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It has been in accident. It wasn't in one it caused but it was rear ended.
Most of the html content will be pushed out by Varnish. PHP just generates the most popular pages once before Varnish takes over. As for pushing out videos, I doubt they're using PHP readfile(). They're probably serving it out of a CDN.
I actually own a guitar. Playing for two years now. But its not worth much and I'm not good enough to keep anyone listening.
I think learning to code at a reasonable level is much easier than learning to play guitar well enough to be able to busk.
This is a great point. In the Project Glass video all of the products are Google's. Imagine if, instead of a product, the Google glasses were an open platform for AR like Android is for smartphones. If this were so, Google could create a new app store for AR applications, a new distribution platform for web searches, AR open web apps, and (maybe) a first-person version of YouTube (reality TV 3.0). This platform would mobilize the development community and deter some companies from building apps for the iPhone (if delivery on the Google Glass platform would be more convenient).

As a developer who is working on a product that's very well suited to take advantage of this product I'm very ashamed of Google's lack of third-party developer involvement and business vision. Sure the product looks great, but is not solely about products; it's about people, about delivering value for customers the world over. And the full value of this product would only be realized if Google takes a platform approach, opens up the ecosystem and lets everybody in (including, and, especially Facebook).

Summary of the good things I saw in the demo:

- Very clean user interface

- Nice hardware design

- Interesting functionalities

- Nice integration with Google products

- Slick animations

- Seems to be pretty fast

Initial concerns:

- Video calls in version one? What about battery life? Sometimes is better to keep some things out on first iterations

- No hints to integrations with other platforms

- Too much use of voice (we all know the state of the art in voice recognition and how long voice processing currently takes)

- I didn't see a single Web search in the video... how come?

All and all this is a VERY promising product and a very important one for the whole industry. I hope Google opens up this platform so that it can reach all the momentum and followers it deserves.
Its interesting that the article starts with a riff on the opening line of Pride and Prejudice.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."

It seems like there could be several intended meanings behind that.
The Google car is only driven in controlled conditions in sunny California. For example the car simply doesn't work when it snows, so they just turn it off for that duration.

The project looks promising but it still has a long way to go.
Obviously you're going to rebuild compromised servers and change all the keys... as soon as you find out you've been hacked.

What about before then? You're advocating a scheme whereby if any verifier is compromised, the attacker can forge tokens. This isn't the case with a system that uses asymmetric crypto.
>Grant Thornton asserts that the decline is a result of changes in market structure. One reason is decimalization — pricing stocks in cents rather than fractions — that took profits out of trading that had previously given brokers an incentive to list small companies.

Is there a simple explanation for why changing from fractions to cents would remove profits?
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It's the eyePhone from Futurama.
It's too easy to get caught up in the "social sharing"

It's also hard not to recognize that consumer technology shifts further towards entertainment than utility. It's bizarre and selfish how consumer technology alerts you immediately about friend requests but not local emergencies. It's bizarre and selfish how your phone can show people your apps, contacts, and calendar, but not emergency medical information. Having apps x, y, and z can someone solve these for an individual, but as a society we haven't progressed much with this technology. The idea that the person beside me might have a heart attack, and I'd have to navigate their phone to find an ICE contact just baffles the hell out of me.
I'm not sure if it's well-specified. What does this do?

JSR POP

Does the argument POP (or [SP++]) get evaluated before, or after, the "[--SP] <- PC" implicit in JSR?
I expect they're also targeting a lot of senior (read: high-salary) employees who are more likely to be the family bread-winner types. (Although for legal reasons Yahoo! will go to great pains to point out that they are not in any way targeting older employees.)
That didn't really answer my question, and you're changing the argument. You said, paraphrasing, "public key is less secure than shared key", which doesn't really make sense, for the reasons I already mentioned. Saying its all irrelevant because my app is already insecure is totally orthogonal to this sub-thread.
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Not doing something because there's a vague chance it might not work or something moderately annoying might happen later on is naive. You're never going to be in a situation where nothing could conceivably go wrong. Just do something, try to make sure you're on the right side of things, and deal with problems as they arise.

You aren't even employed, so stop worrying about what your nonexistent employer will do. You're not at that bridge yet; you're not going to be able to cross it until you get there. The only real problem you have right now is that you're making excuses based on hypothetical situations instead of pursuing opportunities. Find a job that interests you and make sure your contract doesn't say that your employer owns everything you do in your off time. Problem solved. I don't know how anyone can explain that any more plainly.
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Part of Groupon's problem is that it did not actually book 1.6billion in revenue under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). It booked 1.6billion under Groupon's magical accounting practices (MAP).

Under GAAP, money which is contractually owed to a third party at the time of collection is not booked as revenue. Under Groupon's accounting practices, it is. This allows them to inflate revenue while downstating their liabilities. This is why the SEC is investigating them for fraud.
"one that helps you explore and share your world, putting you back in the moment."

uhmm, am I not in the moment when I walk the streets without popup notifications on my eyes?
I've seen cuts in which the head office was gutted. Five C-level execs gone.

Along with about 25% of FTEs, to say nothing of contractors.

And the company's still around.
Copy text from this article, past it somewhere and see what happens:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/03/31/1969051/apple-plans-n...
Our society is moving a lot of things to the Internet. Banishing yourself forever from the Internet means effectively cutting yourself off from that. For example, right now 'no Internet' might not mean 'no TV,' but I could see that being the case in another decade. You can't necessarily say an unwillingness to give up the Internet forever implies that people are addicted to the 'Internet firehose.'
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Can anyone help me understand how this will work with the game? I don't see anything about flying virtual ships around...
No, that's not all I said.
Could the SEC really do that? Just outright stop an IPO?
Well, Yahoo's had a pretty aggressive refresh rate on chief executives of late. I don't think your assertion really holds.
Google Project Glass
Does webpage searching really have much relevance to AR? A lot of useful services for this application are on different platforms like twitter, facebook, chat, video, maps. I don't think this AR will/should be text-heavy.
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Where does it state in the article that possession of hacking tools is made a criminal offence?
I remember hearing this when I was in business school, how in one case study a company "returning to their core competency" would be presented as a good thing while in another case study, "diversifying their business model" was also presented as a good thing. It took me a while to see that it all depends on context and ability to execute.

I'll refrain from making any comments about Yahoo's ability to execute.
How many people can you convince to wear glasses that do not normally?

Probably the same number of people you can convince to buy and carry a metallic/plastic rectangle in their pockets everywhere. If it offers utility at an affordable price, people will embrace it.

My bet is that this project goes no where with Google in its current form. If anyone has a chance, it's Apple. Apple is the only large company with enough style to make something like this cool/socially acceptable.

Steve Jobs hired someone from MIT a few years ago who was a leading researcher in wearable computing (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/apple-hires-wearabl...). Apple has likely been working on such a device for some time.

It makes sense for Google to work on something too. How far will Google Glass go? Who knows. This is a public unveiling of a research project, rather than something that'll be sold in stores tomorrow (maybe by year-end though). There's probably a lot left to go before you can buy one, at which point it'll be a good time to evaluate it if it's any good or not.
I'm in the same position... We should build something together, solve some problems, put them on github, learn from each other.
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Why don't they EVER show you what it looks like through the glasses?
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You mean the income statement, which tracks money in and out. The balance sheet is used to track assets, liabilities, and equity.
You're going to have to re-key because as soon as you got hacked the security of your SSO scheme is likely nil. When you find out about has nothing to do with anything.

In any case, no part of block cipher crypto requires every pair of participants to share the same key --- even in the unlikely even that you needed all-pairs keys (virtually all SSO systems have a star topology).

The idea that a system is going to resist forgery because it uses public key cryptography would be amusing if it wasn't so common. In reality, cryptography does not work the way _Applied Cryptography_ says it does; it works more like the way _Cryptography Engineering_ says it does. In other words: it conspires at all points and at all times to fuck you.
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Just make sure whatever you do on the side is truly on the side. Even if you code something up at work they may help some open source project you're interested in, recode it away from the office on your own computer.

In terms of your projects, stick to the "in no way competes with their business". This gets harder with larger companies, but after working there for any amount of time, you'll readily see which projects of yours will conflict with their business interests.

If you're worried a project might conflict, propose it as an internal research initiative. You may luck out and get to work on something you really enjoy at work.
Ask HN: How to use 200k in the bay area?
I have to sell stock worth $300k within 3 months due to termination of my job with my existing employer. After taxes, I think it would be worth $150K+ And I have some more cash in my bank.

I am on a work visa living in the SF Bay Area. So, what options do I have to use my money and save on taxes. I am not too keen on buying a place for myself, but I might if it makes sense tax wise. I am/was considering in rental property but I dont think being on Work Visa allows me to do that.

Any advice and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Students rephrase the sources they copy from to avoid getting busted for plagiarism. Rephrasing details you don't understand is risky because you might change their meaning to something factually incorrect. Generalities that don't say much to begin with are easier to paraphrase without running the risk of saying something original, and if you do accidentally say something original, it's less likely to be obviously wrong.
This is nothing like Segway. Segway users are bound to be seen as too lazy to walk.

But imagine having these glasses on while performing a complicated technical procedure providing you with checklist of activities, enabling you to take pictures as you go.

Or giving a lecture/presentation without having to turn away from the public to peek at your presentation/notes.

Plus in comparison to Segway and bluetooth headphones these would make you look cool.

It just lacks a Brain Computer Interface.

I want one, of both.
Considering the number of failed Google services, I think it's plausible to consider more "open" products to have a bigger opportunity for growth and popularity. Allowing third party developers to do their own thing with the product would remove Google's sluggishness as a factor for avoiding the device.
I know about Paxos. I know when to use it, and when not to use it.

Seeing as you came up with the example, using Paxos for an "Nth caller wins" is a really bad idea - the Nth caller to your switchboard likely won't be the one selected. You probably _need_ a single server system, like the example you wrote (but without the threading errors.)
Is this for real? I get the feeling that whoever wrote that article fell for a bunch of trolls.
Kudos to instagram for its passionate following. Few startups have users who care so much.
Odd that they'd have put this in the Black Sea, where the only salt-water egress is via the Bosporus & Dardanelles, i.e. through the narrow waters of a NATO member.
For some reason, I really like this simple idea of "persistent, durable data structures".
The last sentence of the article is my exact sentiment towards the article.

"So let’s put our energy towards worrying about more important things, shall we?"

I am not a fan of this type of news on HN.
I could use the same advice myself, but I'm in Massachusetts!
Notch is playing God.

Well, actually that sounds like a recurring theme, now only taken to a more complex extent.
Smartcard wallets for small transactions have been tried ages ago and failed, like this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_(bank_card)

Having used this myself, the problems were numerous. First of all, it's effectively a new currency, so you have to explicitly convert your cash money into this form. This sucks. But because it's meant for small purchases, you'll only ever have pocket change on there, which means your balance runs out all the time. The card doesn't display its value, so you risk looking like an idiot and pissing off every customer behind you when they see you tried to pay the 'fancy way' and failed.

Of course, today things are different, and the web is hugely important, and most of us carry smartphones. But do you really want your ability to use money to be tied to your phone's flakey battery?
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And the human crash rate is in all times of day, and all forms of weather. The rate for daytime, clear weather driving is almost certainly even better than 1 per 200k vehicle-miles.
I came here just for this comment.
This book sums up everything you need to be wealthy, what people who live hand to mouth believe and why most people's 9-5 job, live frugally for 50 year plan to be rich in their retirement is stupid (hint: because you just pissed away your whole life).

http://www.themillionairefastlane.com/ (scammy title I know but seriously read it). The guy who wrote it was the founder of limos.com.
I'm an artist and didn't know I could draw caricatures to make money. I've been getting by writing proprietary software for the Apple App store. People download my artwork off my website all the time and use it for commercial purposes even though it states "All Rights Reserved" on my website. I regularly send out DMCA notices. People want it, but they are unwilling to pay for it.

However in the App Store there is a distribution network that checks for purchase before download and signs ipa files with DRM technology. I wish there was something like that for artists (but their isn't and probably never will be).

My advice is to learn ObjC and get the money up front for freelancing gigs while registering as a sole-proprietorship with your local chamber of commerce. Then pay Apple a registration fee for the App Store. It takes about 10 days to get their approval. Or learn another language. Go to Starbucks or whatever coffee house is in the "nice and upscale" part of town and eavesdrop on the business deals that are going down. Learn what people want and figure out a full proof way to help them get what they want while getting paid for your effort. Now. Be greedy. They will be. Trust me.

That's my advice. You're welcome to it. If you can't make money as a software developer and you CAN ACTUALLY PROGRAM software, then I don't know what to say except learn some confidence. Life isn't hard unless you make it.
"While it’s difficult domain to penetrate"

I'm deeply sorry, but couldn't resist...
We will see more of these articles, a lot of people have stock in Facebook and this lawsuit directly affects the price. There will be a big PR fight for a high IPO valuation.
It's interesting- I wonder what the acceptable level of compromise is for the MintChip. As programmers our instinctive response is "none at all", but MintChip is a replacement for cash, and cash gets compromised all the time.

That would be fine, except the compromises in MintChip give up what is essential to cash. It's more like a replacement for debit cards for small purchases.
These glasses are ugly and unfashionable. But so are bluetooth headsets. I wonder if they'll follow a similar trend curve of rapidly gaining adoption while they seem techy-cool, but quickly turn to douchebag-turnoff accessories as they peak and trail off in adoption.
I'm surprised _Snow Crash_ (or other Neal Stephenson stuff) hasn't come up yet. It's a bit dated, as it envisions what teh internets will be like from a 1992 perspective, but still a very enjoyable/amusing read.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash
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>Android was purchased by Google two years prior to the release of iOS

-Steve Jobs started planning the development of the iPhone in 2002.

-Apple's collaboration with Motorola to produce the Rkr E1 started in 2004.

- Official Development of the iPhone started early 2005.

-Google bought Android in Aug 2005
This is an awesome market - many of the enabling devices are clunky and terribly expensive - so to come out with something more accessible is wonderful.

also: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/the-ipads-secret-abil...
The most obvious balm is a logical replication solution. Unfortunately those require non-trivial implementation, but it's something that is in its broad generalities not controversial for inclusion.

Dimitri Fontaine has posted a large patch to implement a devilish component of that, DDL/Command triggers, receiving a lot of detailed review and attention: https://commitfest.postgresql.org/action/patch_view?id=768

But I think a cohesive solution can only be realistically realized in releases >= 9.3.
Nigerian startup raises $8 million round without pitching and no business plan.
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Plenty? In public there's definitely just as many women as men. Though I don't see too many around here in total :p
Space Operas:
- The Reality Dysfunction (Peter Hamilton)
- Gridlinked (Neal Asher)
- Hidden Empire (Kevin J Anderson)
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is this really that strange for a company this size to consider PR aspects of official email from C-level execs when it will surely leak?
> These programs will be a great way to introduce both kids and adults to programming

This would be a tremendous way to do that.

Programming on normal computers is always kind of disconnected from the real world. So, your program can add two and two. Great. Now what?

Microcontrollers alleviate that issue to some extent. Now your program can walk and talk, and push real-world objects. But you kind of need to learn a bit of electronics too.

Notch's Universe solves this issue neatly. It's a mock real world, with programmable computers. Now your software can do some interesting mock-real-world stuff, like fly spaceships. That's pretty neat.
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If you have a web browser, you have a hacking tool. SQL injections are far, far too common, and most of the time require nothing more than an input box on a website.
Google and Microsoft show lots of possible futures for their products and research. Apple keeps most of their stuff behind curtains, so it's unclear what they're working on.
Rather amused that when meeting a friend he spent time checking in to the location rather than talking to the dude.

I'm rather creeped out by this project. In almost all the situations presented he could have asked a freaking human instead of his glasses :

- bookstore : ask the bookseller that's what he's here for,
he may even give you better recommendations
- maps in the street : ask somone
- where is your friend ? call him

Etc etc...
It may not be inherently at odds, no, but I haven't seen any evidence or studies that social mobility is in any way increasing - and it does seem counter-intuitive that social mobility could increase at the same time as income inequality.

http://www.economist.com/node/15908469

"How rising inequality affects social mobility is still unclear. Those born since inequality started to rise sharply are only just now becoming adults. However there are some troubling signs according to two papers to be presented at the Tobin Project, an alliance of scholars, this month. Christopher Jencks of Harvard University finds that income inequality has been accompanied by a widening gap in college attendance. Ms Sawhill argues that a rising correlation between income levels, likelihood of marriage and level of education will make society more stagnant."
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You sound a bit like my co-founder: determined, but ultimately thinks very little of themselves.

Stop it.

As that beat-up old Twitter account "ShitMyDadSays" once said: "...Out of your league? Son. Let women figure out why they won't screw you, don't do it for them."

In other words, focus on your problems, hell, list them out. Then make a plan to address each one, and get going. Between the sense of accomplishment you'll get by actually doing something, and the self-confidence of becoming what you think you should be, you create a field of competence around yourself that makes you hard to ignore.

When your life goes from one where you're focusing on your shortcomings to one where you're focusing on your successes, you go from liability to asset, even in your own mind (arguably the most important place).