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>Much like Apple, Nintendo has a legacy of software-hardware tie-in.

This is the most important point in a nutshell. Shigeru Miyamoto can decide that the next Mario game should have a mechanic that allows little sisters to point a wand at the screen and collect star bits while the older brother does the "hard" stuff, and Nintendo can create the hardware to bring this to life. (I'm not saying that's the history of the Wii, just that it's Nintendo's competitive advantage.)
Not on a blank page.
Really cool stuff indeed. Thank you.
I have a hard time believing that casual games are "the future" and that high end gaming isn't going to continue being a major force.

We're really going to live in a future with incredible technology and not have amazing total-immersion environments?

Casual games are reaching an untapped audience via iOS and facebook, but there are hundreds of millions of people who want the most advanced games that are available. Are we really going to be too lazy to put down the ipad and walk down the hall to the holodeck?
And if Angelo Mozilo and Dick Fuld hadn't approved of it, Countrywide and Lehman would not have been making liars loans. And if regulators had been doing their jobs, the mortgage brokers originating those loans would have been prosecuted.
I retrained to be a Shiatsu therapist (Japanese acupressure massage). It was a three year part time course (here in the UK) and I had every intention of quitting the IT world. Once I had finished the course though, my outlook had changed (partially because of the course - the theory behind Shiatsu is based on theory behind acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine which is somewhat different to the more Western concepts I was brought up with). Anyway, now I do both - I code and I do Shiatsu.
Nintendo needs to make it as easy to make and sell games on their hardware as it is for developers to make cell phone apps.

Without that, their small exclusive library won't be able to compete with an army of developers making all types of games on iOS and Android. Developers not only make games, but they promote a platform by showing their friends their games/apps, and doing marketing to get sales. Anything that goes viral is great advertisement not only for the app/game, but also for the platform.

Whoever controls the developers WINS. I thought Steve Ballmer also knew that, but his actions(or lack of action in Mobile) speak louder than repetitive words... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMU0tzLwhbE
The advantages of pessimism (Alain de Botton)
It's a very convenient simplifying assumption to know that you can send a message to anyone in the country via the exact same method without having to do any complicated lookups. It's going to complicate everything that touches the mail system (read: almost every business) to have this facile assumption become untrue. It is very good for business, and by extension the economy, to streamline this kind of thing. It's not just subsidizing people out in the country.
My layman's understanding is that George Marsaglia's xorshift generator[1] is considerably faster than the Mersenne Twister while still providing high quality randomness.

I've also seen WELL512[2] mentioned in a few places, but I don't know much more about it than the name.

[1]: First introduced here: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.c/msg/e3c4ea1169e46...

[2]: http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~panneton/WELLRNG.html
Apple obviously knew there was something off. Their systems detected an issue. Detecting an intrusion is obviously not a problem, though I do think your suggestions for detection would be nice.

The way it reacted to an intrusion, however is absolutely unacceptable. Simply informing you that you got hacked after it's already happened is not the way it should have dealt with this. Ideally, it would block the purchase, blacklist the IP, then force you to confirm through an email.

Sure, if your email got compromised too, that won't do any good, but at least it would have tried to stop the unauthorized access.

Another nice thing I'd like to see would be something like Google's two-step authentication, where you would have to authorize the new registration via a previously registered device.
The point of Android is to pursue a different product strategy to Apple/MS that will also make loads of money.
I want to run a server on the printer; not run the server on a PC that's hooked up to a printer.
I took a look at the area that I am familiar with (database). If you'd like to gain more understanding about the area, it's probably better to look at required reading list from Berkeley and Stanford. (Note that the Berkeley list is longer.)

http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/GradAffairs/CS/Prelims/db.html

http://infolab.stanford.edu/db_pages/infoquallist.html
They could start with porting their existing games like Square Enix and others did. But the question is whether they want their titles to remain exclusive.

I think if they want to remain a giant, they'd continue with what they do and strive for a next breakthrough. Whether they will succeed is another question.

If they give up the exclusivity of their own titles and move on to software-only like Sega (or maybe a combination of their own hardware platform + publishing to other platforms), they might still be great in the industry, but there'd be many alongside them.
This seems to share a lot of parallels with the last big outage in terms of the API request overload and the EBS replication. Seems like the system need to be able to tell a bit better between a node going down and require a remirror and most of an availability zone going down.
Can you be more specific about why he wants to learn programming? What is he hoping to do with it?

If he's smart and dedicated, I recommend SICP, but it's fairly difficult (and assumes things like exposure to calculus): http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html

Think Python is a bit easier, but still good: http://greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkpython.pdf
Families who never thought it would happen to them across the United States are finding themselves homeless. My wife is from a small town that just 15 years ago had very high employment. Today the town is rapidly turning into a miniature Detroit after the main employer of the town closed down and moved overseas. Countless numbers of children are going hungry this summer since their primary and often times only nutritious and filling daily meal is their school lunch.

The solution is to create a successful business. It doesn't matter what the business does, as long as it makes money you're guaranteed to be making a positive difference. Not only are you creating enough value somewhere in the world to make that kind of profit on your work, but you're also providing a sustainable income for yourself and all your employees.
How fast is PyPy?
Hm, interesting. Perhaps Nintendo could come up with something completely new. I mean, I don't see them creating games for phones - they are not under pressure to create a classical smartphone, so they can go completely crazy with their devices.

That said, if I remember correctly they were already deep in trouble before the Wii, and the Wii was mostly luck. Some engineer came up with the Wii Remote and they changed everything in the last second.
I've been pondering similar ideas, and my sister (Masters in odd textiles-related field) has been searching for jobs recently, so we discussed this. Our ideas:

* Electrician and especially low-voltage electrician. Find someone to take you on first, then get into the apprenticeship program. You get paid while you learn. Low-voltage sounds especially interesting, since it's things like wiring up alarm system, and less risk of electrocuting yourself. Wiring up alarm systems sounds more hacker-ish than any paid programming job I've had. Pretty much all electrician work involves a significant amount of problem solving.

* Welding. In particular, deep sea welding, sounds... interesting. It has potential for a very good salary, though it will involve significant risk management and probably a lot of time spent away from home and family.

* Trucking. It sounds less appealing with modern trucking organizations, but if you like driving, it might be doable. Years ago, I recall reading about a British IT guy that switched to trucking who absolutely loved it.

* Physical trainer. This one is probably great if computer-related physical issues have created a passion for fitness in you. I suspect these careers will be even harder going forward, if the economy continues to drag.

* Accounting, lawyering. These exacerbate the same physical issues. Lawyering is pretty dead now, what with way too many graduates.

* Teaching. You can try to teach English overseas to dabble in it and see if you like it.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head, but I've had a few drinks. ;-)

My basic goal with an alternate career is to get exposure to new business opportunities. For example, something seemingly silly like working at a prison might allow you insight into a whole new industry, where you could write niche software and potentially earn a lot of income. Nothing will ever make me stop thinking, "aha! I could solve that with some code..."
The USPS holds a monopoly on non-urgent mail.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service#Un...

You are correct that non-urgent mail (what the USPS sells) is cheaper than urgent mail (what their competitors sell).
Wow, that makes one of us. Most[1] of my day jobs over the past eight years have been:

- Make sure Visual Studio 2005 doesn't look like shit.
- Make sure Visual Studio 2008 doesn't look like shit.
- 'Something something, dead Microsoft product.'
- Make sure we can ship this product in order to get a 'B' round of funding.
- 'Something, something dead startup.'

And, on that depressing note...

On the other hand, if you don't think that the work you do during the day contributes to the greater good, then maybe you should consider doing something else with your valuable time.
Do good and get paid. You can do both at the same time.

Let's sure hope so. I envy you in many ways.

[1] Although I have never directly contributed to a reduction in human misery, I still take a great deal of pride in things like http://cocoacontrols.com, which have, hopefully, made many iOS developers happier and richer, and many end-users generally happier.
Not even a crisis will convince Congress to let them do it. I mean, look at what happened with the budget.
I run http://www.photoblog.com and at one point a few years ago we were like in Iran's top 100 sites. It was to the point where 25% of our traffic was from Iran. Then that student revolution hit and we are now blocked.
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Seconded. I don't think you can beat Scheme for an introduction to Computer Science. Not having to think about syntax really goes a long way towards making it easy to focus on the concepts. That said, I agree with the above poster about not tackling SICP if he doesn't like math.

Alternatively HTDP, Concrete Abstractions and Touretzky's book (Common Lisp) are interesting alternatives.
I'm involved with a company here in New Zealand called Enspiral. I'll take no credit for much of anything as my involvement is mainly through their contracting arm, however they're a great example of using entrepreneurship to try and effect social change.

Check out their website here: http://enspiral.com
Yes, but functionally the Ruby example is the equivalent of a public member variable. Since those are public by default in PHP, there is no need to complicate the code by first making it private and then implementing a getter and a setter.
Let me know if you are ever in San Francisco and I'll open the tab at one of our many fine beer-snob bars (or a wine-snob bar, if you prefer).

This thread & invite is still open to anyone who can provide further suggestions!
It would be nice if more Android manufacturers could create devices like the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play - phones with physical game controls. Sadly it seems to be a dead-end, since developers won't rewrite games for a single handset.
Also, the nonprofit is not under evolutionary pressure to actually solve the problem. They are just under pressure to make people believe they are doing a good thing.
this is a solved problem - the PCIe interconnect for desktop graphics and MxM for laptop graphics give an extremely tested and viable way to upgrade graphics cards.
Hell, even the latest Sony Vaio Z comes with an external graphics card (http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/sony-vaio-z-with-external-graph...)

It is completely viable to create an upgradable platform that does not obsolete itself by the time it is released - the problem is not technology itself, it is the console manufacturer management notion that it is a good idea to have planned obsoletion every 3 years or so to get people to buy new hardware.

Give me an upgradeable PS3 with an SSD and Steam (rather than the 10 times slower Bluray) - and tell me that it wont kill desktop gaming.

Nintendo, MS and Sony will be killed by mobile gaming - the latest Kal El pre-production silicon has a 12-core GPU and a 4-core CPU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBvaDtshLY8&feature=playe...

Just a matter of time before Crysis 2 works on your big screen TV through mini HDMI - what remains to be figured out are the controllers
Flat rate mail delivery is convenient for some businesses. Other businesses would find the benefits of cheaper mail delivery outweigh the costs of `curl www.privatemailcarrier.com/api/cost/?from=12345&to=67890`.

Why should the businesses capable of handling lookups be forced to subsidize the businesses unable to do so?
I look forward to when you move back to Kansas and expect mail delivery six days a week, or the ability to ship a package anywhere for less than fifteen dollars.

Like ubernostrum and bodyfour point out, the real story is much more complicated than this.

This isn't to say that the USPS hasn't made many terrible missteps along the way, or that they don't need to dramatically revise their business model: they have and they do.

But, the fact remains that they are critical to many aspects of American life, even for stalwart market-driven replacements [1]

[1] http://fedex.com/us/smart-post/outbound.html and http://www.ups-mi.net/packageID/, for example
PDFkit is not installed:

http://erlang-factory.herokuapp.com/pdf
From what I understand, the entire reason why we have public goods is because to have it private would cause many people to be left without service.

If it were privatized, the companies would not bother to spend money servicing routes which do not add to their profits, leaving many Americans without mail service.

And honestly, if the private companies had to deliver to every house 6 days a week, they would probably be far less profitable than USPS is.
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Mibbit hack Compromised
Last day i had posted about Mibbit Hack . The Mibbit had detected the unauthorized access to the server which runs their blog. The Mibbit had opened a new blog at Blogger .In response to this Mibbit shut it down and began investigating . Later today at around 8pm GMT Mibbit shutdown the IRC services after it became clear that several pieces of backed up data had been accessed maliciously from another server, tools.mibbit.com. Mibbit now know the data's included The personal information of 9 Mibbit operators including their names, accounts and e-mail addresses . A backup of nickserv data from April 2011 with up to 10,000 user nicknames and their credentials andTwo sets of backup data for one operator user account PMs and Channel logs, used for testing are Leaked. Currently Mibbit are working on securing and restoring the affected services. Mibbit are treating this as a significant and malicious attack on Mibbit services which impacts users and which has placed user data at risk. Mibbit are continuing to work to remedy this situation and bring back affected services online as quickly as possible. Mibbit asked apologies for the disruption, inconvenience and difficulty this attack has caused to you and your users. As Mibbit have updates about the attack, the backup data which was stolen from tools.mibbit and the next steps to recover services we will share it via the blog and the #help channel.
Operation Britan #OPBRITAIN #OpUnity
The anonops had tweeted a message about Operation Britain . The Anonymous said that the riots that we have witnessed over the last week, whilst violent and misguided, are a product of decades of neglect inflicted on your country by various governments. We do not condone mindless thuggery, but that does not stop us from seeing the reality behind it. Your politicians and the media do their best to avoid seeing that reality. They would rather manipulate public anger in order to cloud judgment and create division. They will use these riots as an excuse to withdraw civic freedoms, increase draconian police powers, and discourage legitimate protest. By placing their emphasis on mindless criminality, your politicians mask the extent to which a significant section of society is stuck in an impoverished way of life with little hope for the future. Anonymous senses your displeasure and witnesses the iron fist of the state being used more and more often to put down dissent before it begins. We note also the ever increasing tide of propaganda issued to justify these repressive acts. The law is no longer the protector of the citizens but the protector of a wealthy few from the many, who have very little. Justice has become yet another commodity that only the wealthy can afford. We sympathise with the anger that seethes under the facade of your country's diplomatic image. It is time to take a stand and realise that solutions will not be found in today's corrupt political landscape. You should seize this opportunity to rally for freedom. Anonymous stands with you in this struggle and will fight alongside you in the battle for permanent change. Let your enemies stand forewarned.Saturday October 15th 2011 will be your opportunity for rebellion. We call on Britain to unite and organise peacefully. Unions, anti-cuts groups, community organisations, students, activists, citizens: you know your political system is not fit for purpose. Rally your supporters and stand together in holding mass protests in your major cities. Together you can send a powerful message to your government: you are the people of Britain and your voice WILL be heard. For operation Britan there were 3 twitter accounts were opened by the one is AnonActionUK second account Op_Britain third account is GroupAnon and a IRC channel was also opened
A good friend of mine started http://www.seniorcarehomes.com/. His love & passion for helping seniors is amazing. I think it would be very beneficial to feature him/his company on your radio show. You can reach him at Erwin(at)seniorcarehomes.com. Tell him Jonas sent you.
It's convenient for all businesses in that it's one less thing to worry about/have to analyze/potentially have to negotiate. The tech savvy businesses in this case (don't fool yourself into thinking that a majority of businesses can do what you just pointed out) provide a tiny subsidy in order to help improve the general health of the economy, which in turn benefits them by providing a healthy customer base and a pleasant place to live.

For large businesses that rely heavily on mail for customer communications, the solution you point out is laughably oversimplified. The difference between Chase knowing that they can definitely send mail to 100% of their customers is vastly different from them being able to send mail to 99%, especially if there's any sort of legal mandate to provide something via mail.
It's not the the job of the press to hold people accountable, the law should do that, which I think it has in terms of Facebook.

An idea is something waiting to be executed on. No execution and, in my eyes at least, you can't own that idea because how do you know it's unique to you? Everyone had ideas for a tablet, Microsoft created many that were total failures, it took a visionary like Steve Jobs to create the most useful and popular tablet in the world. See my point?

I do like what you're working on, it just seems that every time Mark Zuckerberg is mentioned, you jump in and mention how wronged you were. Move on and put Facebook behind you, you don't want a reputation like the Winklevosses.
Well, that's total crap.

The Wii, X360 and the PS3 have been around for 5+ years, and will be around for at least 1-2 more. They've all sold a crapload of units. Remember all those articles about Nintendo selling a bazillion Wiis? They made truckloads of money.

Obsolete in 5-7 years is a pretty good product life time.
Oh heck, give it another shot. I found it awkward and tiring on the legs for about two weeks. Give yourself at least that amount of time.
I support keeping country folk connected to the rest of the nation as a public good, not a profit center.

What, exactly, is the public good in having the rest of us subsidize mail service to rural people? It's not like they couldn't get mail - they'd just have to pay what it costs.

Where I live I pay more for land than people in rural areas do, but I don't expect them to subsidize my house. Why do they expect me to subsidize their mail, their airports, and their roads?
The difference being, coloring fiberglass insulation serves to identify its brand, and serves no other purpose.

Red soled shoes are arguably better looking, which is a functional purpose of shoes. So you shouldn't be able to trademark them. Trademarks should only prevent people passing off goods as yours, not copying your function.

Similarly, Apple shouldn't be able to trademark Aluminium notebooks, or single button phones, as they have a functional purpose.

Of course, their is a question as to whether aesthetics is a function, and whether restrictions on aesthetics will limit the function of competitors' offerings. In fiberglass insulation, I doubt it. High-heels, maybe.
Actually, I believe JRuby is comparable to the normal Ruby, some even consider JRuby to be better than Ruby in some cases. Not disagreeing with any of your points I believe you're dead on.