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Nothing! But many right wing policies are pushed in the name of EBM; in practice it's been used to cut down on medical options for the poor.

Everyone should of course be for applying scientific evidence to medical practice.
This sounds like hearsay crap. Where are the clear cut examples of him acting like a "wimp"?

“He runs his own firm. He is the boss...When he needs to be strongest, he consumes himself with worry and purposeless actions."

This is just Seth Godin speak that doesn't mean anything. What has he done specifically? The above paragraph is so vague it could literally be applied to any business owner.

"As his hedge fund has tanked, he has lost 20 pounds (skinny to start with), is taking Valium every night to sleep, has night sweats and heart palpitations."

This isn't wimpy. It just means he gives a shit.

Is this a parody or something? What am I missing?
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Right. My laptop isn't my only computer, but I use the optical drive a lot. It's useful for watching / ripping DVDs whilst traveling, and it's just come in handy for me a lot of times. Again, there are only two USB ports on my MacBook Pro ... one is usually used for an external mouse and if there wasn't an internal optical drive I'd often have to use that port for the optical drive.

It also introduces storage and transportation concerns and issues of a majorly important component of a computer, which sucks. I mean, I use it a lot. When I'm out doing contract work clients often ask for a CD or give me one. Family members and friends do this with some frequency as well, it's one of the easiest ways to transfer data that exceeds reasonable attachment size (I have crossover cable with me at all times, but usually a CD is easier if it's not a ginormous amount of data). I'd be quite limited by the lack of an optical drive.

Incidentally, I use the optical drive in my main workstation somewhat less than I use the optical drive in my laptop, though I wouldn't want to give that up either.
“In the great heat and confusion of battle, you see men cower, become smaller, or retreat into some psychological refuge. Then you see the few who rise up out of the smoke and fire like an avenging spirit, usually with a mad gleam in their eyes and a slight determined smile, taking great pleasure in engaging a worthy enemy.”

And then you see the many who just try to do their job and end up being shot to death for it (as long as we're in the metaphorical context of a "battle"). I wonder why you don't see that many stories - or blog posts - about them.
What a shame Apple's releases today have stirred up a cauldron of disappointment and inconsistency. No significant spec upgrades, prices have gone up (in the UK, at least) - we've gained slightly better video, a glass trackpad, a new case, and an SSD option.

With computer prices falling (generally), it's remarkable that Apple hasn't responded to that at all. Even the old MacBook they're trying to pass off as the new entry level one is £20 more than the same machine was yesterday (yet $100 less in the US).

Apple has muddied the whole notebook range. The MacBook now comes in two totally different styles, as does the MacBook Pro (with the 17" now being a particularly poor deal, despite the increased standard res.) And what's with the new Cinema Display? Looks nice, but it's not workable for Mac Pro users (the market Cinema Displays were meant to be for) and it's heavily overpriced. It's really just an accessory for only the newest releases.

Apple was making good progress at bringing pro-level technology to the user at prosumer prices, but this whole update has sent them back into the stratosphere. The entry level "new" MacBook is over £200 ($400) more than the old entry level MacBook.. how can I recommend this to my PC-switching family now?
but that's kinda rigid (gotta choose your interest category) ... doesn't do the work of pairing you up with others based on a broad range of interests.
The first comment on the article brings up a good point too. Rather than spamming everyone who links to you, you can also just change the bad URL into a 301 redirect, redirecting to where you want that URL to go, and Google will pick that up.
R.I.P. Paul Krugman

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NmZmMzlmZjU4NDVlMmFlZWR...
How is Microsoft "fending off" Cisco? Is Cisco making consumer OS's and an office suite?
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Just started a video blog about stock options. Pretty fun so far.

www.investingwithoptions.com
Oh, I am sure they "changed their minds", when there is no mention of a definition being obsolete or deprecated.

Edit: Stalemate?
Seems like you're posting an informed and reasonable argument from a political site.

This argument has a contrary opinion to those expressed in this thread.

Burn the witch!

I wonder if I could make money selling pre-lit virtual torches for the angry mob that is about to descend upon you?

Seriously -- I'd like to see this discussed in a separate article. Very interesting stuff.
> To succeed in love, find the one that loves you at your worst.
> That's my two cents.

Absolutely.

Been through that BTW, so I know how that works.

Doesn't the Judeo-Christian wedding ceremony include the vow (paraphrasing) that people stick together in good and bad times?

Finding out that your worth as a mate to someone depends on the current bank balance is one HELL of a rude awakening. Great learning experience though, I would not have it any other way.
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Nice idea! Looking at the links on that page, it seems that WebFaction is the only one which is an affiliate link. Is that the case?
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I'm a tad frustrated. I love Apple and the Mac OS, but sometimes it really gets to be that the Mac space is a one supplier game. Apple has decided for me that I like glossy screens. I was pretty sure I hated them, but I guess Apple must be right. I also hate real buttons I guess. I'm looking forward to when Apple replaces my keyboard with a pretty glass piece as well.

I really need a new laptop (PowerBook is ready to kick the bucket), but at a certain point Apple needs to understand that some of its users are decently traditional and just really, really like the Mac OS. I feel like if Apple had to compete with other Mac OS players, I'd get a better deal and better products. Apple is making great things right now, but they're also trying to force you into a corner by saying "if you want the good Mac OS stuff, you have to put up with everything else we want to push on you".

Maybe I'm the only one who feels like Apple is getting arrogant with their marketshare. Maybe this isn't parallel to how Apple previously got arrogant and lost nearly all its marketshare. Maybe I don't want to go back to the dark days when I was openly mocked for my Mac choice.
Unfortunately I don't have the time to do anything too crazy but here's what I currently got going:

- Just about finished a small 2 week project that will allow indie game developers a place to host their games, upload media, and give status updates. Been done before (Infact, I made one of first incarnations the style of service about 6 years ago) but I need something to do with my www.gamecake.net domain and this was a fun way to learn more about django and give a little back to the community I no longer belong to due to time restraints.

- Starting up a video cooking blog. My side passion is cooking and I would like to create videos of my recipes. I'm celiac/dairy-free so I have a niche to focus on. I've got a good camera now, and will probably shoot my first real episode this week now that I have some recipes nailed down strong.

Not looking to make money on either of these, just for fun and learning. Plus they look good on a resume in my opinion.
From the article linked at the bottom of the article:

"DarkMarket is the only survivor among the handful of crime forums that emerged to fill the hole left by the Secret Service's "Operation Firewall" in October 2004. In that unprecedented law enforcement crackdown, the agency used an informant to target what was then the top crime site, Shadowcrew.com."

I think it's hilarious that the leading crime forums have been sting operations for the last several years. How long before criminals start assuming this is the case by default?
http://theperceptron.com - astute music recommendations

And a site where you create your audio autobiography by uploading mp3s. Hello, RIAA.
"I also hate real buttons I guess"

It is a real button. Did you not read the article/presentation etc?
You can just decide that the bottom 1/3rd of the trackpad is the old button and keep using it just as you did with a satisfying click and small movement as before.

As for matt screens.... meh
Yeah Porsche should drop their prices as well eh. They still cost way more than a ford focus.
I watched a few of your videos, quite enjoyed them despite my small knowledge of markets. Keep at it!
the Macbook keyboard takes some getting used to. it's a shame they moved away from the nicer keyboards on the old Macbook Pros. I use a bluetooth keyboard while at home with my Macbook as well as an external monitor, which makes it a lot nicer. Also leaving Firewire 400 off is interesting, as I prefer it to USB 2.0 for the higher speed. Looks like I'll not be buying another Macbook for a while.
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Not bad, got some good recommendations. The UI needs a lot of work but I'm sure you're working on that ;)

What do you use to fetch your library of artists/etc? Or is it selt built?
He gives too much of a shit. Hard as it may be, life goes on.
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Except not really. You hire an employee with the intentions that they'll be worth more to the company than the money the money they cost it. It could be more accurately stated as...

Cutting out a _worthless_ employee with $100k in salary is just as good as blah blah blah.

If the employee is not worth more than they cost the company you should not be hiring them recession or not.
But make sure you pronounce it as "Schtartenfreude".
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Wumi's advice is generally pretty good... but once again, nobody needs to exercise for 90 minutes a day. That's just a little crazy.

All it takes is 30-45 minutes, 3-4x a week. A day of rest in between each session.

Don't forget a whole body workout! Weights are your friends.

Even some pilates is better than nothing. Actually, pilates is really really great. It's a wonderful toning/stretching exercise. If you're a guy, I would definitely suggest trying this out a bit, you'd be surprised how tight people can get... but get a special book for men (http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-Pilates-Men-Performance/... is a great one).
Apple is not trying to be a Porsche of the computer industry. Apple is a mass market company with growing marketshare - it's one of the biggest computer manufacturers in the world. Porsche's output is tiny compared to that of Ford.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, especially when it makes no sense.
title should be: Rails Conferences that Matter

in general, the conferences that matter most for a given company are those that address the tech on which the company is based and those specific to their market sector (social networking companies should hit social networking conferences).
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but but but... OS X is really great! I like the *buntus, but I think that OS X is a little more polished and solid.
I think both the new MacBook and the MacBook pro are great. Aesthetically Apple nailed it. The increased graphics capacity will no doubt be a hit with the graphic design and production crowd. The screen looks mint and the trackpad will no doubt probably become standard on all mac laptops from now on. Seems everyone is always wanting that "something more" but for someone who was holding out from buying a MacBook because I knew new ones were on the horizon, these are excellent.
I'm still not sure why it wouldn't be something that can double (or look like) an email address. It has drawbacks, but it wins on usability because everyone is doing it today.

Even if Yahoo said your openid is:
thorax@openid.yahoo.com

people are going to remember that a lot better than:
http://openid.yahoo.com/users/thorax

(or whatever their syntax is now).

I really want something like OpenID everywhere. That's why I hope/want Clickpass to get traction because it's much closer to providing an email address as a login option.
I think the issue is that AFAIK it is not that easy to make $2000/y with selling stock photography. Actually, it is a hard, persistent work. So he was propably just lucky, so they picked him up to advertise them.
I’m working on a great Google map application, that the most I can say for now (stealth rule).
A LAMP & AJAX driven framework to assist small businesses who want put their data online. It is also good at giving startups backend functionality to their databases so that they can concentrate on the client front end.
True for early MacBooks, though all replaced under warranty.
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At least it looks great.
yeah wayne, that's how we're going to do it.
Thanks for the good feedback. I think we'll need to move the indicator to the left side and pad the input to offset it, so that it's more visible.

Correcting scrolling is less trivial, and will have to wait for v2.
I would guess that the glossy screen is necessary for the construction of the computer. Is glass-and-matte possible? (I'm not knowledgeable here; I might be wrong.)
I would not recommend Mailstreet, had mediocre experiences with them. I did have really good results with Intermedia though, so give them a shout.
Let's put it this way: If Matt is making a presentation to an investor one day, one of the minions may raise their hand and ask him how he explains this presentation.

Hopefully, Matt will turn their attention to the slide in his presentation that talks about net revenues and EBDIC, then say smoothly, "Of course I wasn't talking about you guys, you obviously invest in quality companies with actual business models."

Such a conversation would probably go well.
Yeah. You don't get a Macbook just for the aesthetic - though the aesthetic is tremendous. You get it for the operating system.
An easy solution is to have uneven ownership. If you're quitting your day job to work full-time on something, and I'm drawing a salary and working 20 hours/week on a side project, I'll expect you to be a minority partner.

Vest everyone's shares too - if I bail on you early, I might just have a few % of the company when I leave.

I think it's OK to have varying levels of commitment. Of course, the CEO should be 100% in the game. But I've worked with developers part-time, as partners, and found them reliable and committed with a lower number of hours.
Are you kidding? Apple wants to eat its cake and have it, if they can. They want mass popularity and technical superiority. But above everything, they are a high-end technology producer. Remember their $600 phone? There's a reason their products debut at such a high price: it's because they want above all to have the best product.

Granted, $999 Macbooks aren't the best. I'd prefer it lower. But it's absolutely worth that price.
This is more like the Air keyboard, though. And I've used that, and it's been pretty excellent.
Thanks! I never even noticed, I'll set it up with a wildcard subdomain.
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Also leaving Firewire 400 off is interesting, as I prefer it to USB 2.0 for the higher speed.

If you mean "lower" when you say "higher", then your statement is true.

USB 2.0 is 480 Mbps. Firewire 400 is...100, 200, or 400 Mbps. Firewire 800, on the other hand, tops out at 800 Mbps, but uses an incompatible cable type, thus making it even less common than Firewire 400, and practically useless except for folks doing high end video work (since those are the only devices I can think of that still ship with 1394 interfaces...maybe some audio devices do, too).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus#USB_2.0

Popular standards are good. Embrace them. Particularly when they are clearly superior, as USB 2.0 is.
Yup, I use WebFaction for all of my hosting.

To make more money I should probably add referrals/affiliate links for Dreamhost and Slicehost. All 3 hosts are the most clicked on the site.
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He's correct about this taking 90 minutes. That's 20 minutes warming up on any of the treadmills, 10 minutes stretching, 10 minutes per machine (3-5 seconds per rep, 8-12 reps, 4 sets including a warmup set, a minute between each set, and a minute or two between each exercise to setup the machine, wait for somebody to finish up, etc.), and about 4-5 exercises. So, 20+10+50+10 minutes to change = 90.

I disagree on the frequency. I think coming into the gym to do a routine 4x a week is about perfect, and 2x more times a week just to jog for 20 minutes and that's all (to keep the habit up.) And if one is too sore and tired to put in full effort on one of the 90 minute days, then just jog for 20 minutes (again, just to keep the habit up) and resume the next day.
it looks very pretty. the no-seams aluminum case looks cooler than i thought it would, and makes my four-month-old macbook pro look dated by comparison.

i think the glossy screen is a deal-breaker for me, though. i'm hoping the next round will add a matte option.
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Just finished a simple command-based search engine by using Yahoo APIs - http://geeky.siong1987.com.

Now, I am working on trakify.com. It is not up yet. Need a partner desperately.. LOL...
Maybe I'm the only one who feels like Apple is getting arrogant with their marketshare.

Methinks you have cause and effect backwards. Apple's willingness to simplify their product line is the reason they have a growing marketshare.

Apple's been making design decisions like this since Steve Jobs insisted on the one-button mouse. And left the floppy out of the original iMac. And released a notebook without a CD-ROM drive. You can't claim that this is something new. This is how Apple works. You can have any color so long as it's aluminum.

Having to pay a premium for Firewire is what makes me unhappy, since I just bought more Firewire peripherals, including a Firewire-based audio interface. But... oh well. The good news is my old Macbook is still working just fine. When it finally kicks the bucket, I might as well spend the extra money on a Macbook Pro and get my Firewire. It's not as if I'll save any money by migrating to Windows on a Dell, or by trying to figure out if there's a 1password equivalent on Ubuntu and whether I can transfer my 250 stored passwords to it without retyping them all.
Took a swing at this one a few years ago - http://whosgoing.com
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I've been working on it nights and weekends. Great respite from some of the less than pleasant activities of coding at my day job.
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No Apple just has a hardon for glossy.
I'm working on an open platform for cloud storage. Imagine something like MobileMe, Microsoft Strata, or Carbonite, but without your data being trapped by a single vendor.

At the moment we are considering Celeste as the basis for this platform. http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/celeste/

I've got the partner (alexkravets), now we're looking for funding to mitigate the risk of having no day job.

We don't have a write-up online at the moment, but we firmly believe in the "ideas are cheap; execution is everything" philosophy, so we'll answer any questions.
AFAICT, that's not a real button. That's a configurable pseudo-button. In particular, there doesn't appear to be tactile feedback -- the most important part of button-pressing for those of us old-school types who like to press buttons.
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Excellent! Glad to hear the recommendations are good.

I find links between artists and recommend based upon that. These links include: being recommended by a human, being on the same record label, being mutual admirers, playing gigs together, being posted to the same mp3 blog, being on the same mixtapes and so on.

I wrote a post on my blog that gives a comprehensive account of how the recommendation system works: http://www.maryrosecook.com/post/show/130

And, yes, I know the UI is horrible.
Apple does want to be the Porsche of the computer industry. The adoration and expanding market share is just incidental of them being the Porsche of the computer industry.

It's also quite small in the grand scheme things, 1/10 of the global market.
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Interesting, thanks. Most of my sneakernet data transfers seem to be on USB sticks, external HDDs or similar, and all of my customers so far have had WiFi or a wired LAN, so I haven't even thought about that being an issue. As for movies and other media... yeah, that's where the large HDD comes in. :)

I definitely wouldn't want to give up the drive in my desktop, but that's not weighing down my backpack, so it's a different story.
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Apple goes through transitional phases, if it could have lopped off that white macbook completely it surely would have. And as with any good Apple faithful knows, you don't buy version 1. If you really want a laptop it's best you wait until next Feb when the specs are updated again and the kinks worked out.

This then brings into question what WILL get updated during MacWorld. I'm thinking SnowLeopard, Mac Pro/Mac mini, Apple TV, and iPhone.
FYI, the HDD is easily accessible on both the new MBP and the new MB: http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/10/14/hands-o...
All QA types worth their salt these days are writing at least some code for automated QA, and from there, if you're good, it's just a sideways move within your present organization. It'll help if you're writing bug reports that developers like.
The slides say that the screen overlay goes edge-to-edge and is glass. So I'd say that matte is not an option because the screen is behind a glass panel.
well, it's a sexy machine to run linux on too, when you are too frustrated with manually compiling tarballs or fighting with the ports system.
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"No tactile feedback".
The button goes down and clicks. What more tactile feedback is there for a button?