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Typically, when a computer crashes, it is due to invalid logic or input. Does it not occur to you that your inability to understand this spider's evolution might be a similar problem? That it might be a result of trying to make sense of something that really doesn't make sense?
You can also try walking while working, which is one thing that John Medina recommends in his book, Brain Rules.

http://www.trekdesk.com/index.html

http://store.steelcase.com/products/walkstation/?utm_medium=...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck-tQt0S0Os
I'm using a standing desk, and I can't see why the author thinks he has to wear shoes. ("Forced wearing of shoes.") I use mine barefoot without problems.
There are plenty of reasons to use administrative tools. There are millions of people using them...including a significant number of experienced system administrators. Our userbase (Virtualmin, an Open Source competitor to cPanel, based on Webmin) is largely made up of experienced system administrators who've built web hosting systems for years. I've been a sysadmin for about 14 years now, and I find it tedious to manage virtual hosts, DNS records, databases, etc. manually, even though I'm entirely capable of doing so.

I'm not going to try to convince you that you should use a web hosting control panel, but I will point out that millions of people, almost certainly including at least a few people who have more experience than you, disagree with you.
I'm sorry, but Silverlight developers can wait 2 months to hear info about an operating system that's more than 12 months from release.
I think the panicky response is unwarranted based on the demo alone, which I thought looked as though the metro UI was still implemented in XAML.

I think the main issue is that Microsoft has a history of delivering mixed messages and ill-fated solutions that disappear within a couple years. I remember seeing a MIX video (can't find it anymore) from when they announced Silverlight where Microsoft made fun of themselves for doing this to developers so consistently in the past with things like Hailstorm.

Alternately, it could just be a convenient excuse for developers who might have already been looking at platforms with more buzz like Android & iOS.
Think about the children.
Hi nmb, this looks interesting, thanks. Tested it out on small text files and it works. What is your upload and download bandwidth? I think it would be better if it showed the list of files, their status/progress, and ability to delete a file from the queue.
It's not a bubble if you have laws passed in your favor that prevent competition.
A self proclaimed linux enthusiast like the ranter is well able to determine which hardware will and won't work before he purchases it. The fact that he didn't care to do that and then complained bitterly about it suggests that's not really the problem. He could have spent less time than it took to write the rant on the front end to end up happy.

All hardware just works isn't a quality linux has ever suggested applies to itself. But that is hardly rare for an OS. The only OS that applies to is Windows (generally) and that's because that's the only platform all vendors bother to target. You can't buy arbitrary hardware and expect it to work at all under OS X, Free BSD, Solaris, Android Open Source Project, Windows Mobile and iOS.

In fact, out of that whole list the odds are that an arbitrary hardware configuration will work out of the box are highest on linux.

If you want any of those platforms to work well with a new purchase you have to determine beforehand the compatibility. So linux is hardly some sort of freak in that way.

But don't let that get in the way of a good rant.
My bet is the code is so closely related to the hardware that there isn't a clear distinction between software developers and sysadmins, they are known as devops, something that is becoming more and more popular.

I bet any "software developer" at a HFT firm would be able to entertain any of your questions.
Has anybody actually met one of these Infuriated .NET developers?

I use the .NET stack for pretty much everything I do, and I'm not even slightly worried that the next version of Windows will make my life worse. I can't even come up with a way in which they could do so.

I get the feeling that there is some PR agency somewhere inventing these stories for some motive of their own.
As a person who does not experience empathy (that is, a psychopath), I am somewhat insulted that Robert Lamb is telling the Internet that I am also "dishonest, undependable, impulsive, prone to irresponsible behavior for no reason, prone to casual and callous interpersonal and romantic relationships," and "quick to make excuses for [my] actions, blaming others." It seems especially bad that Mr. Lamb chooses to misinform people about psychopathy under the guise of clearing up misconceptions about psychopathy.

Now that I notice he lifted these words from the Scientific American article he linked, I guess I can only assume that he didn't know that he was misinforming people. I would prefer that a distinction be made between the characteristics necessary to be a psychopath and the ones that commonly occur in psychopaths, so as to make a better impression of psychopaths in the mind of the reader.
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Assuming that space and time collapse into/onto a one dimensional membrane, time wouldn't be of consequence. Information would remain and it would be "every where" at "every time." Question is, where are we in reference to that membrane right now?
I was recently in the market for a laptop that could be ordered with 16GB of RAM and two hard drives. The options I found were the the Dell M6600, Lenovo W520, and System76 Gazelle. System76 had the greatest range of options available and the lowest overall price. The best part was that the options were priced near their cost; going from 4GB to 16GB of RAM added only $280 to the cost compared to $480 from IBM and $800 from Dell.

I haven't made detailed comparisons, but I expect System76 would be competitive for more mainstream laptop configurations as well.
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The app is completely run and hosted on DotCloud, so bandwidth is limited by their capacity.
Right now when you submit a URL it's added to a global queue, and a separate python process goes through that queue and uploads them asynchronously on a first come, first-served basis. So with my current architecture it would be difficult to implement the functionality you describe but I agree that it would be cool. Smugmug's photo uploader has a similar feature; I should look into how they do it. (Or if anyone knows or has an idea, feel free to chime in!)
curious. i would have expected a more positive response here. like the article says, psychopaths have the positive characteristics necessary for an entrepreneur. there was a quote from pg a while back (can't remember the wording, but it was discussed here) about looking for people who fit the same description.

of course, i'm not saying entrepreneurs are loony axe wielders. but i don't see why psycopathy has to be binary all or nothing. every day i see the less pleasant (more psycopathic) people getting ahead.

the nice guy finishes last. it's common knowledge. why all the naysayers? guilt?
IL also mandated a boycott of Amazon for any state procurement. IOW no state employee can buy goods from Amazon using state purchasing methods (refardless of aource of funds). Of course it's not like any sales taxes were paid by tne state since they're exempt.
The more strongly everyone is inclined to cooperate, the more advantage there is to individually defect and exploit. And the more people defecting, the more benefit there is to cooperation.

At the very core of moral theory is this conflict of individual and group. And I suppose evolution just realises that in some form of perpetual dynamic equilibrium.
Another vote for a thinkpad. I have the t410 with core i5 540m, dedicated nvidia nvs3100, 9 cell battery and 128 gb ssd. Everything works. Suspend, resume, wireless, 5-7 hrs working with virtual machines. The build seems to be pretty good but the MBP seems sturdier to me. People seem to rate the thinkpad as having superior build quality but I feel that the screen and parts of e chassis have flex (no flex on the mbp).

I recently switched from a Mac and I definitely miss it at times but there is enough in the thinkpad/ubuntu combo to hold me over for now (openbox, good tiling managers, source code that is open to scrutiny etc).
Well then, speaking from your own experience, what is keeping you from doing these things?
Time dilation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_dilation

Ok, so let's take two twins, Raj and Ragan. Raj is orbiting a massive cosmological object, Ragan is on the surface. Ragan's time appears to travel slower than Raj's time.

Does FTL communication between Ragan and Raj ever create a situation where messages can travel backwards in time? Does bringing an observer into it help?
Quality doesn't mean only specs. System76 isn't competitive in terms of after-purchase support (Dell or Lenovo) or in terms of build quality (Lenovo).

The reason people pay more for a Lenovo machine is because it's built like a tank. You pay more because you get more. System76, on the other hand? You pay less and you get a lot less.

EDIT: System76's build quality looks even worse than it used to--those are truly hideous plasticky machines. They're also pretty underspecced and crappy, on the low end. The only processor available in their 13.1" model is an i3-330UM running at 1.2GHz. My x201 has an i5, and you can get them with i7's. It skimps in the peripherals, too: it comes with a 5400RPM hard disk and a smallish battery. When you up it to a 320GB 7200RPM disk and a halfway decent battery, you're already up to what I paid for my X201. Adding 8GB of RAM puts it over (although that's somewhat unfair because I bought my RAM off Newegg).

The machine also weighs more than my x201, has one of those weird button-y keyboards, no trackpoint, has a glossy screen, and less pixel density. Fails across the board. So, at least for me, System76 doesn't even begin to compete with Lenovo. Even if you don't consider Linux on the desktop a minus, it doesn't make a lot of sense to buy what looks in most ways to be a cheapie Dell knockoff.
"I love hearing ladies talk about circle-fill algorithms."

Wow, there really is no bottom to human depravity after all.
I took someone's recommendation to abandon Macports for Homebrew. Worth it.

But, still no binary packages.
I'm not saying the state can't be blamed, either, just that the headline is misleading. My comment was not a political one, but one about headlines that editorialize at the expense of clarity. If you want to emphasize the state's culpability, that can still be done with somethting like, "Connecticut tax change causes Amazon to pull affiliate program".

I do think Amazon's action was predictable, but it's still Amazon's action. I'm also not quite sure it was mandated by the decision; I suspect Amazon could still turn a profit even by retaining its CT affiliate program, but with the current landscape (% of states that do versus don't have such laws) it was a better business decision to pull out. Amazon is also probably looking at it as a strategic move to put pressure on other states, rather than considering the CT business case in isolation.
"Apple design an OS for a supremely limited range of hardware. Your comparison isn't fair."

It is totally fair, because each person has to decide whether they're going to use Linux or MacOS.

Saying it isn't fair is basically saying that MacOS is and always will be a better desktop choice, because Apple picked a solvable problem and the Linux desktop community didn't. I don't know that's true, but that's definitely what "not fair to compare Linux and OS X" means.
As you were posting this, I edited my post to fill in more details. You've got me re-reading my special relativity texts, which I haven't touched in 20 years, and for which I thank you. :)
Is there a recommended design pattern to deal with the problem of coalescing or "stringing together" multiple "phantom profiles" inadvertently created for a user every time they browse when logged out (or from different machines before logging in)? I imagine the site's database schema would require one or two extra levels of indirection to map user IDs to user histories.
AGGHHH!!! This is CLEARLY a very well DISGUISED ad-article/spam. Im so angered when I see an article that has "WebHostingTalk", "Discount", "Heres how you..."

Its so painful to see this on HN!

P.S.
@spitfire -- Yeah.. thems were the days! goes to show you how old I am
Having an open honest conversation in public stops people second guessing - the problem is timing the switch from secrecy to openness. The markets are currently overly sensitive to honesty. Hypothetically, the markets would adjust to whatever new speed at which the information would become available, if the markets smell a bargain or money to be made they will go for it. If the mad Mr Market is too dangerous to be told the truth he'll have to be put in handcuffs to some extent.
That is not necessarily true.

In Florida, prior to the deployment of Fios, as a competitor to cable television, Verizon lobbied the Florida legislature to rescind the minimum service level requirements to offer television to all citizens.

As a result, there are random neighborhoods with Fios access and others without. Verizon cherry picked the neighborhoods it wanted to service.

As you pointed out, the real problem seems to be the politicians.
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http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/

The manufacturers have started certifying that Ubuntu runs on particular configurations.

For instance, here is the certification report for the Lenovo X220 that has been mentioned several times in this discussion.

http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/hardware/201102-7303
I don't think it's really that simple. Here's their business model:

a) The customers sign up for those offers for free, and can buy certain things for less than the normal price.
b) The business owners will lose a percentage of a sale (they might have never made) and in exchange get new customers to check out their place (who, if they like it, will come eat there again.)
Instead of spending money on advertising, this is a pretty sure way to get people visit your restaurant.
c) The "coordinator" gets a cut.

So, ideally, it's really a win-win situation for everyone involved.
Also, I don't think it helps to dismiss the whole idea up front as "its fucking retarded."
If you're buying in person take a live CD or bootable USB stick to the store with you.
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I'm sold, then, thanks!
Ask HN: Text help or video help?
I have been making sites for quite sometime now, but have one I think could be pretty useful. One of the challenges I am facing however is taking a very difficult topic and "dumbing" it down for the masses. I am a huge fan of built-in context help and video explanations as they seem to allow you to connect more. So my questions is this, is it better to have a help menu with some supplementary text, or a video someone could watch?
I am not a big fan of Hadoop. It is a headache to configure and optimized for installs with node counts only a few companies could make use of. I really wish there were more options as I believe Hadoop is overkill for most of the people using it.

For quick and dirty map reduce on a smaller node count I've started to really like Disco (discoproject.org). You just pull down the backend with your package manager, push your files into ddfs, write a python script, and run it.
My experience is that I buy a groupon for $10 and then I spend about $25, so the merchant gets $5 from me and $5 from Groupon for -- usually -- a restaurant meal for one. The deal gets much better for the restaurant if two people come to eat.

Meanwhile I get to know a new place, and the server gets a $4-5 tip. That doesn't really seem to bad for the local merchant who otherwise would never have grabbed my attention. I bet the salons and day spas that make up most of the offers (restaurants are second) have ways to up-sell and do even better.

I also wonder if other grouponers are, being mostly new customers, also coming at low demand times. If you come for a discount at the peak hour, that would be bad.

Oh, Phil Greenspun has written on his blog about good experiences selling through Groupon. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2010/03/19/groupon-market...
I consider the consequences of actions in the medium to long term before I do them.

I'm honest because I believe a reputation for honesty can be of greater value to me than anything I can con people out of, and because I haven't any experience at conning people. I am about as dependable as I am honest. I am less impulsive than most people I know, and I don't do much of anything "for no reason." I have no problem owning my actions because I prefer to be honest. Regarding my interactions with others, I would say I'm "frank and earnest," but "casual and callous" works too.
Personal opinion, offered in a drive-by.

I hate videos.
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I'm still kind of mystified as to how these laws keep getting passed. I think there is clearly room for debate about whether or not Amazon customers should pay sales tax in their home jurisdictions. But, there is no reasonable debate about these laws. They have perfectly predictable results: law is passed, Amazon nukes affiliates, state loses income tax from affiliates, gains nothing as a result. I find it incredible that state lawmakers either think that it will be different in their state or that it's worth destroying the incomes of their taxpayers to just make a symbolic gesture. Does anyone have a reasonable justification for the lawmakers' actions or is it really just a mix of idiocy, vindictiveness, and appeasement of local donors?
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A friend gave me a decent example/analogy to illustrate my point:

Let's say you're on the Supreme Court and a case is brought before you that is very hairy and frankly, you don't think a clear guilty or not guilty judgement would be right since there is so much gray area to it so you decide, you're not going to give a verdict. You're one of 9 justices and 3 others decide to do exactly what you're doing: absence from providing their vote on guilty or not guilty.

Do you really think that the 4 justices who didn't cast their verdict didn't affect the results?
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There are two orthogonal questions to ask:

1. How much should states tax their citizens?

and:

2. Given a certain amount of tax to collect, what is/are the best mechanism(s)?

You seem to be talking to point number one. Eliminating sales tax or collecting it from fewer transactions would accomplish that, but so would applying the law exactly as CT applies it but lowering the percentage collected on each transaction. For that reason, I find it confusing to look at a situation like this and slide into arguing about cutting spending. If they should tax people less, fine, but that's orthogonal to the question of how they tax people and the consequences of the tax mechanisms they choose to employ.
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Hmm. Just out of curiosity, why?
http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/
Ideally, both.

I personally prefer to start by glancing at text. If it seems interesting I'll watch the video. If I want to know more, I'll read the text carefully and click the links.
I don't find it hard to manage vhosts, dns records and databases by hand. What I do:

each site gets it's own nginx config file, domain.name.conf (replace domain.name with real domain)

databases get prefixed with the domain name (replace . with _ )

Also, I'm working on a script to handle the DNS zones for me.
The problem here is they made this announcement to the Wall Street Journal. Had they done this at a developer conference it would be "just another Microsoft sending mixed signals" thing. But by saying "HTML5 is our development engine" to the largest business newspaper in the world they put MS developers in a tough spot. Because CEOs and CFOs read the Wall Street Journal and suddenly want to question every budget item that contains the word Silverlight.
Those secrets are impossible to keep anyway; too many people know. If Greece and Spain default then things might get rough for a few years but in the long run everyone would be better off. Those countries would eventually have a fresh start, and the other countries would have to learn to live within their means.
Some people like to point out that technically the information isn't traveling through space, but to me this seems like a rather academic distinction. This is the relevant wikipedia article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bells_theorem

See also:

http://forum-network.org/lecture/how-hippies-saved-physics
I don't know how anyone can stand (pun intended) working at a purely standing desk. You really need a treadmill to make it effective, both for your health and comfort. Standing stationary for long hours is not good for the circulation in your legs. Walking, on the other hand, is much more comfortable and leaves you with a warm after-workout feel after a long day.
Think of it as a signaling game: what happens when all the US states have similar laws. Will Amazon just give up on affiliates?
I don't know about "met", but for the past week or so, I've seen lots of "the sky is falling" on Twitter from pissed off .NET developers.

I think much of it is an overreaction, but Microsoft's native development story the past few years has given them room for concern. You're correct though, that the idea that there won't be .NET applications being developed and deployed over the next decade is pretty ridiculous.

I definitely think this is a PR disaster for Microsoft. Whether warranted or not, if Windows developers feel like they're investing in deprecated technology, there's a chance that what they jump to won't be controlled by Microsoft.
My guess would be that the "income" from affiliates is immaterial, but the states have a different problem: They do apply the tax to other companies with a "presence" in the state, and if they didn't attempt to collect from Amazon, they would face a challenge from companies that maintain a less tenuous presence in the state such as physical stores.

INAL, but if CT didn't try to collect the tax from Amazon, I would expect Barnes and Noble to argue that bn.com sales should be tax exempt even though they have a brick and mortar store in Glastonbury, CT.
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Ah, that was it. Thanks!
When I came to work in th US I was actually totally surprised that americans work so many hours less. In northern Italy it's unthinkable to go he at 5PM.
No, then Amazon would have set the precedent that it is acceptable for Amazon to collect sales tax for every muncipality it does business with.

Why should it be any different than a mail-order catalog?

Coordinating the payout of sales tax for every state and city in the US? Coding and compliance nightmare.

If the Connecticut legislature legalized slavery (in direct conflict with federal law), and businesses were disgusted at the idea and refused to continue to conduct business in Connecticut, would you still argue the same reasoning?

PS

"Connecticut Killed Affiliate Marketing with Amazon.com" seems clear to most of us.
Dude, you're not a real psychopath; that's just Aspergers.