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Well, there is a vast difference between "every fortune 500 company is using Github in some capacity" and "every fortune 500 company is paying for the Enterprise version of Github." I think it'd be an easy sell on a lot of companies, since, as you say, many of the developers are already using it. Heck, I even want to convince my company to get the Enterprise version of GitHub, but we're a non-profit and too small for it.
It makes me sad that this is the interpretation you carried away from my post. I am, for better or worse, not a fan of pink, but aside from taking pot-shots at Barbie, I favor supporting other women in CS.

It's good to hear that you were so encouraging and FWIW, If your friend had been sitting next to me in a CS class, I would have been friendly and said hello or traded notes regardless of the color of her laptop.

Thanks for taking the time to read my post and comment.
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http://code52.org/DownmarkerWPF/

That's one I stumbled upon a while back.
> How is GitHub worth less than Pinterest?

I'll speculate.

Github's fighting a losing game. They are trying to charge for something they are also giving away for free, and their target market is people who are uniquely qualified to replace them. There are plenty of quality Github alternatives around right now. To stay on top they have to continue to be at the forefront development-wise and they have to continue to have the majority of developer attention to reap the network effects. It's precarious.

Compare to Pinterest. They make money, ostensibly, from every product someone pins. People pin lots of products, and the people doing the pinning and the browsing have higher conversion rates than people browsing Google or other sites looking for things to spend money on. Pinterest is also a brand; it will be hard to get everyone using Pinterest to switch just because a better version exists somewhere else. People can collaborate with Git without using Github; the only tangible loss is the pull request feature.

It takes Pinterest less work to convert a byte of bandwidth into profit. Not only do they need less development effort moving forward, they also stand better odds of making money on some random user.
No doubt Atlassian sees GitHub quickly approaching in their rear view mirror
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I completely agree with rjbs's opinion of online discourse. It is positively shameful how many communities are filled with insults, trolls, snark, and incivility.

That said, I have some qualms with the proposed solution. In my experience, "patience, correction, explanation, and an outpouring of civilly-worded disapproval" are often not enough. Frequently, these methods do nothing more than increase stress and waste time.

After reading Well-Kept Gardens Die By Pacifism[1], I am convinced that banning is vastly underused. Many of us are professionals. Our time is valuable; our communities, even more-so. There are so many fools with so many maladaptive behaviors. Considering what else we could be working on, correcting them all simply isn't worthwhile. The opportunity cost is too high.

I wish this problem could be solved in a less forceful manner. Sadly, banning is the most effective solution I've found.

1. http://lesswrong.com/lw/c1/wellkept_gardens_die_by_pacifism/
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So? If I create a product that gives everyone in the world free power my market would be huge, problem is, this product would be founded on the premise that one day I'll work out how to cover the huge cost of generating enough power to satisfy the world's desires. A much more reputable way to start a power company would be to charge for one's services at a point where MR > MC, but that's just me.
It isn't a question of cost, it is a question of comfort.

When you get an iPad you realize laptops have instantly become less useful. iPads fit into a tiny bag, they have crazy battery life, and they can do many things as well as a desktop. It is a no brainer to carry them with you instead of a laptop, as they do 90% of the things you need a computer for very well.

Having a nice text editor/FTP program would be greatly welcomed.
You'd be surprised how big a small company can appear. And it's really all about appearances more than reality.

I worked for a smaller outfit that sold to enterprise sometimes directly and sometimes through larger partners (CA primarily). Except when we told them they had no idea of our size.
Rule of thumb is to surround yourself with positive people who challenge you respectively. Learn how to ally with these people and ignore the useless noise.
> I'm no Apple fanboy, but I don't think the quote cited by the author is enough to condemn Apple.

Right but you can not deny his point that Apple is lulling people into a false sense of security. I love working on my iMac at work, it's easy and things don't break and I really don't worry too much about spyware and such. But it is my work computer, I don't go frolicking through 4chan or some other sites.

I use Linux and windows at home and Mac OS at work.

I have friends who switched over to Mac's because they just worked and virus' were not a problem. Though now if they get slammed with something, I can't wait to see them freak out. remember to `sudo rm -rf /`
This makes sense in a "as go the alpha geeks, so goes the rest of the world... eventually" sort of way.

Git and github-style content-management requires a mental model very different from the mass/mass-enterprise market... but the tech-leaders way of thinking will reach there over time via repeated exposure, and Github is doing a great job of providing the benefits in approachable steps, and a whole package of related modern hosting/distribution/authoring assistance.

Why wouldn't presentations, spreadsheets, and all other forms of writing eventually be amenable to dvcs-style revision control?
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You're right. In his blog post about the talk[1], he makes it clear that his emphasis is on bootstrapping to profitability.

"The ironic thing about bootstrapping and venture capital is that once you demonstrate some success, investors will come to YOU. When this happens you will be in a much better place to make a more reasoned choice about taking on additional capital and all the complexities that come with it. Talking to VCs with some leverage in your back pocket is an entirely different game from throwing yourself in front of a conference table full of general partners and trying to persuade them that you're worth their time and money. Power is happiness."

[1]: http://tom.preston-werner.com/2010/10/18/optimize-for-happin...
Perhaps this is how some caricature artist's eyes work.
nice message with the real reason for the ashtrays.

one thing that bothered me however, was that push vs pull handle design. if you're really trying to provide affordance, why have a handle at all on a door that needs to be pushed? isnt it our natural tendency to pull on a door handle when provided with one?

all we'd need was a "Push" sign and we'd be done. The shape of the handle hinting how to use it seems subtler than providing the whole door surface as actionable; and if you had to unlock to open, we have well established pushable door designs already.
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If Github is losing sign me up for some of that please.
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Those looks _weirdly_ similar to what caricaturists draw.
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This reminds me of a presentation by Twitter at a conference where they discussed MTBR (Mean Time Before Recovery) instead of MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure). Instead of trying to prevent all possible failures, they focused on acceptable failure and speedy recovery. If a server takes twice as long to response to a request, mark it offline and let the automated recovery process diagnose the problem and if it's just an anomaly mark it back online.

It was pretty interesting and we took a good look at our architecture and found ways to better cater to acceptable failures.
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One problem I've found with banning: the rare troll on things like IRC who will take the act of banning as an act of agression and engagement in a war of "how many of my IPs can you ban while I harass your channel."

Those same people, ignored or hugged will often just find harassing your channel boring and move on.
I still remember the founder Tom speaking at the Startup School (2010) and advising around 1000 people on why NOT raise funds. As I still remember the old About page of Github: "VC FUNDING = 0". LOL

Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4VtBcmbbSs
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Why don't you just give out a relay number? Even I have one - people call, they get a relay op who pings my IM. Works well.
That still doesn't answer why you need to raise VC money. How does VC money add value to a company which already has an "enterprise" solution and is a known brand to almost all Fortune 500 companies? GitHub is already making a lot of money via cash flow and VC money will only make them beholden to outside interests. Stack Overflow tried to spin why they were raising money after spending years railing against VC-backed ventures. This seems to be a similar scenario.

[1] https://enterprise.github.com
That's exactly what is wrong with companies. You don't need to acquire every whiz-bang app there is. Focus on your core competencies and on improving your product. Acquiring stuff for show and because it's "in your market" seems strategic on the surface but often times (unless for the talent) is the first mistake.
I have never really got this, I think ipython is the best thing since sliced bread.

(Not that I dislike bpython, just never had the desire to use it)
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Good location... I'd start visiting tech meetups, show up at coding competitions in your area and network, search linkedin.com for qualified peeps in your area and invite them to lunch...
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ah, yea totally missed that. thanks.
For just the features, subscribe to broadcasts[1] rather than the entire blog.[2] I couldn't find a mention of this on the website itself; instead, I just guessed the URL and it seems to work.

[1] https://github.com/blog/broadcasts.atom

[2] https://github.com/blog.atom
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Yes, I did notices that. Sublime is very tempting but the cost and having a workflow that I'm happy with stop me from using in a project atm.
Wow. That is truly weird.
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And surprisingly unelaborate.
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http://www.marco.org/2012/02/25/right-vs-pragmatic is a similar example. It's important to cater for what people are going to do rather than what you think they should do.
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Actually, you'll get used to it and probably enjoy the more healthy food a lot!

It's sort of like smoking. Nobody enjoys smoking when they first start. It's disgusting! But they think: "If it's this bad then I can stop at any time" - then they can't. A similar thing happens with coffee and sugar. If you have 3 sugars in your coffee and slowly start to reduce it, then eventually cut it out then for the first few cups when you cut it out you won't like it, but then you'll actually be OK with it. Then you won't be able to drink it with sugar at all!
I agree. Different communication mediums require different tactics. In the case of IRC though, I think it's due to a lack of good banning tools.

One of the reasons I love Freenode is because they have good banning tools. For example, /mode #channel_under_attack +r will prevent people from joining if they aren't identified with nickserv. Once the attacker gets bored, you can remove the restriction.
In the beginning "likes" had value because there was no incentive to lie. Now they are so gamed they've become meaningless. Couple that with the sheer number of "friends" who are little more than strangers and it's no wonder social reputation counts for very little. You get better recommendations from experts in forums - in the form of text, not scores.
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Command/Ctrl+R will bring up the symbol explorer in ST2. Basically the same as Coda's function explorer.

I do wish it could be a permanent fixture on the sidebar though... not sure if this is possible or not with a plugin.
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That is why github will beat your social code management site.
How do you prevent against sabotage/espionage?

One benefit of hidden finances is that someone new employee can't come in, run analysis on your books, then leave (while courting big $$) and make it themselves (and maybe poach key people who they know aren't asking for their fair value in pay).

There is a popular saying that someone's checkbook embodies their priorities... if this is the case, opening your finances would basically completely reveal your strategies and tactics. Why is Apple so secretive about their supply chain?
Last week, I deployed the GitHub Enterprise product in the company I work for (SME, 500+ employees but only 20~ developers). Though the setup process was rather painless, any time I wanted support the only point of contact was an email address[1]. To make things more difficult, because I'm located in Australia the time difference meant most of the time I'd have to wait until the next day to get a reply.

I'd imagine VC would help them create much better support options for the enterprise (the company I'm at usually don't even consider products without commercial support), such as 24/7 local support, support contracts etc.

[1] enterprise@github.com
Very interesting and looks slick (in the videos).

So could this be a Flutter.io competitor? Flutter.io is purely software driven. I feel flutter will release a SDK/API as well at some point.

So I think intuition suggests that whoever can execute these best, will likely succeed:

- Rich feature set to capture gestures.

- Simple API. Should be easy to integrate with 3rd party apps.

- Performance.

Leap already has an edge in that they are releasing a SDK, Flutter should follow this quickly (hopefully). Flutter makes it easy to get it to people as it is just pure software, but can they achieve capturing rich gestures?

Exciting times.
"Another result that derives from Gödel's ideas is the demonstration that no program that does not alter a computer's operating system can detect all programs that do. In other words, no program can find all the viruses on your computer, unless it interferes with and alters the operating system."

I think I just heard a 'pop'ping sound.. but really, writers try too hard sometimes to make this stuff accessible to people. I don't think someone who is going to get a whole half-way into the article is going to need such reductionism to catch their interest; I'd honestly be more excited if the actual symbolic definition of the theorem was shown to me at that point.
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Suspect means "I have a hypothesis." It doesn't mean I have tested it rigorously.

I don't think it is as simple as eyestrain. Also no nutritional changes can be shown during these times, and being sedentary doesn't cause these for me.

The point is you start with observations, you form hypotheses, and hope that someone will test them.

Regarding the antivax movement though, there really are two submovements. The first ("vaccines cause autism") is pretty silly given that the hypotheses that float dont even match the demographic data they claim it does.

The second movement though which I am relatively sympathetic to is a relatively generalized hostility towards vaccine proliferation. This isn't anti-vaccine really. It is rather hostility towards ever-growing lists of mandated vaccines. I know a lot of people who say "I don't care what the CDC says. I am not giving my kid a yearly flu shot!" And many of them also question many of the newer additions to state vaccine mandates as well while often supporting requirements for the older and more major vaccines (polio, MMR, DTaP for kids, not for adults). I don't think you can just lump these together.
> Interference with sleep. Will continue to see video game images when I close my eyes to sleep and won't sleep well.

This effect actually has a name: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris_effect

Neural plasticity is an amazing thing. For example in blind people the visual parts of the brain can get rewired to process sound or other senses instead. The flipside of that is that if I spend a significant portion of my life focusing on video game scores, (or how much karma my posts get on reddit), it feels like my brain rewires itself to play those games better - potentially at the cost of other types of performance.

In effect, I think that "garbage in, garbage out" applies to humans too.
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I suspect coding blind with an audio interface is closer to a word-editor than a line-editor. Imagine your monitor showed only one word on it, or one punctuation mark, and you had to remember everything else!

(Edit: I see below there are Braille editors, which I imagine mirror line editors! Expensive though.)
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I thought they were a relic not of plane design, but from "flight certification" of the lavatories or the doors.

The FAA and the major US plane companies (of which only Boeing is left) made a huge process of flight certifying every little trinket and gewgaw. Once certified, the technology on a plane was essentially frozen, as it was too expensive to certify anything else. I give you the seatbelts and their pressed-steel 50s-style buckles as another example. They look like something Dr Benton Quest developed just after he graduated from college on the GI Bill.
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UX is about empathy. Understanding how other people think and the emotions they feel. All those tools you mention are metrics to keep score, but without an understanding of how your users think you are playing a fun game of guess and check. Sure with enough iterations and metrics you can figure out anything, but your users won't give you that many chances. Someone who can get the initial design in the right ballpark and use metrics to fine tune it is your UX guy. As I programmer I really struggle putting together a viable initial UX, and I don't think I'm unique in that struggle.

Quite frankly, it's because I think very differently from most people and have trouble understanding their thought process. I'm not introverted or especially socially awkward or any of those engineering stereotypes. Everything from my ability to creatively approach problem solving to my subtle dry sense of humor is because of my different way to think about things. But when I need to think like everybody else, I just can't do it. That's why I need a UX guy.
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I was just thinking of using Vim for iPad. Is such a thing available?
If it is not, wouldn't it be great to have Vim on iPad?
Vim would be a dream on iPad with its small keyboard requirement.
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