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Yeah I think that trying to emulate the design of the TNG tricorder might be limiting in a way and probably isn't the best design for a mass produced version.

This guy needs to start a company and develop the idea. Even if it's just a package of easy to get sensors (as opposed to the advanced sensors in the show version) it's still cool enough to be an awesome gift for Christmas.

I think YC should proactively recruit this guy for the next round ;p
If 90% is even close to the true figure then it suggests there is a new line of approach for a start-up. Monitor TechCrunch and analyse each of the featured business ideas. Where an effective business model can be worked out then run a parallel start-up - chances are high that the fast follower with a clear revenue stream will pass the originator as they crash and burn.
3) Running out of fuel. Again, this comes with a big caveat. We're suddenly finding huge amounts of fossil fuels

You're right, we're not going to run out of oil in an absolute sense - but we're unlikely ever to be able to get the stuff out of the ground faster than we're doing now.

See http://www.indexmundi.com/energy.aspx?product=oil&graph=... for a nice illustration, and bear in mind that the last few years have been at record oil prices, so if there was any room to grow production, we'd expect it to have done so.

Limited supply and growing demand means rising prices. I think this is a self-fixing problem to a large extent as higher prices will mean alternatives become cost-effective, but steadily- and sharply-rising energy prices does seem as safe a long bet as one could take.
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In my next blog post, I plan on making up some numbers which strongly disagree with this 90%/6 month figure. That counts as proof, right?
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Good idea; I haven't done any latency studies yet, but that's a great next step...

The really interesting part would be to compute latencies with minification/gzip/both either on-the-fly (e.g., mod_pagespeed) or done in advance, and to figure out what the smallest network latency is for which the on-the-fly minification is still a net win.
Given that both 90% figures are just rough general estimates without looking at the data (that is to say "made up") you can't really compare them.

Even if they where both data backed statistics you could imagine that maybe TechCrunch tends to cover preferentially the more interesting and exciting shoot for the moon types of things over the more boring "we're making money now" types which would skew their results.

I don't actually read TechCrunch so of course I have no idea and that's just speculation based on nothing.
That's how the first version of the ARM was made, by software simulation on a 6502 in BASIC:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture#History
I half agree.

The N.Y.Times should be more about helping its readers decide who should be the next President than telling them who will be the next President. But they'd be falling down on the job if they weren't making it clear that, say, Newt Gingrich's chances of being elected President this November are very low.

Similarly, part of TC's reporting should be whether a particular company's business model is working, whether they're running out of money, whether they're gaining customers, that sort of thing. But the link seems to equate any mention of a company by TC as a prediction that it will succeed. Not the same thing.

> Now if you want to argue about whether what TC writes about is pertinent or not, that's a different discussion entirely.

This I agree with entirely.
From your own comment on the post: Frankly, I doubt TechCrunch would post their success rate online. We can only make educated guesses.

Your comment insinuating that they would care about their "success rate" seems to indicate that you think otherwise?
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Wow, really, you are making educated guesses on statistics as precise as 90%? The headline is clearly linkbait (unless you provide data).

In fact, I wouldn't even have been comfortable with "Majority of startups on TC die within 6 months". There is simply no data cited.
This is simply false.

The iPhone 3GS shipped in June 2009 with iOS 3, and has continued to receive every update between then and now.

There have been literally hundreds of new features added in that time, as well as a series of whole new built-in apps.
Thought tech crunch was primarily a PR venue. Advertising and marketing costs a lot, if you are a fledgling company with a difficult revenue stream or unclear market position I'd imagine you see a lot of wasted $$$ leading to the end of life scenario.
This is the difference between an editorial and a news report. The NYT has both. TC also has both.
For me it is probably this.

It works - easy as pie. No problems building, linking or worrying about dependencies. (it should be noted that this is a common property of hobby projects)

It's fast, which is nice for the small boy (or girl) in all of us. It is gratifying to make software that can run like blazes.

I get the control over memory layout that I really want. By day I am a Java dev, by night I used to hack Erlang. Neither of these allows me to lay out an array of structs contiguously in memory. I did this for a quad-tree implementation and got 2X speed up on read operations. This means that all the stuff I am reading about CPU architecture, cache-lines and latency etc. can be experimented with in an easy to use environment. That's just pure fun and gratification.

Comprehension. In Java I recently wrote a SOAP server (I know, lame) and it took me an hour of XML fiddling before a more informed person told me that we do that with annotations now.

"Which annotations?
These magical ones.
Ah thanks"

That is a server in Java. At the end I was as ignorant as when I began. But I had the annotations and I had a server. This is bullshit. Programming without learning is like eating without tasting anything. In Go I am learning as I code - this is ecstasy. When I am confused I can jump straight into the library source code, ever tried that in a JEE server? It is painful.

Websockets are fun. Go supports websockets in the easiest way I can imagine.

Errors. Explicit errors in Go are just great. Verbose, yes. But, the clarity of this approach surprised me. All the networking code I have written in Java seemed mysterious. I would hack away and end up with a block of code that would fail from 'somewhere' inside. Errors have taught me a great deal about the different ways my networking code can fail. This is possibly my favourite part of Go (which makes me sound a bit boring).

Green threads are great. I'm sure plenty has been said about this. And message passing too. I won't say more about that.

Closures are marvellous. I have to say that I had a lot of reservations about closures in an imperative language. But if you are careful they are as safe as anything else (in that soup of mutable state). And so much fun.

It should be noted that a lot of my complaints about Java can be remedied. I can read a book about the latest JEE annotations (I did start reading one). I could study the Java networking code better and learn about things that way. But the crucial point is that Go allows me to do all of this while I do what I like best. Hacking. I can build systems and learn at the same time.
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The low resolution and lack of pressure sensitivity is frustrating. It feels like I'm drawing with a chalk stick. We can zoom into the image to add detail, but lose sight of the overall structure.

However, as an artist, there is sometimes something to be gained from embracing the confines of a particular medium and learning to work within them. And there are serious artists working with the ipad, e.g. David Hockney:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-features/8066839/...
Now I'm confused. Where did I say it can't be monetized? I quoted a statement from Google that makes it sound like they're investing in this out of the goodness of the hearts. I'm asking if anybody knows what their actual plans are for monetizing it.
Does anyone else feel that the fact that Google made this offer and Oracle rejected it, seems to indicate that they believe that they are going to lose this fight with Oracle?
I have every way to contact him, but he's still doing contract work for my friend right now. He seems to be back on his feet and fairly happy. So don't think I'll do anything to bring up poor memories unnecessarily. :D
That must be why Apple is still providing cheap OS upgrades for my four year old Mac. Or maybe they're smart enough to realize that I might not buy their products again if they were obsoleted as soon as possible?
And note that while older Apple devices nearly all get the new version number, sometimes that's about all they get in the way of features from the upgrade.

I understand why Android geeks are desperate to have the very latest OS version running on their device (as a weird point of OCD-geek pride). I have no idea why Apple fans should care so much about what version number Android phones have when Google is near constantly updating the software that runs of them. Seems to run counter to their stance on the features vs. specs debate on hardware, where user experience is more important than the number attached to something.

"Normal people" on the other hand, clearly don't give a damn, if they are even aware of this "issue", and have no reason to.
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I've tried both ways and saw an immediate increase in paid conversions when asking for cc info upfront (8x increase). I've talked to several founders that have tried both ways and all but one saw a significant increase as well. The number of trial accounts is lower of course.

Another benefit is that you can add a required textbox to ask for cancellation feedback when someone cancels. The feedback you get is awesome.

That said, you may get different results so it's worth testing. For something this important you'll want to let the data help you decide instead of relying on what others are doing.
Felt that "Why" should be clickable 'home/clear' and it is - nice.

I really don't like (almost) everybody using 'google' in phrases like >>For example, try "google.com" without the quotes.<< Too much 'google' throught the day already.

Site is more than meets the eye on the home page (there is pulling tweets, extra technical information, comments, notify me when up functionality) - nicely done. Tweets wouldnt load for me for any of the sites, though.
This would be brilliant way to fund new open source work. ☺
Sure, I agree with the "framework for [gender]" argument. I don't think that "the manly testing interface for Python" is too bad, but I can agree that it may put some people off - so dropping that is a good idea. Changing the name however is a bit dramatic, in my opinion.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXylqtEQ0tk

9:00 has a good example, recognizing the state of a traffic light, other cars and pedestrians at an intersection, but lots of cool videos starting around 3:40. The whole talk is awesome and a presentation for an actual technical audience, too.
Python one-liners are already possible using ;

python -c 'import sys; a = int(sys.stdin.readline())) ; print(range(a))'

EDIT: Not that I'm saying piep is useless; far from it, it seems very interesting. I'm saying that optional {}s wouldn't solve the problem that piep is trying to solve.
This seems like one of those things that should of been negotiated before they appointed the contract to RS/Farnell, right?

Presumably RasPi or Farnell/RS had previously discussed the distribution of the devices and I'm assuming that they at least made some suggestion that they aren't going to ship until CE certification was granted. So this shouldn't really be a surprise. If on the overhand Farnell/RS have both just said that they aren't going to ship out of the blue, then the cynic in me would probably guess that there would be some other underlying reason why there is a delay, such as other manufacturing problems.

Either way, I don't think too many people are going to be too concerned. They will get here when they get here.
I was sold when I saw the guy eating his taco and enjoying the view while driving.
There's also the myTouch 4G Slide (T-Mobile US) and the Samsung Captivate Glide (AT&T). Both work internationally though neither are sold outside the US (and Canada for the Captivate Glide), AFAIK.

The Desire Z is still sold though it is getting harder to find (e.g. retailers like expansys don't seem to have it any more). On the other hand, T-Mobile also recently had a surprise revival sale (now over, I believe) on its twin (the G2).

There are also a fair number of lower-end QWERTY devices (both Blackberry-style and sliders), but there is absolutely room for a high-end QWERTY "hero". Personally, I'm rooting for an HTC One Z (with a T-Mobile G3 twin?), but we'll see.
Yes you're right. These are all terrible things. It's terrible that rape of men is used as jokes, or even by police as threat to encourage people to confess.

There are a lot of strict gender roles for men, men are laughed at if they want to wear a dress, but a woman can wear a trousers without any problem. Being the receptive sexual partner is viewed as OK for women, but shameful or wrong for men. It's not fair and it's not right.

There are a lot of issues at play. There are a lot of things wrong with gender, and there's people who've been fighting for gender equality for a long time. We're all on the same side here.
Jesus Christ, this is not even close to being true and a paltry 5 minutes of research could have confirmed it. Starting from: http://techcrunch.com/page/311/, looking at stories from September 29th, we have:

SocialBakers: Still around
SweetLabs: Still around
Networked Insights: Still around
Hipmunk: Still around
Fameron: Still around
Vostu: Still around
Storydesk: Still around
Shazam: Still around
Kred: Still around
TechCompanyPay: Still around
GetComparisons: Still around

In short, this article isn't just wrong, it's dangerously wrong. 100% of the startups in this sample still exist.
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Nice! I actually found your project last week through google but wrote my own in js (https://gist.github.com/2225519) after struggling with the python dependencies.

I think coursera really needs to come out with a native solution and a standard way of numbering/organizing videos.
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Is there any SEO trick for googling about "go"? It's really hard to look for "go" related material;

For example, I tried searching for how to use Go on Android. But "go android" returns all kinds of unrelated stuff.
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Which is sad, because a Tricorder without LCARS interface is kind of... lacking something.
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At first I was like... "Pffft! Only in America." and than I was like... "What a guy... I'm such a dick".
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As of iOS5, free and paid versions of apps (or any apps by the same developer) can share data, so the issue of losing data when upgrading has been solved.

There is also no reason the developer can't link to the paid version direct from the app - no heed for hunting.

I don't mind them charging in-app for features in principle. but I found that the free version wasn't enough for me to draw anything serious so it didn't really let me try out the app.

I think it would have been better to go with a fully featured free version with say, just one notebook with limited pages. That way users could use the app fully, and upgrade if they used it enough to need more capacity.
Very nice, but do they mean ZX Spectrum 48K? I've never heard of a 48x.
I just downloaded and tried it. Lack of wrist protection and no vertical orientation is a deal breaker.
typing "go lang" seems to work.
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Hardly. Modest settlement offers to make a problem go away are very common, even when companies don't expect to lose.

Also, the difference between "expect to win" and "expect to lose" can be the difference between 49% and 51%. Civil cases turn on simple preponderance of the evidence.
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Amazingly enough, Google's mobile revenue might not actually be an upper bound.

Earlier in the trial, Oracle wanted to include damages based on Android's impact on Google's non-mobile advertising revenue. They were allowed to do some discovery on this point, though I don't know how that particular issue turned out.
The car reaction time < smaller than yours it also has a better idea of it's surrounding and I bet could pick a much safer course of action than you in a .5 second time frame.

Accidents won't disappear but I do think that if a child jumps in front an autonomous car (lets say in 5-10 years) then that child has a higher chance to survive than if a human wild be driving that car.
Pretty good. What the field he is contracting in? If it's Web/Mobile development, I'm interested to get in touch just for networking as the tech scene is small.
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Samsung (and other manufacturers) should really pull the trick it used in the UK with the SGS2 more often: Telling the world when the update was delivered to the carriers and letting them sit on the hot seat instead.
It all depends on what you're using your device for. Personally I'm missing internet tethering (update coming soon, apparently) and Spotify, which exists but is so buggy I removed it and downgraded my account. I'm not too happy with the calendar app but I've been too lazy to look for a replacement. You're tied into Bing for search which I don't appreciate. File transfers over bluetooth are not supported, not sure if anyone still does this.

On the other hand, the UI is silky smooth, not at all like the Galaxy Nexus I have lying around here for development. I guess it's just a personal thing, but I really can't live with the UI lag and jitter on Android. You don't have a ton of options to play around with, but the features that are there just work without hassle.

Things like email, messaging, facebook all work great. The browser is nice and responsive too. You get Office for free so you can open Word documents on the go, and Nokia Drive 2.0 gives you free navigation with free offline maps. It works well here in the Netherlands and is a big plus for me. Skype is available as a beta which is still rough around the edges, but it's nice to be able to call my mom over Wi-Fi without wasting minutes.

So I guess it's a bit of a mixed bag. For me the positives greatly outweigh the negatives, so I'm a happy camper. Maybe you should just go play with one at a store and see if it's for you.
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I've had about four situations in my current project (Java/GWT) where going through the source has helped me understand what the developers expect, or have TODO comments for unimplemented bits.

In a previous project (jQuery/Python) I had an issue with a Python library that I needed to patch. It worked fine on my collaborator's Mac but not on my machine.

Even .net - I created a downloadable product that happened to require a fair amount of custom UI work and being able to look under the hood (with Reflector) helped a lot. There are still a couple issues that I could never get resolved that are buried in the stack.
This is a YC interview question. They lock you in a room with a pick, and if you can pick the lock you move onto the next stage.

Otherwise the floor opens, and they feed you to the sharks (with lasers on their noses naturally).
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Ah, the good old Wikipedia Effect. I think we could phrase it more precisely like this: when following anything anecdote-like, your mind becomes unaware of the causal process of following connections, and perhaps even unaware of the time spent doing so (although that might be more of an effect of Flow[1]).

If anything, this article is too shallow: I have actually gone past the consumption level and into a further abyss, at times. What I mean is, it's possible to crave an even deeper high, and to receive one.

The "trick", if self-destructive behavior can be called that, is that your brain has many different centers, like a language center and an audio center -- some of which are mostly idling while you're consuming information. You can use those zones to consume other information. So, like, I will sometimes play FreeCell (or solve other logic puzzles) while watching a lecture sped up by 33% to eliminate the time wasted by the "ums". The only limitation is eyestrain from staring at a screen too long and that feeling you get after about half an hour of delicious "too-much-ness".

Not all of the mechanisms of addiction transfer. So, here is one of the central mechanisms of addiction, the mechanism of escalation: an addict consumes Z in order to feel better in some sense -- a rush or an altered mental state -- but as time goes on, they build up a tolerance. They stop consuming Z to feel better. They start consuming Z to feel normal instead. That particular situation doesn't happen nearly so much with information, unless you count being nonplussed when you hear someone say something that you've already thought about.

The central problem of addiction is also only incompletely transferred over. I am not consuming information in order to lose control, which is what seems to shift e.g. alcohol-abuse into alcohol addiction. I was for a while addicted to the game Morrowind because I would actually jump into it in order to waste a day -- that was my goal, to lose control of myself. We need to make this distinction early: there is information abuse -- getting so saturated with information that you don't actually do anything with it -- and then there is information addiction, where the information itself wouldn't be interesting to you, if you weren't going to get lost in it.

[1] What I mean is that creation is not an antidote to losing-track-of-time, and therefore that's not really central to the problem. It is easy to create so much that one forgets to be productive: I will often lose track of the time when I am helping people with mathematics and physics; or even just now, as I am writing this on Hacker News. I could have been programming something useful to my larger goals instead.