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These religions are often much more different than their common manifestations, but their peddlers simplify and adulterate the teachings to make them more palatable. It involves serious work to become either a real Christian or a real Muslim, and people prefer "drive-through religion", as it were.

I suggest you explore religion, especially religion that exists outside of the spotlight, more deeply to gain an appropriate understanding of how these things work.

For instance, religion does not emphasize faith over reason, but faith in tandem with reason; faith on a basic level is merely sufficient trust to give something an earnest try (or, in more religious terms, "things hoped for but not seen", which is to say, a belief in potential), which is a principle necessary in the acquisition of all meaningful knowledge.
Pretty badass. I might be crazy for suggesting this for this idea(as this is pretty off) but it'd be terrific if I could take a snapshot of a page. For instance, I run the tool, the page I'm currently fades to black opacity(~60%) and I select the portion I'd like to share and click SAVE. It's automatically posted to my unique photoblog without me having to login(ugh, the login part is really too much work). As a user, I'd love to open up a photoblog of parts of sites which I love.

Cheers and good luck with the project, you're on a great track
An ideological dislike of something is based on an ideology, which typically includes moral or ethical principles; hence he most likely is taking a principled stance.
The problem is not being "a bit of an ass" (embarrassing yourself), it's being "a bit of bullshitter/scam artist" (cheating others).
Why isn't there a third-party app store, by the way? iPhone only runs executables signed by Apple? I suppose that on Android, if Google's Android market sucks anyone can create a new market that ranks the applications better or simply lures in better apps?
It did require me to fill in the included sites :-(
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This is very nice and simple, I like it a lot. One thing I would change is to make the "Select the thing to be added" pane disappear after I've selected something, or add a close button so I can get rid of it.
Yes, it will be probably on Cydia soon, but this is only for jailbroken devices...
>this is somewhat futile given that 90% of people I communicate with use Gmail

Ya, I gave up when I realized this and just signed up for Google Apps email.

But if I become a founder of a medium-sized company--somehow in Google's interest--I'd put in the effort to host email locally.
finally !

my email is in my profile - rather than trying to set up one large meet up, I up for several smaller ones (or one-on-ones!). Just mail me, and lets do coffee or beer (which tend to be very noisy in India).
I don't think patents are wrong in all fields. They seem to work when you're required to claim a specific, high-effort solution that the industry wouldn't have found without you. They fail when you're allowed to claim an entire problem by being the first to write down the features all solutions have in common. With software, USPTO is enabling a land rush into a new discipline that doesn't yet have enough written prior art to make any useful work safe, and their bar for "novel and non-obvious" is absurdly low.
VideoLAN Chairman and lead VLC developer here.

No, because VLC for iOS was done by the Mac guys of VLC, while the Android port is done by Linux developers.

However, iOS and Android share a lot of code, and some work on iOS will be reusable on Android, especially the OpenGL ES 2 video output.
In-page screenshots would be awesome (especially for designers). Unfortunately I don't have mad skills with JS but if there's someone who would like to make this I'm all ears :)
interesting. I'm not quite sure right now that this is true. Theoretically you can make infinitely long wing that will not induce any drag:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift-induced_drag#Reducing_indu...
Patents do not defend against "trolls" because "trolls" don't make products.
On Android you'd be able to just put your app on your website and let people download it. Or email it to them as an attachment. Or any of the other traditional ways of distributing applications.
VideoLAN Chairman and lead VLC developer here.

You are wrong, ultimately, it was Apple decision. The complaint was done in October, and Apple removed it just now, after refusing to answer the questions and clarify the case.
Clickable: http://thingsand.me/

Looks very nice and I can see a few ideas to monetize this.

Is the directory "empty" because it's a new service or is there a limit to the number you're displaying?

What about image copyright? I can easily imagine users just using images they found on the internet as opposed to shots they've taken.

API would be cool, yes. Keep it simple please! I was thinking a Posterous-like email blogging approach would be useful.

Also, consider adding basic online image editing tools. Things like cropping, lightening/darkening, saturation, etc. Nothing too fancy but enough to get people to use this on the go, like when on holiday.
In my opinion having a superiority complex is not a problem as long as you don't manifest it before your peers as this can turn into arrogance.

If it so happens that you are the superior kind in your group, then try your best to add real value to the whole team; don't just boast, help in solving the problems, and in case you have an opportunity to teach your juniors (in case they welcome it), then dispensing some of your wisdom to them will be an invaluable means advancing the team and yourself.

Knowing that you are superior can sometimes be a false belief if not backed by 'real' results, thus harbor this feeling with caution, but then it's very healthy to strive after it -- that's the hacker spirit in a way -- to be a master of the craft.
Well, you have missed my update here:
http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2010-Decembe...
Would be interesting to see a similar poll for Facebook
Too late to edit, but meant "possibly permanently".
FSF is wrong and totally biased. Not to mention outdated analysis...

http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2010-Decembe...
For those people not in the US, the US school system has been teaching the metric system since at least since the late 70's. We do know the conversions (eg .62, 2.2, and 1.8). It might take another decade but we will get to the metric system.
Apple's choice was to clarify the ToS, notably to explain if you are able or not to use iOS applications for professional use.

http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2010-Decembe...

They preferred to plainly remove it.
How does the kill switch work, is it only when you update the software(app or OS?) or can the code sign certificate be invalidated anytime?
Please do so...

Just remember to name it "VLC" or "VLC media player" and not "VLC Media Player"
Nice, how about a hybrid of solar/human power for a more practical looking/working car?

My battery powered mountain bike can do 25mph for a couple hours on 48v 20ah, so if made into a three wheeler with that array in parallel maybe it could go longer, faster.

But part of their secret is being so low to the ground to cheat wind resistance which is the real problem above 25mph.
You can subscribe to other blogs and their updates are shown in the directory when logged in (you can also check latest from all users with min. 3 things added). Not really clear but directory was a last minute addition. I should improve it.

Image copyright is tricky but I don't change the images and there's links to original sources so it should be about ok. The service is hosted inside EU and I don't take credit for outside images (see footer). This is also the reason there won't be any editing features for the time being.

If you have some cool ideas for monetizing I'm all ears :)
The users would be allowed to load the app, that is not the issue.

The distributor (Apple) is not allowed to impose further restrictions upon GPL'ed software. Surely the users are ultimately the losers, but that is not fault of the creators of the software, but of the distributor (Apple) who likes to keep a stranglehold over its users.

A simple lift on the terms of usage for Apple's service would resolve the issue trivially, even effortlessly. Why do not Apple's customers ask their vendor why this can't be done?

Alternatively, if there was any other way to (trivially, e.g. without jailbreaking) get the application into the device there would not be a problem at all.

IMHO, the FOSS ecosystem built on GPL cannot tolerate and sustain violations towards the license without eroding the meaning of the license. This is the issue of principle, and that is why it makes perfectly sense to stick to the license.

The true irony of the case is in that Apple's customers - even those who know about such great products of the free software ecosystem as VLC - willingly submit to the restrictions of Apple's platform and are surprised not to enjoy the same freedom as those who choose otherwise.

Edit: It seems that the distribution issue has actually been resolved, and the problem has shifted to other GPL-uncompliant restrictions, and ultimately to Apple's own decision to withdraw the app, without discussion.
One thing I try to do is to never stay logged in on any Google service like gmail or analytics (my browser remembers the password). I'm sure they could still track most of my internet traffic, but at least, their data becomes less reliable.

I also don't use Google DNS by principle.
I hate to burst your bubble but as someone who's gone through stuxnet with a fine toothcomb more than once, there's nothing (as expected with decently written malware) that is directly attributable to a single country or intelligence service.

Stuxnet has been heavily sensationalised by the media, who like the idea of intrigue more than the reality that this is a (predominantly) untargeted (it hit more targets in India than Iran when I was looking at it) but highly sophisticated piece of malware, but nothing that couldn't have been written by a decent pen test team in a few months.

Is it a CNE (Computer Network Exploitation) act? Possibly, and the presence of Scada exploits indicates the possibility. But bear in mind that there are CANVAS (http://www.immunitysec.com/) packs that have 0day SCADA exploits in them and they aren't written buy governments.
I completely disagree.

I don't dislike the idea of suicide because of a sense of morality. I think suicide should be avoided because it's so utterly final.

Your opinion also involves an abstract belief, don't forget that.

I'm an atheist - I don't think that heaven or hell awaits us when we die. I believe, when we die we cease to exist.

Your point of view only makes sense if one accepts the idea that nothing can be improved. If we accept that there's no hope left in the world - why bother at all?

There are whole fields of science dedicated to helping people improve their outlook on life after living with abuse. It's irresponsible to dismiss the options that are available.

I still feel suicide isn't the only - or best - solution.
I just read your inferior English without getting a superiority complex. Reflect on that.
Maybe ask, 'would I want this done to me or someone I loved?'
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everyone from the ACLU to the Christian Coalition was outraged by this naked money grab. Basically, almost everyone hated the idea.

If this isn't an example of selecion bias, I don't know what is. These are two groups everyone loves to hate, some of it justified because one promotes their Jesus-loving to the point where it doesn't make any sense and the other sometimes forgets to emphasize the A and C in their acronym as much as the L.

And when were the "big telco" plans announced? Did I miss that? Doesn't seem very competetive at a time when they were adding bandwidth and not raising rates.
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Mind that this is only true for vanilla Android, not for all Android phones.
Someone who would like to spend their money more efficiently.
Holy crap. I know tons of people who would use this. Only problem is getting them to migrate from using facebook to blog their images, to using this, which is (in my opinion), a much better user experience.

Then again, I'm not a big fan of facebook.
Disclaimer: VideoLAN Chairman and lead VLC developer here.

I've written the most important analysis on the matter http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2010-Novembe... and http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2010-Decembe...

Some VLC developers (for Mac mainly), with the company Applidium, have ported VLC on iOS. Applidium published it on the store, for free.

Some developer complained (quite lately, btw...) afterwards and quoted a FSF analysis. Their analysis was totally wrong (spoke about redistribution), and based on old version of AppStore terms.

After my remarks about changes of the AppStore terms that made this analysis obsolete and wrong, they shifted their criticism onto another part, which was the "usage" part of the ToS. They complained that the terms did not allow all uses, especially commercial ones.

Indeed, one part could be interpreted in different ways. Therefore, I've mailed Apple Copyright Agent for explanation, twice. Once in November, once in December...

Apple has refused to answer, to explain or to help in any matter. They then decided to pull the Application unilaterally from the AppStore.

Of course, they are allowed to do that, and noone can complain, but this is yet another push from Apple against VLC, that adds to the very long list of past issues. It just makes me think Apple doesn't really want competition...
I trust that Google probably wouldn't do anything evil with my search queries, but then people probably trusted AOL the same way. You don't have to be evil to make a silly mistake, and you don't have to be evil to be hacked or subpoenaed.

But even though I trust Google, DuckDuckGo's privacy policy is so good I can't help but trust them for search more. Trust is relative, and I always try to use the most trustworthy solution.

I absolutely don't trust anyone else with my private email and so host it myself. Fortunately, quite a few of the people I email a lot self host also, and most of the traffic goes over TLS, and some of us even use PGP.

I used to use their analytics but no longer do. That's a difficult one. Their analytics is very good, but I believe it gives them too much power. A local installation of webalizer is good enough for my purposes. YMMV

I would rely on them for a large portion of my income, but don't. When you think about it, the vast majority of people rely on a single company for most/all of their income. Income diversity would be good, but it's difficult for most to achieve.
Sungard is another offender in this sphere. Huge company, crappy software (the Sony Root-kit) and incompetent, litigious management.

When I was an undergrad I found a CSRF vulnerability in their product Banner. I tried contacting SungardHE on my own, but couldn't contact a human being, so I brought it to the attention of the IT dept at my university. They asked me to prepare a demo against their dev server. After seeing the demo, IT brought this to the attention of Sungard.

A day or two later, someone at Sungard called the school's general counsel and demanded that they bring charges against me for some ambiguously defined computer crime. A professor I was working for went to bat for me and smoothed things over.

We reached an agreement where I wouldn't disclose until they had distributed a patch and they would acknowledge me for the fix. They reneged on their end of the deal, so I released to Bugtraq.

I'm all for someone eating their lunch.
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3 years back, the old TV that I owned slid from a table and cracked, that was the end of 'normal' TV for me.

I soon got a TV card into my computer and have never looked back. Now all i have to often do is upgrade software and mess with the antennae once in a while.

I don't crave for smarter TV, as none can beat my TV+PC combination. Feel a bit sorry for those rushing for these 'Smart' TVs :-{
I think this is a difficult question. It's similar to asking .. "How much do you trust the government?".

Both of these large organisations are often spoken about in terms of being a single entity - but in reality, they are large groups of individuals; autonomous entities; in other words, humans.

Human nature is complex - and an individual's motivation can vary wildly based on their circumstances, upbringing and genetic make-up. Some people will choose to exploit their situation for personal gain - this is a fact of life.

So I think, when reduced, this question is basically asking how much do you trust people?

My answer: I expect trouble.
> Not everyone is an astute reader.

I have to single this out: must we all prepare our rhetoric for the remedial education of those who were never made self-sufficient in the processing of external knowledge into internal beliefs?
I would run a blog with my real name and publish all the ideas I come up with.

I have two reasons for that:

1.) Experimentally, I observed that stating your brilliant idea on paper at the moment the idea starts to bug and distract you wears off the excitement and helps to get back to and concentrate on your real work after 1-2 hours of this distraction.

2.) Within several years, some projects along the lines of your published ideas would succeed (just statistically, most likely independently of your blog). You would have a nice public record of coming up with idea or maybe sometimes a reference.

3.) Chances are, someone else would take over your job of being your "worst critique" for the ideas.

( Apparently, this is more or less what Scott Adams does in his blog: http://www.dilbert.com/blog/ )
This is one reason why I have no desire to use Apple products and have essentially retired my iOS device. This restricts a great library of possible software from ever making it to my device and restricts the possibility of a decent freedom that some developers wish to give. This would not be a big deal if you could distribute software like on a normal computer (or most other mobile OSs.. including Blackberry, Palm OS (historical at least), Android, Windows Mobile (historical at least), Maemo, and so on). I shouldn't have to worry about the official distribution channel's restrictions imposing on what is essentially my computer as a whole.
Probably due to the fact that IANAL, I never understood why you need an actual patent to defend yourself. Why doesn't just having prior art suffice? Seems like if it's publicly reachable you should be safe. <sigh>
It's always a question of what the license authors believe is the overall freedom for users. Let's imagine I concoct a brand new license called "NoDRM." My license allows you to distribute copies of the software, modify it, charge for it, do whatever you like provided that you do not add any kind of DRM to it.

I distribute Wood and Stones with the NoDRM license:

https://github.com/raganwald/wood_and_stones

Now somebody creates a new platform, let's say it's a watch that runs games. It has DRM built into everything it runs. It has a DRM-Store that allows free-as-in-beer apps. It is wildly successful, millions of people have these watches and everyone wants to play Go on them.

So: These millions of users want the "freedom" to run my app with DRM. I believe on principle that the world is more free if authors like me take a stance against DRM, which by definition limits freedom to every user downloading my game.

You can debate which position enhances freedom, but I think it's reasonable to agree that the author of a NoDRM license and the person choosing a NoDRM license believe they are enhancing freedom even as they deny users the right to use their app with DRM on it.

Personally, what I believe is that free software licenses--like the fictitious NoDRM--ensure that users are free to choose free alternatives. Most users won't make that choice, but then again most people aren't self-employed either. Nevertheless, our respective societies are considered free because self-employment is an option, and software is free if free software is an option.
Wow, this might be one of the best and most promising projects I've seen here on HN. I like the design and the simplicity and I can really see me using it. Good luck with the project!
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A REST alternative for what?
This is certainly going to increase some iPhone marketshare in my area where AT&T has essentially no service. I know some people already that have iPhones and an additional cheap phone from Verizon or somebody to be able to reliably communicate.
Goodness gracious me that is the most well written piece of prose I've read in years. I just remembered what literature is.
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Groupon, can't get groupon.com.au because an Australian guy registered the domain and trademark. Not only can you compete with Blackboard, but if you registered blackboard.com.foo and sold competing software, they would have no recourse in certain jurisdictions.
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If you like this, you should definitely checkout the gallery, the simple python source and all other beauties at Andrej Bauer's http://www.random-art.org/.

He has an interesting story of migrating from a ocaml + cduce implementation to one based on Django and javascript. The javascript source was generated by compiling the original Ocaml sources using Ocamljs. The newer version being based on javascript, one can run it in one's browser.

For the story: http://math.andrej.com/2010/08/17/random-art-and-the-law-of-...
"Of course, they are allowed to do that, and noone can complain, but this is yet another push from Apple against VLC, that adds to the very long list of past issues. It just makes me think Apple doesn't really want competition"

Maybe they don't want the hassle of dealing with flakey politics-ridden groups who don't have their shit together.
I live in the Midwest but if and when i do come by the bay(Hopefully soon). I will contact you before hand, bring some bagels and stop by for a chat :).
Well, considering most of the cloud integration goodness on iPhone is only possible with Google products, I don't think you can complain too much. iPhone is just as Google-dependent for the full experience as is Android. I will say that Google needs to develop a G-Mail app on par with its Android equivalent for iOS, but using the default mail client with IMAP works just fine in reality; it is the same basic experience as any other third party client.
Sure, and maybe you could be polite... Or just try to understand what open source groups means...
Facebook sucks!
It's not the government's job to pick winners and losers. Think about the words you selected: bully and progress. Together those don't sound very democratic to me. It's ends justifying the means thinking that gets well-intentioned people into trouble. Progress is people wising up about security, not forcing them to use certain technologies.
If it has some code there, yes.
MySQL had InnoDB at least in the 4.x branch. 5.5 just made it the default storage engine for when you don't specify an engine type. All sensible developers have been using InnoDB for a long time. Others suffered (I am looking at you, WordPress).