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I think your loaded rhetorics are entirely divorced from reality in this point; You're painting this picture of an evil conspiracy between an authoritarian establishment and intolerant relatives using draconian brainwashing measures to attack any minor deviation from a questionable norm.

In reality, clinical depression is a condition that causes great suffering to the patient and their loved ones, and massively changes their personality (to a state where they lose all will to live). It is not something easily misdiagnosed or confused with any state anyone would want to be in.

Any effective therapy will not be questioned by anyone because the patient is too happy about getting back their ability to enjoy life, and their relatives about seeing them turn back into the person they were before.
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You've always been able to remove all toolbars if that's what you really want to do.

Not many people did.

As a forced way to do things, going without a toolbar isn't a good choice for Word.
I find your complaint strange. Games require art and writing, among other things. You want the writers and artists to be as good as possible. It may be true that the people who are "as good as possible" don't actually enjoy the games that you create. I see no problem with that, as long as the people who are directing the game enjoy it - they're the ones creating the experience.
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Please upvote this comment if you'd like patio11 (Patrick McKenzie) to someday write a book on any topic he chooses. This is something I'd gladly pay for.
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It is rather unclear to me whether or not Vtocc automagically takes care of sharding and replication.
Sorry about that. Fixed now.
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"Coffee shop" as in "gathering place".

We have GitHub (social coding!) and now MITx (social learning?) I like the idea. It's like the whole point of the Internet -- bringing people together -- has reached brick and mortar.
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What better way to teach young people about the current computing landscape. Make a product based on a closed-source proprietary chip-set, distribute through middle men that deal only with other companies.

Hope you like working with the Pi in class, you can't buy one for yourself or get to the meat of the system without an NDA. If you were interested in that...
I'd love it if my office could be the coffee shop, or wherever I happen to be, but so far I've found that after a certain level of complexity and team size you pretty much have to be in the same room to make constant progress. I'm not sure if this is a problem with software development in general or just in the niche that I work within.
Yep, this already exists and is called Fulfillment
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It's not impossible to be happy despite confronting and accepting the ugly reality of everyday life at the same time.
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Is there some reason they neglect to compare against Mathematica? Seems like a glaring omission to me.
Absolutely. Such a claim needs a serious backup in the domain of messaging, especially when the competition includes fast and reliable solutions such as Apollo or RabbitMQ.
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I think also the selling point of much software in the 90s , early 2000s was always how many features it had.

Having a big GUI that looks like NASA mission control made an application look like value for money.

Now most people have more features in their software than they need and with apple leading the way in simplicity and usability a sleek interface is much more marketable.
Two mindsets: blame the machine, or blame the user?
Damn, 60 FPS? Makes me reminisce of celebrating ~30 FPS in Counterstrike
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Regardless of wether you were making excuses or not, my point still stands, I think.

Ignoring the problem might be a good way to deal with situations like this on a personal level. I'd say it's probably the wisest thing to do, because, as you say, confronting him and trying to change his behaviour would only work counter-effective.

But it doesn't solve the problem, which in this case is Linus's exaggerated and (slightly?) offensive use of language. Even for ignoring a problem, it is necessary to first acknowledge there is one, or there won't be anything to ignore.

You can argue wether it should even be considered a problem (I think it should be), but unfortunately, the same "excuse" could be made: you can't change what people perceive as a problem or not.
It's always been my belief that the massive overhead of a college is not needed to get the best quality education, and that, in fact, this overhead causes too many students to be able to get by with less-than-stellar learning.

Small group apprenticeships, 20-40 people, paying an expert full time to work 40 hours a week would completely immerse students in the material, allow them to pay less money than a traditional university, and allow the teacher to be paid more. It's a win for everyone, except the universities.

Obviously you would lose the campus feel and the college experience, which is no doubt a very important factor for a number of people. But for those who perhaps a little older, this system would allow them to get arguably a better, more complete, experience, for a lower price.

I'd love to get something like this started, but since I am but a mid-twenties man, I wouldn't know where to begin.
Flagged it as flamebait.
I'm not sure why they'd need to use Python, Java's available for Linux on ARM, isn't it?
I'm actually talking specifically about the context of kernel hacking. I always thought it was just the "kernel hacker culture" and it never occured to me to see it along geographical lines until someone pointed out that it's apparently commonly accepted in Finland to talk to people this way in a professional context.

Oh, sorry, I took the thread was meant to address the whole geographical/cultural difference, not just with regards to the kernel list.

I mean, other guys commented in general that "That dark and exaggerated sense of humour is common at least amongst Brits, Irish, Aussies & Kiwis." etc. And it's not as Linus posted that on the kernel list either.
That's so funny, just last night I started sketching out a plan to tackle this problem, API and all. I have experience (and, oddly, a passion for) solving email-based problems.

I couldn't find your contact info, but mine is in my profile. Please get in touch, I'd love to talk about this more.
Imagine that you're one of these companies and someone says, "We have 5,000 units for you. We expect that they will sell out in a few hours if you limit them to one per customer."

Do you think that (a) they are being realistic about their customers or that (b) your servers will be unable to handle the load described by that scenario or (c) neither or (d) both?
Competition from Apple and Linux (but mostly Apple) is the best thing to happen to Microsoft in a long time. No, the UI isn't perfect yet, the design decisions (for this beta) not always logical, but Windows is finally going somewhere amazing after many years of going no where. Because some of Microsoft's best products were great but went no where.

Take the Zune and Windows Phone 7. People who own them love them, especially the Zune. My neighbor had an iPod and Zune and always stood up for his Zune despite loathing Microsoft. But everyone else refuses to touch them. Why? Because they're Microsoft products and the stigma around them is that MS products have no future and become abandoned quickly or go nowhere fast. A reputation that's going to take consumers at least a decade to forget about and move on. So hopefully MS keeps these "revolutionary redesigns" going at a constant rate and not just kill them once profit comes in and market share returns.
Very interesting to learn that they place so many barriers to cross-team communications (when they create the 'start-up').
I see this has benefits in regard to focus and secrecy but.. find it a bit counter-intuitive and possibly counter-productive: if Employee X is not in the team, he won't be able to know that he could contribute his awesome Skill Y to that team...
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I work in an investment bank and I'm not sure how much power the banker has in the deal process. A lot of it is dependent on the buyer, less on the banker. Bankers get paid based on the size of the deal. We usually take 2-3% of the transaction, but if the deal is huge, you might see that number fall down to 1% or so. Usually, its the buyer that hesitates and decides not to buy it. The banker would usually try to get the firm to purchase it, so they can get paid the commission.
clang does support Objective C (as does gcc).

Apple does look after a lot of plain old C (e.g. Core Foundation) and C++ (e.g. WebKit) too, so clang handles all three.
Grid based virtual reality in real world.

Have not thought about how to implement it yet, but it's the first weird idea that poped up.
If the computer understood natural language, you wouldn't need most of the GUI elements commonly used today, like windows and buttons.

Our brains also don't use files and folders, these metaphors having a direct analogy to our physical world in which we need to group things for easy access and distribution, however we are limited by the constraints of our world and the way we interact with it, constraints that will sooner or later vanish and pretty soon files and folders won't make much sense anymore.
Let's look at it constructively - what is new now with the Raspberry Pi that wasn't available by single board microcontrollers? (i.e. Arduino)

Off the top of my head:

* Easy[1] support for USB devices

* Ready to be connected to TV/monitor

* 1080p output (and HDMI includes audio)

* Of course, more applications and libraries are available, but what new use cases does this enable us?

[1] as long as there are compatible Linux drivers
Yes, but we'd have to get the Android SDK/NDK built for Ubuntu-ARM targets. Not impossible, but a fair bit of work ..
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Typo on the front page: everyting.
Well, ok. Am I offended? Not. I'm not even a Paki, but whatever.
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I'm a little peeved. I signed up for the email notifications and did the confirmation and everything, and never got the email saying they were opening up for orders. :-/
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Yes, many tablets are "mobile" in this sense. The majority of modern tablets have support for "WiFi" (802.11?)
networks and also the same cellular data networks (EVDO, GPRS, EDGE,
HS?PA, LTE, ...) used in mobile phones.
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Not that it would be bad, if you did, though.
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Fantastic, just what I was after. Thanks a lot!

And phew, my package was not listed. :)
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It is obvious. That's why children are often very happy.
I was about to make the same joke. b&*$#d beat me to it :)
So do you believe truth is miserable?

That truth is miserable is just another lie. Yes, every single moment in the world could be 200 people killed, 20 women raped. But there is billions smiling.

People smiling is not news, but people crying is. People building a house is not news, but a fire on one (for every fire there is 1000 new houses) is news.

Movies only show people being killed(5-6 per movie), raped(1average),and disasters.

How many people see 1 murder in all their life?. A rape?. An earthquake? a terrorist attack?

The reality is that this is fairly rare. It is only the media distortion field that makes us believe in a lie.

What this person is telling you is that people with no money is happy, I had experienced it myself in Africa, then going to USA looking at people with SUVs but no friends and working 60h/week and no vacations as slaves for buying the toys TV commercials promise will give them happiness, but do not.
I'm currently running the Dev Preview, and I was curious if anyone knows if there are any differences worth switching for?
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Great job, Antonio! I've been putting off purchasing it, but now that it's "official" I'm looking forward to a good weekend read.
Really interesting - is there anywhere documenting this commune or the currency - I'd love to read more about it, or just your personal experiences.
Something like this? http://www.amazon.com/Addonics-NASU2-NAS-Adapter/dp/B001OC5J...

At around $50, might be cheaper to go with this. Unless you are implementing the NAS just because it can be done :-)
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I don't think most Nigerian mobile users will have access to a HDMI-capable TV within the next couple of years, so the Raspberry isn't the way.

Raspberry Pi also has RCA and stereo output, so could quite easily connect to a any standard TV with scart socket.
* Always-on NAS with dynamic DNS so I can turn off my power hog of a computer when I'm not at home.

* Home automation (hooking it up to lights, etc) with an in-browser controller
For one, the dev preview expires in 10 days.
A lot of the uses listed are cool, and seem worthwhile - but I thought the point of Raspberry Pi was to provide affordable computers for educational purposes?

NAS, Gaming, Home automation, and other GuruPlug-type solutions are awesome. These would be great projects offering a lot of fun and inspirational documentaries. Nonetheless, I think a focus on the educational side is appropriate. How about:

* Sites offering RPi-specific hardware instruction and troubleshooting

* StackExchange-like RPi forums for different programming languages and/or use cases.

* Inexpensive hardware bundles with input/output devices and kits for working with the bundles.

The problem isn't going to be finding something to do with a tiny computer, it's making said computer as useful as possible for children and educators. Keep it useful and easy for them, that's a problem for a startup to address.
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Anyone tried this on VirtualBox? How well does it work?
Ask HN: How to become an expert of Python asap.
Are there any online resources(project, coding competition, etc) can make you become a Python expert asap?
Thank you for advice.
There are two candidates: one from the local state school with an appropriate college degree, a second with relevant MITx certificates of completion. Let’s say all other things between the candidates are equal. Which should be chosen? It’s true that an online education is not the same as the college experience. The candidate who went to college probably enjoyed his experience more, but how much is that experience worth to a potential employer? Unless he’s a member of the same fraternity, probably not as much as the college candidate would hope. And here’s the reality: the student debt of the college candidate controls, to some extent, his salary requirements. Since the MITx candidate appears to have the knowledge required, and has no student debt, he probably can be hired cheaper.

Actually it's the inverse. The student debt accumulated will make the college graduate more desperate to accept any wage offer, and more fearful of keeping the job once there.

People hiring love this kind of dependance.
If you are running the dev preview from last summer then yes, there are noticeable changes. If you have some more recent build (from this year) then probably no.
Cheap thin clients / terminals to be left 'scattered' around a uni or large office block, etc.

Sailing boat logging / navigation computers.

House / office automation.

A 'smart data-projector' box that you plug into the back of a regular projector, and can install in a ceiling-mounted projector which you can then drop files on, or pull from a server.

Warehouse / storeroom management.

Audio recording / streaming systems for churches and other conference rooms.

Car music server, which when you're home syncs with the house to download any new music (over wifi?).

...
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I completely agree! As noob who has been looking around how to teach himself, python is the easiest to understand and read at first. It doesn't have that woods of (}]$| . Also doesn't have that static class whatever that I had to mess with when starting with java. It was my first choice due to the stanford videos( which are great BTW!),but I looked for alternatives almost inmediately. Finally the best way I found is python with "learn Python the hard way".

About inheritances... O no another craizy concept I have to learn...
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Quite honestly, I'm looking forward to getting a good cheap replacement for my Logitech Revue. The device is the closest thing I've gotten to a good media center device under $100, but it falls short due to a buggy OS and massive stuttering in 1080p. I'm hoping this board + XBMC will be smooth enough to be an improvement. A Debian bundle that includes XBMC, which works out of the box on a RasPi could be the kind of simplicity that pushes XBMC into the mainstream. Yes, I'm aware of Boxee but honestly I (and many others) don't like their application either.
Then the eBay buyers would post projects. Eventually the units (or most of them) will end up in the hands of a hacker, regardless of the route taken to get there.
Which if you want people to use it with confidence probably isn't a selling point:

http://blog.pinboard.in/2011/12/don_t_be_a_free_user/
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The Developer Preview worked with VirtualBox (and with VMware for that matter) so I guess this one will as well.
I could make it there a little after 1730 but as close as possible.
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Did anyone notice that this:
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Looks an awful lot like this?:
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I don't think we've come very far at all. There is no post-post. This is still the PC era, with an Disney Epcot interface not far from the early 1990s either.

Siri is the first widespread well-used voice interface, and it isn't even innovation for 2010. It's just more proof that we innovate slowly.

Want something innovative? Let me use thought control. We're not far from it. Let it find things I might be interested in adaptively much more than it does now. Make it correct my grammar CORRECTLY. They are just now adding support for various languages on the same installed OS. It still has piss-poor built-in support for blind and deaf people. Most keyboards don't even have braille, and iPad certainly doesn't support it. Why? Because there is very little innovation. Just the same s--t over and over until one in a million gets creative.
I don't think the problem was the zune itself but the zune ecosystem. Apple more than any competitor understood this. If all you want is a player for your existing music library, an iPod offers little advantage over any other decent music player, and the zune UI was very polished.

That said, the first thing that struck me about Windows 8 is that there's still a hard line between the 32- and 64-bit versions, which points to a fairly major underlying technical legacy in the current stack. So they need to go through another major revision (as in DOS -> NT) or hope 32-bit disappears (at least on the Intel side; it looks like they're planning on making the ARM side embedded/pre-installed only, so it won't matter so much).
There's also the problem of what will you do with the millions of people working in retail economy, and with the assorted collapsed buying ability of the middle to lower class.

We don't just keep jobs because we need them. We also keep them because we need the distribution of wealth that they make possible --without a way to ensure that, everything collapses. There can't be a billionaire without millions of wage slaves.
Also, keep in mind that an Arduino with networking capabilities (i.e., Arduino + Ethernet shield) is $30 + $45 = $75, three times the cost of the RPi; this is the first hackable device (that I know of) to have networking capabilities for <$40.
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> This to me is a PR failure

you're so wrong. this has nothing to do with PR. people are not criticizing the game or Bioware because of this person. people are personally attacking and harassing a human being because of their remarks.
When I tried this out yesterday with a pinned gmail tab clicking the email link opened up a new tab and loaded gmail :(
* Car-PC

* Very powerful autopilot (orders of magnitude faster than an arduino)

* Home control station connected to TV

* 3D printer controller

* Some Kinect roboter without the need for a laptop or tablet to control the thing

* Everything we use hacked wireless routers for now, but with TV-out ;-)
This isn't exactly relevant to the article, but somehow shares some of the spirit of what happens to us as we educate/inform ourselves more:

"this very real thing that runs rampant in educated people. It’s called 'impostor syndrome.' The clinical definition is a 'psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize their accomplishments.' It means that you feel like a phony, like you’re just winging it, that you really don’t have any idea what you’re doing."

- Kleon, Austin (2012-02-28). Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
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