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Overall: My vote goes to using pre-existing tools like Google Groups, HN Userbase to get started

If a component of the existing tools requires a paying element, perhaps a very low joining fee could be in order. Taking money always changes how people react of course.

e.g. USD$1 to join --> $400 kitty to spend on a paid-hosted plan

.

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If you need to build something out, consider:

http://pinaxproject.com/ A python and django OOtB framework

.

or Tiki... which has an awful lot of features that don't require writing code:

http://info.tiki.org/Tiki+Wiki+CMS+Groupware

.

They say:

* Wikis (like Wikipedia)
* Forums (like phpBB)
* Blogs (like WordPress)
* Articles (like Yahoo News)
* Image Gallery (like Flickr)
* Map Server (like Google Maps)
* Link Directory (like DMOZ)
* Multilingual (like Babel Fish)
* Bug Tracker (like Bugzilla)
* RSS Feeds (like Digg)
* Free Open Source software (LGPL)

And much more...

* all integrated (like no one else)
Similar to www.startuply.com ?
That depends more on the wavelength of the radar than on the post-processing. As far as I know, radar post-processing is far more important for trajectory tracking than capturing a single clear image.

A Ka band radar, for example, uses centimeter wavelengths, and W band radars are 3mm waves. I've heard that the radars used for tracking objects in orbit can image clearly enough to allow you to estimate the capabilities of an enemy's spy satellite based on the sizes of its antennas and cameras.
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"Anyways I've seen quite a few of these articles/blurbs but have never seen any actual examples of real sexism. Also I tend to have bias against any article that claims to be pro-feminism."

Uh, you're saying that, as a male, you haven't seen any sexism, so that means a woman who has experienced sexism is incorrect?

Okay, I say you've never been treated unfairly in your life, because I've never seen it happen. Your own experience is insufficient evidence, so don't bother to offer counterarguments.

To be clear, your blanket condescending dismissal if someone's own firsthand report of an experience is actually a perfect example of exactly the sort of sexism we're trying to confront.
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I guaranty these units are buggy. Samsung is not known for their amazing programming skills. What are they known for? Good luck getting a system update for it.
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I think it was a reference to the color scheme in the screen shot, not to the site itself. I find choices like dark blue and brown against black to be hard to read.
You realize whether or not games are the main source of profit, if the console itself is profitable now they should be thanking the Air Force. Profit is profit, whether or not it's the kind you wanted.
A song can't possess someone and make them do something, but it's a juvenile and ridiculous argument to claim that the media we take in doesn't effect us in some way. After all, we use it because we like its effect; maybe it's relaxing, like jazz, or exciting, like a fast-paced video game. But either way humans are learning beings, and everything we see and hear is filed away and used as reference later. It is almost impossible to turn this off.

Speech shouldn't be censored but individuals should choose wisely what they decide to surround themselves with. Thought is father to the deed and the media is actually about implanting ideas and emotions in people -- we should choose carefully that which we let through.
Based on this description, I envision the Dark Knight situation where the world is seen through phones.
FWIW http://tuhinkumar.com/portfolio/instagram/ (The first (or second maybe) Instagram redesign before everyone joined the party)
Seriously, it's almost like it's a subtle joke and he's mocking the procrastinators
Sounds interesting, but shouldn't they have a huge user base before this kind of money comes in? There are a lot of interesting things going on in this space (and with this app), but minus user base and revenue, I just can't help but wonder if this kind of funding is an example of the bubble that we may well be in. Kudos to them if I'm wrong and they're actually able to mint cash from this app.
Getting new users to signup is hard
Dedicated eReaders
I just browsed into BarnesandNoble.com (for possibly the first time in my life). 1/3 of the homepage is covered with an ad for their "nook color" (a dedicated eReader). Fellow YCnews readers, this may be super obvious to you already...

But, WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE THESE COMPANIES DOING?.. spending the resources on developing electronics dedicated to reading books. Same applies to Amazon with the Kindle. Okay, I suppose one could argue (at least in B&N' case) that they are appealing to their specific audience with modern tech. Nevertheless, why would a consumer spend $250+ on a device just to read books? B&N.com, if they really care about their costumers, should put an ad up that says: “We do not recommend spending $250 on a dedicated eReader.”

Sure Apple (i.e. iPad/iPad2) offers an eReader... but it's just one of 65,000+ apps.

Let’s organize a group and barge into B&N’s next board meeting, explain in plain English where our planet is heading with tech, and help them diversify/liquidate+re-invest in a better model.

Sorry (but not really); I felt the need to vent.
Back in the day, I used to think that what happens inside our brains is fundamentally different from what happens inside a computer. I no longer hold that opinion, partly because of my finding out that the same thing that makes chat bots appear "bot-like" -- namely, inability to hold deep meaningful conversations beyond cheesy, trite retorts filled with non-specific trivia -- is also what annoys me most when trying to converse with a particular type of people. Perfect illustration:

jabberwacky ==> WHat will happen with the oil spill in the gulf of mexico?
splotchy ==> tacos anyone!

I am pretty sure that fiction writers are going to have a blast one day (or already are having) sampling material from chat bots.
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If you have a lot of offers all in the same range, wouldn't that be the market price?
http://www.cheees.us/i.html

a little texty but working on it... will supplement with a video or images of the app itself... thanks!
That sounds like Scoble's take on it. http://www.cinchcast.com/scobleizer/194769
Say what you will, but I hope I can create a product or business awesome enough to inspire candidates to do something like this.
Wow, this reminds me of the open scenes we used to do back in college (I'm a theatre major turned programmer). The idea was to take random stream-of-consciousness dialogue and build scenes around them. It was an interesting exercise to teach actors about creating conflict.

Also, I almost expected Godot to show up at the end.
No, I don't mind. Actually I suspect most people never get bored of explaining something they're interested in. E.g. imagine asking a model train enthusiast or butterfly collector about their hobby. You'd probably get bored before they would.
Heh. Nice thing about airforce: REALLY BIG radar.
I do remember playing with Scheme in freshman CS. It was fun as hell. You type in (+ 2 7) and it spits out 9. No

void main(String args[]) {
...
> I believe it's important to distinguish between a scientific world view and a spiritual one.

Why?

> In the world of science and curiosity, we always ask why something is the way it is.

So the spritual world is not curious? What about when you ask yourself why the universe exists? Do you then stick your fingers in your ears and chant lalala because it is a scientifically intractable question?

> In this scientific world, separating and understanding cause and effect is extremely important, it's part of the mission. You call it obsession

Yes, but let me state unequivocally that you do not need to define yourself by science in order to perform science with integrity. Such thinking is actually a form of faith: that science is the only source of meaning.

> Please realize that not all of us think this way.

Yes, I was just stating my opinion. It was clear that you do not think this way. However I believe you are a critical thinker and that I may at least get you to appreciate why I would see things that way.

> For some of us, making stuff up because it somehow resonates with our hearts is the definition of a sad existence.

You're using "making stuff up" in a subtly pejorative way here, but everyone makes stuff up. Making stuff up is also part and parcel of science. In fact it is the essence of sentience. Resonating with your heart is an orthogonal issue which applies equally well to science or philosophical endeavours; we can all be trapped or misled by it. But the material difference between philosophy and science is that science is only concerned with testable hypotheses. But are testable hypotheses the only important things in life?

> Some of us want to analyze, measure and quantify the universe simply because it is vast and awesome, and revealing the underlying mechanisms of it is extremely rewarding.

I agree, which I alluded to in my previous reply.

> I believe that religious and supernatural world views cheapen much of the nuance, joy and sorrow of the human experience.

Sure, but so too does pseudo-science cheapen science, or inferior ideas cheapen great ideas. Don't use religious nuts as a strawman to justify an atheistic hubris that nothing exists beyond what our physical instruments are capable of revealing.

In closing, let me state that I don't hold onto any particular belief and use it as a shield against evidence and reason; as no doubt you have witnessed among a certain type of faithful individual and which has shaped your opinion of "the spiritual world". Instead I just take the nature of my own consciousness as evidence that there is something bigger going on here than we can be aware of from within our meatsacks. This is undeniably a form of faith, because of course there is no firm evidence for such a broad claim; but neither is there evidence against it, and it does not make me hostile to any form of observation and deduction that science can provide us.

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." —F. Scott Fitzgerald
The first 336 PS3s in this installation were bought well before Sony reached the break-even point, and the PS3 Slim model that is now profitable has never officially allowed the use of Linux or other operating systems. (Sony didn't want to update the OtherOS hypervisor to support the new hardware in the Slim.)
I'm interested in the exploits that may target this. First thing I would want to do is create a way to spoof my location in real-time and see what's going on in that place right then.

Then I would want to send everyone in that area a picture of goatse.
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I actually didn't notice the outage. I didn't even click the link. Was the outage for 3% of a month?
So today I actually did go and play with AppHarbor, I managed to deploy a bunch of sites with almost no changes at all to code/config. That's not going to happen on Azure.

There are some things I don't like, I'm used to dedicated servers and I miss things like scanning the eventlog looking for where my stuff screwed up (could handle it on the front end but meh, the eventlog's so convenient!), but overall it's quite awesome.

I really hope they manage to package their stuff up so it can be installed on other servers.
I've had quite a few tech jobs and I've had to sign that piece of paper at everyone of them, including at my own startup.
thx- great advice... incorporated into the iteration below.
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This article is devoid of interesting content. The central thesis is: "In order to understand something, you need to develop insight. Well, duh. It does not explain how to develop 'insight', it does not explain what constitutes 'insight' and it does not even justify that the main example, visual representation of a derivative, results in 'insight' and results in people having an easier time grasping and using derivatives. As I am skeptical the example actually grants that 'insight' (it may seem obvious to you and me, but that is the trap we must avoid. The point is that it isn't obvious to many), this article did not add anything to my understanding of 'teaching' or 'understanding' at all.
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I have a question for those who know better than me:
What's the critical mass for a social network to be self-sustaining?

Even if 1 million people used Color, I could those users concentrated in a few cities. Not only does the app require a vibrant, heavily active user-base that's willing to sacrifice their privacy, but it seems only useful in areas where the population density is relatively high. A 100 foot radius is an extremely limited area.

Furthermore, what's the point of seeing other people's pictures? I find very little "social" value in the realm of location sharing. I, for one, would not approach anybody that I see in my stream. Even in Twitter, I use location based services little to never. What am I missing out on?

Someone please tell me that I am wrong, but the success of Color requires far too many assumptions and is riding on a trivial purpose. I don't see how it deserves $41 million in funding... Color would work as a novel Facebook feature but, on its own, seems pointless.
I've worked at plenty of jobs that don't require NDAs -- if NDAs are offensive enough, find an industry where they're not prevalent. And if you bootstrap your own startup you shouldn't need one.
The factor of 20 price difference between the fat PS3 and the Cell blades has been alleged in the class-action suit against Sony to have caused IBM to exert pressure on Sony to remove the OtherOS support.
I'd like to point out here that Myers-Briggs isn't entirely an indicator of personality traits and skills. It's sources of energy, so to speak. Are you revved up to go out and interact with people or are you happier on your own doing your own thing.
This exchange reminded me of Waiting for Godot. Chat bots having conversations on stage.. neo-absurdism?
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This just became my Facebook status.
I'm really the opposite. After starting and being a member of several startups, I'm on my last. While I've had profitable exits, nothing that I could retire on (and still feel really comfortable).

And I've had friends in industry move up the ranks and get high six figure salaries and multi-million dollar bonuses.

And I sometimes look at the hecticness of startup life and think that I'm finally getting too old for it. And while the idea of working for myself is a good one, I've always felt like I was working for someone -- just this person never told me who they were, what they wanted, or when I'd be paid. :-)
Not sure this is the place for it (maybe ask on the google group?) But there's two ways:

screen root() {
mydiv@<div/>
script {
mydiv.someplugin();
}
}

mydiv will be bound to a JQuery object representing the div. You can also just do this:

screen root() {
script {
$("#div").someplugin();
}
}

So generally your answer is: put it in a script { ... } block.
Just out of interest, what does that $4k cover?

Here, council rates are about $1k/year and include a levy or two. They're based on property value to some degree.
Of course it's nice to have someone do the work for you and present it like this. You know, just in case it is about the money.
That's really not fair. To start, beginning Java developers (or developers of any language) shouldn't be using a full IDE. Anything more than syntax highlighting (yes, even compiling for you), and you're losing important steps.

That said, the amount of boiler plate code to do anything in Java can make it quite confusing... though, Scanner has made the input easier, and System.out.println() doesn't seem too much more than memorization.
Swing Theory has also been attacked, despite a resurgence of popularity in the late '90s... which, coincidentally, was 12 years ago.
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Expect to see more of this: hackers are cheaper than missiles and nobody has ever bombed anyone over the use of them. (That will probably not be true in twenty years: there are things you could imagine doing which would force nation states to treat them as symmetric threats.)
The bash-fu is weak within that site.
But Sequoia did not invest in Facebook http://www.crunchbase.com/company/facebook
Those are copyrights, not First Amendment rights.
In short, if Color is used by a statistically significant percentage of folks,

That's the question. You need significant traction to make this app useful outside of technophile nerd circles.
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I think part of the point is that many out there are willing to help without necessarily getting anything in return aside from goodwill and karma.
I started out in journalism. If I'd ever gotten to work for somebody like that I might not be slinging code for a living.
So that's where YouTube comments come from!
The hiring manager will base about 95% of the decision on the answer to one question: What have you built?

I think this is approximately as true as "Customers make purchasing decisions approximately 95% based on product quality and 5% on those trivial details like marketing."

By all means, build stuff. But after having achieved some level of building stuff, the returns are far greater in attractively marketing the stuff you have build versus continuing to build more stuff, on a ROI per-hour-invested basis.

I mean, clearly she can build stuff, right? There's a portfolio. It has stuff in it. Achievement Unlocked: Stuff Got Built. That portfolio could have one extra 100x100 thumbnail that no decisionmaker is going to click on anyway, or, this site could exist. Do you think the thumbnail will matter more than this site existing? That strongly does not match my experience with how people approach decisions in the real world.

P.S. Takeaway for all engineers in the room: if you have three projects on Github and don't have one of these sites built yet, you will have far better returns on time building a site like this than you will doing another OSS project, and you will have still better returns doing actual networking rather than hoping someone on the Internet will stumble across your hidden potential and give you a shot.
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I agree with Mystalic and I commend the effort and the really cool site she built. I hope she gets the job -

As a side, I hope hiring companies realize that many of their applicants are die-hard fans and advocates...

I have applied to two companies before that I was fiercely loyal to going into the process. After the process I was completely turned off to both of them. One offered me a job and one did not - I didn't take the job from the one that did.

The application and interview process was so bad with both of them it left me completely disenchanted. I have not used products from either company since those experiences - I completely lost my taste for their respective brands.

Conversely, I had another very positive experience with a different company that I was equally loyal to. The application and interview process was excellent. I didn't end up getting the job but I walked away with even greater respect for the company.

Bottom line for me...You can learn just about everything you need to know about a company through the application process.
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I wouldn't use NOPASSWD on a server or laptop, but for my personal workstation, security isn't as important as ease of use.

You can't make good security guidelines without regard for context.
Definitely, credit to the way redhat has executed. Kudos to the team.

But I guess the "Can't do", "Can't compete" has been said many times over in several cases and proven wrong. Its only a question of time before a determined team proves it all wrong. :)
Why does this show up in the middle?

you ==> You know any polish word?
I think that a bunch of the people commenting on this thread should go back and read this: http://thingist.com/t/item/4372/

Seriously.
Speech is far from free, period.

As it should be. All sorts of things that don't deserve to be protected by Freedom of Speech. For example, treason often takes the form of selling out your country with information- which is just Speech after all.
Next: HAL in a chatroom, pwning everybody
If you accept -- and I do -- that freedom of speech is important, then you are going to have to defend the indefensible.

While this may seem obvious, this is precisely the point.

Freedom of speech is only valuable when you're willing to accept disgusting, offensive, gross and revolting speech (within limits, i.e. inciting violence comes to mind).

Arguments against bigoted -, racist -, fanatical -, etc. speech should be won on the merits of the argument and not with the sledgehammer of the law.

This is, of course, not totally black and white and it's not an absolute. If you, however, value this freedom it should go a very long way before laws can be employed to stiffle such speech.
Wow. I wonder how much voice dictation's improved in the six years since Opera released their version. It would be interesting to see how Opera stacks up against Google's voice recognition they've been cooking up.
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I clicked through ... scrolled halfway down the list before I figured out the joke.

nice try.
This is a lame false dichotomy.

This is such an easy exploit that the developers must have known about it, and consciously decided to ship with a vulnerability.

As others have suggested, they probably realized that those who break the paywall probably wouldn't have paid anyway.
iranian ip addr != iranian hacker. amateur mistake. come on eff.
splotchy ==> My mother always said that too

jabberwacky ==> You have no mother, you have no soul.
Agree about many salespeople being good at selling themselves to prospective employers. My experience is that there's more of those than genuinely good ones. My trick is to offer very low retainer and high commissions. The best ones will go for it. Anyone who wants a high retainer might be better at making up excuses for lost sales.

I'm seeing two other problems.

1. You say that you are not in the US and you are hiring salespeople in the US. Have you looked at the company trading and legal issues?

2. Selling to big organizations can take a long time. There is more to selling your product than solving a big problem cheaply. There's politics, turf issues, vested interests, incumbent suppliers, etc. Lots of people who can nuke your sale but few that can push it through.

Since you are not on the ground have you considered seeking out a distributor / established co as joint venture partner? They might be better resourced to do what you require especially with regards to managing territories. Constantly flying coast to coast is not only expensive, but draining and unproductive.