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I've been using an HP dv6113us for ~4 years now, with every version of openSUSE through that time span working without any deal breaking problems.

When the laptop was brand new, I had some problems with the sound drivers, but contacted someone working on a patch for ALSA and was able to test it out before it was merged. Broadcom wireless is easy on openSUSE as a script is provided, but that should be a solved problem for Ubuntu as well; NVIDIA caused some problems which were easily resolved by installing the proprietary drivers. Today it seems that Nouveau is far enough along to function as a replacement for the proprietary drivers.

That said, the laptop was a gift and were the choice mine, I would probably go with a Thinkpad.
This is very interesting story. Thanks for posting this OP!
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Worth reading, even if the technical understanding of the matter isn't there
Wow, the comments are pretty entertaining, not much substance though.
Yeah, the rest of it sounds pretty reasonable, but the SOS one is sort of impossible that early in the space race. To reach escape velocity they would have to build and launch a Delta-III like rocket. And then scale back the later launches to ICBM based rockets? Yeah right!

But, and this is highly unlikely (but I'm trying to remember from astrophysics class), if the spacecraft was going fast enough (but not necessarily escape velocity) and entered the atmosphere at a shallow angle it could skip across the surface of the atmosphere until it achieved enough speed to escape orbit.

But that is highly, highly unlikely. Unless Russian scientists were born with Jedi powers of astromechanics.
great app!
Apple iPad videoconferencing, just a matter of time
Where are the great laptops?
I'm a Flash Platform dev and have the same general opinion as you regarding AIR apps. Clunky and weird for the most part. I've had a lot of success with them for firewalled "enterprise" clients. I've built a lot of them and the clients really like them. As a consumer, I always go native.

It is interesting that in a lot of cases you would likely not even know an app was built on AIR with mobile. There are a good number in both the Android and Apple stores.
The original Wired article was posted five days ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1770444
Often the reason they have jaded attitudes, is because they did the impossible, and watched others get rewarded for it.
I second the ThinkPad recommendation. Do some research on different models. The X301 is a lightweight option. ThinkPads are the best laptops for Linux by far. Another great thing about them is that they seem to me to be tougher and more reliable than other PC laptops like Dell or HP. I've dropped them before w/o incident, and they take a beating better than any laptop I've ever used. Also, the keyboard on a ThinkPad is an order of magnitude better than on a Dell or HP.
That might be caused by the fact, that TCP does not use CRC, but it's own checksum algorithm (faster, less relaible).
I tried using the native HTML5 audio player and was having problems with it making multiple HTTP connections per playback which was creating performance issues on my home machine (I assume due to lack of bandwidth?).

The performance of the Flash player is far more acceptable. I am keeping my eyes open for nice simple HTML5 audio player with playlist capabilities though -- i want to keep the players as unobtrusive as possible.

Let me know if you have any suggestions!
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Wow those slides are really... not pretty...

Interesting how the slides from the 2006/2007 deck are so much less polished and high-value, design-wise, than the 2008 deck they're presented in.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/10/13/cyber_safe/ is a better write-up, and gives the impression that the speech had an altogether feet-on-the-ground key message.
Aggregating the inventory from brick-and-mortar - Goodzer's site and iPhone app is coming in November.
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Even though the most recent numbers from Spotify indicate something on the order of 10 million users, I agree that Apple still has larger innate audience. However, Spotify uses filesharing to further decrease the load on their own servers, which I don't think Lala used. For some fun details on the Spotify model, see http://www.csc.kth.se/~gkreitz/spotify-p2p10/
Although I can imagine a significant number of CRC32 operations in high-capacity gateways (LTE gateways, IP core routers and so forth), Intel processors are not so prevalent in those areas (edit: anecdotal, of course, it's just my perception of the area. I'm a bit bored to seek concrete numbers on this. MIPS-based multicore processors seem to be more commonly used.). Still, there may be a significant benefit from hardware implementations of those operations (checksumming, hashing, Triple-DES/AES for IPsec, etc).
I like it. The only thing I was seeing was because of the 'position:absolute;' rule in your CSS the dialog jumps out of the flow of my page. I'll leave it up on my page for a while so you can check it out, http://theredhoodie.com.
I use a Dell XPS 15-inch with Ubuntu, and I've had a few cosmetic issues but nothing that impaired functionality. Overall I'm quite happy with it and would recommend it to the OP.
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+1 for Apples. I have run virtual machines in the past when necessary, but I find that I don't do it anymore as there isn't any software I have to use right now that doesn't run natively. OS X has a few decent package managers, though none as good as apt-get or portage, so that might be a concern if you're used to that kind of thing. If you're not aware that the software you mentioned is available for OS X and specifically mentioned ubuntu, i'm willing to bet that's not the case…but I have a bad image of ubuntu users, mostly because I used gentoo back when I was on linux.
Edit: I need to learn to read better.

I've never used System76 but saw them at a recent Linux fest. Seemed like very quality machines: actually have their logo as part of the case and windows key replaced with an Ubuntu key (neither are stickers).
The IBM System Z also has a crypto coprocessor. It's pretty neat stuff if you ask me.
The solution is by dynamic programming.

Let p_1 = 2, p_2 = 3, ..., p_172 = 1021 be the first 172 primes. We will denote the number of subsets of {p_1, p_2, ..., p_k} that sum to n by D(k, n).

We know that D(0, 0) = 1 and D(0, n) = 0 if n > 0.

Also note that D(k, n) = D(k-1, n) + D(k-1, n-p_k). This comes from the fact that each subset S of {p_1, ..., p_k} can either contain p_k or not. If p_k is in S then S\{p_k} sums to n-p_k and there are D(k-1, n-p_k) such S\{p_k}. If p_k is not in S then S is made entirely of elements from {p_1, ..., p_{k-1}}, obviously there are D(k-1, n) such S.

We can use the base case and this recurrence to fill our dynamic programming table D(k, n). The answer to the original problem is D(0, p_1) + D(1, p_2) + ... + D(171, p_172).

My program implements this approach except that it fills D(k, n) by rows and doesn't keep the whole table in memory.
I use and like https://outright.com. Another option is http://lessaccounting.com.
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Well, the crux of the article is about what the radio hackers actually did do, so that story isn't bogus. It does mention some of their claims, but points out that they're unverified.
If I were going to go through all that effort, I would just contact the person who I was actually interested in. Instead of passively looking at their profile and hoping they would notice and contact me.
I think the requirements for the house change a lot more than you think. There's definitely a push/pull with the client in civil engineering as well. And for contractors, oh boy, do they deal with clients changing things on them constantly.

I don't have much faith in most Enterprisey teams to ship good software even if they have a thorough concrete spec. We love to blame changing / incomplete specs, but I'd imagine that most dysfunctional teams would manage to bone up a perfect spec anyway.
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'joe'?
Ubuntu runs hot on the MBP and will chew through your battery power even if you aren't running it in a VM. So MacOS is Unix anyway, you say? Too bad the default libraries are a pain to upgrade, trivial applications like "locate" and "wget" are missing and you'll have to manually configure stuff like page up/page down if you want the terminal to be useful.

I've had repeated issues compiling different "cross platform" applications on MacOS that compile painlessly under various Linux distributions and even Windows! So you end up being heavily reliant on "port" to install software instead of "./configure / make / make install". The last thing that drove me up the wall was a bizarre failure in statically-linking SQLite into a QT application. Every other platform worked. MacOS failed spectacularly.

If you want a Linux laptop, get a Linux laptop. I'm only on a Macbook for video editing and iPhone/iPad development. It is excellent for that and it is a beautiful machine in many ways (love the chassis), but it is not nearly as good a platform for developers as Ubuntu by any means.
I can not rave enough about the Lenovo X201 small, fast, usable. I switched to the lenovo machine after using a MBP for the previous 4 years. But it really depends on what you need and want. I commute with my laptop, travel with my laptop, and generally like to carry it arround. I'm not willing to accept either of the choices that Apple has for me, excessive weight (MBP 15' or 17'), or last generation processors (MBP 13').

That being said almost all the developers I know use MBPs. Just not me. I was CPU constrained for the work I was doing, wanted to easily upgrade my hard drive, and spent all my time in OSX in XMonad anyway. So making "the switch" was simple for me.

EDIT - adding my one X201 complaint

No built in digital video out (W.T.F.) I'm sure this is to accommodate some suit who has to attach to projectors. But feels like the past. If you shell out for a docking station you'll get DV but otherwise you're out of luck. (This is not an issue with Lenovo's larger laptops like the T410 etc.)
Just checked LI - I can manage how somebody will see me if I visited his or her page. I can remain fully anonymous if I want to. So FB or LI do not de-anonymize profile views but users themselvs when they want to. No reason for panic.
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Not really sure I agree with the analytics example. There see tons of analytics startups (including my own).
For a skeptical view: http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4115 (Search for the Missing Cosmonauts)

"Am I saying Achille and Giovanni were hoaxers? Far from it. In fact, in researching their story, I gained tremendous respect for their abilities and for what they accomplished. [...]
Unfortunately their story is too often told without critique or inquiry into the plausibility of their most extraordinary claims. There are simply too many other possible explanations for their recordings to comprise useful evidence of lost cosmonauts."
The 301 is pretty far out of date now, and with the X201 and X201s options doesn't make a whole lot of sense in my opinion.
This, presumably: http://sourceforge.net/projects/joe-editor/
Blank suggests that youth brings on this attitude, but there are other ways. For instance, Dr. Fred Jelinek[1] (tragically, recently deceased) made huge innovations in the field of speech recognition by diving into the field from a different direction and applying statistical methods where people thought the only path forward was phonetics and linguistics. It's the total revolution that underlies huge amounts of speech and language technology we take for granted today and was only possible by the introduction of a wildly unexpected idea to an impossible problem.

A implied moral being to tackle problems you really shouldn't have any reason to, I suppose. It might be life changing.

[1]http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2010/09/remembering-fred-...
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Just speaking as an engineer, not as a entrepreneur-in-training:

Saying "it's impossible" to any decent engineer should be like swinging a steak in front of a hungry german shepherd. I don't care how old they are.

If they shrug and accept the "impossibility" of a technical hurdle without due diligence, those same people will be susceptible to "do it this way, trust me, (I have EXPERIENCE|I'm the ARCHITECT)." Those people should always be able to at least give a modicum of explanation or proof as to what reasoning is in play to make something a good or bad idea.
The book Start Small, Stay Small by Rob Walling and Mike Taber argues strongly in favor of small markets for startups. You won't get venture capital, but for a bootstrap it's perfect. For one thing, it's a lot cheaper to get your prospects to notice your marketing.
Haha yeah. Not entirely sure why I keep playing the contents of this site close to the vest. And interesting. I had not considered selling the Excel version of the product. That could be an interesting revenue generator, and definitely a way to get users involved.

My first attempt at getting a solid user base was going to be through word of mouth (seemingly, one of the best marketing practices in this niche) and getting the word out on my home forum. They have a built in audience of 20,000 or so, and I interact with a lot of them regularly, so I'm figuring I can easily jumpstart membership, assuming my product is easy enough to use.

There are also a few advertising venues I can use. There are magazines, but this is being built out of pocket and I don't have a large marketing budget. Matter of fact, I have no budget. My budget is: spend as little money as possible. This has been more of an exercise in flexing my coding skills primarily, so making money takes a back seat. I'm hoping I produce a better product that way.

People go to public and private ranges alike, and every chance I get I talk to other shooters about my project. Everyone seems enthusiastic (with the caveat of a little fear.. apparently this crowd is a little afraid of the word "tracking," no joke. I will have to consider that sometime soon).

I just joined a private range in Philly and when I get closer to completion I'm going to start pimping it out there, if they let me.

I will read that article you linked me to when I get some time today, I barely have enough to keep checking this page.

My biggest hurdle is getting these users to adapt to change. I also have to deal with the technical hurdle of making my site work in deprecated versions of browsers. It's going to be a fun challenge, no doubt.
I got a MBP a frew years ago as a gift/compensation for some free lance work. I've been battling trigger point pain for the past 4 years and the MBP keyboard is the most comfortable laptop keyboard I have found for me. Everyone is different but this is something you may want to consider since most laptops will run a form of *nix.
Parabolic trajectories? Snooze.

Let's get a game that makes a mechanic out of Lorentz transforms!
I'm not sure what happened, but as of 10:33AM EST, the link is 404 :/

Just an FYI
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Along the same lines... we share 50% of our DNA with bananas :)
It's not prior knowledge but a prior conjecture. If you know something, you know it for sure.
Indeed. Now I understand (and can justify) my reaction when someone says "it should be simple."
Agreed. Putting files on tape and sending them to Iron Mountain is the new Delete button.
Accumulated experience can at times become an obstacle in thinking creatively.

And other times it can be an aid. Many good ideas need time to circle around in one's head until they meet the right inspiration. See the popular talk, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NugRZGDbPFU

I'd say that not knowing something cannot be done isn't always the best approach. Those instances where it worked out seem serendipitous at best. One cannot rely on ignorance to get them through the day, surely.
Agreed. I've been templating the site to maintain placement of information. This is the third iteration of this projects design, and it has been trimmed and slimmed in each version. I like the most recent one. It's not overwhelming, but it contains all the necessary information.

I do have to keep in mind browser back/forward links and how they will affect site usage. I know I'm part of my target demo, but I'm also more technically inclined. Plus, I'm close to the project so I need (and have) people with objective eyes to review it.
It's true, but you can't really sell a game on the premise it will be eventually good, so yeah they are a killer market, well at least since WOW redefined what you had to do to have a successful MMO.
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There should be a fundamental game industry mantra in there: "Don't try to beat Blizzard at their own game. You will lose."

Caveat: Unless you think you can sneak out a Diablo game before Diablo 3 comes out. (Nice one, Torchlight)
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Sometimes insight comes in the second hour.That's the problem with hourly contracts, they get in the way of rapport,talking through issues, and brainstorming.

Clients who don't want to pay for phone calls need a full price contract with a clearly defined scope of services based on a well developed specification and established budget.

edit: Though sometimes, unbilled time is best seen as client management.
I have a ZaReason Strata Pro 13" with an SSD. The processor is by no means fast, but its fast enough for coding & web design. Any heavier work (like high-res graphics, video editing, or intensive compiling) would probably be annoying.

Its a good laptop with Ubuntu 10.10, only thing not working is suspend automatically when the lid is closed.

Money no object and you need Linux than a ThinkPad would be your best bet. Expensive, but awesome keyboards and pretty durable & reliable.

You can install Linux on a MBP as a commenter has already mentioned, but you have to install a weird open source EFI thing for boot, and it'd be tricky to get support for the newest hardware.

Another option is to use Ubuntu in VirtualBox on OS X. You can install all of your favorite Linux packages in OS X, but they're patched and you can't always get the latest release without some work. AFAIK all of the open-source package management systems for OS X are source based so you get to watch things compile. I used to have a MBP and compiling new software was always annoying to me.
I recently purchased an HP Envy 14, and really like it. It's quite similar to a MBP from a hardware standpoint - hi resolution screen, aluminum case, fairly lightweight, overall great build quality. I don't run Ubuntu on mine, but from reading this blog post: http://thewaffletech.wordpress.com/2010/07/25/ubuntu-10-04-o... it sounds like it runs it pretty well. Possibly some minor issues that may be resolved with 10.10.
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Very true - I'm using a Quad core E6410 (which I picked up at refurb when I was stateside). Superb machine. Better than recent thinkpads, I would say.

However, I do hit the bug with ubuntu suspend/resume.
I'd tend to agree. I only have anecdotal data, but I've definitely met far more "can't-do" people in their 20s and early 30s than those with a "can-do" attitude. Many of the former end up dropping out of the field in some way or another, which should counteract the effect hypothesised in the article to some extent.

I'm also pretty sure lack of experience also stops you from thinking you could do anything, at least up to a certain level. I think it's combinatorics, really. If you've done N wildly different projects, you have O(N²) possibilities of combining the experiences of 2 of those to produce something novel and good. I have a hard time working with people who are too focused in their domain (e.g. nothing but web apps) because they can't think outside their box.
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re: makes a killer web framework

There have been two Ruby web framework ported to Lua:

* Orbit (http://orbit.luaforge.net/) - Camping port

* Mercury (http://github.com/nrk/mercury) - Sinatra port
Well, that was one option I mentioned because they are not cutting edge-- you can pick up one for a good price on eBay easily. The X201 series are indeed up to date, but Lenovo is currently sold out of the X201s model. Those would also be very good choices.
This is ultimately what led me to switch from OS X to Ubuntu. Been using Ubuntu full-time since May and its great! All those headaches are gone!
You can't go wrong with a Thinkpad, in fact, I wouldn't use any other laptop if it came free. I ran thinkpads exclusively for the last 10 years. My last desktop machine had an AMD Duron and 256 megs, that's long ago it was.

They're not the most good looking, but they're rugged and functional as hell. A Thinkpad looks the same after 5 years, most others peel and scratch. When I was backpacking, my road-mate had his macbook come apart .. literally, the case feel out of the bottom and the top came apart. Mine? I threw it into truck beds, buses, ferries, sat on it, slept on it, and it endured everything including the humidity in the Mekong and freezing weather in north-east China, not to mention power surges.
"So we shut up and did what we were told, by people too afraid to tackle real problems. It is a culture of fear [...]"

In my experience, this is passing the buck. Culture is not something dictated by management. Culture is something that every person in an organization takes part in. Anyone can change it any time they like. It just takes a little brass. Shutting up and doing what you're told is not good enough. I've seen it happen in most of the failed startups I've worked for (3-4). When people relinquish responsibility for the well-being of the company and the culture, everyone is the worse for it. It often takes hard work to have your voice heard.

I'm going through this now with a company I just joined that has kludged their codebase into a massive steaming pile of untestable horse shit. There's tons of bugs and development moves crazy slow. The tech lead/architect hasn't really done any architecture beside accepting product's piecemeal direction and submitting to design by accretion. I don't plan to accept things as they are and just keep my head down. I plan to make a difference.

Most people are more afraid of what they might become than what they might fail to become.
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The analogy fails though because most houses are build in a standardized way, software would have to be pretty much wholly the result of picking and matching preexisting components.
That's not how probability works.