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> Truly, that voice is demonic.

Being Halloween, I was waiting to hear something scary.
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The kernel's GPL2 - doesn't that make the anti-tivo clause moot in this instance?
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(I'm not affiliated - I just think Peter Cooper did a great job and want to let people enjoy this)
Nobody cares about what gets scanned on the HDD. Antivirus, indexing apps etc all do that. Its the attempt to legally extract the info and (ab)use it that angers everyone.
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It's somewhat the other way around for me: I got to study logic, discrete math, functional programming and OO, but I feel I missed out on stuff like electronics.
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But why does the Foundation layout go directly from 4 columns to only one at smaller sizes? For example, the soapbox page has 4 photo columns that at smaller sizes go to directly to one large column. Why not have two columns as a transition before one?
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It's just possible you're underestimating the capability of a hundred thousand ten-year-olds with curiosity, spare time, and the potential for bragging rights.

At least, I hope so :-)
I'm guessing this is what EA is hoping for. Have a few killer games to pull people in, and hopefully they overlook and forget about problems and eventually become happy customers.
I fell like I lack a lot of broad context, even after reading all the comments.

Can anyone point me to resources explaining what is going on?
I've used EventEmitter on a couple toy projects, but I've always assumed that's adding a bit more overhead to everything than just using callbacks. It's easier to read though and probably easier for someone else to figure out in the future. I've played with node.js libraries that have callbacks strung out over several files, so tracking down exactly where some behavior is happening isn't easy.

There are a few examples out there about using events/listeners, but I think there's room for a really good one.
Oh, good to hear. It's how Posterous implements the embedding of Github Gists that probably is to blame here.

I'm still thinking whether to switch my blog to another platform, maybe even an own server, as that's not the only problem I've had trying to embed source code examples to my posts.

Much of it boils down to the use of the Tiny MCE editor, that I'm a bit surprised Posterous is enforcing everybody to use!
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I get a bad config file error when I copy the aliases into my .gitconfig.

Edit: Something to do with copy/pasting from the browser. Cloning the gist repository and copying directly in vim works fine.
Yep that would work, just a bit pointless except for nostalgia purposes.
Hm, it depends. For a content or site, mobile first, which means a list of items without nothing on the sides, is probably the way to go, if you start from scratch.

But many other sites, apps, tools, can't be reduced that far. Take a calendar app, for example, it make sense to more on big screen in month view than on small screen.
I wouldn't first lower the price, but rather add more information on the page about why I should trust you as a coach (who are you, what is your background etc).

My 0,02€!
His point was that the software might be free but there was too high a cost struggling with...

Well, that's where the common misunderstanding is: free software is not about the cost. When you factor in the cost of having access to the code and of having the rights to redistribute the programs and of being able to make derivative works, the equation, IMHO, is usually in favour of free software.

Remember: free as in freedom, not as in beer.

Having said that, I agree with what you are saying - I often use proprietary software because it fits my needs better or is in some other way superior and I don't require the source code or freedom which the free software alternatives would give me. If I did, however, then the free software would, indeed, be cheaper, even factoring in the hidden costs.
This is a good analogy. I think it would do many newcomers to the business world a lot of good to first get a mentor as suggested or (if possible) run a simulated business before attempting to dive into their own business blindly. Very few businesses succeed if the founders have no idea how to run a business. Facebook is an obvious exception.

Young people tend to see business today with more of a recreational view than a career choice. With that approach, the likelihood of making more mistakes in managing the business is higher.

To add one more analogy, running a business is like playing a sport. You should practice as much as possible and learn the rules extensively before going out on the field, otherwise you'll lose the game.
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There actually is a theory that seems to have some credibility:
http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/05/nasa-confirms-widom-larsen-...

According to the theory, it's not actually fusion, it's some kind of new reaction involving the weak nuclear force. (Rossi's not a fan of the idea.)
The mention of a speech synthesis module, combined with a comment on how demonic the voice is, adds up to an expectation - the metaphor is misunderstood as real.
The phrasing is somewhat confusing, I had to reread it after being confused at the lack of sound in the video and the mention of a voice synthesis module. The "voice" refers to the voice in the subsequent paragraph, the one driving the programmer, not the computer.
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I'm not a customer of coding tutorial videos, I don't know either you or PeepCode. As an outsider looking into this market, I'd like to offer my totally unqualified opinion as follows: Upwards of $10 is too high. Yeah, you'll probably sell a few, but I believe the sweet spot for those kind of purchases is around the price equivalent to a cup of coffee in a decent coffee shop. It should be low enough that people don't have to think about the price-to-risk ratio, it's something they buy on impulse just to see someone do stuff with code. I believe you'll probably get way more exposure and, ultimately, sales from being low cost.

Also, consider putting up some short but useful videos (not teasers) for free, so people get to know your style and trust your expertise. Charge for the longer, premium content.
You can make that argument both ways - if you'd learned Fortran-77 and nothing newer, your knowledge would be obsolete as well.

Either way, you have the foundation, should you wish, to be able to bring it up to date without too much hassle.

I think you'd be surprised how simple an ARM actually is under the skin. Admittedly, it's not Z80-simple, but it's far, far removed from the x86/AMD64 monstrosities.
1) It's fairly likely that this is bluster by anonymous. It's not like Zeta has a poorly secured messageboard at zeta.co.mx with all of their members' phone numbers in it.

2) "Most observers say this would result in dozens of deaths", well, according to the article, one dude at a think tank in Austin said it would result in dozens of deaths. Whenever I read one guy's opinion quoted for a whole paragraph as fact, my BS detector starts beeping. Sexier article with the threat of death though, and journalists are already conditioned to equate "internet activism" == "people getting killed", because of the 0 people who were killed due to wikileaks' actions.

3) I fail to see how this is more concerning than the fact that we have a bunch of idiots in DC trying to manage this situation presently. I mean, at the absolute worst it continues to be mismanaged, right?
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I modified it to make that a little clearer.
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This is the result of open data, or the semantic web, or whatever you want to call it. Anyone can look at your public info on the web, do some simple math, and get this same info. Facebook encourages this through their "social graph" APIs, and twitter has been used this way by researchers for years. So if anyone wants to do this to you, they can. Are you going to opt-out of every service that wants to look at your twitter account?
That site was unreadable from my mac as there were ads everywhere.
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I think another reason for the increase in signups is Google's latest marketing campaigns. They have been starting to aggressively advertise the Chrome App Store much more than before. Just yesterday I saw an entire commercial with the Angry Birds developers discussing how great apps on Chrome are.

Google knows its Chrome store is legit now, so they're ready to show it off to the world in an attempt to make it as mainstream as the iTunes store is now.
He started off by saying there were two forms of the question: 1) If I knew what I know now and 2) If I were starting from scratch all over again.

By case he responded:
1) I'd have probably stayed in boston, I like the culture (paraphrased)
2) I'd be here. There's no better way to do it if you don't already know everything
The answer the 'standing on our shoulders' quote comes from:

Q: Can you give us a sense of one or two of the critical features in Android that Microsoft argues it invented?

A: There are a number of technologies that have to do with really critical features that make smart phones what they are today. For example, the ability to synchronize the content that you have in your phone with the information in the server of your company or in your computer at home.

But then there are all these other features that just make the phone much more efficient, things that are embedded deeply in the operating system. Microsoft has invested for decades more money than anyone else in research and development directed toward the efficiency of operating systems. These devices have moved from having a rudimentary phone system to being a full-fledged computer, with a sophisticated, modern operating system.

In doing that, they have really stood on the shoulder of companies like Microsoft who made all these billions of dollars in investments.

So... that'll be a "no" then?
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That works.

Interestingly, it shows that the previous commenter and myself both read the article the same way, one that I don't think a typical author would necessarily assume. I skipped the video entirely, upon reading the first words of the following paragraph went back and played the video, eager to hear that voice module.

Humans are weird.
I beg to disagree, I think it's a really bad analogy. First, businesses are unique in many areas. Opening a restaurant is different than opening a book store. Second, in business, there are people involved. In sales, in production, in customer support and people are unique. While in driving, every car in the world feels and looks the same.
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Free energy appeals to the dream to keep up the historic trend of human expansion, using more and more energy. It could prevent a lot of struggles in this century.

However I somehow feel it isn't going to be this easy.
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I'll add that Peter Cooper sells 3 hours at $24 (only with a temporary discount, see http://news.ycombinator.org/item?id=3177303), as another pricing point.
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Thanks for this. I came across your project a few months ago and bookmarked for when I have more time. Now I'm getting to that point.
Be that as it may, there's only one person responsible for the fact that your information is being used in this way: you.

If you left all your possessions in the middle of the nearest town, would it surprise you if they were stolen? Of course we want to live in a world where that doesn't happen but the reality is that we don't. If you don't want people to abuse your personal information, don't make your personal information public.
I think an aspect that s being ignored here is the lengths to which Klout is going to make sure the info they are aggregating isn't exploited. They could be gathering this info and then turning around and selling it directly to marketers in the same fashion email lists are.

Instead they are trying to monetize by using perks, which is something you'll never even know is available to you unless you visit Klout.com and log in. Seems better to me than a marketing email with a double opt in.
Very nice! There are a lot of rotator plugins out there, but yours seems very complete and robust. I will definitely be using this in future projects since our clients always want more fancy sliders. Thanks again!
Why don't you throw lawyers under the bus while you are at it. After all, we know that everybody but coders are looking to screw the customer.
I sure hope it does deter them. To show other publishers that making a neat game does not give them the right to spy on their customers.
Well to be fair, you could open it up for everyone to use if there were an independent CA. Add some basic security checks before you're key can be trusted and the ability to revoke keys and it should prevent malware. The later might be harder to implement as it would need to be updated.
While this is technically true, the Origin EULA would be invalid in large parts even if it were accepted before paying. There's a detailed article (in german) here: http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/battlefield-3/artikel/analyse_...

There's a provision in german law that EULAs may not contain clauses deemed "surprising" or "unexpected". There are multiple paragraphs in the Origin EULA that violate this principle (such as reserving the right to scan all data on your computer).

There's another rule that customers may not be placed at a significant disadvantage if you're dealing with private customers. This rule is violated for example when EA reserves the right to terminate support for the game (rendering it effectively unusable) at any time at their sole discretion.

There's other minor points such as attempting to move eventual lawsuits out of country or reserving the right to unilaterally change the EULA at any time but that's more or less the icing on the cake.

The obvious consensus is that the EULA is invalid in pretty much any given point. Which means that the game is defective and may be returned to the store at any point after buying - a tempting idea actually :)

In other news: EA seems to back off a little http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Electronic-Arts-reagi... (german as well)
Surely this could (should?) work something like this?

Person buys a new PC from a major OEM , this PC has secure boot enabled and the only key installed is the one which matches the OS that comes with the PC. For users who never want to install another OS this is fine and will never be changed.

In bios settings there is an option to download additional keys, this connects to the OEM (or global CA) website via SSL using the NIC that shipped with the PC. The SSL cert is used to authenticate that the CA is genuine.

The master CA then sends a list of other sub-CAs (e.g Microsoft , Ubuntu , RedHat, Haiku etc etc). The user can select which ones they want to allow.

When the Computer tries to boot something with a key that it doesn't recognise it will first try and SSL connect to the CAs that have been selected and find a matching key. These could also contain blacklists of known malware keys and warn the user. If the key is found it is then installed as a known good key and allowed to boot.

There could also be an 'advanced' section in the BIOS which could allow the user to either disable secure boot or manually add a key.

So if somebody was to recompile their kernel or bootloader (or just install a very obscure OS) (not sure which is required to be verified) they would simply have to write down the key (generated at compile time) on a piece of paper and input it. This would be a minor pain but would still allow for the option.

This would probably kill hackintoshes though as I doubt Apple would sign their OS for general PC usage, although manually adding the key may get around this.

My knowledge on trusted computing / crypto technology is a bit limited, any reason why this would not work / be a bad idea?
alright, meh, not convinced. we're all busy people and my bedside book stack is 12 high.

compare books like CODE, SICP, and related books discussed below, to books like Beautiful Code, Higher Order Perl, Mythical Man Month, Seven Languages in Seven Weeks, tons of whitepapers.

do I really need to read CODE? Seems like a bottom-of-stack book that will never quite make it to the top.
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Even if it doesn't succeed, I'm happy that I was able to "scratch an itch" I've had for the past couple of years. I wanted to make something and prove to myself that I can program. I'm not the greatest, but I'm proud of what I've achieved.

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It's easy to write very small interpreters, even ones that JIT code. So much so that some approaches to shrinking software have historically been to write a little VM interpreter, and compile the source code to target that rather than the actual CPU. A compiler that produces code that no longer requires a runtime (in the VM sense - inverted control) is slightly more work.

Turbo Pascal's code generation was simple and naive. It had little optimization. It literally output the machine code as it parsed. There was no AST, not even an expression tree.

(I have the source code to the final version of the Turbo Pascal compiler on my disk. It was used for Delphi 1.)
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Because in most companies, it is the "coders" who are in charge, right?
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> I might add that any system that wants to be compatible with Windows 7 or XP needs to have the ability to disable Secure Boot. That fact will probably have larger effect on manufacturers than Linux users.

But MS could update Windows 7 & XP to be compatible, right?
This is obviously wrong, and I'm surprised Klout thought it was okay.

"UPDATE: I just heard from another social media professional that she has found a Klout profile for her son, who is 13 years old. In other words, Klout is creating profiles and assigning scores to minors."

And that is probably illegal in many countries. I expect lawsuits.
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> Secure boot is not an issue, as long as you can turn it off, which MS is not requiring.

True enough. They don't require manufacturers to make their computers competition-proof.

> So no, MS is not putting pressure on OEMs to do anything remotely anti-competitive.

Except that, in order to get the sticker (and to qualify to whatever incentive program Microsoft devises to go with it) manufacturers are required to make it at least very inconvenient to install anything other than the Windows that came built in. How can this be anything other than anti-competitive? A layperson can pop in a Ubuntu DVD and boot up a current PC and experiment with it. Two years from now, they won't.

PC manufacturer margins are so low any incentive will sway them. That's why every computer you buy with Windows comes with a ton of crapware - because crapware makers pay the manufacturers to do so and their low margins don't allow them to pass this offer up.
Re: short videos - great idea.

I've got a few 5 or 10 minute videos on getting started with Test-Driven JavaScript using the Jasmine framework. I can give those away and then have a much longer episode on really diving deep into Jasmine. Hopefully I'll be able to get this done soon.
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Apparently Britain is also 'bigger' than it should be (it's really far smaller than France) on many maps, purely because the maps were made by the UK:

http://noisydecentgraphics.typepad.com/design/2008/07/this-i...
Original article: (http://gawker.com/5520339/mac-genius-slams-his-google-job)

Which quotes a little chunk from the book Coders at Work (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coders-Work-Reflections-Craft-Progra...)

(Anyway I can trim that amazon URL into something nicer without using url-shorteners?)
I know this is off topic, but it really burns me up to see the once mighty Origin Systems relegated to this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_Systems
Really important for those people using touch based phones in cold areas.
Oh, thanks! :) Maybe it's time for HN to add a "deals" option to the top? Deal HN? Or is that just AppSumo? ;-)
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