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You "imagine" incorrectly. A functioning Obj-C requirement requires a runtime. Currently that runtime (libobjc) is written in C, and it requires a C library to function. Yes, you can rewrite those portions to use only functions available in kernel-land, but it is by no means "easy" as you suggest.
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True, but I've seen it happen. More big business decisions are made on an emotional basis then you might expect.

I'm just trying to consider the matter from the pure perspective of how to get the best outcome.
Oh don't get me wrong, if someone actually owed me 10k, I'd totally care /and/ be aggressive about collecting, but that's not the case here.

Startups, especially small ones, need not waste time with HR infrastructure like this – they're building products. HR should be ad-hoc and people-driven. If that's a problem, there are numerous larger companies to work for that devote their time to things like that. It's not unreasonable to expect someone to ask/remind the company about their referral bonus – and if he cared that much about it, he'd have collected before he departed.

My point is – spilt milk. Move on, build other opportunities for yourself, and don't forget again :D
Your hypothesis is that California ranks poorly on science because they have more blacks than other states.

Virginia is ranked #10 and has 40% proficient in science.

California is ranked #47 and has 22% proficient in science.

Virginia has 19.4% black population. (http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51000.html)

California has 6.2% black population. (http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06000.html)

Since Virginia has almost twice the rate of science proficiency as California does, and Virginia also has three times as many blacks by percentage of population as California, it would seem that the hypothesis that California ranks poorly on science because they have more blacks than other states is not correct.
I second the other commenter. What are you advocating specifically that we don't like? Throwing money at poor black (and white) communities such that the individuals can live without having to work, or bringing back slavery (for poor whites and blacks) with a twist of being enforced as a contract between slave and master? Something else?
Oakies Essential Mix world tour? Absolutely incredible! Although I do agree his work nowadays is crap.
Bummer you think that, bro. Bad mouthing anyone is something we should all work to grow out of.
IMO grandparent provides an interesting perspective.
"Fuck you. Pay Me." comes to my mind after reading this. http://vimeo.com/22053820 [Video]
Those are definitely some good names today; but if you want a bit of a history lesson I'd check out Sasha in the late 90's and early 00's.

Also Oakenfold, Paul Van Dyk, John Digweed, and Carl Cox were all in their prime during those days.
I disagree. Companies that do this need to outed. There are companies that do this all the time to "old" employees who are just about ready to receive their pension benefits. They'll fire said employee on dubious grounds to save 30 grand or so.

If more people did this so that it would become a more accepted practice, companies would be less likely to pull these kinds of stunts.
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"or if you leave before you file for the bonus"

my point is asking for a bonus for growing the team /after/ you've left, thereby shrinking the team, is kinda silly.
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> However, if I am visiting somewhere and the machines available nearby happen to contain non-free software, through no doing of mine, I don't refuse to touch them. I will use them briefly for tasks such as browsing. This limited usage doesn't give my assent to the software's license, or make me responsible its being present in the computer, or make me the possessor of a copy of it, so I don't see an ethical obligation to refrain from this. Of course, I explain why they should migrate the machines to free software, but I don't push them hard, because that would be counterproductive.
Really? You can't undo votes only after you pass 500? What's the logic in that?
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That's another case I saw it. A year and a half ago I bought a cruise ticket from Holland America, and next thing I know I'm seeing Holland America ads across the internet.

At the time I thought they were just doing an ad blitz, because it was the time of year when people plan vacations for the summer ahead and might consider going on cruises. In hindsight it seems silly for them to spend money displaying ads to me, when I've already paid (a substantial sum of money) for their product.

It wasn't until the funeral service ads that I realized I was being targeted for having visited specific websites.
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ESPN3 and NBC Sports online are SO bad at showing the same two commercials at every single break. I assume its because nobody wants to spend their money on ads only to have them shown online, but damn. I must've seen that "We just had a Journey moment there" ad a thousand times while watching college basketball this winter. It doesn't help that they have some annoying catchphrase that stands out or high-pitched sound/song to up its annoyance factor.

Something really, really needs to be done about this.
This is just another case of investing in people, just like YC, or any startup investor does.

"The guy was one of the best enterprise sales people in North America and highly valued by the organization."

I get your point and Benioff was not the ordinary "business" person. If someone with that level of success wanted to talk with me about their project, actually had some kind of written plan for it (even just a dozen pages) and could actually rent out space on top of that, they'd at least get me interested.

I think most developers end being approached by a mid-level manager (often freshly laid off) who has an idea outside of their area of expertise, not so much as one page for a spec, no money and only has unwritten promises of equity for pay. I know I've been approached by a few over the last decade. If I bet on them, I'd have to try and understand what they want built, build it on my own time and hope that they honor their promises of pay in the future. Maybe there have been successes in that case, but it seems like such a long shot, especially when almost anything else offers a better reward-to-risk ratio, that it's never worth pursuing.

I think that the repeated offers that developers often get from non-technical founders start to sound like the offers writers get to develop a novel based on an idea non-writer has. Very often, the developer has more than enough drive and imagination to develop their own idea, just an an author can develop stories on their own.
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From the article, "Here’s a recipe for success: Take two of the hottest, fastest-growing websites in the world and mash them together."

That's not a recipe for success. Perhaps a recipe for getting a Wired article.
Thanks for these statistics, I think the issue is pretty clearly "urban" as even the article points out. As other commenters have said it has more to do with poverty than race, it's just that blacks are generally heavily concentrated in poor communities. It may have nothing to do with race outside of the correlation of race to income levels in many communities, but the fact remains we are failing our black populations.
On the other hand, California has about 1.5 times as many total blacks as Virginia. One might wonder whether there's a critical threshold X that is independent of the population proportion. Basically, I don't think these figures are sufficient to conclude either way.
It was stated in an email(contractual agreement) that referrals would earn you 10k. That agreement was met during his employment. The company should have given it to him upon completion. They failed to do so. He doesn't forfeit whats his upon departure.

It would be like you being offered an additional 10k to do something for a client/boss. You did it, shortly thereafter left but hadn't yet received your compensation. You'd be within your rights to go after them via the labour board/a lawyer. If you don't see that, I don't want to know how you treat those around you.
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It actually /is/ a bonus – because you're already employed, and salaried, there's no obligation for your employeer to pay you more for services rendered. I'm no lawyer either, but Google seems to think "Referral Bonus" is a common thing.
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imho you should revisit the term: 'referral' bonus
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It wouldn't surprise me if the science curriculum had to paired down due to schools having a finite amount of time with students, and choosing to spend that time focus on stuff that drives Reading and Math scores on testing like the NCLB.
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HN is owned privately and everyone's ability to use it is at pg's discretion. pg has no duty, implied or otherwise, to provide a platform on which the principles of free speech hold. This is not true of society at large. You seem to be conflating the two.
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I think you trivialize a very important point, namely that the IPO is a big deal for pretty much everyone (as its used as a recruiting tool for employees and as an exit proposition for VC firms), especially to Zuckerberg (who invariably spun stories of potential exits as part of the process).

I think we can agree on the two facts, namely:

- the firm probably doesnt need the cash

- the members of the firm and investors do want the exit provided by an IPO
Indeed, it's supposed to protect teeth of people unable to afford toothpaste. Whilst it actually just causes cancer. In a similar way to how X-raying everyone who wants to get on a plane protects us from non-existent terrorists.
This blog post brings up an interesting point. Is it normal for employees to have to 'claim' (certain types of) bonuses?
>Failing to file a referral bonus form while you were an employee is really your fault.

Congratulations, you're an asshole that I never want to work with.
IIRC he's fine with servers that are simply used to publish information but he does not use SaaS type websites unless they are free software and he has control of his data.
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http://www.lplegal.com/publications/articles/when-email-beco...

According to this legal source, the only way to prevent your email from being a contract is to "recite in the e-mail that there is no intention to create a contract, except pursuant to a separate written agreement."

Also, you better change that opinion of yours, or else you might get caught in hot water yourself!
I was living in Hawaii when I finished my time as a navy officer. I realized that I would never get a post-Navy career going because every day, and I mean every day, you look out the window and think, "wow, it is much to pretty a day to be inside".

But if aren't susceptible to "Polynesian Paralysis", sure, no place better than Hawaii. I couldn't and, much to my regret, moved back to the mainland to get things moving.
I had this happen recently with airbnb.. I went to check out prices in a city, and decided youth hostels offered better value for the situation so left.

Virtually every single website i visited for a week was shoving airbnb in my face. Yes, i know you exist, i went there.

There has to be more complexity to the 'rule of 7' because i'm sure there must be better sales patterns than just shoving 7 ads in a row for the same thing at you. The same thing happens with comedy central's online shows.. every time the same ad-- it just makes me hate the product after the first few times.
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Are there really that many of these "brogrammer" start ups around? I find it hard to believe that they plague the culture as much as some articles have you believe. At least, it's nothing compared to actual college, where bros own the social scene and are extraordinarily exclusive towards others (other males that is).

I do not live in Silicon valley, and have not actually seen of these "brogrammer" startups, but I imagine it more as a fun joke than a serious, misogynistic club.
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Recently I saw a documentary ("Waiting for 'Superman'") about the state of education and schools in US and its biggest challenges. It was very disheartening. But it did try to discuss potential solutions.
I highly recommend this to anyone who wants a better picture about what's going on.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1566648/

It is available on Netflix streaming.
This is awesome.

One thing I'd like to request would be the ability to skip around the mixes. I was 45 minutes into the Above and Beyond Mix and I accidentally clicked on another mix, losing my place.

Otherwise, everything seems to work great!
If you don't believe this is an important issue, then please consider the example of public television. The damage it has caused by denying income to advertisers has been immeasurable. Not to mention that the programs they show serve only to dull the minds of the population. Please do not block ads. My kitten thanks you for your anticipated cooperation.
Performing the interview? Or getting the job?
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I'm sure they know this and it's their choice to do so. Regardless, how much is relevant to the payment owed?
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True, but it's a market with less of a support structure which adds risk to any investment made. The question is if the cheaper startups offset the additional risk involved.

What's the track record for Seattle startups? In any given year, 97% of VC returns come from about 15 startups. In the past 5 years, how many of the ~75 startups responsible for most of the returns have come out of Seattle?

ref: http://www.paulgraham.com/hubs.html
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exactly. MS is going crazy. They thought the reason apple gets popular is being a-hole.
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Until someone can stand up and say there is a problem culturally in black populations that needs fixing

People have stood up and said there is a cultural black problem. Off the top of my head, I know that Bill Cosby called out black men a couple of years ago and was absolutely lambasted by the black community. Aaron McGruder, the guy behind the Boondocks is another who comes to mind who calls out the black community and is often
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For all practical reasons it is the same, almost no one goes to the 4 page; most people just check the front page and maybe the "new" page.
I would definitely be into that too
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So population can continue to grow unchecked without stressing resources?

Where are you hiding your storehouse of infinite supply??

You're going to be very rich when the fossil fuels run out, oil for plastics becomes a luxury, when heavy metals relied on for batteries and magnets get more scarce, when water tables fall even lower, as helium runs low, ...

But no of course more and more people demanding all these things and ever increasing power usage can't possible reduce per capita availability?!?
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This reminds of Kanye West-- when he recorded his last solo album ('My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy', which was unequivocally a critical and market smashing success), he rented a house in Hawaii with a studio in it, flew out all the producers/artists he needed to collaborate with, and maintained an demanding, consistent work schedule (napping in 90 minute intervals and working through the night) until he perfected the album.
It's probably not sustainable, but works really well for a concerted push.

[http://www.complex.com/music/2010/11/kanye-west-project-runa...]
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Yes, the world tour! My favorite one is Home @ Space in Ibiza[1].

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It's interesting to note the change in the tone of comments between a Show HN post and this Wired article:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3919135

Yes it's derivative, but it's a fun project that actually is pretty useful. I've logged in a couple of times since I saw it first posted because the way it presents Instagram images is quite engaging. I rarely revisit any of the Show HN projects. This one was an exception.
Not bad. I wish someone would create the same, but instead use Fabric mixes. A more well rounded mix series. Nothing against Essential. I just prefer Fabric and Fabriclive stuff.
No, you are mistaken again.

I am quite clear on the overall message of the article. I think you get the point of it as well but you're intelligent enough to not bother trying to defend the indefensible, so you complain about me and ad-hominem me as a fanatic.

The gist of the article is that many French business owners are willfully weaseling out of meeting their social obligations as set forth in the laws of the society in which they live and run their businesses.

There's really no way to put a pretty face on that. It is what it is.

It's explicitly stated in the article that the people in question are keeping the headcounts at their enterprises artificially low by starting multiple 49-person companies and, in other cases, by farming out the low-skilled bits of their process to countries with much lower wages and much weaker worker protections specifically because of wage and workplace rule differences.

The best justifications that the businesspeople quoted in the article can come up with is that they don't want to have to see their workers' reps every week, that it's a pain to ensure that their HR people are aware of periodic changes in social security witholding rates, and the like.

They are eerily silent about profit-sharing, which is one of the responsibilities that they are evading, and evidently none of them had the stomach to try to explain why it would be a good thing for society for them to be able to suddenly lay off large numbers of employees without having to provide any sort of justification.
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Thanks for your input, I do appreciate your insight.

I will argue that it's not just a 70% chance that I'm a cynic -- I'll admit that I am a cynic. It's something that I'll have to work on.
This is the greatest revolution in music listening for me in my entire life. I love electronic music and when I'm coding I want my music to flow non-stop. You can't get that with individual tracks.

I can't thank you enough! Props to helping people discover Essential Mixes.
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Expert witness in forensic computing evidence here.

Remember when the too-big-to-fail banks were bailed out to the tune of $700B USD and bank executives insisted they had to be paid their bonuses because their employers were contractually obligated to do so? A lot depends on who the payee is.

In this case, I imagine I would argue (in an affidavit) against the CTO who admitted that there was no backup in place. Also, there was an email suggesting that the verbal contract (now confirmed in writing thanks to the exchange of email!) would be honored except for a database mishap. That's an admission of liability. The emails do not state that the (potential) plaintiff was responsible for backups. They don't say, "you were responsible for backups and you did not implement any." They simply admit there weren't any, which I would count as a failure of management to implement backups.

A good labor lawyer could do a lot with this.
It's really not the same as giving refunds to a customer. Keeping your customers happy is really important. Keeping your employees happy is also important. Keeping ex-employees happy is really not that important. Personally I might have paid it out, after all they got the referral so it's fair. But it's not MY company's money. In my experience as a games programmer bonuses were very rarely paid to people that left. The soul reason for them is employee retention and when the dude has gone he's gone.
Not everyone has thousands or millions of dollars in funding.
I wouldn't put it past him. A friend of mine who has worked for the FSF told me that Stallman won't even use the web. He emails his employees to look things up for him because he assumes web sites to be malicious unless he has the entirety of their source accessible.
Amen to that. Part of the job of a manager is to look out for the people doing the actual work. Taking ten large from a trusting employee is bad. Blaming the employee for leaving the cover sheet off his TPS reports is worse.
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It's a way for a security firm that does audits, escrow and such for customers -- who all have websites -- to sell more services.

"We sell domain names too!"

Just one more thing they can add to their list of "services".

Does it increase security?

Just throw in some buzzwords that clients identify with security. Sold.

No one ever audits the auditor.

Maybe it increases security in the mind of the client or the end-user.

And that's enough to sell the services.