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You still need the space for one more computer (or one more keyboard), but I think it's a fair assessment. This one is more compelling to the space constrained who want to solve two problems (one almost nobody has - needing a C64) with only one computer.

And your solution is not constrained by the need to have a PC-like keyboard - it could be very faithful to the original C64. And I'd be delighted to buy one for US$ 100, as long as it was a C128D with an SD card for its hard drive.

My wife would kill me, of course, but there are things worth dying for.
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Cool! Working on a project that uses this a lot and this would've been very helpful two months ago. The geospatial indexing page in the Mongo docs is very helpful too.

One thing you leave out is the $nearSphere and related commands which can be used since MongoDB 1.7 or so to create better radiuses. It makes searching just that little more precise. There is one twist for it that had me stuck for a bit: the radius is in radians when using those commands.

Other than that: MongoDB makes it very very easy to create a location based mobile service. Throw in some node.js and some JSON, and you're set.
I'm not really sure the premise of the article, that Intel and AMD would actually want to add an ARM side to their business, is actually that true.

ARM chips have to be sold at very low cost - no one pays a premium for a particular brand ARM chip, but because of the recent market changes the R&D costs of ARM have gone through the roof and people like Apple and Nvidia are spending a small fortune in pushing the technology forward.

I think both Intel and AMD will be waiting for the market to develop further, then they can choose to enter the market if they need to.
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Truth be told, if anyone actually gets butthurt because xp duplicates functionality found elsewhere, then they're just being silly. People duplicate functionality all the time. In a lot of cases, we just call it "competition."

So, here's a question: I've noticed that the nodejitsu guys usually use Cloudhead's node-static for static file serving. On the other hand, I usually use Connect's staticProvider. Why do they use node-static over staticProvider? Also, can node-static be used as Connect middleware? Given that fileServer.serve seems to take "req" and "resp" arguments it would seem so, but I also see it being used with the stock http interface in all the examples.
Yes, you're right. It's pretty cool.

Also, if you're looking for other cool samples, there's a chapter in "Beautiful Code" by Charles Petzold you may find interesting.
Well... I'd buy one.
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If Facebook's messaging service was just their version of Gmail or Hotmail, I wouldn't see an issue with it. Providing a way to use the Thunderbird interface as a substitute to other interfaces for existing email protocols is fine.

But providing an interface to perpetuate that walled-off Facebook-User-to-Facebook-User experience seems counter-productive. And, really, what person is going to both discover and use Thunderbird if their primary interface with the world is Facebook? They probably find Facebook by typing it into Google every morning.

Worse would be if they were talking about actually making the whole facebook experience part of Thunderbird. That you could not only communicate through Thunderbird via the Facebook messaging service, but actually read and post "wall" updates. Talk about feature bloat.

(I know there's no reason to expect that they're going to do this - it's all speculation . . . though I'm sure if it's not going to be part of Thunderbird, it'll become part of Firefox).

When you get to the point that you're facilitating status updates on services through an email client, is it still just about communication? Twitter certainly isn't as much about communication as it is pimping your company or self (or persona) to the world. A rather one-sided "look at me" conversation.

At that point, I don't know how we determine what Thunderbird shouldn't facilitate. Should it provide a customized interface to updating your Wordpress website? Or your Drupal site? (I know some things have APIs that let you just send an email to a service and have the data added to it, such as the add-by-email functionality that pinboard.in has - but I think we're talking about specific added functionality beyond that in the client).

Where do we then differentiate the browser and the email client? It starts to sound like Thunderbird isn't so much an email client for email communications, but that Firefox as a "receive" device and Thunderbird is a "send" device.
Thanks for this link, it's an interesting read. Where can I find out more about this TCP minion? The slides don't mention any external reference and Google only brings me back to this PDF.
Be fair.

It's rather easy to roll out a Debian-derived distro that's Commodore and Amiga-centric by changing defaults. There are themes, icon sets and emulators already packaged that makes this more or less a click-some-checkboxes job.
Some random comments:

- the front page loads slowly (FF4).

- <title> in <body>?

- I expected the image to change if I moused over the buttons below; I needed to click. I usually hate "active" mouseovers, but it's still something to think about

- the 'log in with Facebook' text crosses the grey/white border, which is jarring

- I wouldn't use this anyway, but there'd be no way I'd sign up for Facebook to use this.

- do the "as seen on" logos do anything for your readers? I only recognized LifeHacker, and I've almost never read anything of theirs.

- the bar at the top is annoying; then again, I always find a bar at the top annoying.

- the per-book pages (e.g. http://www.shelfluv.com/ASIN/1430219483) contain a summary, but it's somewhat hard to find and the text is set in too narrow a column. Maybe place a sentence or two above the comments/recent activity, with a "(more)" button to expand?
What really is the difference then?

Artificial scarcity imposed by incumbent interests will be considered a bug, and someone will "fix" it.
lol.. the chrome store does not support my browser "just yet"
Did you forget to notice

"So how might this apply to open source? Well, consider a US carrier offering an Android handset: under the new laws, they would effectively be required to prove that not only did they not use any pirated Microsoft software, but that none of their suppliers did either. And given that many of those suppliers are likely to be in China, where piracy is not completely unknown, the chances that at least one supplier is in fact using the odd dodgy copy of Windows or Office is probably somewhat close to 1.

But it goes much further than Android. One of the biggest growth areas for Linux is consumer electronics. Many of the most exciting low-cost digital consumer products are running stripped-down and customised versions of Linux at their heart – and not Microsoft's Windows CE. Again, retailers and importers of those Linux-based systems would need to be able to prove that not a single one of their suppliers had a single pirated copy of Microsoft products anywhere. If they couldn't, Microsoft could effectively block the import of those products into the US states that have passed this new legislation."
> For example, he complains about MS defending their patents

No, for using bogus patents to attack competition. Defending patents is something totally different.

> Again this is pretty much standard practice with large companies these days. Sure it's dumb legislation, but blame the politicians for failing their job,

Neither popularity of the practice nor ineptitude of the parties whose duty is to prevent it make the practice OK in my book.
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That's the same guide I used. Very comprehensive and easy to follow.
Well presented. It looks like it might hit the target audience very well, I'd say.
I did a CS course and it was pretty heavy on maths and theory - and although you had to do a lot of coding to pass there wasn't much effort made to teach you the pragmatic elements of real world development.

University CS courses are terrible at being vocational training - but they are absolutely the best place to be if you are interested in research and the theoretical underpinnings of the subject - which are pretty vital if you want to go on and do posgrad work (which I did).
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This whole setup is really nice however I would like to +1 the request to see points next to the up/down mod. It would also be nice to see the font-size of the meta line be larger as its so small at the moment it's hard to read.
This is entirely anecdotal and may not be representative of everyone else's experience, but since the launch of iPhone and iPad, I have yet to receive a frantic, middle-of-the-night-my-iOS-device-crashed call.

Sure, there are the odd hardware failures here and there (typically one of the buttons is no longer responsive, or the touchscreen fails to register touches in one part of the screen) but overall, it has been pretty stress-free for my role as the "family tech support guy".

So yes, I would tend to agree the iPad might just be what the tech industry needs to get more people interested in computing.
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Another article that talks about patents, by an author who has no clue how to read a patent. Worthless.
I like the idea, and there are several aspects of the georgify format that are pleasing. My main comment is that there is far too much vertical whitespace. The compactness of hn is pleasant to the eye, and it lets readers scan headlines quickly. A little tweaking will prevent readers from having to scroll so much.
First of all, I agree that the legislation is absurd - just to get this out of the way.

Your quote seems like a reasonable line of thought, but it's not exactly targeting open source, it's targeting users of pirated software. It could lead to some open source collateral damage, but OTOH it could lead to suppliers switching to opensource software. Why are they running pirated Windows anyway?
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dude, and (knock on wood) u were to die today, u would reflect from above, "jeepers I never stopped one minute to look at the beauty around me or experience some magical places in this beautiful world we live" ... yeh I think its all good u doing something u really enjoy cause life is about living your passion... but its also about living in the present and who knows if u will be around to enjoy the long term benefits... so yeh my advice, try balance it a bit more, try like a few have suggested slowly reducing the hours, and spend those on ur family, exercise, etc... in my experience u will find urself feeling rejuvenated, in a good mood and that will reflect in all spheres in ur life, including ur work ;-)
I also think points is better next to the up/down arrows.
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node-static can be used as a "middleware". Here's an example of it being used in Stack: https://github.com/Marak/bugger/blob/master/lib/stack/static...
One of the reasons I'm currently studying Software Engineering (UK) is to learn about things that will not necessary be taught on a job. Topics such as logic, formal specifications, algorithms and concurrency. It's one thing to know how to use threads etc in a language but you miss out on the underlying theory. I found these topics challenging to understand and thats with a lecture and tutorial (working on exercises from the lecture). I would have given up long ago if I was trying to learn on my own.

Now, this knowledge would be useless if I'm not in a position to guide development of a product but I certainly wouldn't discount a degree (or any formal education) as only being a launching point. I think the general consensus is that the best learning mechanism is a mix of both formal education and work experience. Formal education to learn theory and work experience to solidify the knowledge.
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Why should OSS win when it can do well competing with proprietary software? Either party winning is a loss for me as a software user.
As it is written in "The Tao Of Programming"( http://www.canonical.org/~kragen/tao-of-programming.html ):

A manager went to the master programmer and showed him the requirements document for a new application. The manager asked the master: ``How long will it take to design this system if I assign five programmers to it?''

``It will take one year,'' said the master promptly.

``But we need this system immediately or even sooner! How long will it take if I assign ten programmers to it?''

The master programmer frowned. ``In that case, it will take two years.''

``And what if I assign a hundred programmers to it?''

The master programmer shrugged. ``Then the design will never be completed,'' he said.
As discussed at the time Ben was hosting adult links which were specifically forbidden by the registrar policy. It's no different to the US seizing domains used for illegal activities.

War breaking out certainly wasn't on people's agenda as a reason for not buying a domain (although maybe it should have been).
I'm curious what did you use to write it ? node?
Is the Firefox 4 UI design a joke?
I've got to disagree. Libraries are not just a book repository. They are community centers and often the location of free or low-cost workshops. They are places to bring your kids on a Saturday to listen to stories. And librarians are a vast treasure trove of information. Libraries also provide free internet to those who don't have it, access to computers to those without. I take for granted the 3 computers I own with the internet connection that is always available but this is still considered a luxury.

As for losing the print editions or print editions being based on the digital ones, I certainly hope not. I can't imagine sitting in front of my laptop, or holding a nook, or reading on an iPad for hours. But that's my personal feelings and often see people on the T with their ebook readers.
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The core engine is based on a little web-based mongodb admin tool I wrote in RoR (https://github.com/karlseguin/Mongo-Web-Admin). The tutorials are just modified versions, and some javascript that drives the lesson.
Charlie is no doubt doing his hardest to out craze all celebrities but how fruitful will his efforts become?

With this said, how do you quantify each celebrities efficiency in turning craziness into cash? Well, thank you for asking. May I present the Hollywood Craziness Marketing Index (HCMI).
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If you have any doubt about this, resolve it before you have kids with your significant other.

Your SO is (presumably) an adult who is in a voluntary relationship with you and knew your personality before getting serious with you.

Kids, on the other hand, don't get to chose their parents. Don't make 'em unless you've got the time and ability to be a parent to them.
Good point, we really need a new text input method for a touch-centric world. On-screen QWERTY keyboards are inconvenient and especially slow. Something that allows for really fast typing using fingers only, no stylus should be required.

The lack of a good solution to that is the only thing holding me back from using a tablet. I'm mainly a producer not a consumer so I really need to be able to type text quickly...
Meh. If that's all you're going to tell us then I ain't interested... when you have something to say, SpaceX, I'll be ready.
This is an amazing experiment I actually liked the new design but I prefer the original one more, maybe due to a habit.

I second that the whitespace between the 2 articles is more than I personally feel comfortable with. Also, a bigger font and a darker font color for the number of comments would be awesome.

Great work, nonetheless!
He's obviously not alone, but it's a pity when the
article is clouded with so much obvious bias

Everybody is biased. It is human nature. What you need to do is to consider both sides and choose your own (biased) opinions.

MS defending their patents

Patents in question are as trivial as Amazon's one-click patent. No matter the feelings you have on IP, the government shouldn't grant monopolies on ideas/processes that can come from multiple independent sources.

as a direct attach on Open Source

Actually it is far worse than that.

Microsoft is attacking all its competitors that are perceived as threats, not by means of healthy competition and innovation -- but by cloning products, distributing those products by means of its monopoly, actively seeking even the dumbest of patents, changing legislature in their favor, and also suing and threatening the smaller companies that can't fight back (like Motorola and HTC).

If this trend continues, sooner or later everybody will pay a Microsoft-tax, i.e. Microsoft will be the ultimate patent troll.

the list of companies currently litigating over
patents is really, really long

Yes it is, but as far as patents portfolios go, Microsoft is almost as big as IBM -- few companies are like that; few companies are convicted monopolies; few companies are in a position to threaten the whole software industry.

this is pretty much standard practice with large
companies these days

Just because it is the status-quo, that doesn't make it right, or morally justified, or healthy for the economy as a whole. It's a complete non-sequitur and doesn't make sense.

Sure it's dumb legislation, but blame the
politicians for failing their job

Actually I blame the people that voted for those politicians. Those politicians are only doing what was promised in their campaigns -- and it's the people's fault that politicians need big and costly campaigns to get elected, making them seek sponsors in return for favors.

Patent protection and lobbying are not exactly
MS invented tactics. Both exist because the
legislative system allows for them.

If a bully from your school kicks you in your balls, that makes it right because other bullies do it too?

Great way of pointing out how much the situation sucks, btw. Yes, it's not Microsoft's fault, it's the fault of their customers that tolerate, excuse or applaud such behavior, without thinking that this hurts the economy and ultimately everybody.

And btw, in this reply I haven't mentioned "open-source" once, as this is a problem far bigger than that, IMHO.
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Have you thought about studying these skills?

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2010/11/21/bill-clinton...

Hacking awkwardness away.
Multitask 2: http://www.kongregate.com/games/IcyLime/multitask-2

Second version just came out, now has 6 games instead of 4 to multitask!
If you watch carefully you can see the salamander embryo changing shape - becoming a bit more egg-shaped intead of round. And you can also notice, near the end, the deposit of algae on the side, before they enter the egg. I'm pretty sure that's what it is meant to demonstrate.
I am using openframeworks for games and music toys on the iphone. It happens occasionally.

Processing I mostly use for prototyping before I go to c sometimes. It is a bit quicker to write out code and the like.
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Does anyone know if http://domize.com is a front runner? They claim on their website they are not, but would like to hear users experience if this is not the case.
Thanks mate; but I actually did this to make it easy for me to read HN posts on my netbook (1024x600). Reducing the width would mean lots of scrolling :(
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That's entirely possible.
The site itself loads really slow. Makes a bad first impression for a platform service.
Haha. Bad programmer uses Perl and becomes inventor of Ruby. Why does this not surprise me?
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Yes, you can, but you'll have to spend some money, say 10k in US each, more for international markets, as well as a battle-chest of cash for lawsuits. Depending on how far you take the ideas, you'll either be known as a patent troll or inventor.
Thanks for the feedback. There are definitely front end performance tweaks we could make to improve the load time of our marketing site. Right now, however, the platform itself is our main area of attention :)
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> We are paying a few cents for each user registration (not click).

How do you do that? I thought Facebook Ads only offers CPC (pay per click) and CPM (per thousand impressions)?
Correct. We are doing a PCI compliance certification right now, for a service that does the same CC flow as this. We don't store, but just forward. But even that requires a PCI certification.
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So, Graphene transistors self-cool. Am I right in thinking that this is 'the discovery' that will be remembered as a turning point?

I mean, IIRC, CPUs are manufactured as (more or less) flat sheets because they can't handle the heat otherwise - if heat really is soon to be a solved problem, then we've open the door for CPUs to be dense cubes of transistors, and increased their ability by orders of magnitude...
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I would very much like a Safari extension.
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I'm also a so-called self-taught programmer. I thought about this very question a while ago and came across this definitive answer by Joel Spolsky: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/414779/what-should-a-self...

He also nails it again in his post, "The Perils of JavaSchools" - http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/ThePerilsofJavaSchool...
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Indeed, but by far the bigger tragedy was in choosing the way we currently 'do nuclear' over thorium... we chose the more difficult and less safe route, in order to use the leftovers to kill more efficiently. I have little sympathy for us, to be frank.
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