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> One of the biggest questions, economists say, is whether Japan, and by extension Asia's newer export-oriented economies, will learn how to foster innovation, nurturing the Apples, Googles, Facebooks

I'm pessimistic that this will happen any time soon in Japan, or any other country in the Far East, or pretty much every country except a select few. That kind of innovation is almost universally looked down upon in those cultures. You're supposed to be employed in a large corporation that makes tangible goods, not sit in front of a screen and churn out intellectual property.

Yes, they would love to make a billion dollars, too. But no, the sight of a bunch of college-dropout geeks doing what American startups typically do would be abhorrent enough to drive all investors a thousand kilometers away. You would be a shame to everyone around you. Your parents will not know how to explain themselves to their neighbors. Your high school teachers will deny that they ever taught you.

I seriously hope that somebody somewhere will say "F U" to all of that and just build something. Don't even target people in the same country, just sell it directly to everyone around the world. But even then, the sight of you straddling your MacBook in T-shirts and underpants like a hikikomori would be considered a shame to everyone around you. At least until you buy a sports car with your hard-earned foreign currency.
All researchers know that they should release their code. The problem is that they are just bad programmers. Programming has turned into a required skill for many scientist, but the school system is lagging behind. So right now we have all these scientists lacking fundamental skills. Sooner or later this will be recognized and schools will then hopefully accept programming or computer science as just another subject in the curriculum.
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That's a fair argument, but surely there is a way to incorporate Codecademy's mechanics into sites that cover more advanced material? I suppose that Udacity's "Programming a Robotic Car" wouldn't have had much luck using this method, but perhaps an introductory algorithms and data structures course could.
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Might be that the joke went over my head, but can you specify post-Internet ?
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I resubmit this because it seems it got flagged or for some reason got wiped by HN;

Obviously I think that was unfair so I'll give it another shot
My initial reaction is that very little good can come of allowing someone to sign someone else up for these reminders. The potential for abuse is high, and even in the intended use-case I don't see folks being all that pleased.
Yeah no kidding. There's a huge difference between the disposable one-off code produced by a scientist trying to test a hypothesis, and production code produced by an engineer to serve in a commercial capacity.

The original transistor, produced by Shockley and team at Bell Labs, "worked" only in a nominal sense. It didn't do anything other than prove a concept. To turn it into something usable in real equipment took years of effort by other scientists, and engineers. Thank god they published the details of it rather than saying "we made it and it worked, here are the results" because they were afraid of releasing something that was "a pile of rubbish."
The app creator made the right decision when he defaulted to a false scale. Scale is not the only important thing to convey, one also wants to show relationships and have a model of the whole that fits in a monkey brain.

Also, in this interface, the planets serve as big "buttons" to navigate to a celestial body of interest. So they have to be larger.

The thing would be unusable, and boring, if it showed specks of dust orbiting a mustard seed.
was it buggy or just insanely expensive?

(I actually bought one off ebay for the Shelf of Dreams at my office. they are interesting to play with.)
If a latency-sensitive service decides to host closer to part of its customer base, does that mean they're not respecting net neutrality too? At what point does something stop becoming more convenient for customers and the company (like locally hosted unmetered traffic) and start becoming a neutrality issue?

Maybe I look at it differently being from a country that has always had caps, where the introduction of peering agreements and ISP hosted content meant you got more value (all downloads being 'paid for' to some of that now being 'free'). I suppose if you look at it from the perspective of going from a culture of unlimited data to capped downloads (all downloads being 'free' to most being 'paid for' and some free as it was before).

It's not like they are artificially prioritizing their own content.

Edit: On reading some of the other comments it sounds like it isn't just the same content via different clients, it's actually buying the same content off Comcast? Is this the case? The OP wasn't exactly a wealth of detail.
While a horde of zombies voted you down I quite agree with that point of view.

Even if it's not as black & white Google already attempts a lot of this. They basically want to be the ones to decide.

There's no "consortium" it's just "lets push feat ZZ on our websites, web clients, and say its the new feat everyone has to support. Plus its open source anyway we're the good guys!"

If others disagree well, so far it's been pretty much a grey area. Google keeps pushing the technologies others refused. But when Google controls even more of the market, let's say with 50%+ Chrome (they have the market already, website wise, except for FB.), there won't be a need to push anymore.
It'll be Google's way or, well, nothing. Even if it's features that are released within 48H.
I'm pretty sure Rstudio uses this approach. The core app is all HTML/Javascript, but then they make a desktop version by putting a thin Qt wrapper around it and adding a few minor things like a relevant menu bar.
Don't think for a minute I'm satisfied with the status quo. I'd love it if all these rapid prototyping tools got cheap enough for mass production. But that's not how it is now or for the near term.

Actually, there is one area where rapid proto has helped, and that is with PCB manufacturing. It is relatively easy to get boards done quickly. The board outlines are done with CNC, and the holes are often laser drilled.

But your job is definitely not over when you email the design file, in many ways it is just beginning.
I don't think many people "truly believe" that women are objects. I think most people who are contributing to the problem are just ignorant of the effects their actions have.

If this is true, then increasing awareness can have a significant impact on culture.
By your definition. I disagree. That's the nature of art.
"... while Singapore women live more than five years longer, probably to take into account the additional time they need to spend in the bathroom"

Wow, what an extremely stupid and sexist comment.
And my apologies for not getting it ;)
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Additionally, every piece of academic code I have ever written has been an unmitigated nightmare. Something about academia drags down the quality of my code. My industry production code is much better (or so I tell myself).
Nice to see. Back in February I had a paper in Nature (with two co-authors) arguing for the same thing (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v482/n7386/full/nature1...). With this paper in Science (http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6078/159.summary) it means that the top two journals in the world have now published papers arguing for source code openness.

Probably time for an international cooperation on defining open code policies: http://blog.jgc.org/2012/04/more-support-for-open-software-i...
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Oh god, Comic Sans really puts me off.
Please make a good product and just charge money for it. Why is it a taboo to charge for dev. tools these days?!
Many people fail to realize that NDA's are only valuable if both parties are in the same country. Its impracticable to enforce otherwise.
Needs more options than Awesome/Crap IMO. Maybe a five-point scale or a "done already" flag?
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A way to find/chat with other hackers interested in a particular idea would be nice.
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I actually did not notice the Font face. The content was way engaging.
I think what Brin is highlighting here is a problem in those 2 companies. Mentioning other problems that Google itself has doesn't take away from those companies having openness issues. Please stay on topic.
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I find this funny considering you need to login with a google account to view public Google+ posts (even though they appear in the SERPs).
I found the tests really fun. I confess I had to turn to MDN for help with a couple of the questions, and I definitely picked up some new JS knowledge.

I agree with drostie that the node requirement is quite a large barrier to entry. A standalone app (no server required) would probably reach a wider audience.

I don't think it's a concern that someone might hardcode the answers. These sort of tests are about challenging yourself, and where's the challenge in cheating?

For anyone interested, I posted my solutions at http://f6design.com/journal/2012/04/15/test-your-javascript-...

My 'partial' solution (and probably the rest too!) could be improved I'm sure. Thanks e2daipi for cluing me in about currying.
like the idea, but perhaps the font type used could be a bit bigger :-)
Also second for "done already" flag.
I'm not so sure on a scale. I think comments with why yes or no would be more useful (working on it).

An already done flag is an excellent idea though! OR could this just be a NO + comment with link?
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This is something that cannot and should not be avoided though ... I remember reading this article in GQ magazine, many many moons ago, about fast twitch fibers being found more readily in people of West African Descent which is what makes them better sprinters (this is why your 100m, 200m races are dominated by people from America, West Africa and the Carribbeans) ... naturally I started to discuss this with a African American Studies Professor I was friends with at the time, and the response wasn't that the research was incorrect, but that it shouldn't be talked about because white supremacists, or other racists would seize upon it to make an argument that since athleticism could be so advantaged by race then intelligence could too.

It makes me sad that America's racial history makes things like this way more fraught with all sorts of dangers than it needs to be, but eventually we do have to do these kinds of research and find out how these things are related to our ancestors ... I for one, think we'll find that skin color has vanishingly little to do with these sorts of things ... I mean, in the matter of fast twitch muscles fiber, it turns out that not all black people have that advantage, only a small group of people from West africa

People will always try to describe things according to race in this country, but I think that as long as we're reasonably careful/responsible with the way we carry out the inquiry, it will benefit us in the long run.
Awareness will work against casual, environmental sexism. That's the fucking point: It's background radiation so you don't even pay attention to it. Get it? That sort of atmosphere of boys club is actively hostile to non-conformant people.

Be aware of the environmental issues, don't tolerate flare ups even if a person is technically competent, think about how you could be a little more welcoming. Doing that would be a huge first step and will do a lot towards making the generational changes you're talking about reality.

We all, collectively, have the power to make technology an environment welcome to all races, creeds, and biological persuasions. Do as much as you can personally and try to make sure other people are aware of the issue.
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OK, anyone second the font size change and I'll update the CSS?
I wish the best luck; What about creating an emacs plugin initially?
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Huh? Yes, google is the usual way that people search for sites on the internet, but in the end it's just an index and search engine for other people's content.

You've posted before about your troubles with SEO and google, but remember that ranking is inherently unfair, and there's no reason that new entrants should have any ranking advantage just because they are new. Word of mouth is also heavily biased against new entrants but there is no bad actor there.

I still think there's no such thing as a perfect ranking algorithm. There is an argument here about the internet becoming ossified, but it's not clear to me that google is being an active bad actor here.
Why not open source now? There's clearly a bunch of people that would like to help and some (me included) have more free time than money to offer.
Disqus?
Where is the "Browse raw data" link?

Edit: Ignore that, found it. Under the Account menu in the top nav.

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I agree, new start-ups like mine (or Pinterest, Google) benefit from an open web. however all of them/us after going strong, we want to create a walled garden. Assuming that openness wins at the end, the whole idea is to keep the openness as a feature not as a starting point.
Sure, let's all kill the messenger, he has selfish intentions. But let's also consider the message.

There would be no Wikipedia today if Microsoft would have control over its ecosystem back then in the way Apple does today.

Wikipedia was a direct competitor to one of Microsofts Products. They would have simply rejected it to make us buy Microsoft Encarta on DVD.

There would probably be no internet at all. Don't fight Netscape or Firefox. Just reject them.
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maybe I am the only one with an old eyes here ;-)
Like this, you mean? https://www.facebook.com/help/?page=116481065103985

It's certainly not a complete copy of everything referencing you in their database, and it only includes information you entered (not friends' details), but it does exist.
there isn't. Not in the foreseeable future, hence microsoft, a power ONCE to be reckoned with , once king of the technology mountain will have to sit on the sidelines and prepare for the next "big thing" in technology ... whatever that may be.

As it stands now, unless they get their act together quick smart, they have missed the boat on many different things internet related of which they could have ALREADY dominated if they didn't think the internet was just a fad.
He may have a valid point to certain extent regarding a controlling nature of those two firms, but if I look at last 10 years, I see more innovation out of Apple than Google, and even in it's controlled way Apple through iOS has driven more innovation (Instagram?)

Some of you may be a fan of Apple but I do not think one can deny the quality of innovation that has come from Apple vs. lack there from Google. I am talking about innovation that change the way we live.
"Hacker"? Really? What is hackish about a potential business? More like lame entrepreneurship ideas.
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Your confusion is understandable, but nonetheless real. Let me explain.

First, when economists talk about profits they mean something entirely different than when accountants (or most normal people) do. An "accounting profit" is when revenue exceeds expenses. An "economic profit" is when you are making money because no one is competing with you.

Thiel is talking about economic profits, and his statement is a tautology. Perfect competition is defined as the state in which no one can make economic profits, and economic profits are defined as the money you make as the result of not being in a state of perfect competition. :)

In terms of a startup, you make your money by inventing something new, or by executing something old better, or by errecting barriers to entry, or exploiting first mover advantage, or by having key patents, or by effective advertising. These are all ways in which we struggle to ensure that there is not perfect competition, in order that we may reap economic profits.

Second, as already mentioned, "perfect competition" is a pretty specifc term, and it has some interesting consequences. It is the state where a all products are perfectly identical. Which in turn means that, oddly, there is none of what we call "competition" in a market with perfect competition. :)

In turn, this is why things actually aren't "better for nearly everyone" with perfect competition. Pretty much every single product you've ever liked was the product of a very non-perfectly competitive market, from sodas to software to jeans to phones to food. You don't want a generic "hamburger" like every other hamburger in the world, you want one of those great burgers the guy at the burger shop around the corner makes, with extra pickles and garlic aioli, because it tastes fantastic! Or maybe a chicken burger, or hey, maybe even a McDs quarter pounder (I won't judge you).

But the point is, these are all different products, and some people like one, and some like another. Would you be happier in a world with perfect competition in burgers, where every burger was literally identical, interchangable, and indestinguishable from every other?

In fact...would any person be made better off by perfect competition in burgers? Or isn't it actually kind of good that we have choices? That I can start a burger shop if I want to, and offer a range of burgers made with grass-fed angus beef, or whatever? In other words, isn't it good that we don't have perfect competition, so that people can compete? :)

(And, of course, that all goes for software and startups too.)
Any reasons in particular for Disqus? I've only really ever seen it on Engadget and thought Facebooks solution was better.
This seems to boil down to "Oh, it's so hard for the men to change. They've had a hard life too! Cut them some slack."

I couldn't disagree more. Sexism will end when we (1) educate people about what constitutes sexism, (2) stop tolerating it.

Everyone can help with (1) to some degree. Not every one is in a position to do (2), but those that can, such as the many startup founders that read HN, should.

It seems to me that in your post you are doing the opposite of both. You are arguing that we should stop talking about it, and that we should tolerate it.
No FB or Disqus! A standalone system would be great.
hehe, I tried to make it a similar size to HNs font.
in short; with the current set of humans complete freedom and lack of control tends to lead to mob rule, and complete governmental control leads to again mob-rule in the state.
There is a switch to scale to realistic proportions. Actually, there are three separate switches for sun, planets, and moons.

It also features a gravity grid.

So everything you want is already in there?
Supposed innovation doesn't excuse what they're being accused of here.
Google; if only you could make the chromeos something we hackers might play with on our desks. Or make it a cloud desktop.. Currently too much dependence for a couple of models from Samsung, Acer etc seems the hard way.
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How is Apple a threat to the open web? They don't even DO web... At worst they make it possible to write (walled in) native clients that perform better than a browser for specific tasks.
Just curious, but what do you need gender information in registration for?
When did that happened? I can access public posts without being logged in with no problem.

Facebook, on the other hand, tells me that I can't continue if I don't log in (although I can just cancel the message, and continue reading).
The Pebble watch is cute, and small enough scale that they might actually ship product. The question is, at what price?

Remember, we're talking CE, so every penny counts. Unless they've assembled a very good team, that thing will retail for over $100.

If the product seems like it might be successful, somebody like Samsung will jump in right away with a competing product for $50 USD. And 6 months after that the Chinese clones will be coming in at $30. Good luck trying to turn enough profit to fund development of the cost-down version.

The big boys like Samsung and Foxconn are so vertically integrated. It is tough to compete with them when they can buy the chips at a much lower price than you can.
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Not the OP, but gender is great info for targeting advertising
You don't :). It's a clone script that I've modified. I've tried to hide the sign up stuff. Where did you manage to find it?
I noticed that 'Top Ideas' page ranks ideas by the number of 'Awesome idea' votes. The number of 'This sucks' votes aren't taken into account. You should change this to take downvotes into account as well. +4/-20 (0.167 approval rating) should not be ranked higher than +3/-1 (0.750 approval rating). [1]

Also, seeing as the site is titled 'HackerIdeas', you should target it specifically to hackers. I don't care about a company that prints advertisements on toilet paper. That's just annoying.

[1] Approval ratings calculate using this formula: up / (up + down)