll be taxed on 10% of that. If there is some sort of vesting schedule in place, it gets even more complex (in that situation you need to fill out a form electing to be taxed on the whole amount today, rather than as it vests).

The point being: You need to be concerned with more than just the structure of the entity, but how this will effect your personal income situation as well.

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As for the rest, there is already some good advice here. If you go the LLC route, then you need to specifically talk to a lawyer to ensure that you are protected when the operating agreement is drawn up. With a LLC there is very little implicit protection for you, everything has to be specifically spelled out in the partnership agreement.

A C-Corp would give you more options, for things like preferred stock.

The suggestion about taking this is a revenue share is probably sage advice. If you're goal is to generate passive income, then equity is not the answer. Equity has no intrinsic value until you actually sell the business (and depending on the structure it may not have value then). I've seen partnership agreements that give x% to a partner, but provide a minimum floor for another. Meaning that when the company sold the first partner took $10M right off the top, and then the other partner only got 10% of the rest.

In other words, if you go the equity route you really need a lawyer and a CPA to help you sort through all of the implications. This is not simple stuff.
I can't seem to find any other validation of this other than the update log on iTunes. I noticed that the squareup.com website removed the area that said I had a $100 cap. Can anyone else confirm this? There's no blog post that I can find, and the support documentation is dated and still talks about caps.

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What's New In Version 1.2
- Never lose a sale: no caps on how much you can accept.
- iOS 4 support.
- Improved experience for contacting Square support.
- Cash tendered field is now pre-filled with the expected amount.
- User feedback when swiping too slow or too fast.
- User feedback when swiping an expired card.
- Excluding tax from a transaction is now accurately reflected in the receipt.
- Fixed a crash affecting iOS 4 users with core location disabled.
Google's services are so popular, well made, and relevant anyway that I'd actually prefer to see them in the top of search results.
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Bad writers almost never have a following

Much like software, television, food, movies, etc, product quality is not the sole determinant of market success. The author who sold more books than anyone else in the United States last year, for example, is a wretchedly poor writer. (Let's just say "Product/market fit covers many sins" and we'll leave it at that.)
Ask HN: Questions for Forming a Business
<disclaimer> I'm sure this has been asked before but after a couple of hours of searching I wasn't able to find anything that really answered my question 100%. If you can point me in the right direction it would really be appreciated.</disclaimer>

So I quit my job as a software engineer at one of the world's biggest defense contractors to start my own business. I have a couple of potential clients lined up (95% sure they will be hiring me) so my income will be good for a month to a month and half but I haven't made my business legit yet and I really need to get my business paperwork done ASAP.

This venture will simply serve as a means for me to conduct business as a freelance software developer. I will not be seeking any outside funding for this particular venture and for this reason I am under the impression that a limited liability company (LLC) is probably the best structure for me because of its pass-through tax capability, limitation of liability, and overall simplicity.

I understand that I need to get a Tax ID number, and ordinarily you need to file with a state, county, and city if you are opening a business.

My question is this: Since I am not really bound by location for this venture (all I need is a laptop/Internet connection) what is the best and most cost effective way for me to do this? Do I even need to file with a particular county or city?
I'm really waiting for the dynamic language enhancements. They will be great!
If you are willing to be flexible in terms on location, you can get cheaper rents but still be close to the city proper via public transit. Places down in the peninsula will be even cheaper, but you will have to factor in the price of the commute (caltrain from mountain view to SF everyday can get expensive). There are also the google shuttles, but I have not used them.

Living with room-mates will also save you a bunch of money obviously. I am down in Palo Alto right now but thinking about moving up to SF, so long as I can convince the people I want to live with to find a place cheap enough for me. Good luck!
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The plural of "anecdote" is "anecdotes", not "data".

( Source: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=246716 )
Tell HN: Someone please make a Gift Idea Generator
A website where I can go to, type the gift recipients gender, maybe a few interests, age, budget etc.. and have the web app. spit out all kinds of results for me.

If you can rank the results by amazon popularity, or some sort of ranking system that yields truly valued gifts I would be your first customer.
This would make it so much easier to find items I would have never thought to buy for that special someone.. for Christmas, or whenever.

What's the incentive for you? Make money through affiliate links and referrals.

I can help you with UI and advice along the way if you need it. Just want to see this idea at play.
Steve Yegge is the one person who comes closest to being singlehandedly responsible for my programming career. Back in high school, I discovered his game, Wyvern, while looking for a way to play Dungeons and Dragons online. At the time, the most prominent feature of the game was its extensibility, via Java and Jython. I made a few game areas and wrote an introductory manual for the world editor tool. Although I never submitted any of my code, the desire to create custom items and monster behaviors was my primary motivation for learning to program.

The inspiration that his blog provides (and the prodding) is much less effective for me. I started a blog. It may have five posts.
A few questions:
Is this a hobby project or are you hoping to build and sell many units? If it's a hobby project, are you doing it primarily to learn about building hardware? Or do you want this information so much that you'd be willing to buy some product that would do it for you? (eg http://www.surprisinggift.com/GPS-Tracker-Locator-Portable-G...)

Can you constrain the problem? Can you assume the cat is inside your house and you want to know which room it's in? Or is this lowjack for lost pets that wander away from their homes?

Getting a fix on the pet's position is probably the most challenging part. Transmitting information from pet to the web is easier.

You may want to look at the snif tag as an example of pet activity monitoring. It is like fitbit for dogs (or cats). http://www.sniftag.com/
After using Windows and UltraEdit for quite some time and switching to a Mac last year, I found myself missing some of the flexibility and "familiarity" offered by UE. Clearly, overtime, I moved on to other editors, but learning the new tools took time. Was it time worth spending? Probably -- but it was also unproductive time. If a Mac version of UE was available last year, I would have been my first purchase just to ease the transition.

Overall, this is a great opportunity for IDM to capitalize on the large share of developers switching from Mac to Windows. IDM also recently released a native Linux version as well and is dedicated to producing native versions of UE on all three platforms. I really hope they are successful and that more software vendors begin following a similar path. Adobe anyone ;)
Are you talking books, or software?

I don't think any of the e-readers lock a book to a specific device.
Evoking emotion is one of the easiest things to do as a writer. You do not have to be a good writer to evoke emotion.
Yeah, imagine a production line hooked up directly to a web-based storefront where people are buying things to build. We're not far from it, and when this happens it probably won't be in China.
I agree, but it's also in line with how he responds to other problems -- largely, Apple's approach has been vehement denial combined with heavy spin doctoring.

It's also how Apple responded to the performance comparisons -- like commissioning a benchmarketing firm to run a mangled suite of SPEC tests that showed that even though Apple's G5 was FAR below expectation, Intel's horse was slower if you put heavy enough balls on its feet!
I have no idea who that is, but I think we can assume that some of the big advertising agencies have been keeping an eye on the big social news sites for some time.

Possibly the small ones too. Hello ladies!
Sound has been used to induce trance and mystical experiences since very early in history. Usually it involves religion, which is usually far more damaging than music as it demands the suppression of critical thinking.

I can tell you that http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en1asB1haQM was an interesting experience (in particular the transition that starts at 1:40) sitting down with volume in moderate levels on ordinary earbud-style phones. Lying down in sort-of sensory deprivation, it could be more so.

BTW, I would like to share a heavier drug I used at a local TED conference. Enjoy it while it's legal:

http://www.tedxsaopaulo.com.br/vitor-araujo-sub/
The classic old spice body wash is awesome - really. Have had many chicks as me what it is.
Of course this is an Over-The-Top story, but as a language and idiom junkie I love the tag "digital drugs"

Catchy. I expect to hear more of it.
True for at least JVM.
I'm one of those idiots (happily, for the most part) running windows as a desktop OS. I use the ancient Codewright editor (and ultraedit). Mostly embedded stuff, so no VS here. My primary toolchain (closed source proprietary stuff) doesn't run under linux, so windows it is.
The difference being very few (if any) people bought the Wii for the remote looks. Changing its appearance was immaterial to the product. The iPhone is a stylish luxury good very much marketed based on its high-end industrial design and you can't get away with changing its looks after the fact and saving face.
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He did a similar talk at Startup School 2007 (I think) where he showed how relatively dumb algorithm can build a database of simple facts. It worked very simple: crawl a TON of web-based text and look for patterns like "XXX such as AAA,BBB and CCC" -> this way you'll learn that cats, dogs and monkeys are animals.
Ask HN: What Can I do to Get IOS Contracts?
My brother and I have been developing for the iPhone and the iPad for the last year or so. We have two apps in the store and they have made middling income.

We realize that the best thing to do to get professional is to get contracts. I'm certainly ready, and if we can get enough work I can easily leave my current job and work full time at this.

Since I've been working with the Apple dev environment for over a year, I feel that I'm now really knowledgable about the frameworks, and I got a limited contract through someone and was very happy as to how useful I was in that project.

But how can I get the word out? I don't have any connections or information on starting this up.

FYI this is the site for our company : http://logicpretzel.com
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_austral also has a symbol and more information.

Absolute Astronomy seems to be a mirror of Wikipedia.

And of course there's also the "Universal Currency Sign" ¤ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currency_(typography)), which has it's own history (and can be typed).
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Depending on where you live, there may be a Jelly: http://workatjelly.com which is a bunch of work-from-home-ers who get together to cowork in coffee shops.

I live in Chicago, and ours is the best Jelly. Beyond words awesome. We meet twice a week and I get/give great advice: http://jellychicago.com
It's important to keep in mind that monkey patching a given application is not only never easy but also never a good long term solution to a given bug - unless you like the open source application so much you'd to become one of its maintainers.

The simplest patches also the best. Fixing a single configuration option that is just not provided is the simplest and best monkey patch. Dealing with any logic will get scary over time.
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Another big deal is mentioned at the end of the article; you should now be able to boot operating systems them don't support such as FreeBSD. I know that tarsnap was hosted on Ubuntu because FreeBSD wasn't supported on EC2 and now that OpenSolaris has an uncertain future I hoping that someone gets FreeBSD running on EC2.
Why shouldn't Google favor its own? I would certainly rather that my customers used my other services, than they used my competitors.
>> This was covered in TFA

Not exactly... he basically said "let's drop the current spec and use lisp".

The thing I noticed when looking at language design though is that it's really easy to say "language X should look like Y" but overlook something that makes the whole proposal a really bad idea. Case in point: can you spot the problems on his lisp example? (hint: elements vs text nodes, required escape sequences)
The standard formula used by rental companies for tenant approval is the combined incomes of the renters should be 40x the monthly rent of the apartment. Of course, preference is given to those making more money. If it's being rented by the owner there is usually more room for negotiation.
I largely agree with you. I view moving thresholds with suspicion when you're trying to report effect sizes, but sure, I mean, I don't doubt the association. I doubt the magnitude, not the association per se.

And I absolutely agree that a sort of nonparametric post hoc approach that you poo-pooed would be even more highly suspect. But I don't see the choice of thresholds as simply a reporting step that can be manipulated ad lib without adjustment of your belief in the association and magnitude of effect. (I don't mean to imply that you think that you can adjust cutoffs willy-nilly - just stating my opinion clearly here.)