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Bullshit.

They have the application process. You can ignore it. I did. I had shit grades in high school (not shit-by-MIT-standards, but actual shit). I took no time to do homework, and instead spent time reading math books and programming. By the time I applied, I had done research at a reputable university laboratory (although I did not get to the point of publishing), and had a good recommendation from a well-known professor there. I had also taken several advanced math classes at a state school.

I sent MIT a custom admission packet. I filled out their paperwork for biographical information, but mostly ignored it.

MIT rejected me early admission. I called to ask why. They told me that they liked my packet, but given my grades, they were concerned about my maturity and my ability to work hard. I got an extra recommendation from a professor teaching the math class I was taking, whom I had asked to explicitly let them know that I was mature and a hardworker. At that point, MIT took me.

I didn't even bother applying to Princeton, Harvard, Stanford, and the like, since I knew I had no chance.

Optimizing for grades is a bad and stupid strategy. If you're late in the game (high school), it's the only strategy with a chance of success. If you're circa elementary school, the best strategy is to ignore school. The time with no homework will let you learn math and science (which you can do much more quickly than school will teach you), and to have real accomplishments by the time you apply.

Real accomplishments ALWAYS trump grades, for anything, be it university admissions, jobs, or YCombinator. Grades are a proxy to see whether you are smart and can do useful things. Accomplishments are a direct measure.
Why should I buy it? What will it do for me?
How are the blogs creating passive income? I guess you're spending quite some time creating/editing content, don't you?
That's TV.

The whole viewing world has been conditioned that way. I briefly worked on a set-top box for a major media distributor and you'd be shocked by the support calls, when TV stops working, people freak the ef out. TV stops working and it's within a couple days of a major cultural type event (final episode of some show, the start or end of dancing with the stars or whatever is hot at the moment, the superbowl, etc...) and they really freak out. Grandmas using profanity, issuing threats, etc..

I quit watching TV after seeing that stuff.
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Ask HN: Things to ask a potential Cofounder
I'm just looking for suggestions from people of the kind of things to ask when you're thinking of teaming up with a potential co-founder. I think it could be helpful for HN to share this knowledge, so suggestions please.
Mozilla are moving to a more Chrome-like schedule, and I believe they’re going to implement autoupdates as well. They’ve currently got 3 more releases penned for this year.
Jacquesm in IRC suggested that you always specify what each co-founders minimum time commitment would be.
Generate your mobile web application using mobl. Then wrap it as a PhoneGap native app. They're complementary.
The majority of my blog income is from existing content. If I stop posting for a month or so, as I have in the past, about 90% of the revenue will still be there. I'm currently posting about one post per week for each blog, and this relaxed pace is enough to increase the revenue of my blogs. If I stopped blogging altogether, it would probably take years before my revenue figures would be hugely impacted. That's passive enough for me.
This was on HN recently: http://www.sebastianmarshall.com/we-dont-get-out-of-bed-for-...

TL;DR: the cost of that extra 82 cents a day is having your site cheapened by advertising that you don't necessarily control and that negatively impacts your credibility. If the spare change isn't going to make a big difference, the perception that you don't need the money is of more value.
Many people buy up misspellings of common domain names and try to monetize on typing mistakes.
I guess squatting isn't the right word for that
Except there are thousands of people that would say it isn't fraudulent. I am not defending it, but "offensive" here is subjective.
I agree. $1000 per month for 3 million impressions translates to a ridiculously low CPM. You could triple the amount to $3000 per ad slot per month to get a respectable CPM of $1, and you would still get advertisers easily. You should definitely try it out.
What are your thoughts instead on djb's redo, which is being implemented and so far working nicely at https://github.com/apenwarr/redo ?
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Why are the browser makers indulging them on this?
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Yes, for bitcoin there are no offline transactions. A transaction is recorded by telling everyone on the network it happened. Then everyone knows which addres spent and recieved bitcoins.
Thanks. I was using the film distribution as a simple example, but that wasn't the exact use case I had in mind.
I think this hardcoded revocation list will grow out of control pretty soon. Are any browser vandors working on a more secure protocol than TLS/SSL that is not as vulnerable to a single point of failure? Not exactly trivial, though it seems direly needed...
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Your client has to do some stuff before being able to connect and receive the notification. Keep it open for a few hours and you'll see the faucet coins.
I've been playing around with it for a few weeks. It's pretty nice. I especially like their web services api.

My complaint with it is that the documentation is sparse at this point. Whether because of that, or because of something else, the language feels claustrophobic to me, like I'm limited to the standard library.

For example, I'm not sure it's possible (or I never figured out how) to do things synchronously. Let's say you want to apply some jquery plugin to an object, but it must be done after the object exists; I'm not sure that's possible with mobl.
I have not updated my blog ZacharyBurt.com this month but it has already generated $8.84 in commissions from Amazon affiliate links. It generated $1.96 in its first month of operation, when it drew 1,035 pageviews.
If they can present peer reviewed evidence of its efficacy then it should stay, otherwise they shouldn't be allowed to make false medical claims.
Yes. ezbl (emacs + uzbl) works pretty darn well without a mouse.

(I DO have a mouse, and use it when absolutely needed, but thankfully, such cases are fairly rare)
Hardly. Bitcoin is somewhat of an improvement on gold, since you don't have to dig it out of the ground, only to bury it again and put guards around it.

However, the monetary system is already hacked. I'm just hoping other hackers have some insight so that we can have a more effective, secure currency.
Personally, I would definitely not put AS units on a page that discusses my AS income. I'd consider it too risky (for the reason, see AS TOS).
I really hope they do a "whatever happened to.." 40 years from now so we can see what happened to that kid.
You write mobl apps in just mobl. You don't write any css, js, or html. It compiles to those. Phonegap just deploys already written web apps.
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I had to wait until the end of the article to see that FF4 is still one monolithic process. Everything else aside, that means I still have to restart it occasionally to get memory back. And the tab-of-death problem remains.
I'm getting a little annoyed with Show HN:'s that aren't actually showing us anything other than a landing page.
Mens et Manus.
Why does boost require wifi connection to update to 1.5 android?
Could this possibly be the Chinese government, what with their attempts to compromise gmail in the last week or so?
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It works out to $0.33 CPM, it really depends if the traffic on the site converts at all. Without having used it before I liken ww.com to a Facebook like place to post ads, users that are using a service that has nothing to really do with purchasing intent. Depending on who your targeting/ what your selling this CPM price cold be money down the drain on Facebook.

Of course the ww.com traffic could convert way better, I have no idea.
I'm in a similar position, except that instead of adapting my keyboard-use to the average keyboard, where the enter key is out of the normal finger path, I bought a TypeMatrix 2030, where the enter is in the middle: I can reach it without moving my hands, easily.

Reading your post on the other hand, woke up my urge to switch back to my old window manager. ratpoison, here I come! (Though, I do wonder if I even need a window manager.. I could just control everything from Emacs)
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I don`t know if this will help, but I am using extension Too Many Tabs for Chrome. Not that it is as awesome as TabMixPlus for FF, but it helps.
And there are other similar extensions. I haven`t tried all of them, but here is the link: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/search?q=Tab+mix+Plus
Depends how costly live bugs are
No because parts of X are effectively variable, change all the time, and depend on things not controlled by any single entity (transactions, block chain, etc).

Technically X is a block header https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Protocol_specification#Block_Head... Miners change the 'nonce' part of X to attempt to satisfy the above equation.
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just ticked over 6,000,000 downloads (in < 22 hours). well done guys

Edit: USA has top spot at the moment with 1.2 million, followed by Germany with almost 550 thousand
The cost of fixing bugs is correlated with the value your software provides. If you write any software that not much people are using and relying on it (I mean, relying on it to do their job, manage their bank account, their customers...), then a bug on a production system will probably cost you a lot. The other side of that is that code where you don't need software engineering cannot be really relied on. Hacking will help you getting a prototype fast, but if you want to scale you need software engineering. Twitter (amongst others) learned it the hard way.
Documentation is definitely an issue at this point. Although it's expanding.

Not sure what you mean with your synchronous question and the "object that exists".
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The issue is using Crowbar in latest Gecko versions.
Is your workplace like a retirement village? Seriously, what is the fkn point?
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I was almost about to begin worrying how to search when I just hovered over the invisible/blank portions of the page to be honestly surprised!
Of course the other option was to go incognito in Chrome!
The use case may be relatable, but it's not a pain point use case, so why should I care? Has anyone really had trouble doing what they show in the video? Compare and contrast to 1000memories. In the same amount of time it shows 1000mem's advantages over existing solutions & presents a true value proposition to a usecase that is currently hard. Wufoo's recent video is another great example of getting this right.
I am not sure of your background, but what would you consider a "normal" CPM for a general website that is not in a specialized vertical? I would think that CPM rates of $1.00 would still be pretty low and yet would create more revenue for WW.
See, police in my country earn more than teachers.

>"I'm not proposing a solution"

It pretty much sounds like you are, just a partial one.

The problem as I see it in implementing such a system is that basically you have to experiment with a whole load of people and if the experiment doesn't work then it's "oh dear we messed up your education, nevermind there are plenty more people to experiment on".

The least impacting way to trial this that I can think of would possibly be in a situation similar to that in Australia where some kids/youth in the interior belong to "schools of the air" and interact with teachers by webcam (eg http://www.emerge.net.au/~kalsota/information.htm, http://www.outbackwriter.com/education.htm). Having kids able to use video lectures to supplement in this sort of scenario seems less impacting and more easily trialled as the kids are using a computer in a similar way already - perhaps they've been doing such a thing, not sure. What is different about schools of the air is that they appear to be largely home-tutoring with support.
I run a few wallpaper sites which make profit on the domain registration fee (eg http://geekwallpapers.com ) and also the adverts on my blog make me some pocket money :)

The blog I've been growing for six years, the wallpaper sites are pretty much instantly profitable for me. But we are talking about £40 per year. So like I said, profit on the domain name, probably not profitable when you take into account time spent developing them.
This isn't a weakness in the protocol, but in the way certificate trust is handled. This is a bug in policy, not code.
Offensive or not, it's just snake oil and should be removed based on that alone.
If you don't mind sharing how long ago was this?
Apple hardware design coincidence?
Lean startups are not about learning. Measuring roadmap progress using metrics
Are you extrapolating from my comment about this yesterday?
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2354396
Confusing Threats with Vulnerabilities [pdf]
Fortunately, Apple is able to reach an opinion of their own.
Another incredible internal project open-sourced by Google. I really respect Google's dedication to improving the speed of the internet in general, and to open source.

Of course this benefits them as well, but it's a form of enlightened self-interest that, to me, is very refreshing compared to for example Microsoft, and other companies that only care about their own software/platforms and only release stuff on need-to-know basis.
Ask HN: Open sourcing our product?
Hello, we are a startup developing a mobile hypervisor for ARM processors and Android/Linux. Our IP involves the hypervisor, the ARM-specific layer, and the linux virtualization interface.

Lately we are getting a lot of requests from educational institutions and mailing list subscriptions have reached more than 100 people. The interest is due to the earlier versions being open and the comprehensive documentation. However, the latest version, with business/competition reasons are closed.

How do you think we should proceed? If we allow people to use a smaller version as open, there will be much more people using and learning our solution. On the other hand I would prefer to avoid competition to reach our sources.

This also fits the release-early/release-often approach. By getting feedback from people we get a better direction.

I get the feeling that gaining popularity outweighs the disadvantage of competitors seeing our code. What do you think?

Edit:

* We already had up to v0.3 of the hypervisor released as GPLv3, this excluded the ARM-layer and virtualization interface.

* We intend to license it as a product and we don't plan to build an open source consultancy business. The open intention here is for gaining traction.
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This already exists: http://bitcoinusa.com
Easy-to-use web service, from a legitimate company that complies with all laws.
Cool. Could you give more details? Not about the particular site(though that helps), but how do you sell sites often? Do you sell it in places like flippa?
Yes precisely.
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No, I thought about this idea about year - from my last article about DB. But it is nice coincidence, thanks for show me that
But you're still doing things manually. I guess what I'm angling for is the case where you might what to generate lots of reports automagically. So every 30th day of the month you need to automate the creation of 30 presentations and email them to managers.
The policies are implemented in code, in this case. But, let's rephrase my question then: are they working on a better way of handling certificate trust, in which a random compromised CA cannot do as much damage? The current model is clearly broken security-wise, and I'm sure this is only the start of the abuse.
If I was a customer of theirs, I wouldn't have really been (too) bothered about the initial intrusion. However, hearing them say "Why it will never happen again" would make me switch providers. In my mind being willing to say "it will never happen again" implies a basic misunderstanding of the security environment and is tantamount to a guarantee that it will, in fact, happen again - perhaps even regularly.
Agreed, the conversation further up even specifically requests people who have done it, but don't want to give their idea away.
1. Open an account on any Bitcoin exchange (mtgox.com, bitcoinusa.com, etc)

2. Fund your account by wire or ACH transfer (supported by most exchanges)

3. Place a 'buy' order in 2 mouse clicks to buy BTC at the current market rate. Done.

Or if you know someone in the real world who has coins, just make him a cash offer to send you directly the BTC (using the Bitcoin software, without going through a third party such as an exchange).
> today's computing environments are arguably less conducive to autodidactism

I believe this fact cannot be overestimated.
Interesting. Must be a scheme based on infinite supply of the said derivatives and, thus, the ability to create a lender of last resort with a printing press, right?

Won't work, as far as I can see (one of the reasons being the absence of legal tender law for your derivatives). If your derivatives are redeemable in bitcoins, bank run is still possible (and easy). If it's not, then you can't really affect the money supply of bitcoins.

Or is it some other kind of scheme?
All well and good, but I'm not sure doing "research at a reputable university laboratory" and having "a good recommendation from a well-known professor" can really be classed as bypassing the academic admissions system.
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Mobl is control-based. From what I can tell, I can't do arbitrary (javascript) logic on the DOM unless it is wrapped in a control.
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Are you making something?
Guess I should have submitted my Apple II code to MIT in the mid-80's... Too bad that, even if I did it now, they probably won't be able to read my Apple II floppies (I am afraid I won't be able to read them anymore - and I have a couple Apple IIs in my collection)

:-/

How many of us wrote a window manager with 1K of 6502 code?
Did I miss it .. what sort of millionaire, do they mean a [USD] dollar millionaire? 1000000 rupees is about $22k. I guess this maybe still makes the kid rich depending on his locality?
Honestly though, will this really mean anything a year after graduating? Sincere question. I don't have a CS degree (or any bachelors degree) though I am pursuing one. The drumbeat seems to be that the most important lessons one learns with a BS in CS is the algorithms classes. Would a BA not deliver those classes to its students?
I'll not lie; I've grown cold and bitter towards IE over the years... but it's hard not to like this.
All of your points are very, very true!
Somebody really needs to get in touch with that kid's parents and let them know that they need to find the mute button on their kid and retain counsel.

After reading that I think it's a pretty strong argument against those claiming adult status for him. He clearly doesn't understand the situation he's in or the second order impacts of what he's done.
and only these two
I read some criticisms of Bitcoin (including those from a previous HN post about Bitcoin) and one of the biggest criticisms from an economics perspective (if I understand correctly) is that the Bitcoin network is at the mercy of positive or negative feedback loops (hyper inflation or deflation).

All current currencies are controlled by central bodies that can dampen the effects of these feedback loops.

Does anyone with an economics background have an idea of how the Bitcoin network could be adapted to counteract these feedback loops? For example, perhaps the network should make the transfer of small amounts very liquid whilst the transfer of larger amounts becomes progressively more "viscous".
There is some ridiculous story about how the guy who founded Burger King got into Cornell. Apparently the head of the mycology department had written some article 20 years earlier in a trade journal saying that anyone who did X, Y, and Z would get an automatic in to the university, and the guy came along and did these things even though he was otherwise completely unqualified.
Does Tiny Wings let you play music while playing the game yet?
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Charging by the captcha doesn't make much sense if that's what they are doing, though...
Yes please! This is something that I've wanted for a lo g. Long time.
Also, they have awesome mentors; e.g. Founders of YC funded company Auctomatic: Patrick and John.
I find Flippa and similar sites to be much too much hassle. I just work my network and ask if anyone would be interested / if they would know anyone that might e interested. Theres usually a match :)
Not sure if I want to wade into this topic, and I'm very happy to see Scott being a lot more humble with his opinions -- my opinions are mostly half-formed as well.

But since I've read 20-30 editorials on this topic, I thought I would share what I've learned.

From the best of the editorials I've read, this is about the revival of the idea of using military force to stop humanitarian disasters. After Iraq, there were a lot of folks who hated using force for regime change but who wanted very much to put in place an international system to regularly and effectively use force to intervene in these huge humanitarian disasters the world keeps having. They were very upset that the pendulum had swung so far back to the other side that no use of force for any reasons was the standard position. The Libyan situation looked like a great opportunity, especially with so many countries already on-board and so much popular support. It's not establishing a rule, it's seeking to start creating a repeatable system of humanitarian intervention.

I don't want to argue merits or any of the other details -- seems like that's asking for a flame war. But I did find that insight useful in my own understanding of the situation. Of course, like all information in editorials, it's mostly supposition sprinkled with bias. But it made sense to me. And since Scott asked, there's my answer.
Unfortunately if I encouraged my daughter to ignore school and pursue something she's passionate about, Child Protective Services would be here in short order.
While there's a lot of emotional appeal to seeking justice in this case, my inner pragmatists says that this should really be looked at as free penetration testing for PhPFog. If this kind of hacking had stiff penalties (as you desire), only those with truly malicious intent (and probably financial motive) would do it. Likewise, the consequences wouldn't be some petty vandalism, but serious financial damage.

The fact remains that the site was insecure enough for a 16-year-old to find his way in. And the contributing factors to this insecurity might not have been identified had he not performed the attack in the first place.