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Thank you for the reply. I'm investigating the E-1 as an option. My preference is to be resident though. I would like to settle down and consider purchasing a home during the real estate downturn. But I would rather prefer my residence to be taken care of before then.

If I consider not being resident, I could live temporarily elsewhere and fly in on B visa as required. As I say though, I would like to settle down a bit.
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Best thing to do is generally.

Direct it to one person who is the responsible party and BCC everyone else. If it's a mass e-mail, then BCC everyone. I think it all starts from the top.
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No kidding. Here at caltech, several ofthe students don't even go to the lectures.
In my understanding, the growing trend is to distrust new technology until it can be proven to have no harm on, for example, the environment. That is a ridiculous standard. Of course, so is banning federal funding for stem cell research, so you're right about the American system being more conservative in areas.

Increased spending on medicine usually corresponds to measures that wouldn't be taken in more nationalized systems. Late stage treatment of diseases and proceeding with risky births are two examples.

It's this kind of spending at the edges that matters a lot for where money and research time is spent.

My big fear with a change that isn't deregulation is to remove this incentive. The accounting is obviously difficult. How much value to you assign to a technology that increases life expectancy for a certain kind of disease? If you're comparing %GDP, surely an increased survival rate has a positive affect on GDP. How can you possibly account for that?

Numbers like the %GDP spent on medicine and life expectancy takes the aggregate information in a dynamic system of 300M nodes and reduces it down to two numbers that don't mean much for any given individual. For me personally, I'd like to see more research into predicting ailments, individual funding of research to fight ailments that are likely, and much more out of pocket spending on day to day treatment. Unfortunately, the national dialogue consists of many people who have no trouble paying for medical care debating how much of other people's money they should spend on the mythical set of the uninsured.
A) Find the one you are most passionate about with a clear value proposition.
B) Make sure there is a wave you are riding, i.e. potentially disruptive platform or something that will put the wind at your back as you ride the waves with this business.
C) Make sure there is a customer that wants this- their hair is on fire, doesn't matter if you give them a hose or a fire extinguisher. (whatusername is one example).
I think the non-profit sector provides a relief valve and helps keep society honest. Non-profit like Open Source Software can channel peoples desire to fix problems without fighting the rest of society. Government has a lot of power, but it is highly susceptible to outside influences and everyone wants to spend other peoples money. At the same time they don't force the customers to pay for the service which limits how corporations could get involved.

PS: Consider the three types of news organizations and how they fit into our society. Or blood banks, you can't pay people for blood or you get diseased donors, you don't want to force people to donate and you don't need that much, so you just ask people to help and it works fairly well.
Depends on what you use. Google is actually good if you're just getting started and you want to learn about CPC and the eCPM of ads.

Just learn these key phrases (CPM, CPC, eCPM) and then, do google searches from there. You would want to do a bottoms up analysis (for every one active user, I get 12 pageviews, each 1K pageviews serves 50 cents). Then you just graph it out.
Other ways to wrap a method
I'll wait until django works with python 3 and rails becomes v3. Then I"ll decide which set of dead trees I like best. Of course by then, I expect full ajaxy docs for each on an iPhone app, so no dead trees at all.
The bigger question is how much did it matter for all those who went through the selection process. Especially startups that were on the margin with first-time entrepreneurs.
> I doubt Objective C is less verbose or more dynamic than Java

Oh, Objective C is certainly more dynamic. It uses a message passing mechanism. You can do this in Objective C without a compile error (note "id" is a generic object type)

id anObject = Do some initialization;
[anObject passSomeMessage];

The closest in Java would be:

Object anObject = new SomeClass();
anObject.callSomeMethod();

Which wouldn't compile.

(Please note I haven't used Objective C nor Java in a while. Please excuse any errors.)
"it's in the textbook and feedback"

The second half of this is hard to solve (feedback), but the first half (textbooks) is solvable.
No! Please no! BCCs break everyones filters/rules. Some percentage of derailed threads end with "Moving DL to BCC" which drives me NUTS because I get this message in my Inbox which throws me off my rhythm while I try to figure out what the heck it is talking about.

Personally, I think BCC should be eliminated. I think that every reasonable use case for BCC can be accomplished with a send and then a separate forward. Is there something I'm missing?
People are sick and tired of talking to recorded voices. Trust me - if you want to win a customer coming back every winter to ski - you will pay stupid 8 bucks an hour to a student. Because this is more economical than losing customers.
There is no search. See: searchyc.com
I disagree. Writing tests forces you to comb your code enabling you to find obscure bugs and slowdowns.
Nice comment. So slavish... No go to the parking and wash my MB, I'm paying you for something!!!

;-)) lol
I didn't realize it for quite some time, but what I actually use is:

- dark means "brain: use vim keys" (:colo darkblue)
- light means use arrow/CUA keys, a la most "normal" applications.

(ps, please add <ul>/<ol> formatting)
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Glad you're loving it Paul. Looking forward to those pro features you won't tell me you're working on ;)
I would like to see lessig produce a wish list of hacker projects he needs done. I would sign up.
Is money inefficiently spent domestically (next 4-8 years) better than money spent inefficiently internationally (last 8 years)?? I think so.
It depends on the language I am programming in.

Java - white (Eclipse)

Python - Black (gedit)

Lisp - White (emacs)

Ruby - White (TextEdit)

C/C++ - Black (gedit)

I have noticed that certain text editors have dark themes I like, whereas other dark themes just hurt my eyes. I have no true preference, only what I am used to.
Ottawa has a strong developer and startup community.
Just go ahead and guess $0 cpm. You won't be far off.
On a related note, how complex is BB development compared to Andorid, iPhone or WinMob?

I think I might want to port my app, but I'm afraid to get stuck in it without the end in sight.
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"There is no historical precedent that I know of for government ever redistributing large amounts of money in a way that was good for the economy."

Totally. Just think where we'd be now if all that money hadn't been wasted on the interstate highway system.
I have one site that is doing $70 eCPM with adsense. You can use that number for your estimate, if you want. It's like 1996 all over again!
I use black or syntax coloring on gray or ivory background. My eyes are old and the contrast with colors on black is too low for me to read easily. I prefer the off white background because pure white is too bright.
Testing zealots never seem to understand that some errors are expensive and some are not. Testing should be a cost benefit analysis.

I never waste my time writing tests when the consequences of errors are cheap.

Conversely, I always write tests when the consequences of errors are expensive.
I like that they're saying '"Ruby on Rails to Django", "RoR to Django". . .are trademarks of Vyper Logix Corp'. I don't think you can use trademarked words like Django and Ruby on Rails in your trademark without violating the trademark of Django and RoR. This is just ridiculous and I really hope that DHH (holder of the Rails and Ruby on Rails trademarks) and the Django Software Foundation (holder of the Django trademark) sue them into oblivion.
Oh. Thanks. Didn't know to do that.
Maybe we'd have a decent train system instead of having subsidized suburbia.
I coded at first a few years ago with the normal Eclipse-type scheme, but then when I switched to Linux+Vim and later Linux+Emacs I've always used a black background with light gray text. I'm probably just not used to coding on light backgrounds, since I haven't done it in a long while - if I did it for a few hours, I'd probably adjust. I just haven't really had the need to do so.
The Python tutorial linked on the site looks very well laid out and easy for beginners to learn from:

http://www.openbookproject.net/thinkcs/python/english2e/inde...
I have had eCPM from $0 to $200+. Its impossible to estimate based on what you have provided.
Brilliant app, just installed on my dev G1. Now if only I had a good idea for Android...
Well for starters you could at least use your buzzwords grammatically -- 'enterprise' as a singular, article-less noun makes no fucking sense. It's acceptable as an adjective, or as a mass noun if pluralized.

What should be the collective noun? How about an incompetence of enterprises?
upmodded for the priceless xkcd. and yes, of course python. Just started.
There was a slim volume called the "The Art of Software Testing" that I borrowed once from my mentor.

In it, the author posits the following perspective: a successful test is not one that finds zero errors, a successful test is one that finds errors.
I can attest to this. Most of OurDoings was built on 35-minute train rides.
Arn from MacRumors said it best. Traffic to your site gives you power which brings along advertising revenue.
Infinity is one of those ideas which is a heavily researched and interesting idea in mathematics which has very little applicability elsewhere. Check out an intro analasys book for more details on countable and uncountable sets. The cantor set especially, is very interesting as a set with measure 0 and still uncountable many elements.

PS. the use of aleph-0 for countable sets is discuraged as we do not know is there exists a set with cardinality between the countable and uncountable sets (ie. a set which does not have a bijection with the natural numbers but does have a bijection with a "small" subset of the reals such that it did not have a bijection with the reals themselves. ). Its called the continuum hypothesis. Details here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_hypothesis
I believe that's the older version of what's now "Python for Software Design": http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/

The dead-tree edition is slated for March (which I'm definitely picking up) and the manuscript is free on the site.
Ask HN: Archive a MySQL database
How do you archive a database? I have this database and it has been receiving data for the last 3 years and I would like to archive the old data WITHOUT affecting the current data (current transactions, etc.). The database is heavily used and is close to a million records and on some cases it takes a little longer for the complicated queries to complete...

What is the best way to do this? I have no experience on this. In fact this is the first time I have handled a database with this volume. Perhaps you can direct me to a good resource, etc.

I am using MySQL5 on a LAMP environment. If it requires downtime, I can sacrifice a day for this.

EDIT: If I backup the entire database, I would still have "old" records and the database would still be at the same size.
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Why? There is no difference, not in the egg, and not for the chicken.
I wanted to create an iPhone app that tells me who I haven't called in a while and should. One opinion on networking is that someone is in your network if they know what you are up to, can recognize you in person, and you have contacted them in the last three months.

Can Phonealyzr and the BB SDK do that?

And judging by the number if people I see using their BB when they are not at work - I think there is a huge market for a networked entertainment diversion.
1. That glow ground effect is pretty much what I was thinking, except, for the glow source to not be visible itself - you just see a mysterious glow from under the bike.

Easy enough to shade the sides (perhaps with a reflective surface, so as to not waste the light). Of course, being more visible makes it better - just doesn't look as cool (IMO).

But also, it doesn't give a sense of the space around the bike. That was the main idea I got from the original article, of a projected "lane" - it's not to make the bike more visible, but to display a cushion of space around it (a territory), so cars don't drive too close.

2. I meant it was illegal what I do (which is to ride between the parked cars and single lane of the road. Also a danger of a parked car's doors opening. I agree with your other points (esp route taken!)
1. That glow ground effect is pretty much what I was thinking, except, for the glow source to not be visible itself - you just see a mysterious glow from under the bike.

Easy enough to shade the sides (perhaps with a reflective surface, so as to not waste the light). Of course, being more visible makes it better - just doesn't look as cool (IMO).

But also, it doesn't give a sense of the space around the bike. That was the main idea I got from the original article, of a projected "lane" - it's not to make the bike more visible, but to display a cushion of space around it (a territory), so cars don't drive too close.

2. I meant it was illegal what I do (which is to ride between the parked cars and single lane of the road. Also a danger of a parked car's doors opening). I agree with your other points (esp route taken!)
You could use PHPMyAdmin:

Go to the "export" tab and use the "Save as file" option
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It's been a few years since I've spoken French on a daily basis, and I've always talked slang (from a francophone part of New Brunswick), but shouldn't you leave off the 'le'?
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I've put together a huge package of Twitter Media for our JungleJar viewers. Included in this set of media are 22 Icon Sets (323 Icons Total), 1 Vector Set, 1 Vector Tutorial, and 6 Wallpapers.
Exporting the database? But then I would still have a lot of rows in the database. What I was trying to say is that I archive the "old" records in the database and still have the currently used ones available. How do you go about this?
There are also a lot of weekend Hackers who have full time jobs during the work week. Does anyone know if there are weekend cowork programs out there?
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This technique using LVM snapshots always struck me as the optimal way to achieve negligible-downtime backups of even largish databases:

http://blog.dbadojo.com/2007/09/mysql-backups-using-lvm-snap...

(Haven't done it myself, though.)
Ask HN: Speaking of 2009, anyone remember Abuse (the game)?
Didn't realize it was written in Lisp... Still remember those days of playing it multiplayer on DOS machines.

You can get a recap and download it here apparently: http://abuse-game.com/
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I agree that with you that "some errors are expensive and some are not," but you don't know which category a bug falls under (cheap/expensive) until after the fact. So making that decision of what (or what not) to test isn't always so black and white.
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Help me, HN: I really want to pick up elementary programming, and I've been convinced that Python is the right way to go. But when I tried to learn SQL, I just got completely flummoxed. Is this even worth the try or is the whole "some people just can't get programming" true enough that I can do better things with my time?
No, it's best of the last month or so.
My understanding of the ifart/novelty apps is that people with disposable income bought them to entertain their kids randomly for 3 minutes. Why will that be so much less common on the Blackberry? Do people not want to pervert their business device with things so frivolous?
# mysqldump -u (user) -p (database name) > (destination filename)

mysqldump -u root -p some_project > some_project.sql

# to import:
# mysql -u (user) -p (database name) < (backup file)

mysql -u root -p some_project < some_project.sql
I think you need to do a little bit more research before picking one of the above. Rather than pick one now, it would be better to spend a little bit of time building up some sort of a business plan (not something to show VC's but just for internal clarity).

Of the three, the 3rd option seems to make most sense to me. The things one would look for are:
1. Customer pain point. Of the three, the third is the most clear. For the other two, its not clear as to who the customer is, or even what pain point you are solving.
2. Your capability to compete (niche markets would be better). 1 and 3 seem better than 2 in this regard..
3. Cash flow/bootstrap options: 2 and 3 seem to be better, although you may end up paying for agents sitting on the bench before business builds up. 1 is the least attractive since its unclear who will pay for this initially.
4. Competition -- 1 has the least, 2 the most. However it might be better to have some competition, since (often) lack of any competition indicates lack of a market.

Just thoughts off the top of my head..
Read up on WALs and incremental backups. I know postgres has support for these and MySQL should too.
http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2006/05/02/how-to-write-efficient-...

http://www.maatkit.org/doc/mk-archiver.html
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This is probably not super relevant for your situation but you might find it interesting anyway :-)

I'm Dutch and I went through a family class immigration to Canada. My (canadian) wife and I moved from Amsterdam to Toronto last year in may. I'm a permanent resident now.

Family class is by far the easiest way. We did the paperwork ourselves without help from a lawyer. We simply did research online and listened to people who had gone through the same procedure.

I think the time between the first paperwork and me getting on the plane was about 10 months. We made one mistake on the forms which probably delayed the process by a month.

In Holland I was self employed and I'm doing the same here in Toronto. Being a permanent resident gives you the same opportunities as citizens.

Setting up your business here is so easy compared to Holland. I'm now a sole proprietorship but plan to incorporate later this year.

Canada is great. I love it here :-)
lots of people have this dirty secret. lots of well-seasoned programmers to be certain.

I find when writing in scripting languages such as ruby against frameworks that are in constant flux, I have little choice but to write tests against key things like user registration, activation, authentication.

I wrote a webapp in erlang 4 years ago. I felt the code "was" the tests since my erlang code was concrete and well guarded. I never had any surprises between test and production.

This is not to bash the value of scripting languages. Its a "pay now or pay later" problem.

So what about Java? Its static typed so I should get the same benefits as I did with erlang right (btw, erlang is not typed)? My experience tells me:

1 - ruby - "pay later"

2 - erlang - "pay now"

3 - java - "pay now and pay later"
That's curious, because I was told that inter-project mobility was a big strength of Google, first by the friend who referred me in, then by my recruiter, and then both my managers (I switched projects/managers on my second day, since my original one didn't really need another engineer) said that if it wasn't a good fit there were lots of other places within the company where my skills would be useful and I might be happy. It's a moot point for now, since I like my project and am excited to get going on it, though I'm kinda curious what'll happen if/when I outgrow it.
I never wrote tests until recently, when I started working on a functional JS library, and realized that if you're not writing them, you're doing them in your head (which is slower and more error prone). This only applies to langs/libs/APIs though; for apps, I generally find the UI itself to be the best test.
If you can't afford downtime, check out Innodb Hot Backup (a commercial product sold by oracle).

If you already happen to be using LVM, check out this post: http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2006/08/21/using-lvm-for...

Otherwise, you're going to have some downtime, which could range from a few seconds to a lot longer depending (mostly) on the size of your data. The simplest way is using mysqldump, but that may be too slow (probably not though, unless you have really low-end hardware, 1m records isn't that many).

There are faster (and less straightforward) ways, which basically involve:
-stop the server
-copy the data directory somewhere else
-restart the server

Google is your friend here. If you have a spare server, you might also consider setting up replication so that the next time you want to back up your data, you can take it from a slave and it won't require any downtime.
WRT ownership: not normally, no, unless you're starting a business that requires security clearance with the government.

(Any advice given is a well-grounded conjecture. Please consult a business lawyer!)
Here is what I do with mysql 5.1 and my innodb tables on Linux...

mysqldump --single-transaction --skip-lock-tables --all-databases | gzip > "/some/directory/backup-`hostname`-hourly-`date +%H`.sql.gz"

These two options are important: --single-transaction and --skip-lock-tables. At least in mysql 5.1, mysqldump defaults to locking each table before dumping it (not good if you have a busy app and large db).

I run the above in a cron once per hour. It gives me 24 hours worth of hourly backups. I then use rsnapshot (http://www.rsnapshot.org/) to store daily, weekly, and monthly backups offsite.

I also run my backups with a low priority (nice -n 19) so that my application gets higher priority than the backup script.
Thanks for this. This is what I am looking for.
I have to disagree about the Java part.

After developing for WM, j2ME, BB and Android I found iPhone is a mystery. Apple knew what they were doing making people downloading those applications. You've have got fart apps for all platforms and no one could turn them to a profit until iFart.

BB is a different market, I'm sure that if you'll investigate you'll be able to come up with an idea.

BB can be a potential good market but
We've been using this at work for a while now, and it's a good way of getting consistent backups. Only drawbacks are that I think it only works with MyISAM tables, and writes block for a few seconds while the snapshot is created.