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Back in 1988, a Canadian scientist was commissioned by a 2nd world power to build a system that could be used for orbital launch 4 orders of magnitude cheaper per pound to orbit than what SpaceX can do.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Babylon

It would have involved firing payloads out of a very large cannon, then firing a rocket onboard to circularize the orbit, so this is not for manned launch, but we should be able to ship bulk items like fuel, oxygen, and water this way.

Every time we launched the shuttle we took perfectly good fuel and burned it up in the atmosphere because we had no way to take the left overs from the external tank and store them in orbit.

We also burned up a perfectly good contamination free vacuum-proof hull the size of a 747 fuselage that was already 99% of the way in orbit. (External tank.)
> The point of Dokuen is to be able to deploy those things in a similar environment that is strictly under your control.

I'd add that some of us know how dishonest people work, and would never give control of critical items to third parties (because everyone has their price.)

Thanks, and looking forward to trying it out.
Nietzsche's "will to power" is Darwin's theory of "natural selection" writ large, applied to the whole universe instead of just life forms, presented in Nietzsche's traditional non-scientific metaphorical format. Kaczynski's "power process" has to do with the satisfaction of drives, not the achievement of goals. It's only similar in the sense that you could possibly make the argument that the "power process" is a very small part of the more general "will to power". But this would be about as meaningful as arguing that anger is an emotion.

Furthermore, the achievement of most (societally sanctioned) goals is part of the problem, because they are merely surrogate goals! So it sounds like by attempting to skim the text you got precisely the wrong meaning out of it!
Well, the US Gross Domestic Product is over $15 trillion, so presumably, yes.
MIT is vastly different than Yale: it is a vocational school in the best sense of the world. Possibly slightly less so now that 6.001 isn't LISP-based, but I still can't imagine a MIT CS grad not understanding bits.

People coming out of a liberal arts college I tend to expect to know algorithms, state machines, possibly data structures, probably C++ and/or Python and have next-to-zero useful code-writing experience unless they got it elsewhere.
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Second that. I loved the latest batch. Rescale, Priceonomics, Socialcam, etc. etc. etc.
Well, the criticism would be accurate.
I should clarify, I'm speaking as it relates to raising capital; not on the existence of 24/7 support at a premium price point. It still seems to be a common theme where companies raise venture capital for the sake of "going into enterprise". There is a big difference between using cash flows to add 24/7 support and raising VC money. The downside of bringing in outside money seems to outweigh the quick cash infusion.

My suspicion is the founders are taking money off the table in a similar manner as 37signals did when they took money from Bezos Expeditions [Jeff Bezos]. Considering the fact that they're bootstrapped, profitable and growing like a weed it seems reasonable to sell a portion of the company to the greatest advisor [Marc Andreessen].
Artificer:
1. a skilled craftsman
2. a clever or inventive designer
It's like calling "Digital Plumber" to sysadmins. Maybe etymologically incorrect but you have to admit that it sounds great.
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Ridiculous. The question here isn't "how would you design X" or "estimate the amount of time to do Y" or "explain how you'd debug Z" (all infinitely better interview questions, by the way). It was "how do I perform a particular bit manipulation in C". Google is a fine resource for questions like that.

I also sincerely believe that the more you know about C bit manipulation (particularly the kind of manipulation you need to, e.g., figure out whether a UTF-8 encoding is nonminimal), the less unreasonable that Google search seems.

I've been a C programmer since 1994 and interviewed lord knows how many C programmers and I'd never flunk someone for looking this up, nor would I care if they told me if they had looked it up. Obviously, 'cletus feels differently, but I think he's wrong.
It would be great to see the code used to make these modes.
also relevant is bizzabo http://www.bizzabo.com/
I looked but didn't see it listed any where. Any android support?
So he is addressing the fact it's still difficult to have the full 4GB "addressable"?

Just trying to understand his comment.
Maybe if interviewing for developer positions wasn't so fucked in the first place, a candidate wouldn't feel like telling the interviewer that he used google as an aide would diminish his chances.
didn't they finish this thing in the eighties?
Simple. Change the gravitational constant of the universe.

[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708699/quotes?qt=qt0403693]
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Well, if you start from the last step (I want to load an NPAPI extension because I can gain control from one) and work backwards it seems a little less like stumbling in the dark.

I liked the confirmation prompt bug though, that was icing on the cake.
It usually takes the market a month or two to add new devices to the list. By that time you'll already be nailed by users of a popular new device with an odd screen. We went through that with the Galaxy Note. (Our solution was to express ship one via Amazon.)
You don't even need to build all the way to orbit or even space. A 20km tall tower made out of ordinary steel with a launch accelerator built into it would dramatically reduce the cost to orbit.

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/27775/
Looking at the article...

"A single bit in the descriptor can be used to specify whether the array (or other segment) is actually in core or not (the 'presence bit"). Bingo! Virtual memory."

This is really swapping, not virtual memory as we understand it today. While memory protection and translation are essential IMO, I agree with other commenters that swapping is mostly obsolete.
Start getting active and following people that might be interested in your app or service. You can automate some stuff, but the key is to make it look like there is actually someone there.
What parameters are you using to define who the "best" coders are?
No, but (to me at least) it's MBA thinking. Technologists were thinking "How can we build something cool?" (An interactive mouse-driven sketchpad - over dialup in 1989.) Product folks were thinking "How can we build something great?" (What if we connected the whole world via e-mail and IM?)

MBA's were thinking "How can we maximize short-term revenue?" Modal popup ads!
Awesome work Alex! One suggestion: CSS shadows have a spread parameter that your app is missing. Other than that, looks great!
That looks cool, thanks for letting us know!
Given the initial goal was for a Clojure editor (which runs on the JVM), running the JVM was a prerequisite anyway.
No. It wasn't a committee. It was specifically the new, MBA-credentialed "product marketing" person.
This has already occurred, is just that the French are keeping it secret until they have finished the final alignment checks on the giant laser. I think they plan to unveil it for the London Olympics by burning the words Vive la France onto Boris Johnson live on TV during the opening ceremony.
For what it's worth we've (Heroku) thought about open-sourcing ours. Not sure how valuable this is to others — let us know.
The main issue of (amost) ALL these boards is the code. They always use a large part of proprietary bobs, which makes using them a pain.
Even the Raspberry pi has the issue. In particular, if you've a recent GPU you're often doomed. Want video accel? Nope. Proper video support? Update to more recent libraries? Nope again.
Too bad the sign up fails on an iPad.
Why could the user not let the system know what environmental issues were involved?

Provide users with an input field with an optional brief description. Not only will this allow them to help clarify what you require, but it will also help to match them up with grammar, mentality, style of speech etc.

If executed correctly it could even become the de-facto standard by which users measure their conditions against others and the first step to having develop the links you want.
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So, no, we don't need to build the Enterprise, but we DO need to take this as a marketing lesson about why the public seems to yawn when they hear anything about space and Nasa these days.

The lesson is: "Sell them what they want, but deliver them what they need."
A lot of people on here are arguing in favor of technology, which leads me to believe that they haven't actually read the manifesto and are just going by Kaczynski's reputation or bombing targets or the title. It's not about technology! It's about human psychology and the form of society - technology is just an enabler for that. His arguments would be just as valid in ancient Egypt as they would be in the 21st century.
This was a fascinating read. Thanks.
/raising hands/
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Totally accurate; nice summary; have seen this myself; was thinking the exact same things while reading the article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_on_Kids recommended to those who are skeptical.

Nothing is your post is overly dramatic or exaggerated in the least.
You might want to look into getting an AppleTV 1. It can run OSX and most likely Ubuntu. They should be quite cheap now.
The post is great in itself (clear and easy) but the constant marketing speech about how great Chrome is regardless of the bugs gets on my nerves to be honest. Yes Chrome is a very good browser, but I don't have to read that every paragraph in various forms... specially for tech articles.

It also looks like to me that devs commit code in a more lazy way since Chrome has a strong sandbox model for various components. But as a result, it seems easier to find many bugs that, when combined, bypass the sandbox, as show.

Just my 2cts ;-)
Deserts don't get much rain, but they still have rivers. Some rivers are seasonal[1], others permanent, and all you need is some chlorine tablets and you have a decent supply of water if one is nearby.

Also, if he was concerned about theft by the locals, that means that there were other people around from whom he could have obtained water and food.

EDIT: It seems that this did happen right next to a river [2]

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henley-on-Todd_Regatta
[2] http://chameaudacier.free.fr/bato1.html
> "Humanity, the author writes, is at a crossroads, and we can either turn the clock back to a happier, more primitive time or face destruction."

Has anyone else read a book called Ishmael? That's basically the premise except instead of being an opinionated rant, the points are made through dialog (a talking gorilla) and instead of forcing opinions on the reader, it's much more philosophical and nudges you logically toward the conclusion. Pretty enjoyable book.
I think an interview would be completely useless if there no friction in hiring and firing. But it takes a while to get an employee trained and up to speed. It takes even longer to replace a fired employee, as you either scrap what they were working on or you try to get their replacement to pick up where they left off.

More friction in hiring and firing results in more careful hiring practices. I'm not sure how much friction there is in the medical profession but I'm guessing there's less friction there than in software development (not counting politics).
Very few people I know are aware of statistical research and how it is to be done to avoid bias, etc.

I would not be surprised that Senator Webster is unaware. Especially since he has spent most of his working life as a politician.
I believe that because they went the mobile route, if they don't port the app to Android and WP7, they will limit their exposure and success.
If you send @ messages to a large number of people, that's spam, by definition. They don't have to visit your profile to see that. Some of them will just "flag" you if you send them unsolicited @ messages, and you can, and will eventually, be banned from Twitter.

There is no other (legit) way, in my view. If you want to send messages to a large number of people, then you'll have to build your audience/followers over time.

PS: Here's an article I wrote a few weeks ago, if you are interested: http://blog.tweetdelegate.com/post/21164614504/how-do-you-ge...
> It's safe to assume that Ellen is a smart woman who realises the risk this poses to her career, and any smart person wouldn't wish to burn the progress they have made over years for some mythical "pay day."

Uhm. No. That's not proof, that's not conclusive. What're you doing here, and the things you're saying, they are extremely dangerous.

Actual proof is ... you know, proof! And only that, not convenient speculation, that happens to align with an outcome of your affinity.

I notice you're using a throw away account. So with my throw away account, I'll voice my suspicion that you have some form of involvement in this suit, as you seem to be quite eager in this thread to establish a certain, interesting tone, and formalize a certain set of opinions.

> ... and we wonder why there aren't more women in tech.

... and I wonder why it's not surprising that around 10% of rape accusations turn out to be false [1]. Oh wait, maybe I've an idea now.

[1]: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/1996/9...
A launch platform for mining asteroids?
Here's what I know:

1. She's beautiful, smart, terrific, and reasonable

2. Her husband is extremely wealthy, so this isn't about money

3. Her husband sued the Dakota building for discrimination (she lives in SF, he lives there, they commute between)

Make of that what you will.
I've never understood these vague hand-wavey claims about it being more important to know when and how to use X or a modified version of X than to be able to implement X (here X is mergesort, but could just as easily be some bit twiddling or a TCP connection or just about anything). How can someone simultaneously claim that they understand an algorithm well enough to know when best to apply it (and when to modify it!) and also admit that they can't actually implement it.

If you can't muddle through a basic implementation of mergesort 45 minutes, I can't believe that you are actually in a position to know when mergesort is a good or bad option, and certainly not that you are capable of writing a custom version for some domain-specific needs.

If someone wants to claim that it's simply not necessary to know mergesort, that's a reasonable stance (though I disagree). But to claim to truly understand it without being able to implement it seems like a bit of a fib.
What's the problem if they run out of bugs to find? Would that not imply that there are no exploits left to be made?
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People have weird reactions. If a guy discovers his girlfriend is sleeping with someone else, he will be angry at the other guy. Why? The 'other guy' had no relation with him, he simply met a nice girl and wanted to have a good time. The girl was in a relation with him; he should be angry at her!

When I enter a restaurant, I see a price on the menu and this is what I intend to pay. When I order the food, this is my agreement with the restaurant: pay what is asked. The server might be angry at me for not giving any tip, but as with the previous example, I have nothing to do with any contract the restaurant owner and the server might have. He accepted to work for a given salary. I might give a little extra if there's a parade for me or something, but not for just doing your job.
If Blodget really bilked money from widows and orphans (and I don't doubt it) how come he's not running a bank? Seems like the perfect item for the resume.

Maybe he's just pissed-off because he was the sacrificial lamb for a lot of other widow-and-orphan-bilkers and wants to make his amends by bringing his old friends to some sort of reckoning?
WARNING: It's very looooong. :) Read it from the failwhale image, if you wish.
How does Firebase compare to Meteor?
So long as there aren't fake explosions with people falling out of their chairs. (And the comms officer falling a different direction than everyone else.)
If he uses a computer for work, it sounds like he understands technology, but makes the choice not to use it.
The key is finding the best fit, not only the "best" Coders. People try to use numbers to evaluate candidates, but at the end of the day, we're all human.
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There is no way to explain how awesome Pinkie Pie's exploit is without simultaneously explaining how intricate Chrome's security model is.

A great way to market a browser is to have a security model so interesting/effective/intricate that any description of a working exploit will also serve as marketing.
Sorry about that, we're using another startup's product for the sign-ups. Will take a look.
lol wtf does this do? I know talent is tight in the valley right now but surely you can find someone who can write a meaningful splash page. I don't think my iphone servers coffee.
I'd like to see someone donate money and cover the costs for these guys to put their "free internet" into space: http://shackspace.de/wiki/doku.php?id=project:hgg:faq#what_i...
It seems odd to claim that the "solution" to a problem is copyrighted by anyone other than the person who coded it, especially since... clearly, if you're interviewing, you're not an employee.
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Consider this a vote for "very interested".
Nice. I'm not interested in joining a startup, but meeting local fellow geeks for coffee or lunch to shoot the breeze would be awesome... kind of like a GeekGrindr :)

A ChessGrindr would also be another cool idea!
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The biggest thing with this is that there are some parents who are unable to prepare food for their child due to financial costs.

For some kids, a school meal might be the only thing they eat, or the largest meal of the day.
Re: presentation

I was once given this requirement for a scientific computing-type position at an industrial research lab. Most of their applicants were PhD-types, for whom giving an hour-long presentation on their last six years of research was par for the course. For me, it meant I had to scramble to put together a PowerPoint of my undergrad curriculum and research opportunities.
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Past returns do not indicate future performance. Technical innovation is slowing down, not speeding up. Raw, usable linear CPU performance at the fingertips of normal humans using personal computers has been essentially flat for half a decade, with the majority of material perf changes coming in the I/O subsystem, and yet still the CPU sits idle for the vast majority of its life.

I'm probably wrong, but it's still a reasonable position: we've seen technical stagnations before. I'm simply (and probably incorrectly) projecting the current trend I see, as an end user of technology: raw straigh-ahead cpu perf is stagnating and, unless I see real progress on AI (which I don't) I'm skeptical that a lot more of it will help most people doing most things, unless we are talking a lot lot more.

If some of the more exotic technologies get practical and cheap, I'm happy to be wrong, but I think it's important to note that Moore's Law was observational: he was describing what he saw happening rather than envisioning it. We no longer are seeing what he saw. A phase change may fix that, but that's very different than what we've been mining for the last half century, and much harder to project out.
Yeah, that sucks. Fortunately my presentation doesn't need to be an hour long. I still haven't settled on a topic. :P
As a person a few years out of high school myself, I was more shocked by your disclaimer for exaggeration than by the post above.

Everything said seems normal and logical for the schools I've encountered (and the local/regional/national media) to report, given their dispositions and previous conduct.
It's possible that you don't roll your own custom trees and other data types because your language of choice doesn't make using your own data structures easy.
Would almost prefer that "RIGHT NOW/ACTIVE" downtime items be displayed separately from the timeline.
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We've been saying it's Highlight for Hackers. :)

GeekGrindr sounds painful. ;)
cool idea. how do interested companies sign up?
>Actually, Google engineers are actively making it possible for users to liberate their data:

This is already shown to be incomplete, and is basically identical to what Facebook allows the user to extract. The 'hostage' scenario described is not being able to easily import your data to another social network.

>I believe Google wants users to have the best possible experience, and possession of a user's data should not be "nine-tenths of the law."

Google definitely want the best experience, as long as it's on their services only. The video searching example is a perfect example, why are other video irrelevant suddenly? They're not, they just don't put money in Google's pocket.

>It may be larger than Google+, but FB's Market Capitalization is $69.5B, while Google is $199.1B. I think this invalidates your argument on this point completely.

Actually now I'm just calling B/S Fanboy alarm. Market cap has no bearing here, facebook only went public 2 days ago, it has no affect on the number of users they have, or that fact that google want a similar number of users for Google+.
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The problem is there were no revenue forecasts in the S-1. And the subtle change in the S-1 language wasn't an adequate basis for all the analysts to revise their revenue forecasts.

The analysts discussed their own forecasts with Facebook and the result of the discussion was that they lowered their numbers. Companies subtly make their discomfort known if analysts put out numbers they don't think they can beat. See http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/facebook-i-p-o-raises...

And, since the forecast changes were made with Facebook's implicit approval or at least without Facebook's objection, clients who received those updated forecasts got information from Facebook which was not available to the public in the S-1, or elsewhere.
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The kinetic energy of 1 kg moving at orbital velocity is about 31 megajoules. The potential energy of the same kilogram suspended 100km overhead is less than a megajoule.

Most of the difficulty to orbit isn't distance, it's the amount of energy it takes to get something moving that fast.

Actually it's much, much worse than that, because it's actually the change in momentum involved.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsiolkovsky_rocket_equation
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I like this idea a lot. As a sysadmin, I think you should build in more options for "what they do" :)
>"That new ideas and innovation can kill them."

What company on the planet does this not apply to?
That's pretty much how it works in Central Europe, with the difference that 10% and more goes for great service.
"low level interface to the GPU command buffers"

This sounds cool.

Is this something that will be accessible to an interested Chrome user?
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(Hey Joshua!) Assuming that you're referring to the linked article and not to mine, I emphatically agree. ;)
Sorry, we've just got the iPhone app. Android is in our future plans.