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"Often you need someone to perform a dull role."

If you see your company as a machine in which you and a few select managers are the controllers, and everyone else is, somewhat literally, just a tool. This is the subconcious model that permeates our society, for better or for worse.

"There are plenty of people, even knowledge workers, who are satisfied with a steady paycheck and a low level of workplace stimulation."

Really? That sounds a lot like somebody in power justifying to themselves why the other people are not in power -- because they are "satisfied" with their lot. This is a very, very old trope, including the whole White Man's Burden thing, etc.
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we actually got bit in game development by the "last line must be blank" standard. along game a compiler that actually complained and we had to write a script to fix up the code.
Very early on, not long after that first memorable 3-line BASIC program that printed (!) a sine wave on paper, Dad had me work thru a book on programming - no computer. Every page had an assembler-style command in the corner, and I learned much by "running" the program by hand, flipping hither & yon thru pages whilst scribbling down numbers in "registers" on paper. Don't remember the book's title or the program's function, but it did make a big impression - and was a lot of fun.
Hi, I just wrote to you on Twitter before seeing this thread. I agree with you here, but the issue is that your default setup is close, large type :) Zooming with the browser does indeed help. Perhaps you should call attention to the fact that one can do that?
By reading the comments I figured the biggest issue with "open source" is that it is misunderstood, and terms are abused in various directions which have different meanings.

Generally people use FOSS (Free Open Source Software) as the term to coin the meaning: "its open source, without compromises. It will never be closed, even for a while. AKA it's open source AND free as in freedom - yours - not the companies".

Ends up in a BSD (pro for companies) vs GPL (pro for the users) fight usually. You'd think most would prefer GPL, but many of us actually work for companies and vote BSD (or similar) because it helps the hand that feed them. (I certainly vote GPL)

The GPLv3 added some more depth to the understanding of FOSS - it's been criticized, also by M. Torvalds, who's getting most contributions from people working for said companies.
The level of depth is simple: not only the software code must be available, possible to build and reproduce, but you must be able to do that on your device, that one which you own.

It's all about power and control. They want to control you. Eg, have Facebook installed and potentially running even if you don't use it. That's control.
That your warranty becomes void if you root the phone, that's for control too. They don't want you to be in control.
That's a good part of what FOSS is about: ensure that you stay in control. And that's also what simple OSS (Open Source Software) does not provide.

An I think that's important for our future, as software takes a big part of our lives.
That $300 stock price was extremely overinflated, especially for a company whose entire well-being rests squarely in the hands of the major media companies.
I think in your first comment you appear to be advocating just having a forward/back button instead of anything else.
I was liking Dart's syntax but the early static binding is a deal breaker for me. Javascript would've been stuck in neutral if it didn't support mutable objects.
Circle my_circle = new Circle();

I have to type the word circle 3 times to define a circle. It gets boring. This gets worse if you are trying to do any kind of user input.

BufferedReader my_reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));

Had to type reader 4 times. :(
Here in the midwest, "this is awesome" is not commonly heard, but people are generally averse to confrontation. So, they will most likely give a "that's interesting" up to, and past, the midpoint of the normal distribution depicted. If it's really a terrible idea in their eyes, they will most likely make a sarcastic comment. Midwesterns (as a general stereotype, which is what we are talking about here) also tend to be less than energetic about new and different things, so no matter how good your idea is, you will be seen as crazy (or stupid) for trying to start a company in the first place.
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That was my initial thought. I think as the CC-BY states that the attribution must be made in accordance with the wishes of the author then the second part effectively modifies the attribution to make it optional. I'd have thought that could be defended well in a court of law.
2. that's a nice idea, thanks :)
I'd be grateful if you'd tell me what you think!
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None of what you just said is unique to Android at all. Except for the fact that Google has repeatedly said the Honeycomb is a small fluke they don't plan to repeat.

In the same light as something another poster alludes to: AOSP 1.0, 1.1, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 4.0 (and associated minor revisions) are all known to be open source releases. Honeycomb stands as a sole exception that, again, Google has said will not occur again.
We almost never used the DVD service, but the streaming service is our primary way of watching TV -- the kids watch it frequently, we use it to watch with varying frequency, but either way, we rarely watch something on actual cable.

For things that aren't on Netflix, we sometimes use Redbox or Amazon's On Demand rentals, but mostly it doesn't exist for us.
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Pretty cool simulator for testing iPhone/iPad mobile web pages and apps that use jQuery Mobile etc. I use it for presentations to customers as well. Nice for folks with no access to a Mac.
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How do you do your DVD ripping? I like to rip DVDs for my iPad, but was disappointed to learn that HandBrake won't do deCSS on Windows. I'm not keen on paying $50 for a 3rd-party decryptor just so I can watch movies I own on the bus.
Has programming language creation maniacs took over Google or what? What happened to Go. Why Google thinks that they can steal our precious time with these stuff. Why don't they eat their own dog food first and benefit from the nutrition and then develop sense of urgency to share it with world! I even regret to take time to write this comment.
It varies, some startups are post-launch and already have significant traction pre-YC while others are just at the idea stage.

About 20% of YC companies completely change what they're working on during YC, so for them the value of having something already built is relatively small.
I am also disappointed, but in a different way that most commenters. I don't mind java syntax, and I prefer strongly-typed languages. My concern is that Dart seems to give up a lot vs. gwt, and not add much.

That is, with gwt you get

- strongly typed java syntax

- it abstracts away browser differences, and supports many browsers

- it lets you run mostly the same code on client and server, and gives you access to lots of java libraries on the server

With dart, it seems you get a weaker java syntax, and you lose access to all the existing java libraries on the server. You also seem to get a new interpreted server side environment. Maybe that will be better/faster than the JVM, but that is not obvious to me.

Overall, I agree with a commenter above who said that they should have defined a general VM for web browsers, similar to the JVM, but simpler/faster/more appropriate. Then, all kinds of languages could be cross compiled into it, while you could use the language natively on the server.

I think their original memo got many of the problems right - javascript has become a limiting factor in advancing web development - but I think the solution lies in a more general VM approach.
We're not disagreeing on Siri. The problem is there's a difference between it driving some business away and it removing the need for Google entirely, as your article first claimed. And then, once it's established that it will remove some business, comes the question of how much business, in numbers.

As I said before, "Siri-like features" already exist, and they're out there--used by a lot of people.

Besides, you claim the article is about cultural-relevance but you spend half the time talking about sales and possible lost advertising-revenue in the future.

Last thing, I didn't know what also-ran so I looked it up:

American Heritage Dictionary:
al·so-ran
A horse that does not win, place, or show in a race.
A loser in a competition, as in an election: "had enough support to place him in the middle of the also-rans" (George F. Will).
One that has little talent or success: just an also-ran in the art world.

The first and last don't really apply. As for the second, only time will tell I presume, but right now, my money is with Google. And although you claim the tech community has written Google off, I don't see that happening. The brightest software engineers who are not doing startups tend to view Google in a positive light or as a place they'd like to work. In fact, it's become so positive that the default in college campuses has become everyone wanting to work for Google (or at least saying so). Not to mention Google has their hand on a number of future-facing projects like the self-driving cars.

I would focus such articles more if I were you. If you're talking about cultural-relevance, do so. If it's bad business forecasts, then do that. If your prediction is for 10 years from now make that clear, and don't use a title phrased in the present tense.
We had (and used) both services, but the price hike caused us to reevaluate all of our media expenses. Cancelled all Netflix and our cable. Retained Xbox Live (and internets, of course).

We were more annoyed by the Netflix change than enraged by it, and it was a convenient reason to examine the value vs. expense ratio of what we were buying every month. So while we used both the streaming and DVD services, we didn't use them enough to justify the expense. Same with cable. Now we just watch less TV and play the same amount of video games. Library card and internet usage have increased.
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Exercise is one aspect of health - while it is indeed valuable, I do think that many people (especially obsessive/highly-driven people) over-emphasize it. Sleep, relaxation, proper diet, healthy relationships and mental health are all as important. Hyperfocusing on one aspect of a a complex art strikes me as unwise.

Intense exercise has real negative side-effects. Cardio, prolonged weight-lifting, and lack of proper R & R all release cortisol, which is completely counter-productive to most people's exercise goals - http://www.muscleandstrength.com/articles/losing-muscle-cort.... I've seen intense exercise stimulate people's appetites to the point where they make shitty eating decisions completely counteracting any benefits. And just anecdotally, a lot of gym rats seem tired or unfocused to me. Heavy exercise can make blood-pressure unnaturally low, which can lead to poor concentration and depression.

I'm in the best shape of my life and exercise is an enjoyable part of my life more than a "Priority". I do two or three intense strength exercises (I have pullup bar and a compact rack of adjustable dumb-bells in a spare room) while I wait for the bathtub to fill - enough to get my heartrate going and work up a little perspiration. I take long walks (barefoot, but that's an issue for another day) and/or rollerblade while I listen to podcasts or music. I try to eat a lot of vegetables and limit my portions of everything else. "Work smart, not hard", as in many things.
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The problem with Netflix is the problem with a lot of companies: the customers are taken for granted.

If you have a Netflix account, look at reviews of The Black Tower or The Tudors. For weeks they've been broken -- out-of-sync audio/video on The Black Tower, mislabeled episodes of The Tudors season 2, I guess Whale Wars was also mislabeled (http://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/i74kw/after_a_few_c...). Use the standard form to notify Netflix of the problem or even complain directly into the reviews... you might as well talk to a brick wall. Same thing if you're upset that they constantly wait until right before a series is about to be pulled from instant streaming to post a notice.

None of that would take any significant investment to fix, just a commitment to deliver an excellent customer experience. It's obviously not the reason why the stock price halved itself lately but I feel it demonstrates the sort of lazy arrogance towards the customer experience (as does the Quikster saga) that will ill serve the company when it faces some real competition over the next couple of years.

(I did keep my 2 DVD + streaming plan through the rate increase though.)
thanks. I've been writing Ruby for a few years now and I never knew about sort_by. Looks like is works in 1.8 too, but without the &: syntax

sort_by{|g|g.irrelevance}

source: http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-1.9.2/Enumerable.html#method-i-...
Who is "you"? Are websites supposed to develop their own extensions which will then be embedded into the browser? Or distributed as plugins?
>> The point of HC is that Google proved they can't be trusted about always releasing the source.

um - they're not exactly the first company to develop a commercial offering on top of an earlier open-source offering. So I'm not sure what your point here is.

As I understand it, an open source license allows you to get the code to software you are _already running_ not some commitment by the producer to release future versions of the software under an open license in perpetuity.

>> Of course, since its not GPL licensed, they could always close the source forever - even if they had open sourced the OS every time in the past

As I understand the GPL, even if current versions of Android were GPL'd, future versions would not necessarily be so, since the only person affected would be the copyright holder.

IANAL but since Google holds the copyright for Android code, they'd be free to license it under some other license as well, and then derive from that. This seems to be very common in open source projects (dual licensing I mean).

In short - an Open Source license gives you access to current, not future, code. And the copyright holder of the code can release derived versions which are not Open Source.
For those who thought they would be OK with streaming-only or DVD-only Netflix: Congratulations on your price hike!
He should be sentenced for the crime he committed. If he stole $7MM, he shouldn't be punished for stealing $70MM.
It's partly their fault. They are trying to maintain this cheap $8 a month flat fee, but that's not enough money in their pockets to secure HBO offerings, a better movie selection and for me a better TV selection.

Hulu, YouTube and other streaming sites I won't mention offer me what I seek at no cost(Mac Mini connected to LCD TV). Though when I first started Netflix streaming in Nov. 2010 there were some great offerings (TV shows, super hero cartoon series & movies) though by this summer I just kept seeing more B grade level junk. Thus they lost me as a subscriber and Netflix promoter.

There current bi-polar actions just seem like a company with a once strong brand name is imploding.
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I'm wondering whether you've ever come up with some sort of metric that looks at how fast HN receives new links, because that may give us some indication as to how many worthy news items make it to the bottom of the 'new' feed.
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I think the question should be more about project governance, not about license details. Android may be open source by license, but it is not by process.

http://bergie.iki.fi/blog/open_source-free_software-what_we_...

MeeGo had the potential to provide a better-governed alternative, but that was unfortunately squandered
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Companies need to take risks, companies that are too scared of failure don't innovate and eventually die.

And a fundamental part of taking risks is sometimes you'll screw up badly, it's how you react to that that's important.
The new Chrome Remote Desktop BETA could go a long way towards increasing usability too.
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Given that it is from Google, perhaps it is a feature, no?
Related to the American model of phone purchasing, where phones are leveraged through contract costs. Kind of like leasing the phone.

Other countries, you buy your phone, you lease your service. Owning your phone, you can do anything you like with it.
After a read-through, the writing seems a bit self-consciously clever, the humor seemingly intended to pat the "savvy" adult reader on the back. This chapter anyway doesn't strike me as something particularly useful for educational purposes.
This is a decent analysis. I like to think of functional programming as a style more than as a language feature. Of course, certain language features make functional style easier and more elegant. By this definition, all languages are functional, but some are more functional than others.
I would hope Netflix would be a product management driven company. Companies that aren't make far more stupid decisions than companies that are. I'm not sure what that has to do with the rest of your post.

The culture of fear, OTOH, is problematic in the extreme. It doesn't matter what the organization looks like if people are afraid to do and/or show their research for fear of pissing off the powers that be.
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The article makes it quite clear why it isn't possible to relate weight to fundamental physical constants yet: the constants that can be used for this haven't been measured precisely enough yet. Until they are, using a block of metal in a vault that has lost about half a speck of dust worth of matter in two hundred years is more exact.

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What's more amazing is that Apple does this with one phone. Whereas Android and BlackBerry are split across many, many devices and/or manufacturers.
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Mozilla is putting quite a bit of effort into apps right now. "App tabs" in the browser is definitely one small step in getting a nice total ecosystem in place for developers.

FWIW, when I looked at Raven, my initial thought was "it's a browser with app tabs on the side". It's nicely designed, but doesn't seem groundbreaking to me.

I do like the Instapaper integration, though! I also like people exploring new browser ideas.

(obdisclaimer: I work for Mozilla)
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>What's more amazing is that Apple does this with one phone.

I think that's part of how Apple do it. Focus.
I don't disagree with you. I'm simply saying that's what I'm looking for. Same language on the server and client...better libraries...better tools. If Google gets there with Dart, great! If javascript gets there, great! I'm not as hung up on language syntax, prettiness, etc (though it'd be nice). I'd rather focus on pragmatism and consistency across tiers.
Systems language: move data from point A to point B.

Web language: move data from point A to point B.
In my opinion, Go is an anomaly in a company dominated by Java developers. I mean, this is a company that has gone so far as to write what is essentially a Java to Javascript compiler. http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/

I wouldn't be surprised if "performance" of the language meant "able to get our vast fleets of mediocre Java developers to write web apps faster" rather than "able to execute faster".
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That's not true. If company A is worth $200M and you split it, (assuming no other factors liked pissed off investors and/or customers) you'll have company A worth $125M and company B worth $75M. There is no reduction in the value of the companies. Investors get five shares in A and three shares in B for every eight shares they held.

The problem here is everybody (customers, investors and pundits) thought it was a horrible idea. They thought the value of two separate companies was half the value of a single company. That is not the normal path when a company spins off a piece of itself.
Ah, looks like they finally fixed The Tudors problem anyway. Good news.
Too slow for me though, I'd already cancelled my "Qwikster".
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Dude, that's like fate or karma or something.
Well, for one you can probably make your own "+=" for strings, if not available, since Dart has operator overloading.

Also, System.getProperty("line.separator") does not translate to n"\n".

The first makes your program more portable. Of course it could be made accesible easier, eg as a constant System.NEWLINE or something.

[UPDATE] Downvote? Really? Because someone thinks "\n" is the same as "line.separator"?
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Good for Apple. I'm happy that internet 'gurus' and Wall St are proven wrong again when saying that the 4S was a disappointing product...
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Netflix, Spotify, Pandora, and pretty much any other digital media streaming service will likely face a problem at some point fighting with content providers about licensing costs.

If you're a content provider, why would you want to take anything less for your content than everything Netflix could afford to pay? Particularly since there are other options (e.g. Amazon, Blockbuster) that could grow to compete with Netflix.

It will be interesting to see how things play out between the media streamers and content providers. Unless a media streamer can get an essential monopoly on its market (e.g. Netflix in movie/TV, Spotify in music) to be able to set favorable terms, I think its going to be difficult for any streamer to be really successful.

I agree with many others that Netflix is doing a fantastic job of destroying its public image and goodwill, which is opening the door for other companies to make a push. And their streaming selection is so limited - I got the streaming trial, but couldn't find a single movie on which I wanted to spend two hours of my life and cancelled the trial a week later having watched nothing. I can't imagine paying monthly fees for this library unless I wanted to watch a certain TV show - but I'd probably cancel again as soon as I finished that show.
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