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How does this make TechCrunch less credible? Credibility means publishing false information, this only shows how much startups value TC coverage. I see this as VB taking a desperate shot at a competitor.

If the author is trying to imply that TC gives coverage to companies that don't deserve to be covered, then that still does not make the coverage less credible, rather it makes the coverage irrelevant.
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You missed the first part of that phrase where I said "seeing too much of someone". If their pants can't stay up far enough to keep from seeing their ass (whether their pants are snug, or they're wearing suspenders or some other means of keeping their pants up), then by most standards it is indecent for them to not wear a belt (or tighter pants, suspenders, etc).
I understand having too many games and having to cut some out.

I don't understand having too little games. There's dozens of indies who would love to have their game in one of these bundles.
Description of Frozen Synapse reminds me of RoboSport, glad to see games like this are still being created.
It was a failure, but I remember having dinner with Mark around that time and it made him more and more motivated to have a win.

He took the fire from that failure and the knowledge of social networks and went all in on social games.

i was actually with him the night he was thinking of hooking up with the poker guys and i was like "who is going to play poker for fake chips... that's so dumb!"

... on top of that I didn't invest in Zynga and he invested in Mahalo! :-)
Does anyone else really care though?
Also, I suppose the renderer will be smart about rendering it to the right dimension.. so on the client side, there will be way less calculation. I.e. Instead of trying to figure out if the next div goes on the same row or the next one, that will already have been calculated by amazon servers.
Isn't this the same data stream that Microsoft is grabbing via most IE users?

It's a big privacy violation, but not a major advantage for amazon.
Nice to know, but my iPad lasts no more than 10 minutes in direct sunlight. The thing starts burning up, and there is an early warning of impending doom when the display starts dimming.
Thanks for the answers!

I always felt that top-tiers had an advantage because of their networking (with those same finance guys who can easily introduce them to a Ron Conway or a Peter Thiel)

I know it might sound like a silly question but sometimes you need to hear that other people that didn't come from the top also got there so you can keep on moving on. Again, thanks everyone for the answers!
Caching and pre-rendering would be my guesses.
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> These services are written by our community, for our community. The principles at most of these companies are people I've known for years.

Of all the points you raise, this is probably the least relevant in business terms. PaaS is about opening up platforms to all comers; one's standing in relatively insular language communities doesn't say much about one's marketability outside those communities.
"In 1995, Pincus launched his first startup, Freeloader, Inc., a web-based push technology service that was acquired seven months later by Individual, Inc. for $38 million" - Wikipedia.

If that wasn't a win, I don't know what is...
Without wanting to sound rude, you were a beginner.

Training programs for beginners are notoriously effective. I could bring a beginner's squat max up by making them walk up hills.

One of the major problems with the scientific literature on weight training is that it tends to take untrained males of college-attending age and then do dippy stuff to them. And then, surprise! The weird training protocol works! The happy researcher concludes that their pet theory is proved.

But as I say, beginners can be trained with almost anything and improved. So one might as well get them used to what they will need to do as an intermediate or advanced trainee and teach them to squat, deadlift, bench, overhead press and (in my case) the snatch and C&J.
You are correct (I was raised in Atlanta).

And in addtion to the bar area all the metro's should be merge. (maybe with a dropdown so you could see the cities and their suburbs individually)
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You're right, that would definitely be interesting stuff to look at. I'll probably delve deeper into this in a couple of days.. For now I just fixed up all my charts and I'm about to start editing the post where my commentary is now off.
> outdated and a bit obtuse

Right, when looking back. :) As a participant in the original wiki, I remember it felt very innovative at the time. Back then, the Internet was a one-way street: something you read.
It would be really interesting if they could integrate some form of parental controls along with this whole caching/prefetching/data crunching process.

Say you logged into your Amazon account and set the rating level for content available in Fire and then Amazon's servers would block your kid from accessing freepr0n4all.com. You could add exceptions, specific sites to block, etc. and there would be a known, ever-evolving database of "unsafe" sites by rating.

The ability to filter content in a mobile browser isn't something that exists as of yet, I don't believe.

If I could do this, I'd buy one for my 9yr old today.

Of course, this could then be combined with other tools to "lock down" the fire, e.g. disabling the ability to exit "cloud mode" and thus bypass the filters, password protection for app/movie purchases, like iOS parental controls do, and so on.
I suspect that the theorem itself would prove the unreliability of the program. I suppose that puts you in a "bit of a pickle".
I own a tablet (Motorola XOOM) and have used an iPad on a couple of occasions. Those tablets are pitched as substitutes for the PC, suggesting that you might produce content using them. (Apples early release of an office suite for iPad is further evidence of this focus.)

However, so far, I've really only found tablets useful for content consumption. The Kindle Fire makes the bold (and I think right) choice to optimize for consumption. I suspect its smaller form factor will appeal to how more people will actually use these things. Similarly, I don't think people really want high-quality cameras or video on their tablets.

The Kindle Fire is exactly the right product for Amazon to release (given their strengths), and I suspect it might be match the needs of a larger group of people than the iPad.

However, content production in tablets will surely improve over time and I don't think iPad/Windows 8/Android are misguided. I'm just betting that Amazon latched on to a real hole in the market that can be profitable right now.
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From context, he appears to mean "one who studies", rather than "one who's in school."
> -the iPad requires a computer

may not be true for long
I'm a senior in college, and Google offered me $100K + $30K bonus (on average, could be more or less) + $10K relocation to start.
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The majority of people (that I know) with iPads are using them for consuming content or playing games - something they could easily do for $300 less with a Amazon Fire.

No 3G, not much storage space, lower resolution (as soon as Apple releases iPad's with retina display) and lack of an Apple logo make the Fire inferior, but with a much lower price it could make things interesting.
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"If they want to make the iPad a laptop killer, they first need to make it more like Asus's Transformer, with a keyboard dock"

Not only does Apple actually make a keyboard dock: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC533LL/B?fnode=MTc0MjU4Nj... but the iPad can also connect to a Bluetooth keyboard, which I've actually used in the past.

"and second, they need to get more apps on iOS that can replace people's need for Windows apps."

They've obviously released some with the iWork suite. There's also simple text editors (and more sophisticated ones, but I'm not a fan). I can easily see the iPad as a laptop killer for some.
I'm in my 30s, not super-rich (rich by 99% of the world's standards, but it's not like I can buy a house in Palo Alto or anything, yet), and working on a startup (as a co-founder with 2 guys who have been my friends/professional colleagues for >15y).

My main cost is opportunity; I could easily make 200-400k/yr consulting or working somewhere else. I have enough savings and lifestyle hacks to live pretty comfortably while working on the startup, and we've raised enough money to pay ourselves minimal salaries too once we decide to do so.

If someone gave me $5mm cash, I'd be working on exactly the same thing -- the only difference is I'd go on $30-40k of vacations per year vs. maybe $5k, and I'd possibly invest in some other startups.

I don't think I'd be willing to work on a random social media ad network or facebook game for $250k/yr now or after getting $5mm, but if you're working on problems you genuinely care about, and a startup is the best way to solve those problems, I don't see why money would be much of a factor (as long as you could subsist).

I spent 5-10h/wk doing work-related things I wouldn't do otherwise (meeting with VCs or vendors, mainly); the rest of my time is spent working with people I like on problems I want to solve.
Nifty. Like the minimalist design. I reckon what it really needs is some kind of subtle recommendation filter based either on like/dislike (interesting/boring?) buttons or just on what items you bother to click through to. Maybe a little (X) button to say take-it-away-and-don't-show-me-it-ever-again.

PS: Go ahead and put affiliate links on it, its got to pay for itself somehow. IMHO affiliate links are less obnoxious than ads taking up room. Just make sure you don't let the affiliate income bias your selections too much, or the usefulness of the site will be degraded.
What a stinking horrible idea.

How do you think scientific authority works, by the way? Why would you trust any given person with powers of "flagging" to flag something correctly? How would such people even be evaluated? Don't you think think the process of peer review is complicated for a reason?

If you want knowledge served up on a silver platter, you are going to starve to death.
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With respect to bodybuilders, high-rep sets provoke sarcoplasmic hypertrophy. The muscle doesn't become stronger, but it does become larger. That suits their goals.

A serious bodybuilder doesn't give up heavy work though.
> Then don't read them

I think that's his point: it's difficult to differentiate things that are likely wrong/false and things that have been verified by the community. Flags could help that.

I prefer simply relying on the comments, personally. In the comments you can see who's knowledgeable about the topic and often they'll explain what's wrong with the article. Votes and flagging can't do that.
It seems that Ward is looking for a pattern in the code and context of the web, the same way that Michelangelo was searched for the sculpture in the stone.

"Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it”. [1]

It also seems to me that he is keeping the Law of Demeter [2] in mind as well.

It's a beautiful way to be! Bravo Mr. Cunningham!

[1] http://www.michelangelo-gallery.com/quotes.aspx
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Demeter
I don't know why this keeps coming up. It would violate their privacy policy to do anything like that, they've said they're not going to do anything like that, and if they did do something like that it would be easily detected and there would be a massive, unrecoverable backlash.

If you want to play conspiracy theory, why don't you ponder what percentage of sites have Google Analytics or +1 javascript installed?
I use a hybrid version of the technique recommended by the other responders to your comment: Take the big hardware with me, and ask my neighbor to watch the remainder of my stuff (usually my bag, power adapter, and a couple of sketchbooks). It's just imprudent to leave two grand sitting out on a table, IMO.

As for restroom cleanliness, worrying less about that is one of the many benefits of eliminating caffeine from my diet ;)
Actually, I was keeping in kind with the parent post (i.e. focusing not on the level of dress, but simply how well someone dresses within the socially appropriate level).

Some people are better dressers than others. Getting offended simply because someone's shirt "clashes" with their pants is as pathetic as ripping on someone because they can't do math in their head.
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Opera Mini is indeed the default browser on several phones. It's one of the few discernable ways that Opera makes any money. Granted, nothing as popular as the Fire is likely to be.
Can I read Amazon e-books in Apple's iBooks?
If I buy an e-book from Amazon, is there a way for me to load it to Apple's iBooks?

Thanks in advance!
I like to go mountain biking but I live in Phoenix, AZ. It gets so hot here that it really isn't safe to exercise outdoors for several months out of the year. Maybe early in the morning but I'm never up that early.
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Cold calling has been surprisingly fruitful. I'm getting about a 70% success rate for setting up an in-person meeting. Granted, all have been in the Milwaukee area, so setting up a meeting is more "personal" than the next logical step, which will be trying to set up remote meetings with a screen-cap demo. That might be much more difficult. For now, when I start calling places about 50-100 miles away, I'll give them the option to do a tele-meeting, otherwise, I'll gladly drive down there.
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Even so, I don't think most people would mind a disincentive for posts with titles that drastically overstate their content
as an entrepreneur, a lot of this is either useful or I've seen first-hand

so I respectfully have to disagree
Just a guess, but that program might have had more to do with adjusting Windows' TCP/IP settings, which used some very antiquated defaults until rather recently.
Honest question from someone who grew up in the era of web content controls: Do you really think you -- or any of us -- have the technical capability to stop another person from seeing something on the Internet if they want to?

It makes sense to try to help a young child keep from accidentally stumbling across that kind of crap, but I'm highly skeptical of the idea that you can prevent your child from looking at porn full stop-- or would really want to.
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So it's OnLive for webpages; putting the client-side on the server-side. Well, half (or a dynamically allocated proportion) anyway.

But compositing dozens of network fetches from the same cloud, centrally caching the rest, and predictive pre-fetch are big wins. The endless traipsing back-and-forth is frustrating even on the desktop.
These aren't new ideas, but if Amazon implements them to deliver a better experience, users won't care - and neither will you. A sad truth for pioneers.

Also gives Amazon a competitive advantage: host all your stuff with us, users will love you (google's experiments showed that even fraction-of-a-second latency loses users.)

EDIT but... amazon.com is one of the slowest websites on the internet for me, and I'd expect them to be doing all of the above on their own site...
There's surprisingly little disagreement in the sports where strength is the key quality. There's argument about exercise selection and rotation, some dispute about programming and so forth. But everyone knows you need to frequently lift >85% of your 1RM, and everyone does.

However, the strength sports are different. Powerlifting requires training for maximum force production. Weightlifting requires training for rate of force production. Strongman requires training for strength endurance. These are three related but distinct physical qualities, and naturally, specialists in these sports train differently. To the amateur eye it can seem confusing and there's a temptation to declare that one of these is "best" and that other methods are dumb.

Otherwise, most of the fad arguments take place in bodybuilding, where the degree of physiological literacy is ... lower, on average.
You cracked me up there, with that last bit. Its so bloody true, not all the time, but there is that state-affinity thing going. Do understand, cultures vary widely state to state, cuisine varies, those are some of the reasons. But at the same time, its a system that respects meritocracy like anywhere. If you are bloody damn good in what you do, people tend to flock to you.
Do you feel that favoritism, neutrality and bias are completely isolated and insulated from concerns of credibility?
Apart from the technology provider, amazon is a giant e-commerce outlet. The implications - Amazon knowing what sells, can be misused to foster its growth on e-commerce. And such things are not even related to user's privacy at all.

User might benefit for a short while, by getting their products under the same roof. But in long run it only serves to create e-commerce monopoly and drive mom-pop/small businesses out of the market, in turn eliminating the competition.
Combination of Tumblr and Wordpress. Love the Tumblr community and it's great for sharing quick things that can be discovered through tags. But Wordpress offers a lot more with plug-ins and SEO capabilities.
very interesting. "airbnb for travel"?

There's gotta be a better way to get data though instead of a text box. I'm assuming most users will have zero results like my Boston to New York search. Maybe limit to a few cities at first with a select box then expand from there?
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Any idea on details around this:

Over 100,000 movies and TV shows, including thousands of new releases and your favorite TV shows, are available to stream or download, purchase or rent - all just one tap away. Amazon Prime members enjoy unlimited, commercial-free streaming of over 10,000 popular movies and TV shows.

As a Netflix user, I know first-hand that quantity doesn't necessarily mean quality. Any idea on what this list actually contains?
DealExtreme.com and similar might be worth picking some of that stuff up from. Mostly crap but hard to beat for odd screwdrivers and the like.

Oh, and add a "Don't show me things from stores that won't ship to my region lest I become consumed with envy and curse the very name of newegg.com" checkbox, perhaps :-).
I'm in Australia. My local supermarket sells Kindles (woolworths). So does the local electronics store owned by the same brand (Dick Smiths).

What's this Nook thing you're talking about?
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Merckle was quite depressed at the time of his death. I don't think his death had anything to do with want for money, he lived quite modestly and didn't exactly lose everything.
This is missing one key feature of OCaml: module functors.

Briefly stated, module functors allow you to wrap up a set of functions and types as a module, and state not only which functions and types this module provides but also which functions and types the modules requires. You can plug together module functors with complementary provides and requires, like building with toy bricks.

Many languages support the provides half of this feature (e.g. Java's interfaces) but few support the requires half (Scheme's units are one of the few that come to mind). The advantage of supporting both provides and requires include ability to swap out equivalent implementations of some module, perform massive code abstraction, and to better isolate unit tests without resorting to conditional compilation. (You can quite literally plug a high-level module into a fake lower-level module in order to test the high-level one using one line of code.)

The "language of 2020" will have this, or an equivalent, means of massive abstraction. Or better still, such a mechanism will exist as a separate language unto itself which can work with multiple languages. (Think C-style symbolic linking combined with a .NET ABI.)
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"... so text will appear sharper..."

It will also appear smaller. Much smaller. And the Fire requires Amazon. So instead of being tied to a computer you are tied to a website.
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You could trivially "opt out" of this by ensuring that no publicly available photos of you were tagged on Facebook.
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This looks like a really positive step in the right direction. Email is becoming the telegraph of the tech realm, with people using it just because they have to but no real solution to address the underlying reasons for its use. At work, we use SMS and hipchat in addition to email, but I always cringe when I go into my inbox and see that long list of messages, especially when there's a thread. I'm really looking forward to checking out Copilot and hope it's good enough to become a part of my everyday work. Kudos for trying to tackle a huge problem!
Amazon started doing this about a year ago, too. I think search engines are now catering more to people who aren't extremely adept at using search engines.
Please build this. It sound fantastic. You might even find a market for selling information about what AstroTurf campaigns are being run.
I'd like to see some evidence that transmitting ARM binary code of JS is faster than transmitting the original JS and then JITting it to ARM. The binary alone will be a magnitude larger at least than the original source.
More customers can also mean faster growth, as you are getting more word of mouth referrals.

There can also be an element of customers paying more will expect more from you (ie. support).
Not sure how this email proves a backroom deal - it's a founder saying they bought something and they expect something. Sketchy, but all on the founder's part -- all suppositions to/from the founder, not the publication. Did they even get a story? Doesn't look like it.

This article sort of destroys the credibility of its own publishers, though. An email from a pushy founder doesn't show any guilt on the recipient's side. I would've dug into it a bit more before throwing out accusations. Maybe would've gotten a really good story out of it?

Disclaimer: TC covered our little startup and we were pleased as heck; no payola involved, we're not funded, we're not in any cool kids club. None of the other startup blogs has covered us except in passing once in awhile when referring to the cool kids.
Excellent. I'll be able to actually decide between the two flagship mobiles from the two camps at once!

assuming google is actually planning on shipping it in october…
What we really need is a good Startup Visa. There are too many skilled entrepreneurs and programmers out there who are not getting their legit shot at the startup scene because of visa issues.

Also with something like Tech, there happens to be a large amount of skilled talent outside the US.
Hahaha So true! as an India Grad student who has lived in New York, I totally agree with you, in fact I hated going in that area.
I remember there was some controversy when some magazine author wrote an article about it. I actually agreed with him on nearly all points.
Yup, seems about right. I didn't apply to Google, but I did get an offer from Amazon at $90k base + $25k bonus and $7500 for relocation.Where was your offer for? Mountain view?
It's probably all the same movies/tv shows available on Amazon. Note that the 100,000 includes all the ones you can purchase and rent. If you have amazon prime, the 10,000 subset is what you can stream for free to this device.