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A university education is kind of a hammer, isn't it?

Maybe there isn't just one thing called a "university education". Maybe this "critical thinking" thing is more than just a nail. And maybe dropping out of university is a great way to pull that hacksaw out of your backpack for once.
The touchpad on the MacBook Air is the best I ever experienced: it approaches the usuability found on the iPad. It even has a finish of a low-friction plastic, in contrast with my old E520 laptop which seems to resist my fingers gliding over it.
> After the war former slaves were still agricultural workers, working long days in the fields. Only now they faced random violence and Jim Crow laws.

This happened because Reconstruction was stopped too early. There was a period, from 1865 to 1876, where blacks were in state-level political office across the South, there were no Jim Crow laws, and the Klan was killed off by focused Federal action.

Secondly, slavery was horrible. Slavery involved much of what went on in the Jim Crow era, plus it meant a slave's life to try to escape the South. The Jim Crow South never managed to track down and forcibly return all the blacks who escaped to Detroit or Harlen.

> complete abandonment of all of the principles this nation was founded on(self-determination).

No. No. No. No. We fought this war and as it turns out, self-determination has to include everyone, not just the people lucky enough to be born rich and white. Read the Cornerstone Speech if you still doubt the primary cause of the Civil War was the CSA's insane determination to hold on to slavery.

> It almost happened before the invention of the cotton gin. Slavery was in serious decline.

If it's the CSA doing the inventing, there would have been another invention that saved slavery. And another. And so on. (After all, can't slaves work in assembly lines?)
A share of an ETF is a claim on a financial asset that is backed by claims in other financial assets, usually stocks. So while it is one level higher than directly owning securities, it is still a claim on productive economic assets.
"what I’ve found in talking with older friends in other career paths is that the further you go down one path, the harder it will be to make the switch to another. The weight of momentum can be overbearing, especially when the skills accumulated in most industries outside of tech are little transferable to tech startups. "

The whole article is good but this one is the one that rings loudest to me.
Heroku introduced a new stack that can "Run Anything":

http://www.heroku.com/#run_anything

http://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/cedar

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2602728
I'm trying to introduce meat pies and sausage rolls to the US, but it's not working. The one place in the SF Bay Area that you could get 'em (The New Zealander in Alameda) closed down recently.

Luckily I'm on the east coast next week and I hear there's a pie shop in New York City.
Interesting idea; I'm a little rusty on my Django knowledge but I guess you would define a custom Model class for each data type, which in turn knows how to render itself with the correct markup.
> more of them will understand the comprehension than the map

What? Not if you poll programmers who had to go through SICP or take a real CS curriculum.
It's _textbook_ HR. You don't want your staff to hate their new manager because their first day was spent handing out pink slips. You make the old manager carry out the reduction, then you get to fire the bad guy.
"That is, inflation encourages productivity."

Wrong. Inflation encourages to invest in commodities or real estates. Watch for increasing price of metals, agriculture products. The primary cause of real estate bubble in US was cheap money.
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I agree. I'd like to see search functionality added too. It just doesn't make a lot of sense, in my eyes, to not have it on a site like this. It would be infinitely useful on so many different levels.
Thanks so very much for the clarification and the tempering of your response-- that "scam" wording was the only thing that gave me hesitation on whether you were objectively reviewing it from an economic standpoint. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of idealists behind it, but I haven't (yet) seen anyone excited about the currency that wanted to defraud anyone.

Bitcoins are quite likely a mistaken long-term investment, but it doesn't seem like its proponents are trying to trick anyone about the core ideas.

I'm just hopeful that it encourages more creativity in the space of private online transactions, digital currency advances, etc.
If it had a backdoor, it should be visible in the decompiles, right? Of course it could be rather obfuscated, but still, careful analysis could prove either way.
But you could also compare it to investing in an early-stage startup. If the company you invest in gains popularity the value will increase. If you invest in the company there's an incentive to get other investors involved, as the more people wanting in on the action, the higher the valuation will go. And at time of investment, said company isn't actually generating any revenue, it's all just about future expectations.

Hence I would argue that it can be argued that Bitcoin is a bubble (i.e. equivilent to investing in a startup that is sure to fail) but not a pyramid scheme.
at this point, page speed is affected by things like http requests and javascript, something as insignificant as a couple kilobytes of compressable text would have an impact measured in the microseconds
On lesswrong being an applause light, I don't know. I don't think it's even saturated HN's pop culture to the extent it will yet, so I expect that linking to the explanation of the term provides value.

Your last sentence makes the point that you meant to make much better than you originally did. You could have made it better butthis time there was something other than derision there.
The difficult bit is the finding though, not the verifying; use the code to do the finding and identifying, present both to the human who clicks the 'yes on penalty of perjury' button and you're done.
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I disagree: your statement does not in fact reflect conventions on common readability. If anything, a programmer should be able to read s = s + (...) just as well as s += (...). They both seem obvious to me but as a Python programmer, I prefer the latter.
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Except all your +1's are also published on your mandatory public google profile. It is private but public.
This is pretty darn cool -- thanks for sharing it.
Won't take long for someone to make a list of django models for each type
OK, let's take those criticisms and re-apply them a bit:

--

It's not a traditional pyramid scheme, but I see a lot of similarities between that description and the current state of buying/selling stocks.

promising participants payment, services or ideals

There's an implicit promise that if a stock gains popularity the value of the stock will increase.

primarily for enrolling other people into the scheme or training them to take part

If you take part by purchasing stocks there's a huge incentive to get other people involved in the stock market.

rather than supplying any real investment or sale of products or services to the public

There are very few services/products you can actually buy with a stock certificate.

--

Bitcoin is a bubble, but not necessarily a scam.
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A nice fantasy would be that Windows 7 replaces XP as the new "business OS" line for the next decade (XP has served in this role since ~2002). Windows 8/9/onward would then be free to deviate from backwards compatibility in favor of a better consumer (non-business user) experience.

But it's hard to say what will happen.
Any software available for free will end up on rapidshare-like page where you can get the binaries and analyse them without accepting ToS or even installing the software. ToS is pretty useless for protecting against RE, since you don't need to look at it.
Except for that part where FJ makes money off of him.
U.S. Considers Open-Source Software for Cybersecurity
Or it could be a long lost Beatles song
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you. Then they fight you, then you win.

Sounds like Facebook is now at the fighting stage.
Don't waste your money on attorneys. Use it wisely. A good attorney is critical for anyone dealing with client contracts and it would be foolhardy for anyone to deal with major corporate clients with nothing but boilerplate contract. Especially if you're getting contracts to sign. (Along those lines get a good Errors And Omissions insurance policy)

Doing a startup? Talk to attorneys who specialize in this kind of thing. When I was just thinking about doing a startup I met with some folks at Orrick (big, big firm) who offered to do the first 10k in services for a small equity stake. An offer like this could have saved the authors ass. They also know everyone who means anything and are a great way to meet the right folks. If they introduce you to your first angel wouldn't it be worth it?
I appreciate the story about Sweden.

Andi said that ignoring the cost for future generations was the issue. He wasn't arguing against all technical progress. It's not just that one sentence I referred to, it's his entire comment. Perhaps the quotes confused you, they were there to give context.

Pumping nuclear waste down old oil wells is not enough, what if someone nasty decides to make plutonium? Storage will need to be guarded, keeping a list of what has been stored provides an incentive for terrorists but offers the possibility of future reuse.

Noted, go check some statistics for pollution during China's booming economy over the last twenty years, much worse in many regards. I refer you back to pdf I already linked for energy consumption.

There is no rule that states pollution and energy usage reduce with better economies and technology.
> For example, ask your parents about map,

Since when is that the standard for a programming language? Some tools are made for expert usage -- they require training and foreknowledge. Programming languages weren't made for your mom.
But in a hyper-deflationary environment, which seems bound to happen with a currency with a fixed supply in a growing economy, almost no investment could provide returns in excess of the risk-free rate.
I keep meaning to start my own awards so I can make linkbait headlines like that, too.

The Webby Awards? Ugh.
I don't know why, but I'm suddenly remembering 1637, the Netherlands and some exotic tulip. Don't get me wrong, I think this is a wonderful technological breakthrough! But unless the flaws pointed out by the author are remedied, this will end in tears. Of course with bitcoins being the phenomenon they are right now, I don't expect many to agree with me :D
Bruce Schneier has a short post on this http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2011/06/open-source_so...

The best line is from one of his commenters :Something I told a customer just yesterday - "Real security is not compromised when people become aware of it."
Personally, I find:

x += 2

Easier to read then:

x = x + 2

For many reasons.. but mainly:

1) The first statement basically says: Add 2 to x, while the second says: Take x, add 2 and add that to x.. Which is one more step.

2) When a variable is repeated multiple time, I always read the line multiple time to make sure there is no error. For instance, in english "On the screen, there there is a xyz". I'll stop and read that sentence a couple of time to try to understand it.. and then realize it's an error. Likewise, when I see x = x + 2, I think "Is it a mistake?" I.e. did the author wanted to write: y = x + 2.. if not, why does he repeat himself?

However, I'm interested in knowing in what you find it more readable :) ?
> Free men with tractors were about to tear out the foundations of slavery.

Slaves can build tractors.

> We know that slavery was economically infeasible by 1920

This was a generation after it was abolished and the South had had to do something else. It's my contention that had the South been able to hang on to slavery, it would have found ways to work it into niches it never filled in the real world. Assembly line labor, for example, or mining, or fishing.

> the CSA let the abolitionists choose the terms of the conflict.

The abolitionists, by and large, thought they could win enough seats in Congress to outlaw slavery if they could prevent slavery from expanding into the new Western territories. That's why such expansion was the main topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and why Bloody Kansas was so bloody, and so on. There were certainly militant abolitionists, but they were the minority; the CSA chose its own war.

> In a Christian nation, the master is responsible for his estate's dependents, even if there is no use for them.

In a Christian nation, slavery either doesn't exist or is infinitely gentler than what actually occurred.

> After farm automation, most plantation owners would have freed them in desperation to escape the room and board costs.

Farm automation means machinery, and slaves can make machinery. Maybe that would involve plantations being turned into factories, but it isn't a slam-dunk that it would involve freeing slaves.

> It has been argued that Reconstruction had to wait for the Manhattan Project and the Apollo program, which diverted vast amounts of resources into Southern industrialization.

This is an interesting idea. Who argues that?
They currently have support for CC-by, and they integrate attribution; here's hoping they also add support for CC-by-sa.
>The demand for investments caused IPOs to sprout out of everything, including companies that promised to reclaim sunshine from vegetables and to build floating mansions to extend Britain's landmass. They all sold like mad.

looks like supposedly "green" technologies like ethanol from corn are back again 300 years later.
>There's no need to open a chain, though. Just build and sell a system to lunch cafes.

I think that this technology might be the end result from this venture, more than the restaurants themselves. Making yourself the client can remove a lot of potential feature creep, especially with non-technical restaurant owners who may not know exactly what they want at the beginning. Starting their own small chain lets them work out the kinks of the system in a much more controlled environment than putting it into production with established places.
I did search on that page, 46 matches to Oracle, none for Google...it must be about Oracle. Is there a hidden meaning?
Your comic seems to be missing a last panel -- y'know, the one with the punchline. Did you commission it from the writer of Marmaduke?

I wrote the strip, or at least the concept. I commissioned it from an artist called Joey Dangerous and pay the guy in bitcoin.
Gonna need more info than that if we were to try and fix whatever your issue is. App source code perhaps?
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Oh good, I'm pretty sure we'll get to the bottom of the bitcoin debate this time around.

Remember to be civil, polite, and follow the guidelines!

http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html
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I wouldn't click if it said "Oracle is sued for $5.3M, in consulting project gone bad"
I don't see a problem with it. You need to get the word out there somehow and the email doesn't seem spammy at all.
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What a mess! Seems like both parties are just keen in blaming each other, than working towards proper completion of what they committed to do together with tax payers' money.

And why would they want to use a $65k odd worth project management software just for installation cost+license? Haven't these guys ever heard of cloud web applications with some custom integration? What a waste of public funds!

Correction to title: It is Oracle, not Google.
I wrote this elsewhere, but Elop betting it all on Windows Phone 7 over Android is kind of like backing OS/2 Warp over Windows for desktop machines in the 1990's.

Sure, you might have gotten a big check from IBM and OS/2 Warp was technologically better than Windows 3.11, but that isn't enough to make it a smart business move. There is more to a mass market product than that.
You know what, every time I hear such an excuse, I can't help thinking: well, why not a github for those laws. At least, we can "diff" them and follow up with who actually submitted the "patch". At least in that way we have certain accountability there.
Yeah, it's crazy!

Or what if, when you paid for a gym membership, they wouldn't let you lend your gym membership card to someone else so they could get in too? Or if you buy a parking permit for my car and they won't let you shift it to someone else's car when you're away? Or if you go to a buffet and get "all you can eat" and they won't let you give your food to three friends?

Oh wait, they already do that. In fact, pretty much any time you pay a membership fee for a "use this as much as you like" service, it's impossible and/or illegal to share your membership with other people. It's just common sense -- "all you can eat for a fixed price" business plans only work if you don't share.
#1 education. It's your duty as a parent (if you are) to teach your kids to live below their means, AND demonstrate by your own actions that it's the right thing to do. This would cause a lot of problems as our society recalibrates their thinking, but it's the only long-term solution that is reasonable (imho).
#2 quit pushing liar-loans, limit the amount of interest that can be charged on credit-cards to 8-10%. Sure, that would limit the available credit, but so what - it would help insure we, as a people, stay solvent.

Another thing to remember - all of this credit just inflates the dollar cost of all goods and services - credit card companies get their cut, and the credit is created out of thin air (oversimplification, but it's based on a bank's reserves).
Wait a second- is it seriously that hard to get a meeting with a great VC? Maybe I'm disconnected from reality... but VCs chase deals, and are always interested in meeting ppl. I've never found it difficult to get meeting - is that just me?
Non-technical co-founder? You're more than lunch delivery.
Six months later, no one has found the Easter Egg on the Google CR48
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After reading this I made a joke to a friend that someone should make a parody site claiming to be the airbnb for grilled cheeses.

You request a grilled cheese via mobile app and are directed to the nearest house who has marked themselves available to make grilled cheese sandwiches.

Then I saw the Google suggest for "airbnb for ".
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Yeah, this seems like a lot more stupid work and it'll also make your site easier to scrape for blog network content stealing SEO dipshits.
is it possible that the number of people saying that bitcoin is a bubble is so high because bitcoin is a bubble? I mean, I'm not sure how anyone could even deny that bitcoin is a bubble -- the best you can hope for is that like gold it's a bubble that never ends. There's only been one of those in human history, though (two if you count silver as well), and it has at least a seven thousand year head start on bitcoin.

Is bitcoin a bubble? Not from what I seen concerning economic activities and what users report about themselves.

But can bitcoin fail? Yes. Is it 100% likely to fail? I think not. Is it a good idea to put in a few dollars as a hedge? Yes.

That being said, I am in bitcoin for the long haul, whether or not it ultimately fails, and possibly consequently lose all the value in bitcoin.
Is that true about that they won't sell to everybody? I've been playing with the idea of buying a IDA Pro license recently.

Has someone more information about that?
What the heck is Yahoo doing there? They don't even DO search anymore!
Is "kicking the shit out of the 4:20 attitude" some sort of reference to marijuana usage? I'm not at all familiar with this turn of phrase.
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IP and liability type stuff is another one I'd probably DIY, at least early on. I have a small sample size (and have never hired a lawyer for that purpose myself), but everyone I know who's hired an lawyer for early-stage consulting on IP or liability risks more or less paid money to hear back, "everything you're doing is probably illegal, oh and you should plaster disclaimers everywhere".

Part might be a product/purchaser mismatch. I think what most people want on such issues is not purely legal advice, but integrated legal/business/technical advice, where someone who might primarily be a lawyer, but is also knowledgeable in the other areas, gives you balanced advice on how to mitigate your legal risks, within the technical and business constraints you also face. But people with such knowledge are fairly rare (and expensive), so it's more common to get very conservative legal advice that just points out that your product or service is a legal minefield (as most are).
I agree - should have paid. People will always try to extract the last ounce of value out of anything, businesses and individuals are guilty of this - I just don't like seeing businesses using their relative size advantage to gain a legal advantage over individuals.
For the sake of preventing a tautological melt-down could you define "securities"?
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It's got a nice clean design, but you are going to need a lot marketing capital to get people to use it. You are dealing with two kinds of people:

1) The people who have found their niche and are happy

2) The people who haven't found their niche

If they can't find their niche on their own, how will they find you?
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Oh I get it: this is one of those "man, the Fed is messing up" rants!

Yeah, I won't take part except to say (a) you're sampling 4 years of incredibly volatile economic activity, and (b) the other, uh, 96 years exhibit a pretty strong exponential trend.
Everyone keeps debating whether or not the built in deflation is good or bad. But... how does bitcoin have built in deflation? It only has a decreasing rate of inflation, which can't go negative (since bitcoins aren't destroyed). So assuming the demand for bitcoins becomes constant, their value will be constant.
> If you did not have specific plans for 285 domain names (which would cost over $2200 to register for one year), you normally would not purchase them.

Clearly the author has never worked with a content company on the web (writing for a blog aside). This kind of thing happens all the time. Purchasing domain name permutations related to your brand en masse is still usually cheaper than going through the legal process of taking ownership from another party.